April 9, 1978 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
OAK 2 BOS 5
@CHW 0 KCR 5
@CLE 4 DET 8
TOR 4 MIL 13
BAL 5 MIN 8
@SEA 6 NYY 7
@TEX 1 LAD 7
@ATL 4 CIN 9
HOU 3 NYM 6
MON 5 MON 5
@NYM 0 PHI 12
STL 3 CHC 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 7,473

Sunday, April 9, 1978, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Royals

1-1

Won 1

4th, ½ GB

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

W: S Busby (1-0), L: R Wise (0-1), S: S Mingori (1)

Indians

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .167  .417    0    3   0   SB,SF,SH
H McRae DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .778    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    1   1   
A Cowens RF                   4   3   3   0    0   0  .429 1.357    0    0   0   3B,2B
D Porter C                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .375  .875    0    5   0   2B
T Poquette LF                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SF
  A Otis PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .700    0    0   0   SF
  J Zdeb LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
C Hurdle 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   13   1   
F White 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    3   5   2B
U Washington SS               2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    1   7   3·SB,SH

S Busby P                                                                0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
  L Gura P                                                               0   1
  J Colborn P                                                            0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    3   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Porter (1, off R Wise); F White (1, off R Kreuger); A Cowens (1, off R Wise).

3B: A Cowens (1, off D Kinney).

SF: W Wilson (1, off R Kreuger); A Otis (1, off R Kreuger); T Poquette (1, off R Wise).

SH: U Washington (1, off R Kreuger); J Zdeb (1, off D Kinney); W Wilson (1, off J Kern).

TB: A Cowens 6; D Porter 3; F White 2; U Washington; H McRae.

RBI: D Porter 2 (2); T Poquette (1); W Wilson (1); A Otis (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: U Washington 2 (2); S Busby (); D Porter (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: U Washington 3 (3, 2nd base off R Wise/R Pruitt, 2nd base off R Kreuger/R Pruitt, 3rd base off J Kern/R Pruitt); W Wilson (2, 2nd base off R Wise/R Pruitt).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Dade RF-CF                  4   0   1   2    1   0  .333 1.067    0    4   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    5   3   
J Grubb LF-RF                 2   1   1   0    3   0  .333 1.389    0    1   0   2B,SB
A Thornton 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .722    0    6   4   
W Horton DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.125    0    0   0   
  H Speed PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Norris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
L Blanks SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .777    0    1   2   2B
B Bell 3B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .286  .804    0    2   2   
R Manning CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  T Cox PH-LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Pruitt C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .167 1.042    0    4   0   

R Wise P                                                                 1   0
  R Kreuger P                                                            0   0
  D Kinney P                                                             0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   4   7   4    7   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Grubb (1, off D Bird); L Blanks (1, off S Busby).

TB: L Blanks 3; J Grubb 2; W Horton 2; P Dade; B Bell.

RBI: P Dade 2 (3); B Bell (3); L Blanks (1).

2-out RBI: P Dade 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-R Pruitt.

E: R Pruitt (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Grubb (1, 2nd base off D Bird/D Porter).

PO: P Dade (1st base by S Busby).

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
S Busby, W (1-0)               5.1   2   0   0    3   0   0   0.00   21     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 2     61    -     1.06   0.29
D Bird, H (1)                  2     5   4   3    1   2   0  13.50   13     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 5          1-0    1.25  -0.15
A Hrabosky, H (1)              0.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    4.49  -0.11
L Gura, H (1)                  0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    5.65   0.06
J Colborn, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    5.40   0.12
S Mingori, S (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    4.24   0.20
Totals                         9     7   4   3    7   3   0          42     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 0· 7          8-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise, L (0-1)                5.1   4   3   3    3   3   0   5.06   23     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 3· 4     48    -     1.11  -0.06
R Kreuger                      1.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 1          2-1    0.53  -0.03
D Kinney                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.26  -0.03
J Kern                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.00   0.03
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 5· 8          2-1

L Gura faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Busby (0; P Dade, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - (none), 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 7,473.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 34° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Wilson             CF    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. D Porter             C     5. W Horton             DH 
6. T Poquette           LF    6. L Blanks             SS 
7. C Hurdle             1B    7. B Bell               3B 
8. F White              2B    8. R Manning            CF 
9. U Washington         SS    9. R Pruitt             C  

   S Busby              P        R Wise               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  123      20%  85% D Kuiper        L Gura          Groundout: P-1B
   b 9   0  5-4  ---     -13%  68% J Grubb         L Gura          Walk
   b 8   2  5-3  123     -13%  65% P Dade          A Hrabosky      Walk; Blanks Scores; Bell to 3B; Pruitt to 2B
   b 9   0  5-4  1--      12%  80% A Thornton      J Colborn       Foul Popfly: C
   t 6   1  0-1  1-3      11%  86% D Porter        R Wise          Double to RF; Brett Scores; Cowens to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      46%  H McRae         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Dade          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      39%  D Kuiper        Dade Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dade to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Dade out at 3B/1B-3B
   O      ---      49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  J Grubb         Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  A Cowens        Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  D Porter        Flyball: RF; Cowens to 3B
   RO     --3      58%  T Poquette      Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cowens Scores
   O      ---      57%  C Hurdle        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  L Blanks        Double to CF (CF-RF)
          -2-      52%  B Bell          Walk
   O      12-      57%  R Manning       Popfly: C
   O      12-      62%  R Pruitt        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  U Washington    Walk
          1--      67%  W Wilson        Washington Steals 2B; Washington to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      69%  " "             Walk
          1-3      71%  H McRae         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -23      63%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23      64%  G Brett         Walk
   O      123      57%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  P Dade          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      59%  T Poquette      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      58%  C Hurdle        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Busby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  A Thornton      Popfly: SS
          ---      58%  W Horton        Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  L Blanks        Groundout: 2B-1B; Horton to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  U Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      60%  W Wilson        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Pruitt        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  P Dade          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  H McRae         Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      75%  A Cowens        Single to RF; Brett to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  D Porter        Double to RF; Brett Scores; Cowens to 3B
                  Rick Kreuger replaces Rick Wise pitching; Amos Otis pinch hits for Tom Poquette batting 6th
   RO     -23      87%  A Otis          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cowens Scores; Porter to 3B
   O      --3      85%  C Hurdle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Busby facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Zdeb replaces Amos Otis playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---      88%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  J Grubb         Walk
                  Doug Bird replaces Steve Busby pitching
          1--      82%  A Thornton      Grubb Steals 2B; Grubb to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      87%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      90%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Kreuger facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  F White         Double to CF (LF-CF)
          -2-      95%  U Washington    Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; White to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  W Wilson        Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
          1--      95%  H McRae         Washington Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-      94%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  B Bell          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell to 2B
          -2-      94%  R Pruitt        Walk
   R      12-      89%  P Dade          Single to LF; Bell Scores/unER; Pruitt to 2B
   O      12-      94%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dennis Kinney facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Kinney replaces Rick Kreuger pitching
          ---      96%  A Cowens        Triple to RF
   R      --3      97%  D Porter        Single to LF; Cowens Scores
   O      1--      97%  J Zdeb          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Porter to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B; Porter to 3B
   O      --3      96%  F White         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  J Grubb         Double to RF
   O      -2-      96%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
          -2-      92%  W Horton        Single to RF; Grubb to 3B
                  Horace Speed pinch runs for Willie Horton batting 5th
   R      1-3      85%  L Blanks        Single to RF; Grubb Scores; Speed to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  B Bell          Single to LF; Speed Scores; Blanks to 2B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching; Ted Cox pinch hits for Rick Manning batting 8th
   O      12-      85%  T Cox           Strikeout
          12-      78%  R Pruitt        Walk; Blanks to 3B; Bell to 2B
   R      123      65%  P Dade          Walk; Blanks Scores; Bell to 3B; Pruitt to 2B
                  Larry Gura replaces Al Hrabosky pitching
   O      123      85%  D Kuiper        Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Kern facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Kern replaces Dennis Kinney pitching; Ted Cox moves to LF; Paul Dade moves to CF; Johnny Grubb moves to RF
          ---      87%  U Washington    Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  W Wilson        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Washington to 2B
          -2-      89%  H McRae         Washington Steals 3B
   OO     --3      81%  " "             Fly Ball Double Play: Foul 2B; Washington out at Hm/2B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
          ---      68%  J Grubb         Walk
                  Jim Colborn replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      1--      80%  A Thornton      Foul Popfly: C
                  Steve Mingori replaces Jim Colborn pitching; Jim Norris pinch hits for Horace Speed batting 5th
   O      1--      91%  J Norris        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--     100%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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