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BAL  8
OAK  2

BOS  8
TEX  2

CHW  7
KCR  6

DET 10
CAL  4

MIL  4
MIN  1

(7)
NYY 11
SEA  6

TOR 11
CLE  5

ATL  2
STL  0

PIT  4
@CIN  0

HOU  5
CHC  1

LAD  6
NYM  2

SDP  5
MON  3

SFG 12
PHI  7

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 22,014

Saturday, May 17, 1986
Time of Game: 3:30
Royals
6
16-18
Lost 2
4th, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  2   1  0  2    6 10  1
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  0   3  0  2    7 13  1
W: B James (2-3), L: M Huismann (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
White Sox
7
14-20
Won 4
5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .248  .611    0    4   0   2B
R Law RF-LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .756    0    1   0   3B
G Brett 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .248  .939    0    1   3   2·2B,GDP
F White 2B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .291  .789    0    2   0   
J Orta DH                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .297  .742    0    0   0   SF
S Balboni 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .678    0    7   1   
J Sundberg C                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .236  .623    0    7   1   
L Smith LF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .182  .480    0    2   0   
  L Jones RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091         1   0   
A Salazar SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .608    0    0   3   
  J Quirk PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .723    0    0   0   
  B Biancalana SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         1   0   

D Jackson P                                                              0   1
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
  M Huismann P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    6   1                    26   9
BATTING
2B: W Wilson (3, off T Seaver); G Brett 2 (9, off B James, off T Seaver).
3B: R Law (3, off B James).
SF: J Orta (2, off B Dawley).
TB: G Brett 4; R Law 4; F White 2; W Wilson 2; L Smith; J Orta; A Salazar.
GIDP: G Brett (2).
RBI: G Brett 2 (18); L Smith 2 (3); J Orta (7); R Law (12).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. S Balboni-B Biancalana.
PB: J Sundberg 2 (4).
E: S Balboni (6).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Tolleson 3B                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .285  .790    0    2   1   CS
T Hulett 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .661    0    2   6   SH
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .798    0    0   0   
H Baines RF                   4   2   3   1    1   0  .299  .826    0    2   0   
  J Cangelosi PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .700         0   0   
C Fisk C                      5   1   3   2    0   1  .229  .601    0    2   0   
R Kittle DH                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .218  .675    0    0   0   SF
G Walker 1B                   4   0   2   2    1   1  .353 1.223    0    8   2   
B Bonilla LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .293  .750    0    2   0   
R Nichols CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .532    0    2   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .561    0    6   3   GDP

T Seaver P                                                               1   0
  D Schmidt P                                                            0   0
  B Dawley P                                                             0   0
  B James P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   7  13   7    3   8                    27  12
BATTING
SF: R Kittle (5, off D Quisenberry).
SH: T Hulett (2, off D Jackson).
TB: C Fisk 3; H Baines 3; B Bonilla 2; G Walker 2; W Tolleson 2; O Guillen.
GIDP: O Guillen (3).
RBI: G Walker 2 (8); C Fisk 2 (15); B Bonilla (10); R Kittle (22); H Baines (25).
2-out RBI: G Walker.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Hulett-O Guillen-G Walker.
E: B Bonilla (2).
BASERUNNING
CS: W Tolleson (2, 3rd base by D Jackson/J Sundberg).

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
D Jackson                      6     6   4   4    3   6   0   4.12   28     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 4     47    -     1.52  -0.07
D Quisenberry, BS (2)          2     3   1   1    0   2   0   2.81    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 3          2-2    2.11  -0.31
M Huismann, BS (2), L (0-1)    0.2   4   2   2    0   0   0   4.15    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4          0-0    5.03  -0.79
Totals                         8.2  13   7   7    3   8   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·11          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
T Seaver                       3     3   1   1    1   0   0   3.67   13     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 3     48    -     0.95   0.04
D Schmidt                      2     3   2   2    2   0   0   7.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.52  -0.02
B Dawley, BS (2)               2     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.57   10     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          2-2    1.96  -0.19
B James, BS (6), W (2-3)       2     2   2   2    1   0   0   6.75    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 2          0-0    1.96  -0.49
Totals                         9    10   6   6    6   1   0          42     -       ·  ·     12·11· 2·10          2-2 
D Jackson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
D Schmidt faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 3:30.
Attendance: 22,014.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. W Tolleson           3B 
2. R Law                RF    2. T Hulett             2B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. H Baines             RF 
4. F White              2B    4. C Fisk               C  
5. J Orta               DH    5. R Kittle             DH 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. G Walker             1B 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. B Bonilla            LF 
8. L Smith              LF    8. R Nichols            CF 
9. A Salazar            SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   D Jackson            P        T Seaver             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-4  1--     -49%  22% R Law           B James         Triple to RF; Wilson Scores
   b 9   2  6-6  1-3      36% 100% G Walker        M Huismann      Single to RF; Cangelosi Scores; Fisk to 2B
   t 6   1  2-1  123     -25%  25% L Smith         B Dawley        Single to LF; White Scores; Orta Scores; Sundberg to 3B/Adv on E7; Smith to 2B
   b 9   1  6-5  1--      25%  47% H Baines        M Huismann      Single to RF; Tolleson to 3B
   b 9   1  6-5  1-3      25%  71% C Fisk          M Huismann      Single to LF; Tolleson Scores; Cangelosi to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  R Law           Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      52%  G Brett         Double to CF
          -2-      51%  F White         Walk
   O      12-      55%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Tolleson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  T Hulett        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hulett to 1B
          1--      58%  H Baines        Walk; Hulett to 2B
   O      12-      54%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  R Kittle        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  S Balboni       Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  G Walker        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      51%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Nichols       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  A Salazar       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  W Wilson        Double to LF
          -2-      43%  R Law           Single to LF; Wilson to 3B
   RO     1-3      42%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilson Scores; Brett to 1B
   O      1--      44%  F White         Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  O Guillen       Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  W Tolleson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  T Hulett        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Schmidt facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Schmidt replaces Tom Seaver pitching
   O      ---      40%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  S Balboni       Flyball: RF
          ---      41%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      43%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---      48%  H Baines        Single to LF
          1--      55%  C Fisk          Single/Bunt; Baines to 2B
   O      12-      48%  R Kittle        Flyball: 2B
   R      12-      61%  G Walker        Single to CF; Baines Scores; Fisk to 2B
   R      12-      72%  B Bonilla       Single to LF; Fisk Scores; Walker to 2B
   O      12-      68%  R Nichols       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nichols to 1B
   O      12-      63%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Schmidt facing 9-1-2
          ---      58%  A Salazar       Single to RF
          1--      51%  W Wilson        Walk; Salazar to 2B
   O      12-      58%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Law to 1B
   OO     12-      71%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  W Tolleson      Walk
   O      1--      72%  T Hulett        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tolleson to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  H Baines        Tolleson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      65%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Schmidt facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  F White         Single to CF
          1--      51%  J Orta          Single to CF; White to 2B
                  Bill Dawley replaces Dave Schmidt pitching
   O      12-      59%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
          12-      50%  J Sundberg      Walk; White to 3B; Orta to 2B
   RR     123      25%  L Smith         Single to LF; White Scores; Orta Scores; Sundberg to 3B/Adv on E7; Smith to 2B
   O      -23      34%  A Salazar       Strikeout
   O      -23      40%  W Wilson        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      41%  R Kittle        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Kittle to 1B
          1--      43%  G Walker        Passed Ball; Kittle to 2B
          -2-      47%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      42%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B; Kittle to 3B; Walker to 2B
   O      -23      31%  R Nichols       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Dawley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  R Law           Flyball: LF
          ---      31%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      24%  F White         Single to CF; Brett to 3B
   RO     1-3      21%  J Orta          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
   O      1--      23%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Danny Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---      30%  O Guillen       Single/Bunt
          1--      40%  W Tolleson      Single to CF; Guillen to 2B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Danny Jackson pitching
   O      12-      30%  T Hulett        Strikeout
   R      12-      51%  H Baines        Single to RF; Guillen Scores; Tolleson to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  C Fisk          Single to LF; Tolleson Scores; Baines to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  R Kittle        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baines Scores
   O      1--      74%  G Walker        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob James facing 7-8-9
                  Bob James replaces Bill Dawley pitching
   O      ---      79%  J Sundberg      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      84%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
                  Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Angel Salazar batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dan Quisenberry facing 7-8-9
                  Buddy Biancalana replaces Jamie Quirk playing SS batting 9th
          ---      88%  B Bonilla       Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  R Nichols       Lineout: LF
   OO     1--      83%  O Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob James facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  W Wilson        Walk
   R      1--      22%  R Law           Triple to RF; Wilson Scores
   R      --3      12%  G Brett         Double to RF; Law Scores
   O      -2-      16%  F White         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      18%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B; Brett to 3B
   O      --3      21%  S Balboni       Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Mark Huismann facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Huismann replaces Dan Quisenberry pitching; Rudy Law moves to LF; Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing RF batting 8th
          ---      35%  W Tolleson      Single to CF
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Tim Hulett batting 2nd
   O      1--      22%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
          1--      47%  H Baines        Single to RF; Tolleson to 3B
                  John Cangelosi pinch runs for Harold Baines batting 3rd
   R      1-3      71%  C Fisk          Single to LF; Tolleson Scores; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-      64%  R Kittle        Flyball: RF; Cangelosi to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  G Walker        Single to RF; Cangelosi Scores; Fisk to 2B
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198605170

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