April 8, 1978 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 4
@CAL 2 CHW 6
BOS 5 CLE 8
KCR 5 TOR 5
@DET 2 MIL 16
BAL 3 MIN 8
@SEA 2 TEX 2
NYY 1 LAD 6
@ATL 2 CIN 2
HOU 1 NYM 6
MON 5 PHI 7
STL 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SFG 6
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 52,433

Saturday, April 8, 1978
Time of Game: 2:18

Royals

0-1

Lost 1

7th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  4  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    5  7  2
Indians         4  2  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    8 11  1

W: W Garland (1-0), L: D Leonard (0-1), S: M Paxton (1)

Indians

1-0

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   SB
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250    0    0   0   HR
G Brett 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   1   
A Cowens RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    4   0   SB
C Hurdle 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    9   0   
A Otis CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    1   0   2B
D Porter C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    4   0   
F Patek SS                    3   1   2   3    1   0  .667 2.750    0    5   4   HR,2B
F White 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  J Lahoud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Terrell 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   3   
  T Poquette PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
  M Pattin P                                                             0   0
  L Gura P                                                               0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5    3   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: F Patek (1, off W Garland); A Otis (1, off W Garland).

HR: F Patek (1, off W Garland; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); H McRae (1, off W Garland; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: F Patek 6; H McRae 4; A Otis 2; D Porter; W Wilson; G Brett.

RBI: F Patek 3 (3); H McRae 2 (2).

2-out RBI: H McRae 2; F Patek.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F White-F Patek-C Hurdle.

E: G Brett (1); F Patek (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (1, 2nd base off W Garland/R Pruitt); A Cowens (1, 2nd base off W Garland/R Pruitt).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Dade RF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.400    0    3   0   HR
D Kuiper 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    3   3   
J Grubb LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250 1.000    0    1   0   3B
A Thornton 1B                 3   2   1   2    1   2  .333 1.833    0   11   0   HR
W Horton DH                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   0   2B
L Blanks SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   5   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .250  .750    0    1   2   2B,GDP
R Manning CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
R Pruitt C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    4   0   HR

W Garland P                                                              0   0
  M Paxton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   7    1   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Bell (1, off D Leonard); W Horton (1, off D Leonard).

3B: J Grubb (1, off D Leonard).

HR: A Thornton (1, off D Leonard; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); P Dade (1, off D Leonard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); R Pruitt (1, off D Leonard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: P Dade 5; R Pruitt 4; A Thornton 4; J Grubb 3; W Horton 3; D Kuiper 2; B Bell 2; L Blanks.

GIDP: B Bell (1).

RBI: A Thornton 2 (2); B Bell 2 (2); W Horton (1); P Dade (1); R Pruitt (1).

2-out RBI: B Bell 2; W Horton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Blanks-A Thornton.

E: P Dade (1).

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
D Leonard, L (0-1)             4.1   9   8   5    1   3   3  10.38   24     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 1· 9     21    -     0.74  -0.54
M Pattin                       1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.29   0.01
L Gura                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.69   0.01
S Mingori                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         8    11   8   5    1   4   3          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2·11          3-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Garland, W (1-0)             6     7   5   5    3   2   2   7.50   27     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 2· 7     37    -     0.86  -0.10
M Paxton, S (1)                3     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.58   0.11
Totals                         9     7   5   5    3   3   2          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 3· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Garland (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 52,433.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 35° F, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Wilson             LF    1. P Dade               RF 
2. H McRae              DH    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. J Grubb              LF 
4. A Cowens             RF    4. A Thornton           1B 
5. C Hurdle             1B    5. W Horton             DH 
6. A Otis               CF    6. L Blanks             SS 
7. D Porter             C     7. B Bell               3B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. R Manning            CF 
9. F White              2B    9. R Pruitt             C  

   D Leonard            P        W Garland            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  4-2  -2-     -19%  54% H McRae         W Garland       Home Run; Wilson Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  12-      13%  87% B Bell          D Leonard       Double to CF; Horton Scores/unER; Blanks Scores/unER
   t 2   1  4-0  1--     -12%  73% F Patek         W Garland       Home Run; Porter Scores
   b 2   0  4-4  ---      11%  66% R Pruitt        D Leonard       Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      11%  65% W Horton        D Leonard       Single to RF; Kuiper Scores; Thornton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
          ---      51%  G Brett         Single to RF; Brett to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      51%  A Cowens        Wild Pitch; Brett to 3B
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
          1-3      49%  C Hurdle        Cowens Steals 2B
   O      -23      55%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Dade          Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  D Kuiper        Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  J Grubb         Popfly: SS
          1--      54%  A Thornton      Walk; Kuiper to 2B
   R      12-      65%  W Horton        Single to RF; Kuiper Scores; Thornton to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  L Blanks        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Thornton Scores/No RBI/unER; Horton to 2B
   RR     12-      87%  B Bell          Double to CF; Horton Scores/unER; Blanks Scores/unER
   O      -2-      86%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Wayne Garland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      85%  D Porter        Single to RF
   RR     1--      73%  F Patek         Home Run; Porter Scores
   O      ---      75%  F White         Flyball: RF
          ---      73%  W Wilson        Single to CF
          1--      73%  H McRae         Wilson Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      54%  " "             Home Run; Wilson Scores
   O      ---      55%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      66%  R Pruitt        Home Run
   R      ---      76%  P Dade          Home Run
   O      ---      74%  D Kuiper        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  J Grubb         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      72%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  A Otis          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  W Horton        Double to RF
   O      -2-      79%  L Blanks        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      77%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Wayne Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
          ---      74%  F Patek         Walk
   OO     1--      80%  F White         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  R Pruitt        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  P Dade          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Kuiper        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  H McRae         Foul Popfly: C
          ---      80%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      82%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  J Grubb         Triple to RF (CF-RF)
   RR     --3      94%  A Thornton      Home Run; Grubb Scores
   O      ---      93%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
          ---      94%  L Blanks        Single to P
                  Marty Pattin replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
   OO     1--      93%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 8.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Wayne Garland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  C Hurdle        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  A Otis          Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  D Porter        Foul Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-      89%  F Patek         Double to LF; Otis Scores
                  Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Frank White batting 9th
   O      -2-      92%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Terrell replaces Joe Lahoud playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Pruitt        Popfly: SS
          ---      91%  P Dade          Single to LF
          1--      92%  D Kuiper        Single to RF; Dade to 3B
                  Larry Gura replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   O      1-3      90%  J Grubb         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Paxton facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Paxton replaces Wayne Garland pitching
   O      ---      93%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Steve Mingori facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Mingori replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      ---      94%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  W Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Paxton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  A Cowens        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  C Hurdle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Otis          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Steve Mingori facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  R Pruitt        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  P Dade          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Paxton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  F Patek         Lineout: 2B
                  Tom Poquette pinch hits for Jerry Terrell batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Poquette      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation