August 30, 1987 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
@BAL 2 KCR 11
@CHW 7 BOS 7
@CLE 3 DET 7
TEX 0 MIN 10
@MIL 6 NYY 4
SEA 1 TOR 13
OAK 3 CHC 3
@CIN 1 MON 5
@LAD 4 PIT 7
HOU 0 SDP 6
PHI 1 NYM 5
@SFG 3 STL 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 21,319

Sunday, August 30, 1987
Time of Game: 3:33

Royals

65-65

Won 1

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  5   1  4  0   11 11  2
White Sox       2  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  2    7 15  1

W: B Black (6-6), L: R Dotson (10-11)

White Sox

54-75

Lost 1

7th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .276  .697    0    3   0   
  T Bosley LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .647         0   0   
L Smith DH                    4   2   0   0    1   0  .273  .761    0    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   3   3   4    1   0  .335  .899    0    1   4   HR
G Brett 1B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .302  .911    0   10   1   
D Tartabull RF                4   1   1   2    0   2  .292  .859    0    2   0   SF
F White 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .704    0    4   2   
  R Jones SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .505         0   1   
J Quirk C                     4   1   2   4    1   1  .268  .727    0    5   0   HR
B Pecota SS-2B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .346  .876    0    1   2   
G Thurman LF-CF               4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   0   SB

B Black P                                                                0   0
  J Davis P                                                              0   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       38  11  11  11    6   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: J Quirk (4, off R Dotson; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); K Seitzer (13, off S Nielsen; 8th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: D Tartabull (5, off R Dotson).

TB: K Seitzer 6; J Quirk 5; G Brett 3; G Thurman; D Tartabull; F White.

RBI: J Quirk 4 (27); K Seitzer 4 (69); D Tartabull 2 (73); F White (66).

2-out RBI: J Quirk.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Pecota-F White-G Brett; K Seitzer-F White-G Brett; G Brett-B Pecota.

E: F White (5); G Thurman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Thurman (1, 2nd base off J Winn/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .238  .725    0    1   0   HR,SB,SF
F Manrique SS                 4   2   1   0    1   1  .277  .720    0    1   2   
J Hairston DH                 4   0   2   2    1   0  .240  .809    0    0   0   2B
I Calderon RF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .872    0    1   0   
C Fisk C                      5   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .743    0    5   0   GDP
G Walker 1B                   3   1   2   0    2   0  .248  .811    0   10   0   
K Williams CF                 5   1   1   1    0   2  .293  .765    0    6   0   GDP
D Hill 3B                     5   0   4   1    0   0  .233  .664    0    1   4   
P Keedy 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .150  .527    0    2   3   
  H Baines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .815    0    0   0   

R Dotson P                                                               0   2
  J Winn P                                                               0   0
  S Nielsen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   7  15   6    5   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Hairston (8, off B Black).

HR: G Redus (9, off B Black; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: G Redus (5, off J Davis).

TB: G Redus 6; D Hill 4; J Hairston 3; G Walker 2; F Manrique; K Williams; P Keedy; C Fisk.

GIDP: K Williams (5); C Fisk (6).

RBI: J Hairston 2 (20); G Redus 2 (37); D Hill (35); K Williams (41).

2-out RBI: K Williams; D Hill.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

E: D Hill (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (42, 2nd base off B Black/J Quirk).

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
B Black, W (6-6)               6.1   9   4   2    4   4   1   3.91   30     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 2· 9     43    -     0.88  -0.03
J Davis, H (3)                 1.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   1.93    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          1-0    0.51   0.08
D Quisenberry                  1     4   2   2    0   0   0   2.58    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9    15   7   5    5   5   1          45     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3·15          1-0

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
R Dotson, L (10-11)            5.1   7   6   5    3   3   1   4.11   27     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 7     32    -     1.21  -0.39
J Winn                         1.2   3   4   4    3   2   0   5.18   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.42  -0.03
S Nielsen                      2     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.71    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 1          3-3    0.07  -0.03
Totals                         9    11  11  10    6   5   2          45     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1·11          5-3

J Winn faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Winn (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 3:33.

Attendance: 21,319.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. G Redus              LF 
2. L Smith              DH    2. F Manrique           SS 
3. K Seitzer            3B    3. J Hairston           DH 
4. G Brett              1B    4. I Calderon           RF 
5. D Tartabull          RF    5. C Fisk               C  
6. F White              2B    6. G Walker             1B 
7. J Quirk              C     7. K Williams           CF 
8. B Pecota             SS    8. D Hill               3B 
9. G Thurman            LF    9. P Keedy              2B 

   B Black              P        R Dotson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-3  12-      21%  90% J Quirk         R Dotson        Home Run; Tartabull Scores; White Scores
   t 6   1  2-1  1-3      14%  59% D Tartabull     R Dotson        Single to CF; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B
   b 5   0  1-2  -2-      10%  34% F Manrique      B Black         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 6   1  2-1  1--      10%  45% G Brett         R Dotson        Single to RF; Seitzer to 3B
   t 6   1  2-2  1-3       9%  69% F White         R Dotson        Single to LF; Brett Scores; Tartabull to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      1--      45%  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      36%  G Redus         Home Run
          ---      33%  F Manrique      Single to LF
          1--      28%  J Hairston      Walk; Manrique to 2B
   RO     12-      27%  I Calderon      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Manrique Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER
   OO     1--      31%  C Fisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  J Quirk         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
          ---      24%  G Walker        Single to CF
   OO     1--      29%  K Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      28%  D Hill          Single to LF
   O      1--      30%  P Keedy         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Richard Dotson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  B Pecota        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      26%  G Thurman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
          ---      22%  G Redus         Single to 3B
   O      1--      23%  F Manrique      Flyball: CF; Redus to 2B
   O      -2-      26%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      28%  I Calderon      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Richard Dotson facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  L Smith         Reached on E5 (Fly Ball); Smith to 1B
   O      1--      30%  K Seitzer       Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
          -2-      35%  G Brett         Single to LF; Smith to 3B
   RO     1-3      35%  D Tartabull     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores/unER
   O      1--      32%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
          ---      32%  G Walker        Walk
   O      1--      35%  K Williams      Strikeout
          1--      32%  D Hill          Single to RF; Walker to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  P Keedy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
          ---      42%  J Quirk         Walk
   O      1--      37%  B Pecota        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      33%  G Thurman       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      30%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
          ---      26%  G Redus         Single to LF
          1--      24%  F Manrique      Redus Steals 2B
   OO     -2-      34%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
          ---      33%  J Hairston      Single to LF
          1--      31%  I Calderon      Walk; Hairston to 2B
   O      12-      35%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Richard Dotson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      31%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---      35%  K Seitzer       Single to 2B
          1--      45%  G Brett         Single to RF; Seitzer to 3B
   R      1-3      59%  D Tartabull     Single to CF; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  F White         Single to LF; Brett Scores; Tartabull to 2B
   RRR    12-      90%  J Quirk         Home Run; Tartabull Scores; White Scores
          ---      91%  B Pecota        Walk
          1--      93%  G Thurman       Single to LF; Pecota to 3B
                  Jim Winn replaces Richard Dotson pitching
          1-3      94%  W Wilson        Thurman Steals 2B
   O      -23      91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      89%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  K Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  D Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Winn facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  K Seitzer       Single to CF
          1--      96%  G Brett         Single to LF; Seitzer to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
   O      1-3      93%  F White         Popfly: 1B
   R      1-3      96%  J Quirk         Single to RF; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Pecota        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  P Keedy         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Keedy to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  G Redus         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      93%  F Manrique      Walk
   RR     12-      84%  J Hairston      Double to LF; Keedy Scores/unER; Manrique Scores
                  John Davis replaces Bud Black pitching
   O      -2-      89%  I Calderon      Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      92%  C Fisk          Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jim Winn facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  G Thurman       Walk
          1--      95%  W Wilson        Walk; Thurman to 2B
          12-      96%  L Smith         Wild Pitch; Thurman to 3B; Wilson to 2B
          -23      97%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Nielsen replaces Jim Winn pitching
   RRRR   123      99%  K Seitzer       Home Run; Thurman Scores; Wilson Scores; Smith Scores
   O      ---      99%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  F White         Lineout: 3B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-11, John Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  G Walker        Walk
   O      1--      99%  K Williams      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  D Hill          Single to RF; Williams to 2B
          12-      98%  P Keedy         Single to 3B; Williams to 3B; Hill to 2B
   RO     123      99%  G Redus         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores
   O      12-     100%  F Manrique      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 11, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Scott Nielsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Pecota        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  G Thurman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-11, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces John Davis pitching; Bill Pecota moves to 2B; Ross Jones replaces Frank White playing SS batting 6th; Thad Bosley replaces Willie Wilson playing LF batting 1st; Gary Thurman moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  I Calderon      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  C Fisk          Single to CF
          1--     100%  G Walker        Single to CF; Fisk to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  K Williams      Single to CF; Fisk Scores; Walker to 2B
   R      12-      98%  D Hill          Single to CF; Walker Scores; Williams to 2B
                  Harold Baines pinch hits for Pat Keedy batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 11, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198708300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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