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TEX  5
@BOS  3

NYY 13
@CAL 10

(10)
KCR  2
@CHW  1
CLE  5
TOR  2

MIL  3
MIN  2

OAK  4
DET  3

BAL 11
@SEA  8

CHC  9
@ATL  5

STL  7
@HOU  4

SDP  6
@MON  2

SFG  3
@NYM  2

LAD 15
@PHI  6

CIN  8
@PIT  5

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 16,243

Wednesday, August 21, 1985
Time of Game: 2:51
Royals
2
65-52
Won 1
2nd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
W: Charlie Leibrandt (12-6), L: Floyd Bannister (5-11), S: Dan Quisenberry (29)
White Sox
1
58-58
Lost 1
4th, 8 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .257  .698              0   0   SB,SF
L Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .560              2   0   
G Brett 3B                    1   1   1   1    3   0  .354 1.031              0   1   HR,IW
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .779              0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .673              4   3   
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .249  .770             11   0   
D Motley RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .671              3   0   2B
J Wathan C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .241  .688              5   0   2B
B Biancalana SS               3   0   1   0    0   1  .170  .487              2   6   CS,SH

C Leibrandt P                                                                 0   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   2   5   0    5   9                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: J Wathan (6, off F Bannister); D Motley (15, off B James).
HR: G Brett (17, off F Bannister; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: L Smith (4, off F Bannister).
SH: B Biancalana (3, off F Bannister).
IBB: G Brett (27, by F Bannister).
TB: G Brett 4; J Wathan 2; D Motley 2; B Biancalana; L Jones.
RBI: L Smith (32); G Brett (73).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Biancalana-F White-S Balboni 2.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Smith (43, 2nd base off F Bannister/C Fisk).
CS: B Biancalana (4, 2nd base by F Bannister/C Fisk).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Nichols LF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .253  .637              2   0   SH
L Salazar CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .578              1   0   2B,GDP
H Baines RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .781              4   0   
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .863              8   1   GDP
R Kittle DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .709              0   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .794              0   0   
G Walker 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .780              5   0   
T Hulett 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .675              0   3   
J Cruz 2B                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .188  .520              6   1   3B
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .650              1   2   

F Bannister P                                                                 0   1
  B James P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       30   1   6   0    1   5                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: L Salazar (10, off C Leibrandt).
3B: J Cruz (2, off C Leibrandt).
SH: R Nichols (3, off C Leibrandt).
TB: J Cruz 4; H Baines 2; L Salazar 2; R Nichols.
GIDP: C Fisk (7); L Salazar (5).
RBI: R Nichols (11).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

Pitching Stats

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
C Leibrandt, W (12-6)          8     6   1   1    1   5   0   2.91   30     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 6     70    -     1.51   0.40
D Quisenberry, S (29)          1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.67   0.34
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 6          1-0 
C Leibrandt faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
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
F Bannister, L (5-11)          7.1   3   2   2    5   9   1   4.59   30     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 3     68    -     1.04   0.07
B James                        1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          2-0    1.26   0.17
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   9   1          37     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 5          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: F Bannister 3 (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: F Bannister (4; G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 16,243.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Chicago White Sox                            
1. Lonnie Smith                 LF       1. Reid Nichols                 LF
2. Lynn Jones                   CF       2. Luis Salazar                 CF
3. George Brett                 3B       3. Harold Baines                RF
4. Hal McRae                    DH       4. Carlton Fisk                  C
5. Frank White                  2B       5. Ron Kittle                   DH
6. Steve Balboni                1B       6. Greg Walker                  1B
7. Darryl Motley                RF       7. Tim Hulett                   3B
8. John Wathan                   C       8. Julio Cruz                   2B
9. Buddy Biancalana             SS       9. Ozzie Guillen                SS

   Charlie Leibrandt             P          Floyd Bannister               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 1 1-3 OO 33% 83% 1-2 CHW L. Salazar C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 0 1-- OO 29% 95% 1-2 CHW C. Fisk D. Quisenberry Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b8 1 1-- -18% 50% 1-2 CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt Single; Guillen to 3B
b9 0 --- -13% 66% 1-2 CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt Single
t4 0 --- R 12% 62% 1-1 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR L. Smith F. Bannister Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 KCR L. Jones F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Walk
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 KCR H. McRae F. Bannister Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHW L. Salazar C. Leibrandt Flyball: 2B
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt Single
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 CHW C. Fisk C. Leibrandt Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR F. White F. Bannister Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni F. Bannister Strikeout
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 KCR D. Motley F. Bannister 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' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHW R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Groundout: P-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHW G. Walker C. Leibrandt Flyball: RF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 7% 57% 0-0 KCR J. Wathan F. Bannister Double
t3 0 -2- O -2% 55% 0-0 KCR B. Biancalana F. Bannister Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wathan to 3B
t3 1 --3 RO 2% 57% 0-0 KCR L. Smith F. Bannister Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wathan Scores
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 KCR L. Jones F. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- -11% 45% 0-1 CHW J. Cruz C. Leibrandt Triple
b3 0 --3 O 5% 51% 0-1 CHW O. Guillen C. Leibrandt Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --3 RO -2% 49% 0-1 CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Cruz Scores
b3 2 --- -2% 46% 1-1 CHW L. Salazar C. Leibrandt Double
b3 2 -2- O 4% 50% 1-1 CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- R 12% 62% 1-1 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Home Run
t4 0 --- O -3% 60% 2-1 KCR H. McRae F. Bannister Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 2-1 KCR F. White F. Bannister Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 57% 2-1 KCR S. Balboni F. Bannister Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- -5% 52% 1-2 CHW C. Fisk C. Leibrandt Walk
b4 0 1-- O 5% 57% 1-2 CHW R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Strikeout
b4 1 1-- O 2% 59% 1-2 CHW G. Walker C. Leibrandt Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fisk to 2B
b4 2 -2- O 4% 63% 1-2 CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -2% 61% 2-1 KCR D. Motley F. Bannister Foul Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- 3% 64% 2-1 KCR J. Wathan F. Bannister Walk
t5 1 1-- O -3% 61% 2-1 KCR B. Biancalana F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Biancalana to 1B
t5 2 1-- O -3% 58% 2-1 KCR L. Smith F. Bannister Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 3% 62% 1-2 CHW J. Cruz C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 64% 1-2 CHW O. Guillen C. Leibrandt Lineout: CF
b5 2 --- O 2% 66% 1-2 CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 4% 69% 2-1 KCR L. Jones F. Bannister Single
t6 0 1-- 3% 72% 2-1 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Wild Pitch; Jones to 2B
t6 0 -2- 3% 75% 2-1 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Walk
t6 0 12- O -6% 69% 2-1 KCR H. McRae F. Bannister Flyball: RF
t6 1 12- O -4% 66% 2-1 KCR F. White F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jones to 3B; White to 1B
t6 2 1-3 O -6% 60% 2-1 KCR S. Balboni F. Bannister Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 4% 64% 1-2 CHW L. Salazar C. Leibrandt Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- O 3% 67% 1-2 CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O 2% 69% 1-2 CHW C. Fisk C. Leibrandt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O -3% 66% 2-1 KCR D. Motley F. Bannister Flyball: LF
t7 1 --- O -2% 64% 2-1 KCR J. Wathan F. Bannister Strikeout Looking
t7 2 --- 1% 66% 2-1 KCR B. Biancalana F. Bannister Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Biancalana to 1B
t7 2 1-- O -3% 63% 2-1 KCR L. Smith F. Bannister Biancalana Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 5% 68% 1-2 CHW R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- O 4% 72% 1-2 CHW G. Walker C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 3% 74% 1-2 CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- 3% 78% 2-1 KCR L. Smith F. Bannister Walk
t8 0 1-- 3% 81% 2-1 KCR L. Jones F. Bannister Smith Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- O -4% 76% 2-1 KCR L. Jones F. Bannister Flyball: RF
t8 1 -2- 4% 80% 2-1 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Wild Pitch; Smith to 3B
t8 1 --3 1% 81% 2-1 KCR G. Brett F. Bannister Intentional Walk
Bob James replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
t8 1 1-3 O -7% 74% 2-1 KCR H. McRae B. James Flyball: 2B
t8 2 1-3 O -6% 68% 2-1 KCR F. White B. James Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- -10% 59% 1-2 CHW J. Cruz C. Leibrandt Single
b8 0 1-- O 9% 68% 1-2 CHW O. Guillen C. Leibrandt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Guillen to 1B
b8 1 1-- -18% 50% 1-2 CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt Single; Guillen to 3B
b8 1 1-3 OO 33% 83% 1-2 CHW L. Salazar C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Bob James facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O -2% 81% 2-1 KCR S. Balboni B. James Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 1 --- 3% 85% 2-1 KCR D. Motley B. James Double
t9 1 -2- O -3% 82% 2-1 KCR J. Wathan B. James Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2 -2- 1% 83% 2-1 KCR B. Biancalana B. James Single; Motley to 3B
t9 2 1-3 O -4% 79% 2-1 KCR L. Smith B. James Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- -13% 66% 1-2 CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt Single
Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
b9 0 1-- OO 29% 95% 1-2 CHW C. Fisk D. Quisenberry Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Ron Kittle (DH) batting 5th
b9 2 --- O 5% 100% 1-2 CHW J. Hairston D. Quisenberry Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.

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