July 3, 1996 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,470

Wednesday, July 3, 1996, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:40

Royals

35-49

Lost 2

5th, 16½ GB

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

W: J Tavarez (3-5), L: M Magnante (1-2), S: P Shuey (2)

Indians

51-32

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .713    5    5   0   SH
T Goodwin LF                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .276  .650   13    1   0   3B,2B,CS
K Lockhart 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .316  .826   11    0   3   
C Paquette DH                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .246  .726    8    0   0   HR
M Tucker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .713   12    2   0   
J Offerman 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .725   20    8   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .835   17    0   3   GDP
S Fasano C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .216  .657   14    6   0   CS
  R Myers PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    5    0   0   GDP
D Howard SS                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .240  .622   10    2   4   2B

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           0   0
  J Valera P                                                             0   2
  J Jacome P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   4    2   2              115   24  12

BATTING

2B: D Howard (10, off J Tavarez); T Goodwin (7, off J Tavarez).

3B: T Goodwin (2, off J Tavarez).

HR: C Paquette (10, off J Tavarez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: J Damon (5, off J Tavarez).

TB: T Goodwin 6; C Paquette 4; K Lockhart 2; D Howard 2; J Offerman 2; J Randa.

GIDP: J Randa (5); R Myers (1).

RBI: C Paquette 2 (29); K Lockhart (33); T Goodwin (16).

2-out RBI: C Paquette 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Lockhart-D Howard-J Offerman 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Fasano (1, 2nd base by G Swindell/S Alomar); T Goodwin (13, 2nd base by J Tavarez/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .322  .826   18    2   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   0   0    2   0  .290  .755   21    4   2   GDP
C Baerga 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .695   19    1   4   GDP
A Belle LF                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .302 1.034   17    5   0   HR
J Thome 3B                    3   1   1   2    1   2  .299 1.044   19    1   2   2B
E Murray DH                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .261  .726    9    0   0   2B,SB
M Ramirez RF                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .274  .946   21    2   0   SB
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .297  .759   14    2   2   2B
A Espinoza 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .209  .598   12   10   0   

J Tavarez P                                                              0   2
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   6   9   6    8   5              150   27  12

BATTING

2B: E Murray (8, off K Appier); J Thome (18, off M Magnante); S Alomar (11, off J Valera).

HR: A Belle (27, off K Appier; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: A Belle 4; E Murray 3; K Lofton 2; J Thome 2; S Alomar 2; M Ramirez; C Baerga.

GIDP: C Baerga (12); O Vizquel (5).

RBI: S Alomar 2 (29); J Thome 2 (48); A Belle (72); M Ramirez (60).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-C Baerga-A Espinoza; C Baerga-O Vizquel-A Espinoza.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Murray (3, 3rd base off J Valera/S Fasano); M Ramirez (5, 2nd base off J Valera/S Fasano).

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                       4.1   4   4   4    6   3   1   3.63   22   94-52   27· 6·19    4· 7· 2· 0     36    -     1.41   0.02
M Magnante, L (1-2)            0     1   2   2    2   0   0   5.68    3   11-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-3    3.04  -0.34
J Valera                       2.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   5.70   11   37-22   16· 1· 5    4· 3· 2· 0          3-2    0.88  -0.01
J Jacome                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    3    5-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         8     9   6   6    8   5   1          39  147-81   49· 7·25    9·12· 5· 0          6-5

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 Tavarez, W (3-5)             5     9   4   4    0   0   1   4.91   22   60-39   29· 2· 8    9·10· 3· 0     33    -     0.80  -0.14
G Swindell, H (1)              3     0   0   0    1   2   0   7.17    9   31-21   13· 3· 5    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.24
P Shuey, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    4   22-10    6· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.20   0.09
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   2   1          35  113-70   48· 5·17   14·14· 3· 0           -

M Magnante faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 42,470.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 22mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. T Goodwin            LF    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. K Lockhart           2B    3. C Baerga             2B 
4. C Paquette           DH    4. A Belle              LF 
5. M Tucker             RF    5. J Thome              3B 
6. J Offerman           1B    6. E Murray             DH 
7. J Randa              3B    7. M Ramirez            RF 
8. S Fasano             C     8. S Alomar             C  
9. D Howard             SS    9. A Espinoza           1B 

   K Appier             P        J Tavarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  4-1  123  2   22%  55% J Thome         M Magnante      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores; Baerga Scores; Belle to 3B
   t 9   1  6-4  12-  5   18% 100% R Myers         P Shuey         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   1  4-4  123  2   17%  86% S Alomar        J Valera        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thome Scores; Murray Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   t 3   2  0-1  --3  2  -16%  25% C Paquette      J Tavarez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Goodwin Scores
   b 5   1  4-3  123  5   12%  68% M Ramirez       M Magnante      Walk; Belle Scores; Thome to 3B; Murray to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   49%  T Goodwin       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  3   41%  K Lockhart      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Goodwin Scores
   O      1--  1   44%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   46%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   44%  K Lofton        Lineout: CF
          ---  7   46%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--  4   50%  C Baerga        Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   41%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   43%  J Offerman      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   41%  J Randa         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   42%  S Fasano        Groundout: 3B-1B; Randa to 2B
   O      -2-  2   46%  D Howard        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   52%  E Murray        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF; Murray to 3B
   O      --3  2   44%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  3   40%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   42%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   36%  T Goodwin       Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  2   41%  K Lockhart      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   RR     --3  2   25%  C Paquette      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Goodwin Scores
   O      ---  1   26%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   30%  K Lofton        Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  2   26%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  2   21%  C Baerga        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   18%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   23%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   24%  S Fasano        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   34%  A Belle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  7   38%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  2   34%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
          1--  7   38%  M Ramirez       Walk; Thome to 2B
   O      12-  3   32%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF
   O      12-  4   27%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   22%  D Howard        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   23%  J Damon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Howard to 3B
   R      --3  6   18%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Howard Scores
   O      1--      21%  K Lockhart      Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  2   20%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   22%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   19%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   22%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--  7   26%  C Baerga        Walk; Vizquel to 2B
          12-  6   34%  A Belle         Walk; Vizquel to 3B; Baerga to 2B
                  Mike Magnante replaces Kevin Appier pitching
   RR     123  2   55%  J Thome         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores; Baerga Scores; Belle to 3B
          -23  4   57%  E Murray        Walk
   R      123  5   68%  M Ramirez       Walk; Belle Scores; Thome to 3B; Murray to 2B
                  Julio Valera replaces Mike Magnante pitching
   RR     123  2   86%  S Alomar        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thome Scores; Murray Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      -23  1   80%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  5   76%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Swindell replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
   O      ---  1   79%  M Tucker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   83%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Julio Valera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-3B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   80%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   80%  A Belle         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   74%  S Fasano        Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   84%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   88%  T Goodwin       Fasano Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Julio Valera facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   86%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  E Murray        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   89%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Murray to 2B
          12-      92%  S Alomar        Murray Steals 3B; Ramirez Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   88%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -23  4   84%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   89%  T Goodwin       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   91%  K Lockhart      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   93%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jason Jacome facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Jacome replaces Julio Valera pitching
          ---  1   94%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   92%  O Vizquel       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   91%  C Baerga        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Paul Shuey facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Shuey replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   90%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   82%  J Randa         Walk; Offerman to 2B
                  Rod Myers pinch hits for Sal Fasano batting 8th
   OO     12-  5  100%  R Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199607030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation