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Standings
KCR
@CHW		6
1
TOR
@CLE		6
6
OAK
@DET		7
8
MIN
@MIL		5
6		 
(10)
CAL
@NYY		2
0
BAL
@SEA		2
5
BOS
@TEX		8
1
CHC
@HOU		5
3
PHI
@LAD		6
4
CIN
@PIT		5
4
NYM
@SDP		11
6
MON
@SFG		0
1		 
(12)
ATL
@STL		1
7
Tuesday, August 26, 1986,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 11,806, Time of Game: 2:37
Royals
6
58-68
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 12 GB
 at White Sox
1
53-71
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
6th, 16 GB
L: Richard Dotson (8-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  1  2   1  0  0   1  0  0    6 15  0
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .264 .716 0.091 0.68 0.106 -0.015 0.9 1 0 SB
   Lynn Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .379 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .266 .666 -0.079 0.72 0.001 -0.080 -1.1 1 0 2B
George Brett 3B 4 2 3 2 1 1 .299 .914 0.082 0.65 0.121 -0.040 2.0 0 4 2·HR
Jorge Orta DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 .278 .738 0.087 0.58 0.097 -0.010 0.9
Frank White 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .268 .780 -0.069 0.67 0.007 -0.076 -0.8 2 1
Steve Balboni 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .235 .756 0.082 0.58 0.134 -0.052 0.3 10 0 HR
Mike Kingery RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .625 0.037 0.32 0.056 -0.019 -0.3 3 0 2B
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .205 .604 0.056 0.44 0.070 -0.014 0.2 6 0
Buddy Biancalana SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .660 -0.045 0.45 0.000 -0.045 -1.0 3 4
Team Totals 42 6 15 6 1 6 .357 .991 0.242 0.58 0.592 -0.351 1.2 27 10
2B: W Wilson (16, off G Nelson); M Kingery (6, off R Dotson).
HR: S Balboni (28, off R Dotson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); G Brett 2 (15, 2 off G Nelson; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: G Brett 9; S Balboni 4; L Smith 3; W Wilson 3; J Orta 2; M Kingery 2; J Sundberg 2; F White.
RBI: G Brett 2 (67); S Balboni 2 (79); J Orta (36); J Sundberg (32).
2-out RBI: G Brett.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: L Smith (21, 2nd base off R Dotson/R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Daryl Boston CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .337 .927 0.009 0.64 0.048 -0.039 -0.1 3 0
Reid Nichols LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .215 .521 0.048 0.86 0.077 -0.029 0.6 5 0 SH
Harold Baines RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .811 -0.057 0.91 0.021 -0.078 -0.8 6 1
George Foster DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .223 .691 -0.100 0.92 0.000 -0.100 -1.2
Tim Hulett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .703 -0.065 0.62 0.000 -0.065 -0.9 1 0
Russ Morman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .605 -0.041 0.40 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 3 1
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.032 0.40 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 2 2
   Carlton Fisk PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .593 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Julio Cruz 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .577 -0.028 0.62 0.013 -0.041 -0.2 0 1
Ron Karkovice C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .742 0.007 0.62 0.036 -0.028 -0.0 7 0 2B
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 0 6 .212 .455 -0.260 0.66 0.195 -0.454 -3.8 27 5
2B: R Karkovice (3, off C Leibrandt).
SH: R Nichols (1, off C Leibrandt).
TB: R Karkovice 2; R Nichols 2; D Boston 2; J Cruz; H Baines.
RBI: R Nichols (9).
2-out RBI: R Nichols.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: R Morman (2).
Outfield Assists: H Baines (L Smith at home plate).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt, W (11-10) 9 7 1 1 0 6 0 4.03 34 75 0.259 0.66 3.8
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 0 6 0 1.00 34 75 0.259 0.58 3.8

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Richard Dotson, L (8-13) 2.2 8 4 4 1 4 1 5.97 17 29 -0.234 1.10 -2.6
Gene Nelson 4.1 5 2 2 0 1 2 4.20 18 1 0 -0.014 0.26 0.4
Dave Schmidt 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.45 8 0 0 0.006 0.06 1.1
Team Totals 9 15 6 6 1 6 3 6.00 43 29 1 0 -0.242 0.66 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: C Leibrandt (2); R Dotson (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Terry Cooney.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 11,806.
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
t3 2-0 1 1-- RR KCR S. Balboni R. Dotson 13% 84% Home Run; Orta Scores
t4 4-1 2 --- R KCR G. Brett G. Nelson 7% 85% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 -2- R KCR J. Sundberg R. Dotson 6% 72% Single to RF; Kingery Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR J. Orta R. Dotson 6% 63% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Brett to 2B
b3 0-4 2 --3 R CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt -6% 78% Single to LF; Karkovice Scores

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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' Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Smith R. Dotson 3% 53% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR W. Wilson R. Dotson -3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett R. Dotson 1% 52% Smith Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- KCR G. Brett R. Dotson 3% 54% Wild Pitch; Smith to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 KCR G. Brett R. Dotson 2% 56% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR J. Orta R. Dotson 6% 63% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Brett to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- O KCR F. White R. Dotson -4% 59% Strikeout Looking
t1 1-0 2 12- O KCR S. Balboni R. Dotson -4% 55% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHW D. Boston C. Leibrandt -4% 51% Single to RF
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt 2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Boston to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- O CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt 4% 57% Flyball: SS
b1 0-1 2 -2- O CHW G. Foster C. Leibrandt 3% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- KCR M. Kingery R. Dotson 6% 66% Double to RF
t2 1-0 0 -2- R KCR J. Sundberg R. Dotson 6% 72% Single to RF; Kingery Scores
t2 2-0 0 1-- O KCR B. Biancalana R. Dotson -3% 69% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Biancalana to 1B
t2 2-0 1 1-- KCR L. Smith R. Dotson 3% 72% Single to CF; Biancalana to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- O KCR W. Wilson R. Dotson -3% 69% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Biancalana to 3B; Wilson to 1B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O KCR G. Brett R. Dotson -4% 65% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt 3% 68% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- O CHW R. Morman C. Leibrandt 2% 70% Lineout: SS
b2 0-2 2 --- O CHW O. Guillen C. Leibrandt 1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 4-5-6
t3 2-0 0 --- KCR J. Orta R. Dotson 3% 73% Single to LF
t3 2-0 0 1-- O KCR F. White R. Dotson -3% 71% Strikeout
t3 2-0 1 1-- RR KCR S. Balboni R. Dotson 13% 84% Home Run; Orta Scores
t3 4-0 1 --- O KCR M. Kingery R. Dotson -1% 83% Lineout: 3B
t3 4-0 2 --- KCR J. Sundberg R. Dotson 1% 84% Single to LF
Gene Nelson replaces Richard Dotson pitching
t3 4-0 2 1-- O KCR B. Biancalana G. Nelson -1% 83% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- O CHW J. Cruz C. Leibrandt 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- CHW R. Karkovice C. Leibrandt -3% 82% Double to LF
b3 0-4 1 -2- O CHW D. Boston C. Leibrandt 3% 85% Flyball: SS
b3 0-4 2 -2- CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt -0% 84% Wild Pitch; Karkovice to 3B
b3 0-4 2 --3 R CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt -6% 78% Single to LF; Karkovice Scores
b3 1-4 2 1-- CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt -2% 76% Single to 3B; Nichols to 2B
b3 1-4 2 12- O CHW G. Foster C. Leibrandt 4% 81% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
t4 4-1 0 --- O KCR L. Smith G. Nelson -1% 79% Flyball: CF
t4 4-1 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson G. Nelson -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-1 2 --- R KCR G. Brett G. Nelson 7% 85% Home Run
t4 5-1 2 --- O KCR J. Orta G. Nelson -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b4 1-5 0 --- O CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-5 1 --- O CHW R. Morman C. Leibrandt 1% 88% Lineout: CF
b4 1-5 2 --- O CHW O. Guillen C. Leibrandt 1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
t5 5-1 0 --- O KCR F. White G. Nelson -1% 88% Flyball: RF
t5 5-1 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni G. Nelson -1% 88% Strikeout
t5 5-1 2 --- O KCR M. Kingery G. Nelson -0% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b5 1-5 0 --- O CHW J. Cruz C. Leibrandt 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-5 1 --- O CHW R. Karkovice C. Leibrandt 1% 91% Strikeout
b5 1-5 2 --- CHW D. Boston C. Leibrandt -1% 90% Single to LF
b5 1-5 2 1-- CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt -2% 88% Single to LF; Boston to 2B
b5 1-5 2 12- O CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt 4% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
t6 5-1 0 --- O KCR J. Sundberg G. Nelson -1% 91% Flyball: LF
t6 5-1 1 --- O KCR B. Biancalana G. Nelson -1% 90% Flyball: RF
t6 5-1 2 --- KCR L. Smith G. Nelson 0% 90% Single/Bunt
t6 5-1 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson G. Nelson -1% 90% Double to 1B; Smith out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- O CHW G. Foster C. Leibrandt 2% 92% Flyball: 2B
b6 1-5 1 --- O CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt 1% 93% Strikeout
b6 1-5 2 --- O CHW R. Morman C. Leibrandt 1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
t7 5-1 0 --- R KCR G. Brett G. Nelson 3% 97% Home Run
t7 6-1 0 --- KCR J. Orta G. Nelson 0% 97% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Orta to 1B
t7 6-1 0 1-- KCR F. White G. Nelson 1% 98% Single to RF; Orta to 2B
t7 6-1 0 12- O KCR S. Balboni G. Nelson -1% 97% Flyball: RF
t7 6-1 1 12- O KCR M. Kingery G. Nelson -1% 96% Flyball: LF
t7 6-1 2 12- O KCR J. Sundberg G. Nelson -1% 96% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b7 1-6 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen C. Leibrandt 1% 97% Flyball: LF
b7 1-6 1 --- CHW J. Cruz C. Leibrandt -1% 96% Single to RF
b7 1-6 1 1-- O CHW R. Karkovice C. Leibrandt 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 1-6 2 1-- O CHW D. Boston C. Leibrandt 1% 98% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Dave Schmidt facing 9-1-2
Dave Schmidt replaces Gene Nelson pitching
t8 6-1 0 --- O KCR B. Biancalana D. Schmidt -0% 98% Strikeout
t8 6-1 1 --- O KCR L. Smith D. Schmidt -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 6-1 2 --- KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt 0% 98% Single to SS
t8 6-1 2 1-- KCR G. Brett D. Schmidt 0% 98% Single to CF; Wilson to 3B
t8 6-1 2 1-3 O KCR J. Orta D. Schmidt -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
b8 1-6 0 --- O CHW R. Nichols C. Leibrandt 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-6 1 --- O CHW H. Baines C. Leibrandt 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-6 2 --- O CHW G. Foster C. Leibrandt 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Dave Schmidt facing 5-6-7
t9 6-1 0 --- O KCR F. White D. Schmidt -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-1 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Schmidt -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 6-1 2 --- O KCR M. Kingery D. Schmidt -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1st
b9 1-6 0 --- O CHW T. Hulett C. Leibrandt 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-6 1 --- O CHW R. Morman C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen (SS) batting 7th
b9 1-6 2 --- O CHW C. Fisk C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.

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