April 14, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 3
@CHW 0 DET 8
CLE 2 BAL 5
@MIL 1 OAK 2
@MIN 1 BOS 3
@NYY 1 LAD 2
ATL 1 MON 6
PIT 4 PHI 7
NYM 3 HOU 8
@SDP 5 CIN 3
@SFG 0 CHC 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 11,996

Saturday, April 14, 1973
Time of Game: 1:54

Royals

6-2

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3  3  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  3

W: P Splittorff (2-0), L: W Wood (1-2)

White Sox

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .854    0    2   6   
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .382  .976    0    1   4   
A Otis CF                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .314  .894    0    2   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .241  .853    0   16   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .615    0    2   0   
K Bevacqua DH                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    0   0   
P Schaal 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .296  .671    0    0   2   
K Marshall RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .715    0    1   0   GDP
C Taylor C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .473    0    3   0   

P Splittorff P                                                           0   6
Totals                       33   3   3   1    2   6                    27  18

BATTING

TB: P Schaal; J Mayberry; C Rojas.

GIDP: K Marshall (1).

RBI: J Mayberry (12).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Splittorff-F Patek-J Mayberry; C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jeter RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .444 1.222    0    3   0   
C May LF                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .536    0    1   0   
D Allen 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .932    0   11   0   
B Melton 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .483    0    1   5   GDP
K Henderson CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .313 1.013    0    2   0   GDP
M Andrews DH                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .764    0    0   0   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .205    0    6   0   
J Orta 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .579    0    2   1   
  H Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Leon SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .309    0    1   6   
  R Reichardt PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

W Wood P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       27   0   2   0    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

TB: M Andrews; J Jeter.

GIDP: K Henderson (2); B Melton (2).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Melton-J Orta-D Allen.

PB: E Herrmann 2 (4).

E: B Melton (3); K Henderson 2 (2).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Splittorff, W (2-0)          9     2   0   0    2   3   0   0.50   29     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 2· 2     84    -     0.85   0.53
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   3   0          29     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 2· 2           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Wood, L (1-2)                9     3   3   0    2   6   0   1.52   35     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 5· 3     79    -     1.00   0.03
Totals                         9     3   3   0    2   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 5· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Wood 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 1:54.

Attendance: 11,996.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. J Jeter              RF 
2. C Rojas              2B    2. C May                LF 
3. A Otis               CF    3. D Allen              1B 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. K Henderson          CF 
6. K Bevacqua           DH    6. M Andrews            DH 
7. P Schaal             3B    7. E Herrmann           C  
8. K Marshall           RF    8. J Orta               2B 
9. C Taylor             C     9. E Leon               SS 

   P Splittorff         P        W Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  0-1  123      18%  90% F Patek         W Wood          Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bevacqua Scores/No RBI/unER; Schaal Scores/No RBI/unER; Taylor to 3B; Patek to 2B
   t 4   2  0-0  --3      11%  60% J Mayberry      W Wood          Single to RF; Otis Scores/unER
   t 4   1  0-0  --3      -9%  47% A Otis          W Wood          Fielder's Choice SS; Patek out at Hm/SS-3B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--      -8%  46% K Marshall      W Wood          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  49% K Henderson     P Splittorff    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      46%  C Rojas         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Jeter         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  C May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  D Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Mayberry      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  B Melton        Walk
   OO     1--      49%  K Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      48%  M Andrews       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  E Herrmann      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  P Schaal        Single to CF
   OO     1--      46%  K Marshall      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  C Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Orta          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  E Leon          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Jeter         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  F Patek         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Patek to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  C Rojas         Lineout: RF
          -2-      56%  A Otis          Wild Pitch; Patek to 3B
   O      --3      47%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Patek out at Hm/SS-3B
          1--      48%  J Mayberry      Passed Ball; Otis to 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Wild Pitch; Otis to 3B
   R      --3      60%  " "             Single to RF; Otis Scores/unER
   O      1--      57%  L Piniella      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  D Allen         Walk
   OO     1--      64%  B Melton        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  P Schaal        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Schaal to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  K Marshall      Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      59%  C Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  K Henderson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Andrews       Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  E Herrmann      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  C Rojas         Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  A Otis          Lineout: RF
   O      1--      61%  J Mayberry      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  J Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  L Piniella      Lineout: CF
          ---      70%  K Bevacqua      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      73%  P Schaal        Walk; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      12-      69%  K Marshall      Strikeout Looking
          12-      72%  C Taylor        Walk; Bevacqua to 3B; Schaal to 2B
   RR     123      90%  F Patek         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bevacqua Scores/No RBI/unER; Schaal Scores/No RBI/unER; Taylor to 3B; Patek to 2B
   O      -23      88%  C Rojas         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  C May           Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  D Allen         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  K Henderson     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      96%  M Andrews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Herrmann      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  P Schaal        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Marshall      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
                  Hank Allen pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  H Allen         Strikeout
                  Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Eddie Leon batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Reichardt     Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  J Jeter         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197304140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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