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OAK
@BAL		4
13
TEX
@BOS		4
5		 
(10)
KCR
@CHW		1
5
MIN
@MIL		5
3
SEA
@NYY		3
11
CLE
@TOR		2
10
STL
@ATL		2
5
PIT
@CIN		3
7
CHC
@HOU		5
2
NYM
@LAD		8
4
MON
@SDP		8
3
PHI
@SFG		1
4
Sunday, May 18, 1986
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 18,425, Time of Game: 2:34
Royals
1
16-19
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
 at White Sox
5
15-20
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0
White Sox       0  0  4   1  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 .268 .666 0.161 0.65 0.184 -0.023 1.8 0 0 HR
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .169 .450 -0.068 0.97 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 3 1
   Rudy Law PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .749 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .924 -0.070 0.68 0.012 -0.082 -1.0 0 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 .765 -0.105 0.92 0.000 -0.105 -1.4 1 4
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .231 .682 0.024 0.63 0.056 -0.031 0.2 13 0
Hal McRae DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .225 .639 -0.001 0.80 0.043 -0.044 -0.0
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .613 -0.059 0.89 0.012 -0.071 -0.9 4 0
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .673 -0.098 0.86 0.000 -0.098 -1.3 3 0
Angel Salazar SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .611 -0.012 0.77 0.030 -0.042 -0.1 0 6
   Jorge Orta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .724 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
Bret Saberhagen P 2
   Dan Quisenberry P
   Buddy Black P
Team Totals 36 1 9 1 2 9 .250 .623 -0.237 0.76 0.337 -0.573 -3.8 24 13
HR: W Wilson (3, off F Bannister; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: W Wilson 7; H McRae 2; A Salazar; S Balboni; G Brett.
RBI: W Wilson (13).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. F White-S Balboni.
Outfield Assists: L Smith (H Baines at home plate).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .677 -0.049 0.48 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 3 0
Jerry Hairston DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .772 -0.010 0.37 0.015 -0.025 -0.5
Harold Baines RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .831 0.018 0.40 0.033 -0.015 0.1 3 0
   Reid Nichols RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .532 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Greg Walker 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 .405 1.343 0.155 0.77 0.159 -0.004 1.4 5 0 2·2B
Carlton Fisk C 3 1 1 3 1 0 .231 .629 0.215 0.96 0.260 -0.045 2.3 9 0 HR
Bobby Bonilla LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .287 .747 0.032 0.46 0.043 -0.011 -0.1 0 0 GDP
Tim Hulett 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .258 .676 -0.003 0.68 0.046 -0.049 0.1 4 0 3B
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .545 -0.072 0.80 0.000 -0.072 -1.3 1 3
Wayne Tolleson 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 .280 .778 -0.023 0.69 0.014 -0.037 -0.5 1 1 SH
Floyd Bannister P 1
   Gene Nelson P
Team Totals 29 5 8 5 4 3 .276 .881 0.263 0.62 0.570 -0.307 0.7 27 5
2B: G Walker 2 (4, 1 off D Quisenberry, 1 off B Saberhagen).
3B: T Hulett (2, off B Saberhagen).
HR: C Fisk (3, off B Saberhagen; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: W Tolleson (4, off B Saberhagen).
TB: G Walker 5; C Fisk 4; T Hulett 3; H Baines 2; J Hairston.
GIDP: B Bonilla (2).
RBI: C Fisk 3 (18); W Tolleson (15); G Walker (9).
2-out RBI: C Fisk 3; G Walker.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (2-4) 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 3.76 27 39 -0.274 0.76 -1.8
Dan Quisenberry 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 4 0 0 0.007 0.05 0.5
Buddy Black 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.54 3 0 0 0.003 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 4 3 1 5.62 34 39 0 0 -0.264 0.76 -0.7

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Bannister, W (2-4) 7 7 1 1 2 6 1 2.85 30 63 0.195 0.90 2.8
Gene Nelson 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.76 8 0 0 0.042 0.26 1.1
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 2 9 1 1.00 38 63 0 0 0.237 0.62 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 18,425.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 2 1-3 RRR CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen 26% 81% Home Run; Baines Scores; Walker Scores
b3 0-1 2 1-3 R CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 12% 56% Single to LF; Hairston Scores; Baines to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --- R KCR W. Wilson F. Bannister -11% 41% Home Run
t5 1-5 1 -23 O KCR G. Brett F. Bannister 6% 88% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR D. Motley F. Bannister 5% 55% Flyball: CF

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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' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson F. Bannister 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Smith F. Bannister 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Bannister 1% 55% 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, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi B. Saberhagen -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW H. Baines 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' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. White F. Bannister 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR S. Balboni F. Bannister -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR H. McRae F. Bannister -4% 46% Single to CF; Balboni to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O KCR J. Sundberg F. Bannister 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Balboni to 3B; Sundberg to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR D. Motley F. Bannister 5% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 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 G. Walker B. Saberhagen 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -3% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-0 1 1-- CHW B. Bonilla B. Saberhagen 4% 59% Walk; Walker to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O CHW T. Hulett B. Saberhagen -5% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-0 2 12- O CHW O. Guillen B. Saberhagen -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar F. Bannister 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-0 1 --- R KCR W. Wilson F. Bannister -11% 41% Home Run
t3 1-0 1 --- O KCR L. Smith F. Bannister 2% 43% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- KCR G. Brett F. Bannister -1% 42% Single to LF
t3 1-0 2 1-- O KCR F. White F. Bannister 2% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O CHW W. Tolleson B. Saberhagen -3% 41% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi B. Saberhagen -2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen 2% 41% Single to CF
b3 0-1 2 1-- CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen 3% 44% Single to CF; Hairston to 3B
b3 0-1 2 1-3 R CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 12% 56% Single to LF; Hairston Scores; Baines to 3B
b3 1-1 2 1-3 RRR CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen 26% 81% Home Run; Baines Scores; Walker Scores
b3 4-1 2 --- O CHW B. Bonilla B. Saberhagen -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t4 1-4 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni F. Bannister 2% 83% Strikeout
t4 1-4 1 --- O KCR H. McRae F. Bannister 2% 85% Flyball: RF
t4 1-4 2 --- KCR J. Sundberg F. Bannister -1% 83% Walk
t4 1-4 2 1-- O KCR D. Motley F. Bannister 2% 86% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b4 4-1 0 --- CHW T. Hulett B. Saberhagen 5% 90% Triple to CF
b4 4-1 0 --3 O CHW O. Guillen B. Saberhagen -2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-1 1 --3 RO CHW W. Tolleson B. Saberhagen 1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hulett Scores
b4 5-1 2 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi B. Saberhagen -0% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t5 1-5 0 --- KCR A. Salazar F. Bannister -3% 86% Single to CF
t5 1-5 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson F. Bannister -5% 81% Single/Bunt; Salazar to 2B
t5 1-5 0 12- O KCR L. Smith F. Bannister 2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Salazar to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t5 1-5 1 -23 O KCR G. Brett F. Bannister 6% 88% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-5 2 -23 O KCR F. White F. Bannister 4% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
b5 5-1 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 5-1 1 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen -0% 92% Flyball: RF
b5 5-1 2 --- CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 1% 92% Double to CF
b5 5-1 2 -2- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t6 1-5 0 --- KCR S. Balboni F. Bannister -3% 88% Single to CF
t6 1-5 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae F. Bannister 3% 91% Strikeout
t6 1-5 1 1-- O KCR J. Sundberg F. Bannister 2% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-5 2 1-- O KCR D. Motley F. Bannister 1% 95% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b6 5-1 0 --- CHW B. Bonilla B. Saberhagen 1% 96% Walk
b6 5-1 0 1-- O CHW T. Hulett B. Saberhagen -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B; Bonilla to 2B
b6 5-1 1 -2- O CHW O. Guillen B. Saberhagen -1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonilla to 3B
b6 5-1 2 --3 O CHW W. Tolleson B. Saberhagen -1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t7 1-5 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar F. Bannister 2% 95% Flyball: 1B
t7 1-5 1 --- KCR W. Wilson F. Bannister -2% 94% Single to RF
t7 1-5 1 1-- O KCR L. Smith F. Bannister 2% 96% Strikeout
t7 1-5 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett F. Bannister 1% 97% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
Dan Quisenberry replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
b7 5-1 0 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi D. Quisenberry -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-1 1 --- O CHW J. Hairston D. Quisenberry -0% 96% Flyball: LF
b7 5-1 2 --- CHW H. Baines D. Quisenberry 0% 96% Single to CF
b7 5-1 2 1-- O CHW G. Walker D. Quisenberry -0% 96% Double to LF; Baines out at Hm/LF-SS-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
Gene Nelson replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
Reid Nichols replaces Harold Baines playing RF batting 3rd
t8 1-5 0 --- O KCR F. White G. Nelson 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 1-5 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni G. Nelson 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 1-5 2 --- KCR H. McRae G. Nelson -1% 98% Single to RF
t8 1-5 2 1-- O KCR J. Sundberg G. Nelson 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 5-6-7
Buddy Black replaces Dan Quisenberry pitching
b8 5-1 0 --- CHW C. Fisk B. Black 0% 99% Walk
b8 5-1 0 1-- OO CHW B. Bonilla B. Black -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b8 5-1 2 --- O CHW T. Hulett B. Black -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
t9 1-5 0 --- O KCR D. Motley G. Nelson 1% 99% Strikeout
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Angel Salazar (SS) batting 9th
t9 1-5 1 --- O KCR J. Orta G. Nelson 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
t9 1-5 2 --- KCR W. Wilson G. Nelson -0% 100% Single to RF
Rudy Law pinch hits for Lonnie Smith (LF) batting 2nd
t9 1-5 2 1-- O KCR R. Law G. Nelson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.

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