April 17, 1994 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
@BOS 4 TOR 5
@CAL 4
(10) KCR 8
@CLE 3 NYY 8
@DET 6 OAK 5
MIN 1 SEA 8
MIL 3 BAL 6
@TEX 5 ATL 4
@CHC 2 COL 6
MON 5
(10) SFG 9
@FLA 8 NYM 4
HOU 2 CIN 7
@PHI 0 LAD 19
@PIT 2 STL 5
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 38,974

Sunday, April 17, 1994, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:46

Royals

5-5

Won 4

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  1  0   0  0  4   0  2  0    8 10  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3  6  1

W: K Appier (1-2), L: J Morris (1-1)

Indians

6-4

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .217  .598   16    2   1   
B McRae CF                    5   1   4   0    0   0  .378  .911   20    0   0   SB
W Joyner 1B                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .205  .603   12   10   0   SB,GDP
M Macfarlane C                3   2   0   0    2   1  .250  .864   22    9   1   
B Hamelin DH                  3   3   2   3    1   0  .367 1.229   16    0   0   HR,2B
D Henderson RF                4   0   1   2    0   1  .194  .597   24    3   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .591    7    0   4   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .576   19    2   2   
G Gagne SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .167  .481   18    1   3   

K Appier P                                                               0   1
  S Belinda P                                                            0   0
  H Pichardo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   8  10   7    4   4              154   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Hamelin (1, off J Morris).

HR: B Hamelin (4, off J Morris; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Hamelin 6; B McRae 4; G Gagne 2; G Gaetti; D Henderson.

GIDP: W Joyner (1).

RBI: B Hamelin 3 (14); D Henderson 2 (6); G Gaetti (4); G Gagne (3).

2-out RBI: G Gagne.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Joyner (1, 2nd base off J Morris/S Alomar); B McRae (4, 3rd base off J Morris/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .394 1.080   19    4   1   SB
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .467   21    1   3   SH
C Baerga 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .550   18    0   4   2B
A Belle LF                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .289  .838   10    2   0   HR,2B
E Murray DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .537   16    0   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .813   16   12   1   
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .797   10    5   0   
J Thome 3B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .980    9    0   2   SB,CS
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .348 1.314   14    1   0   

J Morris P                                                               1   2
  R Swan P                                                               0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  M Turner P                                                             0   0
  S Farr P                                                               1   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3    1   9              133   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Baerga (1, off K Appier); A Belle (3, off H Pichardo).

HR: A Belle (1, off K Appier; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: O Vizquel (4, off K Appier).

TB: A Belle 7; C Baerga 2; J Thome; K Lofton.

RBI: A Belle 3 (5).

2-out RBI: A Belle.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-P Sorrento; K Lofton-P Sorrento.

E: C Baerga (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Thome (1, 2nd base off S Belinda/M Macfarlane); K Lofton (6, 2nd base off K Appier/M Macfarlane).

CS: J Thome (1, 2nd base by K Appier/M Macfarlane).

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
K Appier, W (1-2)              7     5   3   3    0   7   1   9.00   24  104-67   39·14·14   11· 6· 0· 0     62    -     0.87   0.20
S Belinda                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    4   13-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.02
H Pichardo                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.14    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   9   1          32  128-82   48·16·18   13· 8· 1· 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 Morris, L (1-1)              6.2   8   6   5    2   3   1   5.09   29  111-68   47· 8·13   14· 5· 5· 0     37    -     0.79  -0.22
R Swan                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
E Plunk                        0     0   2   2    2   0   0   7.36    2   10-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.03
M Turner                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   1.42    5   20-14    8· 4· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.38  -0.03
S Farr                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   7    4   4   1          40  152-92   59·14·19   18· 8· 6· 0          3-2

E Plunk faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 38,974.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 51° F, Wind 25mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. V Coleman            LF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. B McRae              CF    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. W Joyner             1B    3. C Baerga             2B 
4. M Macfarlane         C     4. A Belle              LF 
5. B Hamelin            DH    5. E Murray             DH 
6. D Henderson          RF    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. G Gaetti             3B    7. S Alomar             C  
8. J Lind               2B    8. J Thome              3B 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. M Ramirez            RF 

   K Appier             P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-2  123  5   15%  89% B Hamelin       J Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McRae Scores; Joyner Scores/unER; Macfarlane to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  ---  3    9%  68% B Hamelin       J Morris        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  8    8%  61% B McRae         J Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coleman to 3B
   b 4   1  2-0  --3  4    7%  69% C Baerga        K Appier        Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  2-0  --3  1   -6%  63% A Belle         K Appier        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores; Belle out at 2B/LF-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--  8   61%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coleman to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   55%  W Joyner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Coleman Scores
   O      ---  4   54%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  K Lofton        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  9   58%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   68%  B Hamelin       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   67%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   65%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   67%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   70%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   68%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   66%  V Coleman       Bunt Popfly: P (Weak 1B)
          ---  2   67%  B McRae         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   65%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   68%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   65%  J Thome         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   69%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   71%  K Lofton        Thome Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   69%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   67%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   62%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      60%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   62%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lofton to 3B
   O      --3  4   69%  C Baerga        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  1   63%  A Belle         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores; Belle out at 2B/LF-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   60%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   58%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   57%  G Gagne         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   60%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   63%  P Sorrento      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   65%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   62%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3   65%  B McRae         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  1   69%  W Joyner        Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B to SS); McRae to 2B; Joyner to 1B
          12-      74%  M Macfarlane    McRae Steals 3B; Joyner Steals 2B
          -23  6   75%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  5   89%  B Hamelin       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McRae Scores; Joyner Scores/unER; Macfarlane to 3B
   RR     -23  6   94%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Fly Ball); Macfarlane Scores; Hamelin Scores
   O      1--  3   94%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   93%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   95%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   97%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   95%  V Coleman       Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
          ---  3   96%  B McRae         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Russ Swan replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      1--  2   95%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   97%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   95%  C Baerga        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  1   89%  A Belle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Baerga Scores
   O      ---  3   91%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   92%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
                  Eric Plunk replaces Russ Swan pitching
          ---  5   93%  M Macfarlane    Walk
          1--  5   95%  B Hamelin       Walk; Macfarlane to 2B
                  Matt Turner replaces Eric Plunk pitching
   O      12-  6   94%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF; Macfarlane to 3B
   R      1-3  2   96%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Macfarlane Scores; Hamelin to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  J Lind          Flyball: LF
   R      12-  6   98%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hamelin Scores; Gaetti to 3B
   O      1-3  2   97%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Stan Belinda facing 7-8-9
                  Stan Belinda replaces Kevin Appier pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   97%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging, Thome Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   99%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Steve Farr facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Farr replaces Matt Turner pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  B McRae         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  1   99%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   99%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Hipolito Pichardo facing 2-3-4
                  Hipolito Pichardo replaces Stan Belinda pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  C Baerga        Lineout: RF
          ---  3  100%  A Belle         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3  100%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Indians 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation