July 2, 1984 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 9,987

Monday, July 2, 1984
Time of Game: 2:42

Royals

36-40

Won 5

5th, 5 GB

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

W: M Huismann (1-2), L: R Smith (2-1), S: D Quisenberry (22)

Indians

32-44

Lost 2

7th, 22 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .287  .740    0    1   0   3B
P Sheridan RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .323  .832    0    1   0   2B,SF
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .284  .868    0    1   1   2B
  G Pryor PR-3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .629         0   0   
J Orta DH                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .316  .851    0    0   0   
D Motley LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .805    0    6   0   
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   3   1    1   0  .247  .786    0   11   1   HR,2B,IW
J Wathan C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .178  .547    0    2   0   GDP
B Biancalana 2B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .748    0    3   4   
U Washington SS               4   0   1   1    0   2  .222  .566    0    1   4   

M Jones P                                                                0   1
  M Huismann P                                                           1   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   1
Totals                       37   4  13   4    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: S Balboni (12, off R Smith); G Brett (8, off M Jeffcoat); P Sheridan (13, off R Smith).

3B: W Wilson (3, off R Smith).

HR: S Balboni (12, off R Smith; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: P Sheridan (2, off R Smith).

IBB: S Balboni (1, by R Smith).

TB: S Balboni 7; P Sheridan 3; J Orta 3; W Wilson 3; G Brett 2; D Motley; U Washington; B Biancalana.

GIDP: J Wathan (5).

RBI: U Washington (9); S Balboni (33); G Brett (27); P Sheridan (26).

2-out RBI: U Washington; G Brett.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. U Washington-B Biancalana-S Balboni; B Biancalana-U Washington-S Balboni.

E: J Wathan (4); M Huismann ().

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .270  .705    0    2   0   2·2B,SB
J Franco SS                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .264  .642    0    1   2   SB,GDP
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .777    0    6   1   
A Thornton DH                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .860    0    0   0   
C Castillo RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .850    0    2   1   
P Tabler LF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .749    0    2   0   
  M Hall LF                   2   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .823    0    2   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .629    0    1   1   SH
J Willard C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .242  .760    0    7   0   HR,GDP
M Fischlin 2B                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .152  .555    0    1   2   3B
  G Vukovich PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .732    0    0   0   
  T Bernazard 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .596         1   1   
  B Perkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .574    0    0   0   

R Smith P                                                                1   0
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           1   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Butler 2 (14, 2 off M Jones).

3B: M Fischlin (2, off M Jones).

HR: J Willard (6, off D Quisenberry; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: B Jacoby (2, off M Huismann).

TB: B Butler 5; J Willard 4; M Fischlin 3; M Hall 2; J Franco; P Tabler.

GIDP: J Willard (5); J Franco (13).

RBI: J Franco (37); J Willard (20); B Butler (23).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Franco-T Bernazard-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Franco (9, 2nd base off M Jones/J Wathan); B Butler (25, 3rd base off M Jones/J Wathan).

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
M Jones                        4.1   5   2   2    3   1   0   6.10   21     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     43    -     1.30  -0.12
M Huismann, W (1-2)            2.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   6.14    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          2-0    2.21   0.35
D Quisenberry, S (22)          2     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.09    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    2.32   0.23
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0· 9          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Smith, L (2-1)               5.2   9   3   3    2   4   1   4.19   27     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 9     41    -     1.04  -0.10
M Jeffcoat                     3.1   4   1   1    0   2   0   1.74   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4          1-0    0.78   0.06
Totals                         9    13   4   4    2   6   1          40     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0·13          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Smith (1; S Balboni).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 9,987.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. B Butler             CF 
2. P Sheridan           RF    2. J Franco             SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. M Hargrove           1B 
4. J Orta               DH    4. A Thornton           DH 
5. D Motley             LF    5. C Castillo           RF 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. P Tabler             LF 
7. J Wathan             C     7. B Jacoby             3B 
8. B Biancalana         2B    8. J Willard            C  
9. U Washington         SS    9. M Fischlin           2B 

   M Jones              P        R Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-2  12-      18%  63% J Willard       M Huismann      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Hall to 3B
   b 7   0  3-2  1--      16%  72% J Franco        M Huismann      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  2-2  -2-      16%  63% U Washington    R Smith         Single; Biancalana Scores
   b 9   0  4-2  ---     -11%  80% J Willard       D Quisenberry   Home Run
   t 9   2  2-3  1--      10%  92% G Brett         M Jeffcoat      Double; Sheridan Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  P Sheridan      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      49%  J Orta          Single; Brett to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Motley        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      60%  S Balboni       Home Run
   O      ---      58%  J Wathan        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  B Biancalana    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      56%  U Washington    Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--      56%  C Castillo      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      59%  P Tabler        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      61%  B Jacoby        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  W Wilson        Triple
   RO     --3      70%  P Sheridan      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
   O      ---      68%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  J Orta          Single
          1--      72%  D Motley        Single; Orta to 3B; Motley to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      73%  S Balboni       Intentional Walk
   O      123      68%  J Wathan        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  J Willard       Strikeout
          ---      63%  M Fischlin      Triple
   R      --3      54%  B Butler        Double; Fischlin Scores
          -2-      52%  J Franco        Walk
   O      12-      56%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Butler to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  B Biancalana    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      59%  U Washington    Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      57%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  C Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  P Tabler        Single
   O      1--      61%  B Jacoby        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      64%  J Willard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Smith facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  P Sheridan      Double
   O      -2-      69%  G Brett         Flyball: CF; Sheridan to 3B
   O      --3      63%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      59%  D Motley        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  M Fischlin      Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  B Butler        Double
          -2-      52%  J Franco        Butler Steals 3B
   R      --3      43%  " "             Single; Butler Scores
          1--      37%  M Hargrove      Franco Steals 2B; Franco to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      34%  " "             Walk
                  Mark Huismann replaces Mike Jones pitching
   O      1-3      43%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  C Castillo      Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Roy Smith facing 6-7-8
                  Mel Hall replaces Pat Tabler playing LF batting 6th
          ---      59%  S Balboni       Double
   O      -2-      53%  J Wathan        Flyball: P
   O      -2-      48%  B Biancalana    Single to RF; Balboni out at Hm/RF-C; Biancalana to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      63%  U Washington    Single; Biancalana Scores
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Roy Smith pitching
   O      1--      61%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Huismann facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  M Hall          Single
          1--      45%  B Jacoby        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Hall to 2B; Jacoby to 1B
   OO     12-      63%  J Willard       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Hall to 3B
                  George Vukovich pinch hits for Mike Fischlin batting 9th
   O      --3      69%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Jeffcoat facing 2-3-4
                  Tony Bernazard replaces George Vukovich playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      67%  P Sheridan      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  G Brett         Strikeout
          ---      66%  J Orta          Single
   O      1--      64%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Huismann facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  B Butler        Single
   OO     1--      72%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Jeffcoat facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  S Balboni       Single
   OO     1--      71%  J Wathan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  B Biancalana    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Quisenberry facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Mark Huismann pitching
   O      ---      76%  A Thornton      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      80%  C Castillo      Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      77%  M Hall          Single
   O      1--      84%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Jeffcoat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  U Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      82%  P Sheridan      Single
   R      1--      92%  G Brett         Double; Sheridan Scores
                  Greg Pryor pinch runs for George Brett batting 3rd
   O      -2-      91%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Pryor moves to 3B
   R      ---      80%  J Willard       Home Run
                  Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Tony Bernazard batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  B Perkins       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      95%  B Butler        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198407022

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation