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Standings
CAL
@BAL		1
4
KCR
@CHW		0
2
BOS
@CLE		6
1
SEA
@DET		5
7
OAK
@NYY		1
3
PHI
@LAD		3
2
HOU
@PIT		2
3
MON
@SDP		7
6		 
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Monday, May 14, 1984,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 20,007, Time of Game: 1:55
Royals
0
12-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 4½ GB
 at White Sox
2
17-17
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
W: Tom Seaver (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    2  5  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Sheridan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .811 -0.116 1.10 0.000 -0.116 -1.0 1 0
Dane Iorg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .437 -0.005 0.79 0.046 -0.051 -0.1 9 0
Jorge Orta LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .802 0.065 1.31 0.119 -0.054 0.2 1 0
Hal McRae DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .723 -0.014 1.60 0.075 -0.089 -0.0 HBP
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .871 -0.201 2.02 0.000 -0.201 -1.5 3 5
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .750 -0.051 1.31 0.059 -0.110 -0.5 2 0
John Wathan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .114 .348 -0.147 1.45 0.000 -0.147 -1.1 6 0 CS
Tucker Ashford 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .445 -0.037 1.15 0.029 -0.067 -0.2 0 3
U L Washington SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .472 -0.076 1.14 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 2 5
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 0 3 .156 .338 -0.582 1.33 0.328 -0.911 -4.7 24 15
HBP: H McRae (1, by T Seaver).
TB: J Orta 2; D Motley; H McRae; D Iorg.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. U Washington-F White-D Iorg.
E: T Ashford (1).
Baserunning
CS: J Wathan (2, 2nd base by T Seaver/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Daryl Boston CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .889 -0.071 0.67 0.000 -0.071 -1.0 2 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .565 -0.058 0.54 0.000 -0.058 -0.8 3 1
Greg Walker DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .905 -0.034 0.44 0.000 -0.034 -0.5
Tom Paciorek 1B-LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .831 0.005 0.72 0.037 -0.031 -0.0 10 1
Harold Baines RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .185 .549 -0.058 0.79 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 2 0
Ron Kittle LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .762 0.041 0.69 0.052 -0.011 0.7 2 0
   Mike Squires 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Scott Fletcher SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .691 0.200 1.16 0.215 -0.015 1.8 5 6 3B
Jerry Dybzinski 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .935 -0.049 1.02 0.034 -0.084 -0.8 0 1 GDP
Julio Cruz 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .581 -0.060 0.91 0.000 -0.060 -1.0 2 2 SH
Team Totals 28 2 5 2 0 5 .179 .429 -0.084 0.76 0.338 -0.422 -2.2 27 14
3B: S Fletcher (2, off B Saberhagen).
SH: J Cruz (2, off B Saberhagen).
TB: S Fletcher 4; R Kittle; T Paciorek; J Dybzinski.
GIDP: J Dybzinski (2).
RBI: S Fletcher (13); J Dybzinski (6).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Dybzinski (1).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (1-2) 8 5 2 2 0 5 0 2.37 29 69 0.084 0.76 2.2
Team Totals 8 5 2 2 0 5 0 2.25 29 69 0.084 1.33 2.2

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (4-2) 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 4.25 33 80 0.584 1.33 4.7
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 33 80 0.584 0.76 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: T Seaver (3).
HBP: T Seaver (1; H McRae).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 20,007.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Pat Sheridan CF 1 Daryl Boston CF
2 Dane Iorg 1B 2 Carlton Fisk C
3 Jorge Orta LF 3 Greg Walker DH
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Tom Paciorek 1B
5 Frank White 2B 5 Harold Baines RF
6 Darryl Motley RF 6 Ron Kittle LF
7 John Wathan C 7 Scott Fletcher SS
8 Tucker Ashford 3B 8 Jerry Dybzinski 3B
9 U L Washington SS 9 Julio Cruz 2B
Bret Saberhagen P Tom Seaver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 12- R CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen 12% 71% Single to RF; Baines Scores; Kittle to 3B
b5 1-0 0 --- CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen 9% 80% Triple
t6 0-2 2 -23 O KCR F. White T. Seaver 8% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-2 0 --- KCR J. Orta T. Seaver -8% 85% Single
t9 0-2 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae T. Seaver 7% 91% Flyball: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Orta T. Seaver 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae T. Seaver 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. White T. Seaver 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR D. Motley T. Seaver 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CHW T. Paciorek B. Saberhagen 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen -3% 55% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- CHW R. Kittle B. Saberhagen 4% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Baines to 2B; Kittle to 1B
b2 0-0 1 12- R CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen 12% 71% Single to RF; Baines Scores; Kittle to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 O CHW J. Dybzinski B. Saberhagen -6% 66% Fielder's Choice P; Kittle out at Hm/P-3B-C; Fletcher to 3B; Dybzinski to 1B
b2 1-0 2 1-3 O CHW J. Cruz B. Saberhagen -4% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan T. Seaver 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- KCR T. Ashford T. Seaver -3% 61% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ashford to 1B
t3 0-1 1 1-- O KCR U. Washington T. Seaver 2% 63% Groundout: P-1B; Ashford to 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver 4% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -2% 63% Flyball: 2B
b3 1-0 2 --- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver -5% 58% Single to CF
t4 0-1 0 1-- O KCR J. Orta T. Seaver 4% 62% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 1-- KCR H. McRae T. Seaver -5% 57% Hit By Pitch; Iorg to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- O KCR F. White T. Seaver 5% 62% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Iorg to 3B
t4 0-1 2 1-3 O KCR D. Motley T. Seaver 6% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O CHW T. Paciorek B. Saberhagen -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen -2% 65% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 2 --- O CHW R. Kittle B. Saberhagen -1% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan T. Seaver 3% 67% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- O KCR T. Ashford T. Seaver 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O KCR U. Washington T. Seaver 2% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen 9% 80% Triple
b5 1-0 0 --3 R CHW J. Dybzinski B. Saberhagen 3% 83% Single; Fletcher Scores
b5 2-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Cruz B. Saberhagen -1% 82% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Dybzinski to 2B
b5 2-0 1 -2- O CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen -2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-0 2 -2- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver 3% 81% Flyball: RF
t6 0-2 1 --- O KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver 2% 83% Flyball: LF
t6 0-2 2 --- KCR J. Orta T. Seaver -2% 81% Single
t6 0-2 2 1-- KCR H. McRae T. Seaver -3% 79% Single; Orta to 2B
t6 0-2 2 12- KCR F. White T. Seaver -2% 76% Wild Pitch; Orta to 3B; McRae to 2B
t6 0-2 2 -23 O KCR F. White T. Seaver 8% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
b6 2-0 0 --- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen -1% 83% Strikeout
b6 2-0 1 --- O CHW T. Paciorek B. Saberhagen -1% 82% Strikeout
b6 2-0 2 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen -1% 81% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
t7 0-2 0 --- KCR D. Motley T. Seaver -6% 75% Single
t7 0-2 0 1-- O KCR J. Wathan T. Seaver 5% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-2 1 1-- O KCR T. Ashford T. Seaver 4% 85% Flyball: CF
t7 0-2 2 1-- O KCR U. Washington T. Seaver 3% 89% Wathan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b7 2-0 0 --- CHW R. Kittle B. Saberhagen 2% 90% Single
b7 2-0 0 1-- O CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen -2% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 2-0 1 1-- OO CHW J. Dybzinski B. Saberhagen -3% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
t8 0-2 0 --- O KCR U. Washington T. Seaver 4% 90% Flyball: CF
t8 0-2 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-2 2 --- O KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
b8 2-0 0 --- O CHW J. Cruz B. Saberhagen -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-0 1 --- O CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 2-0 2 --- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -0% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
Mike Squires replaces Ron Kittle (LF) playing 1B batting 6th
Tom Paciorek moves from 1B to LF
t9 0-2 0 --- KCR J. Orta T. Seaver -8% 85% Single
t9 0-2 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae T. Seaver 7% 91% Flyball: SS
t9 0-2 1 1-- O KCR F. White T. Seaver 5% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 0-2 2 1-- O KCR D. Motley T. Seaver 4% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

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