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Scores
Standings
TOR
@BAL		5
2
TEX
@BOS		4
3		 
(10)
MIN
@CAL		4
2
KCR
@DET		9
6
CHW
@MIL		5
1
CLE
@NYY		0
9
CLE
@NYY		2
3
SEA
@OAK		3
5
SEA
@OAK		7
11
SFG
@ATL		1
2		 
(11)
MON
@CHC		6
5
LAD
@CIN		5
2
SDP
@HOU		2
6
NYM
@PIT		4
1
PHI
@STL		3
4
Friday, August 3, 1984
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 39,480, Time of Game: 2:37
Royals
9
51-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
 at Tigers
6
72-35
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: Milt Wilcox (11-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   7  0  0   0  1  0    9 11  0
Tigers          0  0  2   0  3  0   1  0  0    6 10  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 1 2 2 0 3 .294 .732 0.070 0.78 0.106 -0.037 1.1 4 0 3B
Pat Sheridan RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .299 .753 -0.078 0.58 0.006 -0.083 -1.4 2 0 CS
George Brett 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .284 .808 -0.055 0.57 0.009 -0.063 -0.8 1 1 SF
   John Wathan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .575 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Jorge Orta DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 .292 .780 0.017 0.49 0.049 -0.032 0.0
Darryl Motley LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .303 .775 0.048 0.72 0.073 -0.025 0.1 6 0 HBP
Steve Balboni 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .233 .791 0.082 1.01 0.096 -0.014 0.5 5 0
   Greg Pryor 1B-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .649 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 1 2
Frank White 2B 4 3 2 4 0 0 .270 .756 0.320 1.20 0.322 -0.002 3.0 0 3 HR
Don Slaught C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .684 -0.048 0.65 0.019 -0.068 -0.5 5 0
Onix Concepcion SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 .255 .620 0.189 0.83 0.199 -0.011 2.7 0 1
Buddy Black P
   Bret Saberhagen P 1
   Dan Quisenberry P 1
Team Totals 37 9 11 8 1 10 .297 .757 0.533 0.74 0.879 -0.347 4.5 27 8
3B: W Wilson (5, off A Lopez).
HR: F White (11, off M Wilcox; 4th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: G Brett (5, off A Lopez).
HBP: D Motley (1, by M Wilcox).
TB: F White 5; W Wilson 4; O Concepcion 3; J Orta 2; P Sheridan; D Slaught.
RBI: F White 4 (31); W Wilson 2 (27); O Concepcion (19); G Brett (40).
2-out RBI: O Concepcion.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Baserunning
CS: P Sheridan (5, 2nd base by A Lopez/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 3 4 0 0 0 .308 .805 0.063 0.53 0.085 -0.022 0.7 2 1 2B
Alan Trammell DH 4 2 1 2 1 0 .300 .831 0.189 0.84 0.260 -0.071 1.5 HR
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .310 .910 0.057 0.79 0.096 -0.039 0.6 3 0
Lance Parrish C 4 0 1 2 0 0 .255 .751 0.018 0.95 0.100 -0.082 1.1 10 1 3B
Barbaro Garbey 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .703 -0.029 0.58 0.000 -0.029 -0.4 3 0
   Dave Bergman PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .782 -0.062 1.16 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 2 0
Larry Herndon LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .627 -0.038 0.61 0.005 -0.043 -0.3 2 0
   Ruppert Jones PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .858 -0.016 0.64 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
Kirk Gibson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .831 -0.044 0.43 0.000 -0.044 -0.6 1 0
Tom Brookens SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211 .606 -0.009 0.61 0.029 -0.037 0.7 3 1 HR
   Johnny Grubb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .853 -0.023 0.90 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Marty Castillo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .444 -0.032 0.65 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 1
   Howard Johnson PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .741 -0.040 0.78 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 0 0
Milt Wilcox P
   Aurelio Lopez P 1
Team Totals 37 6 10 6 1 3 .270 .803 0.034 0.71 0.575 -0.540 1.5 27 5
2B: L Whitaker (18, off B Saberhagen).
3B: L Parrish (2, off B Black).
HR: A Trammell (9, off B Black; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Brookens (2, off B Black; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: L Whitaker 5; A Trammell 4; T Brookens 4; L Parrish 3; C Lemon 2; L Herndon.
RBI: A Trammell 2 (46); L Parrish 2 (63); T Brookens (17); C Lemon (57).
2-out RBI: L Parrish 2; A Trammell 2; C Lemon.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: M Castillo (3); K Gibson (7).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black 4.2 7 5 5 1 3 2 3.59 22 32 -0.202 0.61 -2.9
Bret Saberhagen, W (5-8) 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.26 6 1 0 0.072 0.86 0.7
Dan Quisenberry, S (28) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.24 10 1 1 0.097 0.84 0.7
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 1 3 2 6.00 38 32 2 1 -0.033 0.74 -1.5

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Wilcox, L (11-7) 3 6 6 6 1 5 1 4.24 17 27 -0.434 1.32 -3.9
Aurelio Lopez 6 5 3 2 0 5 0 2.54 23 1 1 -0.098 0.30 -0.7
Team Totals 9 11 9 8 1 10 1 8.00 40 27 1 1 -0.532 0.71 -4.5
M Wilcox faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Wilcox (3).
HBP: M Wilcox (6; D Motley).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 39,480.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 2 1-- RR DET A. Trammell B. Black -24% 36% Home Run; Whitaker Scores
t4 1-2 0 123 RRRR KCR F. White M. Wilcox 23% 82% Home Run; Orta Scores; Motley Scores; Balboni Scores
b5 3-8 2 12- RR DET L. Parrish B. Black -10% 83% Triple; Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
t4 1-2 0 12- KCR S. Balboni M. Wilcox 10% 59% Walk; Orta to 3B; Motley to 2B
b7 5-8 2 -2- R DET C. Lemon D. Quisenberry -8% 82% Single; Whitaker Scores; Lemon to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson M. Wilcox -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan M. Wilcox -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett M. Wilcox -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker B. Black 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Trammell B. Black 2% 49% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 2 --- DET C. Lemon B. Black -1% 48% Single
b1 0-0 2 1-- O DET L. Parrish B. Black 2% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Orta M. Wilcox -2% 48% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Motley M. Wilcox -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni M. Wilcox -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Garbey B. Black 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET L. Herndon B. Black 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET K. Gibson B. Black 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- KCR F. White M. Wilcox 4% 54% Single
t3 0-0 0 1-- KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox 3% 57% Wild Pitch; White to 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- O KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox -5% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 -2- KCR O. Concepcion M. Wilcox 5% 58% Single; White to 3B
t3 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR W. Wilson M. Wilcox 8% 65% Single; White Scores; Concepcion to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- O KCR P. Sheridan M. Wilcox -4% 61% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 12- O KCR G. Brett M. Wilcox -4% 57% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O DET T. Brookens B. Black 3% 59% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 --- O DET M. Castillo B. Black 2% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- DET L. Whitaker B. Black -2% 60% Single
b3 0-1 2 1-- RR DET A. Trammell B. Black -24% 36% Home Run; Whitaker Scores
b3 2-1 2 --- O DET C. Lemon B. Black 1% 37% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- KCR J. Orta M. Wilcox 5% 42% Single
t4 1-2 0 1-- KCR D. Motley M. Wilcox 7% 49% Hit By Pitch; Orta to 2B
t4 1-2 0 12- KCR S. Balboni M. Wilcox 10% 59% Walk; Orta to 3B; Motley to 2B
t4 1-2 0 123 RRRR KCR F. White M. Wilcox 23% 82% Home Run; Orta Scores; Motley Scores; Balboni Scores
t4 5-2 0 --- KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox 2% 84% Single
Aurelio Lopez replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
t4 5-2 0 1-- R KCR O. Concepcion A. Lopez 8% 92% Single; Slaught Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Concepcion to 3B
t4 6-2 0 --3 R KCR W. Wilson A. Lopez 3% 95% Triple; Concepcion Scores
t4 7-2 0 --3 O KCR P. Sheridan A. Lopez -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 7-2 1 --3 RO KCR G. Brett A. Lopez 1% 95% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
t4 8-2 2 --- KCR J. Orta A. Lopez 0% 95% Single
t4 8-2 2 1-- O KCR D. Motley A. Lopez -0% 95% Flyball: CF
7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b4 2-8 0 --- O DET L. Parrish B. Black 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b4 2-8 1 --- O DET B. Garbey B. Black 1% 96% Flyball: CF
b4 2-8 2 --- DET L. Herndon B. Black -0% 96% Single
b4 2-8 2 1-- O DET K. Gibson B. Black 1% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
t5 8-2 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni A. Lopez -0% 96% Flyball: SS
t5 8-2 1 --- O KCR F. White A. Lopez -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t5 8-2 2 --- O KCR D. Slaught A. Lopez -0% 96% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
b5 2-8 0 --- R DET T. Brookens B. Black -3% 93% Home Run
b5 3-8 0 --- O DET M. Castillo B. Black 1% 94% Foul Flyball: C
b5 3-8 1 --- DET L. Whitaker B. Black -2% 93% Single
b5 3-8 1 1-- DET A. Trammell B. Black -2% 90% Walk; Whitaker to 2B
b5 3-8 1 12- O DET C. Lemon B. Black 3% 93% Strikeout
b5 3-8 2 12- RR DET L. Parrish B. Black -10% 83% Triple; Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
Bret Saberhagen replaces Buddy Black pitching
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Barbaro Garbey (1B) batting 5th
b5 5-8 2 --3 O DET D. Bergman B. Saberhagen 4% 87% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 9-1-2
Dave Bergman moves from PH to 1B
t6 8-5 0 --- O KCR O. Concepcion A. Lopez -1% 86% Strikeout
t6 8-5 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson A. Lopez -1% 85% Strikeout
t6 8-5 2 --- KCR P. Sheridan A. Lopez 1% 86% Single
t6 8-5 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett A. Lopez -1% 84% Sheridan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b6 5-8 0 --- O DET L. Herndon B. Saberhagen 3% 87% Flyball: CF
b6 5-8 1 --- O DET K. Gibson B. Saberhagen 2% 89% Flyball: CF
b6 5-8 2 --- O DET T. Brookens B. Saberhagen 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 3-4-5
t7 8-5 0 --- O KCR G. Brett A. Lopez -1% 89% Flyball: LF
t7 8-5 1 --- O KCR J. Orta A. Lopez -1% 88% Strikeout
t7 8-5 2 --- O KCR D. Motley A. Lopez -0% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
Greg Pryor replaces Steve Balboni playing 1B batting 6th
Howard Johnson pinch hits for Marty Castillo (3B) batting 9th
b7 5-8 0 --- O DET H. Johnson B. Saberhagen 3% 91% Flyball: CF
b7 5-8 1 --- DET L. Whitaker B. Saberhagen -4% 86% Double
Dan Quisenberry replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
b7 5-8 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell D. Quisenberry 4% 90% Flyball: 3B
b7 5-8 2 -2- R DET C. Lemon D. Quisenberry -8% 82% Single; Whitaker Scores; Lemon to 2B
b7 6-8 2 -2- O DET L. Parrish D. Quisenberry 5% 87% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
Howard Johnson moves from PH to 3B
t8 8-6 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor A. Lopez -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
t8 8-6 1 --- KCR F. White A. Lopez 2% 88% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); White to 2B
t8 8-6 1 -2- O KCR D. Slaught A. Lopez -2% 86% Flyball: 2B
t8 8-6 2 -2- R KCR O. Concepcion A. Lopez 6% 92% Single; White Scores/unER
t8 9-6 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson A. Lopez -1% 92% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 5-6-7
b8 6-9 0 --- O DET D. Bergman D. Quisenberry 3% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Larry Herndon (LF) batting 6th
b8 6-9 1 --- O DET R. Jones D. Quisenberry 2% 96% Flyball: LF
b8 6-9 2 --- O DET K. Gibson D. Quisenberry 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 2-3-4
Ruppert Jones moves from PH to LF
t9 9-6 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan A. Lopez -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 9-6 1 --- O KCR G. Brett A. Lopez -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t9 9-6 2 --- O KCR J. Orta A. Lopez -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
John Wathan replaces George Brett (3B) playing 1B batting 3rd
Greg Pryor moves from 1B to 3B
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Tom Brookens (SS) batting 8th
b9 6-9 0 --- O DET J. Grubb D. Quisenberry 2% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 6-9 1 --- O DET H. Johnson D. Quisenberry 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-9 2 --- DET L. Whitaker D. Quisenberry -1% 99% Single
b9 6-9 2 1-- O DET A. Trammell D. Quisenberry 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 6.

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