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Scores
Standings
OAK
@CAL		2
3
BOS
@CHW		5
0
KCR
@CLE		5
4
TOR
@DET		4
8
BAL
@MIL		5
13
MIN
@SEA		8
6
NYY
@TEX		7
1
LAD
@ATL		7
4
HOU
@CIN		3
9
MON
@NYM		5
6
MON
@NYM		5
0
STL
@PHI		3
12
CHC
@PIT		4
3
SDP
@SFG		5
7
Sunday, April 9, 1978 2:05PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 7,473, Time of Game: 3:00
Royals
5
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, ½ GB
 at Indians
4
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Steve Busby (1-0)
L: Rick Wise (0-1)
 
                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

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .417 -0.005 1.00 0.036 -0.042 -0.4 3 0 SB,SF,SH
Hal McRae DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .778 -0.138 0.89 0.037 -0.174 -1.8
George Brett 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .542 -0.039 1.03 0.013 -0.052 -0.6 1 1
Al Cowens RF 4 3 3 0 0 0 .429 1.357 0.096 1.30 0.165 -0.069 1.4 0 0 3B,2B
Darrell Porter C 4 0 2 2 0 1 .375 .875 0.083 1.14 0.119 -0.036 1.3 5 0 2B
Tom Poquette LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0.009 1.08 0.025 -0.015 0.0 1 0 SF
   Amos Otis PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .700 0.016 1.10 0.016 0.000 -0.0 SF
   Joe Zdeb LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 0 SH
Clint Hurdle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.042 0.41 0.000 -0.042 -0.8 13 1
Frank White 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .500 -0.026 0.58 0.024 -0.050 -0.2 3 5 2B
U L Washington SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 0.131 0.65 0.147 -0.016 2.0 1 7 3·SB,SH
Steve Busby P
   Doug Bird P
   Al Hrabosky P
   Larry Gura P 1
   Jim Colborn P
   Steve Mingori P
Team Totals 29 5 8 5 3 3 .276 .763 0.083 0.86 0.582 -0.498 0.8 27 15
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Paul Dade RF-CF 4 0 1 2 1 0 .333 1.067 0.120 1.77 0.245 -0.126 1.5 4 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.303 2.45 0.000 -0.303 -1.7 5 3
Johnny Grubb LF-RF 2 1 1 0 3 0 .333 1.389 0.231 1.14 0.243 -0.012 1.7 1 0 2B,SB
Andre Thornton 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .722 -0.258 1.97 0.000 -0.258 -1.8 6 4
Willie Horton DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.125 0.009 0.95 0.067 -0.058 0.2
   Horace Speed PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jim Norris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.106 4.58 0.000 -0.106 -0.3
Larvell Blanks SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .778 -0.012 1.56 0.121 -0.133 0.8 1 2 2B
Buddy Bell 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 .804 0.085 1.50 0.129 -0.044 0.9 2 2
Rick Manning CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.101 1.49 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 3 0
   Ted Cox PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.091 4.07 0.000 -0.091 -0.5 0 0
Ron Pruitt C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .167 1.042 0.011 1.65 0.082 -0.071 -0.1 4 0
Rick Wise P 1
   Rick Kreuger P
   Dennis Kinney P
   Jim Kern P
Team Totals 35 4 7 4 7 3 .200 .590 -0.415 1.75 0.887 -1.303 -0.2 27 11
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).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Busby, W (1-0) 5.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 21 61 0.291 1.08 2.3
Doug Bird, H (1) 2 5 4 3 1 2 0 13.50 13 1 0 -0.149 1.13 -2.4
Al Hrabosky, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 3 2 1 -0.111 4.42 -0.9
Larry Gura, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 3 0 0.063 5.67 0.4
Jim Colborn, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.123 5.40 0.3
Steve Mingori, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 0.199 3.98 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 7 3 0 3.00 42 61 8 1 0.416 0.86 0.2
L Gura faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Wise, L (0-1) 5.1 4 3 3 3 3 0 5.06 23 48 -0.061 1.12 -0.6
Rick Kreuger 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 7 2 1 -0.032 0.46 -0.2
Dennis Kinney 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 -0.026 0.18 -0.5
Jim Kern 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.034 0.89 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 3 3 0 5.00 38 48 2 1 -0.085 1.75 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - (none), 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 7,473.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 34° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Paul Dade RF
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Duane Kuiper 2B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Johnny Grubb LF
4 Al Cowens RF 4 Andre Thornton 1B
5 Darrell Porter C 5 Willie Horton DH
6 Tom Poquette LF 6 Larvell Blanks SS
7 Clint Hurdle 1B 7 Buddy Bell 3B
8 Frank White 2B 8 Rick Manning CF
9 U L Washington SS 9 Ron Pruitt C
Steve Busby P Rick Wise P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-5 2 123 O CLE D. Kuiper L. Gura 20% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b9 4-5 0 --- CLE J. Grubb L. Gura -13% 68% Walk
b8 3-5 2 123 R CLE P. Dade A. Hrabosky -13% 65% Walk; Blanks Scores; Bell to 3B; Pruitt to 2B
b9 4-5 0 1-- O CLE A. Thornton J. Colborn 12% 80% Foul Popfly: C
t6 1-0 1 1-3 R KCR D. Porter R. Wise 11% 86% Double to RF; Brett Scores; Cowens to 3B

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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' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Wise -2% 48% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae R. Wise -1% 46% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett R. Wise -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE P. Dade S. Busby -4% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- CLE D. Kuiper S. Busby -3% 39% Dade Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dade to 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Busby 8% 48% Baserunner Out Advancing; Dade out at 3B/1B-3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Busby 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE J. Grubb S. Busby -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE A. Thornton S. Busby 2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR A. Cowens R. Wise 6% 56% Double to LF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O KCR D. Porter R. Wise -1% 55% Flyball: RF; Cowens to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 RO KCR T. Poquette R. Wise 2% 58% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cowens Scores
t2 1-0 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle R. Wise -1% 57% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O CLE W. Horton S. Busby 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- CLE L. Blanks S. Busby -5% 54% Double to CF (CF-RF)
b2 0-1 1 -2- CLE B. Bell S. Busby -2% 52% Walk
b2 0-1 1 12- O CLE R. Manning S. Busby 5% 57% Popfly: C
b2 0-1 2 12- O CLE R. Pruitt S. Busby 5% 62% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Wise -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- KCR U. Washington R. Wise 2% 62% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- KCR W. Wilson R. Wise 5% 67% Washington Steals 2B; Washington to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t3 1-0 1 --3 KCR W. Wilson R. Wise 2% 69% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-3 KCR H. McRae R. Wise 2% 71% Wilson Steals 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 O KCR H. McRae R. Wise -8% 63% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 2 -23 KCR G. Brett R. Wise 1% 64% Walk
t3 1-0 2 123 O KCR A. Cowens R. Wise -7% 57% 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, Royals' Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- O CLE P. Dade S. Busby 3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Busby 2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O CLE J. Grubb S. Busby 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' Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O KCR D. Porter R. Wise -2% 61% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- O KCR T. Poquette R. Wise -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-0 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle R. Wise -1% 58% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Steve Busby facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton S. Busby 3% 61% Popfly: SS
b4 0-1 1 --- CLE W. Horton S. Busby -3% 58% Single to LF
b4 0-1 1 1-- O CLE L. Blanks S. Busby 2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Horton to 2B
b4 0-1 2 -2- O CLE B. Bell S. Busby 4% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Wise -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- O KCR U. Washington R. Wise -2% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-0 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Wise -1% 60% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Manning S. Busby 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- O CLE R. Pruitt S. Busby 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- O CLE P. Dade S. Busby 2% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- KCR H. McRae R. Wise 4% 71% Single to CF
t6 1-0 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett R. Wise -3% 67% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-0 1 1-- KCR A. Cowens R. Wise 7% 75% Single to RF; Brett to 3B
t6 1-0 1 1-3 R KCR D. Porter R. Wise 11% 86% Double to RF; Brett Scores; Cowens to 3B
Rick Kreuger replaces Rick Wise pitching
Amos Otis pinch hits for Tom Poquette (LF) batting 6th
t6 2-0 1 -23 RO KCR A. Otis R. Kreuger 2% 87% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cowens Scores; Porter to 3B
t6 3-0 2 --3 O KCR C. Hurdle R. Kreuger -2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Steve Busby facing 2-3-4
Joe Zdeb replaces Amos Otis (PH) playing LF batting 6th
b6 0-3 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Busby 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-3 1 --- CLE J. Grubb S. Busby -3% 85% Walk
Doug Bird replaces Steve Busby pitching
b6 0-3 1 1-- CLE A. Thornton D. Bird -3% 82% Grubb Steals 2B; Grubb to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b6 0-3 1 --3 O CLE A. Thornton D. Bird 6% 87% Strikeout
b6 0-3 2 --3 O CLE W. Horton D. Bird 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Rick Kreuger facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 --- KCR F. White R. Kreuger 2% 93% Double to CF (LF-CF)
t7 3-0 0 -2- KCR U. Washington R. Kreuger 2% 95% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; White to 3B
t7 3-0 0 1-3 RO KCR W. Wilson R. Kreuger -0% 95% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
t7 4-0 1 1-- KCR H. McRae R. Kreuger 0% 95% Washington Steals 2B
t7 4-0 1 -2- O KCR H. McRae R. Kreuger -1% 95% Lineout: 3B
t7 4-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett R. Kreuger -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
b7 0-4 0 --- O CLE L. Blanks D. Bird 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- CLE B. Bell D. Bird -2% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 0-4 1 1-- O CLE R. Manning D. Bird 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell to 2B
b7 0-4 2 -2- CLE R. Pruitt D. Bird -1% 94% Walk
b7 0-4 2 12- R CLE P. Dade D. Bird -5% 89% Single to LF; Bell Scores/unER; Pruitt to 2B
b7 1-4 2 12- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Bird 5% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Dennis Kinney facing 4-5-6
Dennis Kinney replaces Rick Kreuger pitching
t8 4-1 0 --- KCR A. Cowens D. Kinney 3% 96% Triple to RF
t8 4-1 0 --3 R KCR D. Porter D. Kinney 1% 97% Single to LF; Cowens Scores
t8 5-1 0 1-- O KCR J. Zdeb D. Kinney -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Porter to 2B
t8 5-1 1 -2- O KCR C. Hurdle D. Kinney -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Porter to 3B
t8 5-1 2 --3 O KCR F. White D. Kinney -1% 96% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
b8 1-5 0 --- CLE J. Grubb D. Bird -3% 93% Double to RF
b8 1-5 0 -2- O CLE A. Thornton D. Bird 3% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-5 1 -2- CLE W. Horton D. Bird -3% 92% Single to RF; Grubb to 3B
Horace Speed pinch runs for Willie Horton (DH) batting 5th
b8 1-5 1 1-3 R CLE L. Blanks D. Bird -7% 85% Single to RF; Grubb Scores; Speed to 3B
b8 2-5 1 1-3 R CLE B. Bell D. Bird -9% 76% Single to LF; Speed Scores; Blanks to 2B
Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching
Ted Cox pinch hits for Rick Manning (CF) batting 8th
b8 3-5 1 12- O CLE T. Cox A. Hrabosky 9% 85% Strikeout
b8 3-5 2 12- CLE R. Pruitt A. Hrabosky -7% 78% Walk; Blanks to 3B; Bell to 2B
b8 3-5 2 123 R CLE P. Dade A. Hrabosky -13% 65% Walk; Blanks Scores; Bell to 3B; Pruitt to 2B
Larry Gura replaces Al Hrabosky pitching
b8 4-5 2 123 O CLE D. Kuiper L. Gura 20% 85% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Indians' Jim Kern facing 9-1-2
Jim Kern replaces Dennis Kinney pitching
Ted Cox moves from PH to LF
Paul Dade moves from RF to CF
Johnny Grubb moves from LF to RF
t9 5-4 0 --- KCR U. Washington J. Kern 2% 87% Single to LF
t9 5-4 0 1-- O KCR W. Wilson J. Kern -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Washington to 2B
t9 5-4 1 -2- KCR H. McRae J. Kern 3% 89% Washington Steals 3B
t9 5-4 1 --3 OO KCR H. McRae J. Kern -8% 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, Royals' Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
b9 4-5 0 --- CLE J. Grubb L. Gura -13% 68% Walk
Jim Colborn replaces Larry Gura pitching
b9 4-5 0 1-- O CLE A. Thornton J. Colborn 12% 80% Foul Popfly: C
Steve Mingori replaces Jim Colborn pitching
Jim Norris pinch hits for Horace Speed (DH) batting 5th
b9 4-5 1 1-- O CLE J. Norris S. Mingori 11% 91% Popfly: 2B
b9 4-5 2 1-- O CLE L. Blanks S. Mingori 9% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 4.

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