June 16, 1989 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 7
@BAL 5 BAL 5
OAK 1 BOS 2
@CHW 0 CLE 1
KCR 0 CAL 9
@DET 4 MIL 8
@MIN 6 NYY 8
TEX 3 NYY 6
TEX 1 TOR 4
SEA 3 ATL 6
@LAD 1 MON 8
CHC 5 NYM 15
@PHI 11 HOU 3
@SDP 1 CIN 5
@SFG 4 STL 6
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 11,916

Friday, June 16, 1989, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:36

Royals

39-26

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: B Black (6-7), L: T Leach (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Indians

31-34

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Eisenreich CF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .778   26    2   0   SB
K Seitzer 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .730   20    1   3   
G Brett DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .657   17    0   0   
B Jackson LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .849   18    6   0   
P Tabler RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .595   15    3   0   
  B Pecota PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .652         0   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .718   13    4   0   
  B Saberhagen PR             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Macfarlane C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500         0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .225  .575   20    2   1   
B Wellman SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .558    8    0   1   
  K Stillwell PH-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .702    3    0   0   
R Palacios 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .067  .309   10    6   2   2B

L Aquino P                                                               1   0
  T Leach P                                                              1   2
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   0   6   0    2   5              150   26   9

BATTING

2B: R Palacios (1, off B Black).

TB: R Palacios 2; B Jackson; J Eisenreich; B Wellman; B Boone; P Tabler.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Seitzer-R Palacios.

E: P Tabler (2); K Seitzer 2 (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Eisenreich (11, 2nd base off B Black/J Skinner).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Browne 2B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .297  .725   18    4   5   IW
D Clark LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .683   21    0   0   
J Carter CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .721   12    4   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  3   0   2   1    2   1  .299  .877   23    9   2   
C Snyder RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .234  .643    9    2   0   2B
M Salas DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .663   11    0   0   IW
  O McDowell PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .568         0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .797   10    1   1   GDP
L Aguayo SS                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .158  .451   10    0   5   HBP,SH
J Skinner C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .675   15    5   0   SB,SH

B Black P                                                                2   0
Totals                       30   1   6   1    7   4              129   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Snyder (10, off T Leach).

SH: L Aguayo (1, off T Leach); J Skinner (1, off T Leach).

IBB: M Salas (1, by T Leach); J Browne (3, by T Leach).

HBP: L Aguayo (2, by T Leach).

TB: C Snyder 2; P O'Brien 2; B Jacoby; L Aguayo; J Browne.

GIDP: B Jacoby (6).

RBI: P O'Brien (31).

2-out RBI: P O'Brien.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Skinner (1, 2nd base off L Aquino/B Boone).

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
L Aquino                       6     5   0   0    1   4   0   2.41   24   73-46   31· 6· 9    6· 8· 5· 0     65    -     1.13   0.35
T Leach, L (1-1)               2.1   1   1   1    4   0   0   3.34   13   42-20   12· 4· 4    6· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.50   0.12
T Gordon                       0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   2.52    3   10-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    5.36  -0.29
Totals                         8.2   6   1   1    7   4   0          40  125-67   44·10·13   12·10· 6· 0          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Black, W (6-7)               9     6   0   0    2   5   0   3.45   35  147-93   62·10·20   16· 8· 4· 0     78    -     1.41   0.68
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   5   0          35  147-93   62·10·20   16· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Leach 2 (2; M Salas, J Browne).

HBP: T Leach (2; L Aguayo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 11,916.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Eisenreich         CF    1. J Browne             2B 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. D Clark              LF 
3. G Brett              DH    3. J Carter             CF 
4. B Jackson            LF    4. P O'Brien            1B 
5. P Tabler             RF    5. C Snyder             RF 
6. B Boone              C     6. M Salas              DH 
7. F White              2B    7. B Jacoby             3B 
8. B Wellman            SS    8. L Aguayo             SS 
9. R Palacios           1B    9. J Skinner            C  

   L Aquino             P        B Black              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  0-0  123  4   34% 100% P O'Brien       T Gordon        Walk; Aguayo Scores; Browne to 3B; Clark to 2B
   b 8   1  0-0  123  3  -27%  50% B Jacoby        T Leach         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 9   1  0-0  123  2  -17%  66% J Carter        T Gordon        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   b 8   1  0-0  1--  1   17%  78% C Snyder        T Leach         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); O'Brien to 3B
   b 9   1  0-0  12-  4   13%  83% D Clark         T Gordon        Walk; Aguayo to 3B; Browne to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   54%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Browne        Single to P (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   57%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Browne to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   50%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  B Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   53%  B Boone         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  C Snyder        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   51%  M Salas         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   52%  B Jacoby        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   56%  L Aguayo        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jacoby to 3B; Aguayo to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -23  4   50%  J Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   52%  B Wellman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   48%  R Palacios      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  8   51%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B); Palacios to 3B
          --3  6   50%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      1-3  1   55%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Browne        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  D Clark         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   50%  J Carter        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   56%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   60%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   56%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   53%  M Salas         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   50%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  F White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   50%  B Wellman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   53%  R Palacios      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   57%  J Eisenreich    Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   54%  L Aguayo        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   57%  J Skinner       Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  J Browne        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          1--      55%  D Clark         Skinner Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   56%  G Brett         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   54%  B Jackson       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   57%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   54%  J Carter        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   58%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   54%  C Snyder        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); O'Brien out at 3B/SS-2B
   O      1--  2   50%  M Salas         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   54%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   57%  F White         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   59%  B Wellman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Leach facing 7-8-9
                  Terry Leach replaces Luis Aquino pitching
          ---  1   64%  B Jacoby        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   62%  L Aguayo        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Jacoby to 2B
   O      -2-  5   56%  J Skinner       Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  7   57%  J Browne        Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   55%  R Palacios      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   50%  J Eisenreich    Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   56%  K Seitzer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      53%  G Brett         Eisenreich Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Leach facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   56%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   61%  P O'Brien       Walk
          1--  1   78%  C Snyder        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); O'Brien to 3B
          -23  4   77%  M Salas         Intentional Walk
                  Oddibe McDowell pinch runs for Mark Salas batting 6th
   OO     123  3   50%  B Jacoby        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   56%  B Jackson       Lineout: CF
          ---  4   50%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Bill Pecota pinch runs for Pat Tabler batting 5th
   O      1--  2   57%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  6   52%  F White         Walk; Boone to 2B
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Brad Wellman batting 8th; Bret Saberhagen pinch runs for Bob Boone batting 6th
   O      12-  3   63%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Leach facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Macfarlane replaces Bret Saberhagen playing C batting 6th; Kurt Stillwell moves to SS; Bill Pecota moves to RF
          ---  3   71%  L Aguayo        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   70%  J Skinner       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Aguayo to 2B
          -2-  4   71%  J Browne        Intentional Walk
                  Tom Gordon replaces Terry Leach pitching
          12-  4   83%  D Clark         Walk; Aguayo to 3B; Browne to 2B
   O      123  2   66%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   R      123  4  100%  P O'Brien       Walk; Aguayo Scores; Browne to 3B; Clark to 2B
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198906160

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