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CHW  5
BOS  4
 CLE  3
KCR  1
 MIL  3
@MIN  2
 NYY 11
@TEX  7
 CAL  3
@TOR  2
(10)		 ATL  3
PHI  0
 STL 12
@LAD  0
 HOU  5
@MON  4
(10)		 NYM  3
CIN  2
(10)		 CHC  4
@SDP  0
 SFG  6
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,757

 Thursday, May 4, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:10
Royals
1
17-10
Lost 2
3rd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  1  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    3  5  3
W: John Farrell (2-1), L: Bret Saberhagen (2-3), S: Doug Jones (6)
 Indians
3
13-13
Won 4
1st

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .189  .506   19   10    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .717   16   11    2   0   
J Eisenreich RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .819   12    8    2   0   GDP
D Tartabull DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .801   11    8    0   0   GDP
B Buckner 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .546    9    6    8   1   
B Jackson LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .894    9    5    4   0   SB
B Boone C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .735   12    5    4   0   
B Wellman 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .515   11    6    2   2   
K Stillwell SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .501   14    7    1   2   

B Saberhagen P                                                                1   1
Totals                       29   1   1   0    2   4              113   66   24   6
Batting Events
TB: K Seitzer.
GIDP: J Eisenreich (1); D Tartabull (2).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Stillwell-B Wellman-B Buckner.
E: B Buckner (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Jackson (10, 2nd base off J Farrell/A Allanson).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O McDowell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .530   12    8    0   0   
J Browne 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .242  .574   10    7    2   5   
J Carter CF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .255  .679   12    7    1   0   HR
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .366  .958   15    9   13   1   
C Snyder RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .818   12   10    2   0   
D Clark DH                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .741   17    9    0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .841   13    6    1   1   GDP
A Allanson C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .568    6    5    4   0   
F Fermin SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .610   13    9    1   7   SH

J Farrell P                                                                   3   1
  D Jones P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       28   3   5   0    2   3              110   70   27  15
Batting Events
HR: J Carter (3, off B Saberhagen; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SH: F Fermin (3, off B Saberhagen).
TB: J Carter 5; A Allanson; F Fermin; J Browne.
GIDP: B Jacoby (1).
RBI: J Carter 2 (15); J Browne (12).
2-out RBI: J Carter 2; J Browne.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Browne-F Fermin-P O'Brien; B Jacoby-J Browne-P O'Brien.
E: J Farrell (); F Fermin (7); P O'Brien (2).

Pitching Stats

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
B Saberhagen, L (2-3)          8     5   3   3    2   3   1   3.35   31  110-70   49· 7·14   13·13· 4· 0     61    -     1.17   0.07
Totals                         8     5   3   3    2   3   1          31  110-70   49· 7·14   13·13· 4· 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
J Farrell, W (2-1)             8     1   1   0    2   4   0   2.70   29  108-63   40· 9·14   17· 6· 1· 0     80    -     1.13   0.41
D Jones, S (6)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.74    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.75   0.17
Totals                         9     1   1   0    2   4   0          31  111-66   42· 9·15   19· 6· 1· 0          2-1
J Farrell faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 6,757.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Cleveland Indians                            
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Oddibe McDowell              LF
2. Kevin Seitzer                3B       2. Jerry Browne                 2B
3. Jim Eisenreich               RF       3. Joe Carter                   CF
4. Danny Tartabull              DH       4. Pete O'Brien                 1B
5. Bill Buckner                 1B       5. Cory Snyder                  RF
6. Bo Jackson                   LF       6. Dave Clark                   DH
7. Bob Boone                     C       7. Brook Jacoby                 3B
8. Brad Wellman                 2B       8. Andy Allanson                 C
9. Kurt Stillwell               SS       9. Felix Fermin                 SS

   Bret Saberhagen               P          John Farrell                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 2 --3 R 3,(1-1)  26% 86% 0-0 CLE J. Browne B. Saberhagen Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Allanson Scores
t9 0 1-3 ROO 1,(0-0)  15% 99% 0-3 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Jones Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Wilson Scores/unER
b8 2 1-- RR 2,(1-0)  12% 97% 1-0 CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Browne Scores
t9 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  -9% 83% 0-3 KCR K. Seitzer J. Farrell Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Wilson to 3B
b7 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  -9% 50% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson J. Farrell Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 54% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer J. Farrell Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 55% 0-0 KCR J. Eisenreich J. Farrell Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 CLE O. McDowell B. Saberhagen Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 CLE J. Browne B. Saberhagen Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b1 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 50% 0-0 CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull J. Farrell Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 54% 0-0 KCR B. Buckner J. Farrell Groundout: 1B-P
t2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  -1% 53% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson J. Farrell Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  -1% 52% 0-0 KCR B. Boone J. Farrell Jackson Steals 2B
t2 2 -2- O 4,(2-1)  3% 55% 0-0 KCR B. Boone J. Farrell Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 53% 0-0 CLE P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder B. Saberhagen Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  1% 52% 0-0 CLE D. Clark B. Saberhagen Walk
b2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  2% 55% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen Walk; Clark to 2B
b2 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  -5% 50% 0-0 CLE A. Allanson B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 52% 0-0 KCR B. Wellman J. Farrell Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 54% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell J. Farrell Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 55% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson J. Farrell Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  4% 60% 0-0 CLE F. Fermin B. Saberhagen Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b3 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 56% 0-0 CLE O. McDowell B. Saberhagen Flyball: 3B
b3 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 53% 0-0 CLE J. Browne B. Saberhagen Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b3 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 50% 0-0 CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  3% 53% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer J. Farrell Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
t4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Eisenreich J. Farrell Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t4 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  6% 56% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull J. Farrell Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  -3% 53% 0-0 CLE P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b4 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder B. Saberhagen Popfly: 1B
b4 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 50% 0-0 CLE D. Clark B. Saberhagen Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 53% 0-0 KCR B. Buckner J. Farrell Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 55% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson J. Farrell Strikeout Swinging
t5 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 56% 0-0 KCR B. Boone J. Farrell Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 54% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 51% 0-0 CLE A. Allanson B. Saberhagen Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  -1% 50% 0-0 CLE F. Fermin B. Saberhagen Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  3% 53% 0-0 KCR B. Wellman J. Farrell Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -4% 50% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell J. Farrell Walk
t6 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  -5% 44% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson J. Farrell Walk; Stillwell to 2B
t6 1 12- O 5,(2-2)  5% 50% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer J. Farrell Flyball: RF; Stillwell to 3B
t6 2 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  7% 57% 0-0 KCR J. Eisenreich J. Farrell Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 54% 0-0 CLE O. McDowell B. Saberhagen Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 52% 0-0 CLE J. Browne B. Saberhagen Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  2% 54% 0-0 CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b6 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  -4% 50% 0-0 CLE P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  4% 54% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull J. Farrell Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t7 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 57% 0-0 KCR B. Buckner J. Farrell Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 59% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson J. Farrell Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 55% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder B. Saberhagen Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 59% 0-0 CLE D. Clark B. Saberhagen Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b7 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  -9% 50% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Farrell facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  5% 55% 0-0 KCR B. Boone J. Farrell Groundout: P unassisted
t8 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 58% 0-0 KCR B. Wellman J. Farrell Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 61% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell J. Farrell Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  6% 67% 0-0 CLE A. Allanson B. Saberhagen Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
b8 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 65% 0-0 CLE F. Fermin B. Saberhagen Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Allanson to 2B
b8 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -6% 59% 0-0 CLE O. McDowell B. Saberhagen Groundout: 1B-P; Allanson to 3B
b8 2 --3 R 3,(1-1)  26% 86% 0-0 CLE J. Browne B. Saberhagen Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Allanson Scores
b8 2 1-- RR 2,(1-0)  12% 97% 1-0 CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Browne Scores
b8 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 97% 3-0 CLE P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' John Farrell facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  -4% 93% 0-3 KCR W. Wilson J. Farrell Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B
t9 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  -9% 83% 0-3 KCR K. Seitzer J. Farrell Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Wilson to 3B
Doug Jones replaces John Farrell pitching
t9 0 1-3 ROO 1,(0-0)  15% 99% 0-3 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Jones Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Wilson Scores/unER
t9 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 1-3 KCR D. Tartabull D. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.

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