August 8, 1969 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
MIN 5 CAL 7
@BOS 6 DET 7
@CHW 3 DET 9
@CHW 7 CLE 7
KCR 4 OAK 5
@NYY 3
(10) NYY 5
OAK 0 WSA 10
SEP 3 NYM 4
@ATL 1 ATL 1
NYM 0
(10) CIN 12
PHI 5 HOU 5
MON 2 LAD 5
CHC 0 PIT 7
@SDP 1 STL 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 12,132

Friday, August 8, 1969
Time of Game: 2:53

Royals

44-66

Lost 4

4th, 23 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    4  9  1
Indians         4  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  X    7 13  3

W: M Paul (4-8), L: W Bunker (6-9), S: S Williams (9)

Indians

47-67

Won 1

6th, 31½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Keough RF                   3   2   0   0    2   0  .185  .448    0    2   0   
P Schaal 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .672    0    1   1   2B
M Fiore 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .277  .837    0    5   1   SF
J Foy CF                      4   1   2   2    1   0  .258  .718    0    2   1   HR
E Kirkpatrick LF              2   0   0   0    1   0  .221  .667    0    1   0   
  M Hedlund P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .454         0   0   
  B Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .696    0    0   0   
  T Burgmeier P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   2   
J Adair 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .245  .561    0    2   1   2B
E Rodriguez C                 2   0   1   0    3   0  .251  .662    0    7   0   
  B Oliver PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .678         0   0   
J Hernandez SS                5   0   2   0    0   1  .232  .571    0    3   1   
W Bunker P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .114  .288    0    0   1   
  J Rooker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .888    0    0   0   
  G Cisco P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Taylor LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .788    0    1   0   2·GDP
Totals                       35   4   9   4    8   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: J Adair (2, off G Boyd); P Schaal (3, off M Paul).

HR: J Foy (7, off G Boyd; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: M Fiore (1, off M Paul).

TB: J Foy 5; J Adair 3; P Schaal 2; J Hernandez 2; E Rodriguez; M Fiore.

GIDP: H Taylor 2 (3).

RBI: J Foy 2 (46); J Adair (23); M Fiore (26).

2-out RBI: J Foy 2; J Adair.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: P Schaal (14).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Adair (2nd base by D Sims).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .446    0    4   5   
L Klimchock 3B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .289  .767    0    0   3   
  C Peterson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .687    0    0   0   
  V Fuller 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .617         1   0   
T Horton 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .781    0    6   0   
F Baker LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .364 1.111    0    2   0   
K Harrelson RF                3   3   3   1    1   0  .230  .773    0    4   0   
D Sims C                      4   1   3   3    0   1  .245  .837    0    4   1   HR
R Snyder CF                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .267  .650    0    4   0   2·2B
E Leon SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .646    0    1   3   
G Boyd P                      0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Paul P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .326    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       35   7  13   7    3   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Snyder 2 (8, off W Bunker, off G Cisco).

HR: D Sims (12, off W Bunker; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: S Williams (3, off T Burgmeier).

TB: D Sims 6; R Snyder 5; K Harrelson 3; T Horton; F Baker; L Klimchock; E Leon.

RBI: D Sims 3 (29); R Snyder 2 (19); K Harrelson (66); F Baker (6).

2-out RBI: D Sims 3; F Baker; R Snyder.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Klimchock-D Nelson-T Horton; E Leon-D Nelson-T Horton.

E: L Klimchock 2 (7); S Williams (2).

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
W Bunker, L (6-9)              3     7   5   2    2   2   1   3.35   17     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 6     31    -     0.85  -0.39
G Cisco                        1.2   3   2   2    0   4   0   4.02    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.40  -0.05
M Hedlund                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.69    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.12   0.01
T Burgmeier                    2     3   0   0    1   0   0   3.56   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8    13   7   4    3   7   1          39     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1·10          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Boyd                         0.2   2   2   2    2   0   1  23.14    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2     38    -     0.94  -0.20
M Paul, W (4-8)                5.2   5   1   1    2   4   0   3.48   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 3· 3          2-0    1.06   0.21
S Williams, S (9)              2.2   2   1   0    4   0   0   3.87   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 2          1-0    1.01   0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   3    8   4   1          44     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 5· 7          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Bunker (6); G Cisco (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 12,132.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Keough             RF    1. D Nelson             2B 
2. P Schaal             3B    2. L Klimchock          3B 
3. M Fiore              1B    3. T Horton             1B 
4. J Foy                CF    4. F Baker              LF 
5. E Kirkpatrick        LF    5. K Harrelson          RF 
6. J Adair              2B    6. D Sims               C  
7. E Rodriguez          C     7. R Snyder             CF 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. E Leon               SS 
9. W Bunker             P     9. G Boyd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  2-1  12-      28%  72% D Sims          W Bunker        Home Run; Baker Scores/unER; Harrelson Scores/unER; Sims Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-0  --3     -18%  33% J Foy           G Boyd          Home Run; Keough Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  -2-       9%  41% F Baker         W Bunker        Single to CF; Klimchock Scores
   t 8   0  7-3  12-       8%  98% H Taylor        S Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   t 9   2  7-4  123       8% 100% J Hernandez     S Williams      Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Boyd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Keough        Walk
   O      1--      48%  P Schaal        Groundout: SS-1B; Keough to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  M Fiore         Groundout: 2B-1B; Keough to 3B
   RR     --3      33%  J Foy           Home Run; Keough Scores
          ---      32%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk
          1--      30%  J Adair         Double to LF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
                  Mike Paul replaces Gary Boyd pitching and batting 9th
          -23      29%  E Rodriguez     Walk
   O      123      34%  J Hernandez     Adair Picked off 2B (C-2B-C-3B-P)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  D Nelson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      34%  L Klimchock     Single to RF
          1--      36%  T Horton        Wild Pitch; Klimchock to 2B
   O      -2-      32%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      41%  F Baker         Single to CF; Klimchock Scores
          1--      43%  K Harrelson     Walk; Baker to 2B
          12-      43%  D Sims          E5 on Foul Ball
   RRR    12-      72%  " "             Home Run; Baker Scores/unER; Harrelson Scores/unER; Sims Scores/unER
          ---      73%  R Snyder        Double to RF
   O      -2-      71%  E Leon          Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Paul facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  W Bunker        Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  J Keough        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wally Bunker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  M Paul          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      73%  D Nelson        Popfly: 2B
          ---      74%  L Klimchock     Walk
   O      1--      72%  T Horton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Paul facing 2-3-4
          ---      68%  P Schaal        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Schaal to 1B
   O      1--      72%  M Fiore         Strikeout Looking
          1--      68%  J Foy           Single to LF (Pop Fly); Schaal to 2B
   O      12-      73%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: CF
   O      12-      77%  J Adair         Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wally Bunker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  F Baker         Popfly: SS
          ---      78%  K Harrelson     Single to CF
          1--      80%  D Sims          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Harrelson to 2B
   RO     12-      84%  R Snyder        Single to CF; Harrelson Scores; Sims out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--      83%  E Leon          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Paul facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  E Rodriguez     Lineout: CF
          ---      82%  J Hernandez     Single to LF
                  Jim Rooker pinch hits for Wally Bunker batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  J Rooker        Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  J Keough        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Galen Cisco facing 9-1-2
                  Galen Cisco replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  M Paul          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  D Nelson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  L Klimchock     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Paul facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  P Schaal        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  M Fiore         Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Foy to 1B
   O      1--      89%  E Kirkpatrick   Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Galen Cisco facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  T Horton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      92%  F Baker         Wild Pitch; Horton to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      94%  K Harrelson     Single to LF; Horton Scores
   O      1--      93%  D Sims          Strikeout
   R      1--      96%  R Snyder        Ground-rule Double; Harrelson Scores
                  Mike Hedlund replaces Ed Kirkpatrick pitching and batting 5th; Hawk Taylor replaces Galen Cisco playing LF batting 9th
   O      -2-      96%  E Leon          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Paul facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  J Adair         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Adair to 1B
          1--      91%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Adair to 2B
   O      12-      94%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   OO     12-      98%  H Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Hedlund facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  M Paul          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Klimchock     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Paul facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  J Keough        Walk
          1--      91%  P Schaal        Double to CF; Keough to 3B
   RO     -23      93%  M Fiore         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Keough Scores; Schaal to 3B
                  Stan Williams replaces Mike Paul pitching and batting 9th
          --3      91%  J Foy           Walk
                  Buck Martinez pinch hits for Mike Hedlund batting 5th
   O      1-3      95%  B Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      97%  J Adair         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tom Burgmeier facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Buck Martinez pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  T Horton        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  F Baker         Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  K Harrelson     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  D Sims          Single to RF; Harrelson to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  R Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  E Rodriguez     Walk
          1--      90%  J Hernandez     Single to CF; Rodriguez to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  H Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3      99%  J Keough        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tom Burgmeier facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  E Leon          Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  S Williams      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Leon to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  D Nelson        Flyball: RF
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Lou Klimchock batting 2nd
          -2-      99%  C Peterson      Walk
   O      12-      99%  T Horton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Stan Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Vern Fuller replaces Cap Peterson playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  P Schaal        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  M Fiore         Walk
          1--      97%  J Foy           Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Fiore to 2B; Foy to 1B
   O      12-      99%  T Burgmeier     Lineout: LF
   R      12-      97%  J Adair         Single to LF; Fiore Scores/unER; Foy to 2B
          12-      92%  E Rodriguez     Walk; Foy to 3B; Adair to 2B
                  Bob Oliver pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez batting 7th
   O      123     100%  J Hernandez     Popfly: 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196908080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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