July 31, 1983 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
TEX 0 MIL 7
@BOS 5 CAL 4
OAK 0 NYY 12
@CHW 6
(11) DET 8
KCR 6 KCR 7
@DET 5 SEA 3
@MIN 2 CLE 16
@TOR 11 HOU 9
CIN 2 MON 6
STL 5 NYM 7
PIT 6
(12) NYM 1
PIT 0
(12) PHI 5
CHC 2 SDP 5
ATL 2 LAD 2
@SFG 1 SFG 8
LAD 6

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, July 31, 1983
Time of Game: 2:45

Royals

47-49

Lost 3

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  0    6 10  4
Tigers          2  3  1   0  1  1   0  0  X    8 12  0

W: D Rozema (8-1), L: P Splittorff (9-4), S: A Lopez (16)

Tigers

59-41

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .660    0    3   0   
P Sheridan LF                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .258  .717    0    2   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   4   1    0   0  .358 1.116    0    0   2   
H McRae DH                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .326  .875    0    0   0   SF
W Aikens 1B                   4   2   2   4    0   1  .324  .956    0    5   2   2·HR,GDP
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .652    0    2   2   
J Wathan C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .266  .650    0    8   2   
J Simpson RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .176  .481    0    2   1   2B
O Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .484    0    2   1   
  U Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .617    0    0   0   

P Splittorff P                                                           0   1
  F Wills P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   6  10   6    2   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: J Simpson (2, off D Rozema).

HR: W Aikens 2 (12, off A Lopez, off D Rozema; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: H McRae (4, off D Rozema).

TB: W Aikens 8; G Brett 4; J Simpson 2; W Wilson 2; H McRae.

GIDP: W Aikens (10).

RBI: W Aikens 4 (38); G Brett (67); H McRae (53).

2-out RBI: W Aikens 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Simpson-J Wathan; F White-O Concepcion-W Aikens.

E: F Wills (); W Wilson (6); G Brett (14); P Splittorff ().

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .317  .837    0    1   4   
E Cabell 1B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .325  .808    0    9   0   
  R Leach 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .656    0    2   0   
L Herndon LF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .279  .791    0    1   0   
L Parrish DH                  2   2   1   1    1   1  .296  .848    0    0   0   SF
J Wockenfuss C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .764    0    5   0   GDP
  M Castillo C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .644         2   0   
G Wilson RF-CF-RF             4   1   2   1    0   2  .274  .745    0    3   0   2B
C Lemon CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .803         0   0   
  L Jones RF                  2   1   0   0    0   1  .200  .560    0    1   0   
  K Gibson PH-CF              2   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .659    0    1   0   SB
T Brookens 3B                 2   1   1   0    2   1  .218  .598    0    1   1   CS
A Trammell SS                 4   0   2   3    0   0  .306  .824    0    1   5   2B,SB

D Rozema P                                                               0   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   1
Totals                       33   8  12   7    5   8                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (18, off P Splittorff); G Wilson (18, off P Splittorff).

SF: L Parrish (9, off P Splittorff).

TB: A Trammell 3; G Wilson 3; L Whitaker 2; L Herndon 2; K Gibson; T Brookens; L Parrish; E Cabell.

GIDP: J Wockenfuss (2).

RBI: A Trammell 3 (35); K Gibson (35); L Parrish (68); G Wilson (51); L Herndon (56).

2-out RBI: K Gibson; G Wilson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-E Cabell.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (10, 3rd base off P Splittorff/J Wathan); K Gibson (7, 2nd base off F Wills/J Wathan).

CS: T Brookens (4, 2nd base by F Wills/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
P Splittorff, L (9-4)          4     9   6   4    0   2   0   4.24   20     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 9     26    -     0.91  -0.43
F Wills                        4     3   2   1    5   6   0   2.25   19     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.75  -0.10
Totals                         8    12   8   5    5   8   0          39     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1·12           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rozema, W (8-1)              5     8   5   5    2   2   1   3.18   24     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 2· 7     31    -     0.97  -0.22
A Lopez, S (16)                4     2   1   1    0   5   1   1.59   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.89   0.19
Totals                         9    10   6   6    2   7   2          38     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Wills (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. P Sheridan           LF    2. E Cabell             1B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. L Herndon            LF 
4. H McRae              DH    4. L Parrish            DH 
5. W Aikens             1B    5. J Wockenfuss         C  
6. F White              2B    6. G Wilson             RF 
7. J Wathan             C     7. C Lemon              CF 
8. J Simpson            RF    8. T Brookens           3B 
9. O Concepcion         SS    9. A Trammell           SS 

   P Splittorff         P        D Rozema             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  6-2  12-     -21%  70% W Aikens        D Rozema        Home Run; Brett Scores; McRae Scores
   b 2   0  2-2  123      14%  86% A Trammell      P Splittorff    Double to LF; Wilson Scores; Jones Scores/unER; Brookens Scores
   b 1   0  2-0  12-      13%  58% L Herndon       P Splittorff    Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Cabell to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -12%  29% G Brett         D Rozema        Single to CF; Wilson Scores; Sheridan to 3B
   b 5   2  5-6  12-      11%  82% K Gibson        F Wills         Single to CF; Parrish Scores; Wockenfuss to 3B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Wilson        Single to 2B
          1--      41%  P Sheridan      Walk; Wilson to 2B
   R      12-      29%  G Brett         Single to CF; Wilson Scores; Sheridan to 3B
   RO     1-3      31%  H McRae         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sheridan Scores
   O      1--      33%  W Aikens        Strikeout
   O      1--      34%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  L Whitaker      Single to 3B
          1--      44%  E Cabell        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Whitaker to 2B; Cabell to 1B
   R      12-      58%  L Herndon       Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Cabell to 3B
   RO     1-3      55%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cabell Scores/unER
   OO     1--      50%  J Wockenfuss    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Rozema facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  J Wathan        Strikeout
          ---      48%  J Simpson       Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Glenn Wilson moves to CF; Lynn Jones replaces Chet Lemon playing RF batting 7th
   O      -2-      53%  O Concepcion    Fielder's Choice SS; Simpson out at 3B/SS-3B; Concepcion to 1B
          1--      49%  W Wilson        Single to CF; Concepcion to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   O      -23      55%  P Sheridan      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  G Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      64%  L Jones         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B
          12-      72%  T Brookens      Single to RF; Wilson to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RRR    123      86%  A Trammell      Double to LF; Wilson Scores; Jones Scores/unER; Brookens Scores
   O      -2-      84%  L Whitaker      Lineout: CF
          -2-      86%  E Cabell        Trammell Steals 3B
   OO     --3      80%  " "             Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Rozema facing 3-4-5
          ---      77%  G Brett         Single to RF
          1--      71%  H McRae         Walk; Brett to 2B
   OO     12-      82%  W Aikens        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Brett to 3B
   O      --3      85%  F White         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  L Herndon       Popfly: 2B
          ---      85%  L Parrish       Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: P-1B; Parrish to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  G Wilson        Double to LF; Parrish Scores
   O      -2-      88%  L Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Rozema facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Simpson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  O Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  T Brookens      Strikeout
          ---      92%  A Trammell      Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B; Trammell to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  E Cabell        Single to CF; Trammell out at Hm/1B-3B-C-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  P Sheridan      Lineout: 2B
          ---      92%  G Brett         Single to CF
          1--      91%  H McRae         Single to LF; Brett to 2B
   RRR    12-      70%  W Aikens        Home Run; Brett Scores; McRae Scores
   O      ---      71%  F White         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Frank Wills facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Wills replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
   O      ---      69%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          ---      71%  L Parrish       Walk
          1--      73%  J Wockenfuss    Wild Pitch; Parrish to 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      71%  G Wilson        Strikeout
                  Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Lynn Jones batting 7th
   R      12-      82%  K Gibson        Single to CF; Parrish Scores; Wockenfuss to 3B/Adv on E8
          1-3      82%  T Brookens      Gibson Steals 2B
          -23      83%  " "             Walk
   O      123      79%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Aurelio Lopez facing 7-8-9
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Dave Rozema pitching; Kirk Gibson moves to CF; Glenn Wilson moves to RF
   O      ---      82%  J Wathan        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  J Simpson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  O Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Frank Wills facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      85%  E Cabell        Walk
   R      1--      93%  L Herndon       Single to RF; Cabell Scores/No RBI/unER; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E1
   O      --3      91%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      --3      90%  J Wockenfuss    Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Aurelio Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  P Sheridan      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      93%  G Brett         Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Frank Wills facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  G Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  T Brookens      Walk
   O      1--      93%  A Trammell      Brookens Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Aurelio Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Leach replaces Enos Cabell playing 1B batting 2nd
   R      ---      87%  W Aikens        Home Run
   O      ---      91%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Wathan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  J Simpson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Frank Wills facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  L Whitaker      Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  R Leach         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      93%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Aurelio Lopez facing 9-1-2
                  Marty Castillo replaces John Wockenfuss playing C batting 5th; U L Washington pinch hits for Onix Concepcion batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  U Washington    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198307311

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation