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Series
Results
DET
@KCR		8
1
DET
@KCR		5
3		 
(11)
KCR
@DET		0
1
Friday, October 5, 1984 1:00
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 52,168, Time of Game: 2:39
Royals
0
 at Tigers
1
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  3
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  3  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .368 -0.117 1.10 0.000 -0.117 -0.7 2 0
Pat Sheridan RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.024 0.81 0.021 -0.044 -0.3 0 0
   Lynn Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.073 2.86 0.000 -0.073 -0.2
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .462 -0.068 1.16 0.032 -0.100 -0.2 0 3
Jorge Orta DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .400 -0.103 1.39 0.000 -0.103 -0.8
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.500 0.042 1.40 0.042 0.000 0.1
   U L Washington PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Darryl Motley LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .397 -0.155 1.43 0.000 -0.155 -0.8 3 0
Steve Balboni 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .258 -0.040 0.83 0.013 -0.053 -0.2 6 2
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .182 -0.101 1.30 0.000 -0.101 -0.6 5 1
Don Slaught C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .727 0.020 1.06 0.061 -0.041 -0.1 6 0
Onix Concepcion SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.055 1.09 0.000 -0.055 -0.4 0 3
   Dane Iorg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.069 2.90 0.000 -0.069 -0.3
   Buddy Biancalana SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Charlie Leibrandt P 2 2
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 2 8 .100 .256 -0.743 1.26 0.169 -0.911 -4.4 24 11
TB: H McRae; D Slaught; G Brett.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Brett-F White-S Balboni.
E: S Balboni (1); D Slaught 2 (3).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.090 0.86 0.000 -0.090 -1.1 0 0
Alan Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .364 1.318 -0.021 0.61 0.024 -0.046 -0.3 0 1
Kirk Gibson RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .417 1.250 0.083 0.71 0.101 -0.018 0.9 1 0 SB
Lance Parrish C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .814 -0.113 1.36 0.000 -0.113 -1.2 8 0
Larry Herndon LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1.133 -0.061 1.21 0.022 -0.083 -0.6 3 0
Barbaro Garbey DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.032 0.94 0.037 -0.069 -0.4 GDP
Chet Lemon CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.069 0.96 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 3 0
Darrell Evans 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .764 0.075 0.74 0.089 -0.014 0.7 7 2 SB
Marty Castillo 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .500 -0.014 1.05 0.028 -0.042 -0.2 3 3 SB
Milt Wilcox P 2 0
   Willie Hernandez P 0 0
Team Totals 26 1 3 1 4 6 .115 .349 -0.242 0.91 0.301 -0.544 -3.0 27 6
TB: K Gibson; D Evans; B Garbey.
GIDP: B Garbey (1).
RBI: M Castillo (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: D Evans (1, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/D Slaught); M Castillo (1, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/D Slaught); K Gibson (1, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/D Slaught).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt, L (0-1) 8 3 1 1 4 6 0 1.13 30 74 0.241 0.91 3.0
Team Totals 8 3 1 1 4 6 0 1.12 30 74 0.241 1.26 3.0

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Wilcox, W (1-0) 8 2 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 28 84 0.581 1.11 4.0
Willie Hernandez, S (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 4 0 0 0.161 2.29 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 32 84 0 0 0.742 0.91 4.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jon Bible, 2B - Randy Christal, 3B - Doug Cossey, LF - Dick Runchey, RF - Dick Zivic.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 52,168.
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
t9 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Motley W. Hernandez 8% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B
t9 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Jones W. Hernandez 7% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Iorg M. Wilcox 7% 81% Foul Popfly: 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Evans C. Leibrandt 7% 62% Single to CF; Lemon to 3B
t8 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox -6% 74% Single

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 --- 8,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson M. Wilcox 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR P. Sheridan M. Wilcox 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR G. Brett M. Wilcox 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET A. Trammell C. Leibrandt 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET K. Gibson C. Leibrandt 4% 59% Single; Trammell to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O DET L. Parrish C. Leibrandt -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Trammell to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O DET L. Herndon C. Leibrandt -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 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 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Orta M. Wilcox 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Motley M. Wilcox 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR S. Balboni M. Wilcox -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR F. White M. Wilcox 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Garbey C. Leibrandt 4% 59% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Lemon C. Leibrandt -3% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Evans C. Leibrandt 7% 62% Single to CF; Lemon to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO DET M. Castillo C. Leibrandt 1% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lemon Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt 1% 65% Castillo Steals 2B; Castillo to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b2 1-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt -3% 61% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox 3% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR O. Concepcion M. Wilcox 2% 66% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson M. Wilcox 1% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Trammell C. Leibrandt -2% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET K. Gibson C. Leibrandt 2% 67% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET L. Parrish C. Leibrandt 4% 72% Gibson Steals 2B; Gibson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 1-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET L. Parrish C. Leibrandt -6% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Herndon C. Leibrandt -4% 63% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR P. Sheridan M. Wilcox 3% 66% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR G. Brett M. Wilcox -3% 62% Single to LF
t4 0-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Orta M. Wilcox 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O KCR D. Motley M. Wilcox 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Garbey C. Leibrandt 0% 69% E3 on Foul Ball
b4 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET B. Garbey C. Leibrandt -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Lemon C. Leibrandt -1% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  DET D. Evans C. Leibrandt 1% 66% Walk
b4 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Castillo C. Leibrandt 1% 67% Evans Steals 2B
b4 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Castillo C. Leibrandt -3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Balboni M. Wilcox 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O KCR F. White M. Wilcox 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox 1% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt -2% 69% Flyball: LF
b5 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Trammell C. Leibrandt -2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET K. Gibson C. Leibrandt -1% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR O. Concepcion M. Wilcox 4% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR W. Wilson M. Wilcox 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR P. Sheridan M. Wilcox -2% 71% Walk
t6 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett M. Wilcox 4% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET L. Parrish C. Leibrandt -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET L. Herndon C. Leibrandt 2% 75% Walk
b6 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO DET B. Garbey C. Leibrandt -5% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Orta M. Wilcox 4% 74% Flyball: LF
t7 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Motley M. Wilcox 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
t7 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Balboni M. Wilcox 2% 79% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Lemon C. Leibrandt -2% 77% Popfly: 1B
b7 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Evans C. Leibrandt -1% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Castillo C. Leibrandt -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
t8 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR F. White M. Wilcox 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. Slaught M. Wilcox -6% 74% Single
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Onix Concepcion (SS) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Iorg M. Wilcox 7% 81% Foul Popfly: 3B
t8 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Wilson M. Wilcox 6% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
Buddy Biancalana replaces Dane Iorg (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET A. Trammell C. Leibrandt -1% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET K. Gibson C. Leibrandt -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Willie Hernandez facing 2-3-4
Willie Hernandez replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Pat Sheridan (RF) batting 2nd
t9 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Jones W. Hernandez 7% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR G. Brett W. Hernandez 5% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta (DH) batting 4th
t9 0-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  KCR H. McRae W. Hernandez -4% 92% Single (Ground Ball)
U L Washington pinch runs for Hal McRae (PH) batting 4th
t9 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Motley W. Hernandez 8% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

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