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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 44,366

Sunday, July 31, 1983, 4:58PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Royals

48-49

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  4   1  1  0   1  0  0    7 10  1
Tigers          1  1  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    5 11  0

W: M Armstrong (6-5), L: H Bailey (5-3), S: D Quisenberry (27)

Tigers

59-42

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .276  .660    0    2   0   
U Washington SS               5   2   2   3    0   1  .237  .629    0    1   3   HR
G Brett 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .353 1.101    0    1   2   
  F White 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .652         1   2   
H McRae DH                    4   0   3   2    0   1  .331  .885    0    0   0   2B
A Otis RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .665    0    2   0   
W Aikens 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .942    0    9   0   
  J Simpson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .481         4   0   
L Roberts LF                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .279  .754    0    1   0   HR
D Slaught C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .596    0    4   1   2B
G Pryor 2B-3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .613    0    1   5   

V Blue P                                                                 0   2
  M Armstrong P                                                          0   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        1   1
Totals                       37   7  10   7    1   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: H McRae (32, off H Bailey); D Slaught (7, off H Bailey).

HR: U Washington (3, off H Bailey; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); L Roberts (4, off H Bailey; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: L Roberts 5; U Washington 5; H McRae 4; D Slaught 2; A Otis; W Wilson.

RBI: U Washington 3 (29); H McRae 2 (55); A Otis (27); L Roberts (13).

2-out RBI: H McRae 2; A Otis.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Blue-G Brett-G Pryor; W Aikens.

E: U Washington (25).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Trammell SS                 5   2   3   2    0   1  .312  .842    0    2   5   HR,CS
E Cabell 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .320  .797    0   14   1   
L Herndon LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .782    0    2   0   
L Parrish DH                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .299  .851    0    0   0   2B
J Wockenfuss C                4   1   1   1    0   0  .264  .777    0    2   0   HR
  J Morris PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Fahey C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .725         1   0   
G Wilson CF-RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .746    0    1   0   2B
T Brookens 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .593    0    2   3   
  L Whitaker PH-2B            2   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .838    0    0   0   
L Jones RF                    1   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .644    0    0   0   
  K Gibson PH-CF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .661    0    2   0   
M Castillo 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .645    0    0   5   
  W Krenchicki PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .622    0    0   0   

H Bailey P                                                               1   2
  D Gumpert P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    2   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: L Parrish (32, off D Quisenberry); G Wilson (19, off V Blue).

HR: A Trammell (6, off V Blue; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Wockenfuss (7, off V Blue; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Trammell 6; J Wockenfuss 4; L Parrish 3; G Wilson 2; L Whitaker; K Gibson; M Castillo; L Jones.

RBI: L Parrish 2 (70); A Trammell 2 (37); J Wockenfuss (30).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Trammell (7, 2nd base by V Blue/D Slaught).

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
V Blue                         4     7   5   5    2   2   2   6.01   20     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7     28    -     1.00  -0.30
M Armstrong, W (6-5)           2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.39    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 2          3-2    2.01   0.15
D Quisenberry, S (27)          3     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.71   11     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 2          0-0    1.74   0.25
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   4   2          38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·11          3-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Bailey, L (5-3)              6.2  10   7   7    1   2   2   3.29   31     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 1· 9     27    -     0.93  -0.45
D Gumpert                      2.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.50    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.39   0.06
Totals                         9    10   7   7    1   3   2          38     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 2· 9          1-0

V Blue faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 44,366.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. A Trammell           SS 
2. U Washington         SS    2. E Cabell             1B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. L Herndon            LF 
4. H McRae              DH    4. L Parrish            DH 
5. A Otis               RF    5. J Wockenfuss         C  
6. W Aikens             1B    6. G Wilson             CF 
7. L Roberts            LF    7. T Brookens           2B 
8. D Slaught            C     8. L Jones              RF 
9. G Pryor              2B    9. M Castillo           3B 

   V Blue               P        H Bailey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  2-2  12-      21%  71% H McRae         H Bailey        Double to LF; Wilson Scores; Washington Scores
   b 5   1  6-3  123     -20%  49% L Parrish       M Armstrong     Single to CF; Castillo Scores; Trammell Scores; Cabell to 3B
   b 5   1  6-5  1-3      18%  67% J Wockenfuss    M Armstrong     Double Play: Flyball: 1B unassisted
   t 3   1  2-0  123      15%  54% U Washington    H Bailey        Single to CF; Roberts Scores; Slaught Scores; Wilson to 2B
   t 7   1  5-6  ---      13%  81% U Washington    H Bailey        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howard Bailey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  U Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      35%  A Trammell      Home Run
   O      ---      37%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Howard Bailey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  W Aikens        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      25%  J Wockenfuss    Home Run
   O      ---      26%  G Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  T Brookens      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      26%  L Jones         Walk
   O      1--      28%  M Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Howard Bailey facing 7-8-9
          ---      32%  L Roberts       Single/Bunt
          1--      44%  D Slaught       Double to LF; Roberts to 3B
   O      -23      38%  G Pryor         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23      40%  W Wilson        Walk
   RR     123      54%  U Washington    Single to CF; Roberts Scores; Slaught Scores; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      49%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   RR     12-      71%  H McRae         Double to LF; Wilson Scores; Washington Scores
   O      -2-      68%  A Otis          Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  A Trammell      Single to CF
          1--      61%  E Cabell        Trammell Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Trammell to 3B
   OO     --3      74%  L Herndon       Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Trammell out at Hm/P-3B; Herndon out at 2B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Howard Bailey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      81%  L Roberts       Home Run
   O      ---      80%  D Slaught       Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  G Wilson        Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Howard Bailey facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  W Wilson        Single to 3B
   O      1--      85%  U Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      84%  H McRae         Single to LF; Brett to 2B
   R      12-      90%  A Otis          Single to LF; Brett Scores; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      89%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  L Jones         Single to CF
          1--      80%  M Castillo      Single to LF; Jones to 2B
   R      12-      70%  A Trammell      Single to LF; Jones Scores; Castillo to 2B
          12-      60%  E Cabell        Walk; Castillo to 3B; Trammell to 2B
                  Mike Armstrong replaces Vida Blue pitching
   O      123      69%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   RR     123      49%  L Parrish       Single to CF; Castillo Scores; Trammell Scores; Cabell to 3B
   OO     1-3      67%  J Wockenfuss    Double Play: Flyball: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Howard Bailey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Slaught       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      61%  G Pryor         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike Armstrong facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  G Wilson        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 7th
   O      ---      68%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
                  Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Lynn Jones batting 8th
          ---      66%  K Gibson        Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  M Castillo      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Howard Bailey facing 1-2-3
                  Lou Whitaker moves to 2B; Kirk Gibson moves to CF; Glenn Wilson moves to RF
   O      ---      68%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   R      ---      81%  U Washington    Home Run
   O      ---      80%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  H McRae         Single to LF
                  Dave Gumpert replaces Howard Bailey pitching
   O      1--      79%  A Otis          Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Mike Armstrong pitching; Frank White replaces George Brett playing 2B batting 3rd; Greg Pryor moves to 3B
   O      ---      83%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  E Cabell        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      87%  L Herndon       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Gumpert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  W Aikens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Slaught       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Dan Quisenberry facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Simpson replaces Willie Aikens playing 1B batting 6th
          ---      74%  L Parrish       Double to CF
   O      -2-      83%  J Wockenfuss    Fielder's Choice P; Parrish out at 3B/P-3B-SS-P; Wockenfuss to 1B
                  Jack Morris pinch runs for John Wockenfuss batting 5th
   O      1--      89%  G Wilson        Flyball: RF
          1--      85%  L Whitaker      Single to CF; Morris to 2B
   O      12-      93%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Gumpert facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Fahey replaces Jack Morris playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      92%  G Pryor         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  U Washington    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Dan Quisenberry facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Krenchicki pinch hits for Marty Castillo batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  W Krenchicki    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Trammell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198307312

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation