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@BAL		3
4
CAL
@BOS		2
5
CAL
@BOS		3
8
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@CLE		4
0
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@NYY		5
6		 
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@WSA		6
2
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@ATL		5
0
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@CIN		5
6
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3
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@LAD		1
3
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@SDP		11
1
STL
@SFG		3
4
Wednesday, May 21, 1969
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 3,817, Time of Game: 2:10
Royals
4
17-20
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Indians
0
8-24
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 15½ GB
W: Roger Nelson (3-3)
L: Mike Paul (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    4  7  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .248 .607 -0.013 0.90 0.077 -0.090 -0.2 4 5 SB,CS
Jerry Adair 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .655 0.049 0.69 0.105 -0.056 0.4 2 4 HR
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .781 -0.064 0.61 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 2 0
Joe Foy 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 .669 -0.018 0.62 0.027 -0.045 0.0 1 2
Chuck Harrison 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .247 .635 0.080 0.69 0.133 -0.053 0.3 8 0 HR
Bob Oliver CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .261 .738 0.046 0.48 0.077 -0.031 1.8 5 0 HR
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .570 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -0.7 0 0
Ellie Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .186 .514 -0.040 0.70 0.025 -0.066 -0.5 5 0 CS
Roger Nelson P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .340 -0.044 0.59 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 2 3 .219 .765 -0.059 0.66 0.444 -0.504 -0.2 27 12
HR: J Adair (2, off M Paul; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Oliver (4, off S Williams; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Harrison (1, off M Paul; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: B Oliver 5; C Harrison 4; J Adair 4; J Foy 2; J Hernandez.
RBI: B Oliver 2 (11); C Harrison (10); J Adair (12).
2-out RBI: B Oliver 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Hernandez-J Adair-C Harrison; J Foy-J Adair-C Harrison.
E: J Hernandez (8).
Baserunning
SB: J Hernandez (8, 2nd base off M Paul/R Fosse).
CS: E Rodriguez (2, 2nd base by M Paul/R Fosse); J Hernandez (5, 2nd base by M Paul/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Zoilo Versalles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .692 -0.096 1.53 0.039 -0.135 -0.5 1 1
Jose Cardenal CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .210 .598 -0.078 1.18 0.051 -0.129 -0.8 4 0 GDP
Ken Harrelson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .162 .547 -0.138 1.25 0.013 -0.151 -0.7 3 0 GDP
Tony Horton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .779 -0.073 0.70 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 8 0
Lee Maye LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .449 0.024 0.81 0.067 -0.043 -0.1 2 0
Larry Brown SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .276 .730 0.023 1.20 0.084 -0.061 0.2 5 5
Ray Fosse C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .483 -0.131 1.88 0.000 -0.131 -0.9 3 2
Max Alvis 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .270 .627 0.111 1.35 0.136 -0.025 0.6 1 1
Mike Paul P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.130 2.02 0.000 -0.130 -0.9 0 1
   Richie Scheinblum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .109 .319 -0.072 2.87 0.000 -0.072 -0.4
   Stan Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 0 7 0 0 5 .212 .424 -0.560 1.31 0.390 -0.950 -4.2 27 10
TB: L Brown 2; M Alvis 2; L Maye; J Cardenal; Z Versalles.
GIDP: J Cardenal (6); K Harrelson (4).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Nelson, W (3-3) 9 7 0 0 0 5 0 2.95 33 78 0.559 1.31 4.2
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 33 78 0.559 0.66 4.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Paul, L (1-2) 7 5 2 2 2 3 2 4.01 26 60 0.086 0.77 1.3
Stan Williams 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.21 8 0 0 -0.027 0.27 -1.1
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 2 3 3 4.00 34 60 0 0 0.059 1.31 0.2
Balks: M Paul (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 3,817.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 54° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Jackie Hernandez SS 1 Zoilo Versalles 2B
2 Jerry Adair 2B 2 Jose Cardenal CF
3 Lou Piniella LF 3 Ken Harrelson RF
4 Joe Foy 3B 4 Tony Horton 1B
5 Chuck Harrison 1B 5 Lee Maye LF
6 Bob Oliver CF 6 Larry Brown SS
7 Ed Kirkpatrick RF 7 Ray Fosse C
8 Ellie Rodriguez C 8 Max Alvis 3B
9 Roger Nelson P 9 Mike Paul P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 1-0 1 --- R KCR C. Harrison M. Paul 13% 81% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- R KCR J. Adair M. Paul 11% 58% Home Run
b5 0-1 1 1-3 O CLE M. Paul R. Nelson 10% 59% Fielder's Choice 3B; Brown out at Hm/3B-SS-3B; Alvis to 3B; Paul to 1B
b5 0-1 1 1-- CLE M. Alvis R. Nelson -10% 49% Single to LF; Brown to 3B
b8 0-2 1 1-- OO CLE K. Harrelson R. Nelson 9% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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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, Indians' Mike Paul facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Hernandez M. Paul 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Adair M. Paul -6% 48% Hernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- R KCR J. Adair M. Paul 11% 58% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella M. Paul -1% 57% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 --- KCR J. Foy M. Paul 1% 58% Single to LF
t1 1-0 2 1-- KCR C. Harrison M. Paul 1% 59% Balk; Foy to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- O KCR C. Harrison M. Paul -3% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CLE Z. Versalles R. Nelson -4% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- OO CLE J. Cardenal R. Nelson 8% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- CLE K. Harrelson R. Nelson -1% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Harrelson to 1B
b1 0-1 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton R. Nelson 2% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Paul facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver M. Paul -2% 59% Popfly: SS
t2 1-0 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Paul -1% 58% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez M. Paul -1% 57% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O CLE L. Maye R. Nelson 2% 59% Lineout: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- CLE L. Brown R. Nelson -3% 56% Single to LF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson 3% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 1-- O CLE M. Alvis R. Nelson 3% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Paul facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O KCR R. Nelson M. Paul -2% 60% Lineout: 3B
t3 1-0 1 --- KCR J. Hernandez M. Paul 2% 62% Single to LF
t3 1-0 1 1-- KCR J. Adair M. Paul 2% 64% Hernandez Steals 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Adair M. Paul -3% 61% Foul Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 -2- O KCR L. Piniella M. Paul -3% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O CLE M. Paul R. Nelson 3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O CLE Z. Versalles R. Nelson 2% 62% Lineout: LF
b3 0-1 2 --- O CLE J. Cardenal R. Nelson 1% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Paul facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O KCR J. Foy M. Paul -2% 61% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 --- O KCR C. Harrison M. Paul -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver M. Paul -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O CLE K. Harrelson R. Nelson 3% 61% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Horton R. Nelson 2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- O CLE L. Maye R. Nelson 1% 65% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Paul facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Paul -2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-0 1 --- KCR E. Rodriguez M. Paul 3% 65% Walk
t5 1-0 1 1-- O KCR R. Nelson M. Paul -4% 61% Rodriguez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 1-0 2 --- O KCR R. Nelson M. Paul -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- CLE L. Brown R. Nelson -6% 54% Single to LF
b5 0-1 0 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson 5% 59% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 1 1-- CLE M. Alvis R. Nelson -10% 49% Single to LF; Brown to 3B
b5 0-1 1 1-3 O CLE M. Paul R. Nelson 10% 59% Fielder's Choice 3B; Brown out at Hm/3B-SS-3B; Alvis to 3B; Paul to 1B
b5 0-1 2 1-3 O CLE Z. Versalles R. Nelson 8% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Paul facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- O KCR J. Hernandez M. Paul -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- O KCR J. Adair M. Paul -2% 63% Popfly: SS
t6 1-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella M. Paul -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal R. Nelson 4% 66% Strikeout
b6 0-1 1 --- O CLE K. Harrelson R. Nelson 3% 69% Strikeout
b6 0-1 2 --- O CLE T. Horton R. Nelson 2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Paul facing 4-5-6
t7 1-0 0 --- O KCR J. Foy M. Paul -2% 68% Flyball: CF
t7 1-0 1 --- R KCR C. Harrison M. Paul 13% 81% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t7 2-0 1 --- KCR B. Oliver M. Paul 2% 83% Single to LF
t7 2-0 1 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Paul -2% 81% Flyball: RF
t7 2-0 2 1-- O KCR E. Rodriguez M. Paul -1% 80% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
b7 0-2 0 --- CLE L. Maye R. Nelson -7% 73% Single to RF
b7 0-2 0 1-- O CLE L. Brown R. Nelson 6% 79% Strikeout
b7 0-2 1 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson 5% 84% Popfly: SS
b7 0-2 2 1-- CLE M. Alvis R. Nelson -4% 80% Single to LF; Maye to 2B
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Mike Paul (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 12- O CLE R. Scheinblum R. Nelson 7% 87% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 9-1-2
Stan Williams replaces Richie Scheinblum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O KCR R. Nelson S. Williams -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-0 1 --- O KCR J. Hernandez S. Williams -1% 85% Popfly: SS
t8 2-0 2 --- O KCR J. Adair S. Williams -1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
b8 0-2 0 --- O CLE Z. Versalles R. Nelson 4% 89% Flyball: LF
b8 0-2 1 --- CLE J. Cardenal R. Nelson -5% 84% Single to RF
b8 0-2 1 1-- OO CLE K. Harrelson R. Nelson 9% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 3-4-5
t9 2-0 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella S. Williams -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-0 1 --- KCR J. Foy S. Williams 1% 93% Single to RF
t9 2-0 1 1-- O KCR C. Harrison S. Williams -1% 92% Flyball: RF
t9 2-0 2 1-- RR KCR B. Oliver S. Williams 6% 98% Home Run; Foy Scores
t9 4-0 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Williams -0% 98% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
b9 0-4 0 --- O CLE T. Horton R. Nelson 1% 99% Popfly: SS
b9 0-4 1 --- O CLE L. Maye R. Nelson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-4 2 --- O CLE L. Brown R. Nelson 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

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