April 19, 1985 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 35,432

Friday, April 19, 1985
Time of Game: 2:35

Royals

4-5

Won 1

5th, 1½ GB

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

W: B Saberhagen (1-1), L: D Petry (2-1)

Tigers

6-2

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .808    0    5   0   
P Sheridan RF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .701    0    2   0   
G Brett 3B                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .290  .992    0    1   0   2·HR
  G Pryor 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Orta DH                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .748    0    0   0   
  H McRae PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
D Motley LF                   4   3   3   1    0   0  .258  .743    0    1   0   HR
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .243  .702    0   10   1   HR
F White 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .121  .413    0    2   4   
J Sundberg C                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .111  .394    0    4   0   HR
B Biancalana SS               4   0   0   0    0   3  .188  .610    0    1   3   

B Saberhagen P                                                           1   1
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       39   9  12   9    1   7                    27  10

BATTING

HR: S Balboni (2, off A Lopez; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); G Brett 2 (2, 2 off D Petry; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); J Sundberg (1, off A Lopez; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D Motley (1, off J Berenguer; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: G Brett 8; D Motley 6; S Balboni 5; J Sundberg 4; J Orta 2; P Sheridan; F White.

RBI: S Balboni 3 (7); G Brett 3 (4); D Motley (1); F White (3); J Sundberg (1).

2-out RBI: G Brett 3; F White; S Balboni.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Biancalana-F White-S Balboni.

E: S Balboni (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .393 1.120    0    4   2   2B
A Trammell SS                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .364 1.027    0    0   2   
K Gibson RF                   5   0   4   0    0   1  .273  .779    0    3   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .772    0    8   0   GDP
  M Castillo C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Grubb DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .317    0    0   0   
D Evans 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .581    0    8   0   
L Herndon LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .644    0    2   0   2B
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .576    0    1   0   
  T Brookens 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .571 1.768         0   1   
C Pittaro 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .549    0    1   2   
  J Weaver CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B

D Petry P                                                                0   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
  B Scherrer P                                                           0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39   2  12   2    0   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Herndon (2, off B Saberhagen); J Weaver (1, off D Quisenberry); L Whitaker (1, off B Saberhagen).

TB: K Gibson 4; L Whitaker 3; J Weaver 2; L Herndon 2; A Trammell 2; C Lemon; L Parrish.

GIDP: L Parrish (2).

RBI: C Lemon (3); A Trammell (8).

2-out RBI: C Lemon.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

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
B Saberhagen, W (1-1)          6.1  10   2   2    0   2   0   3.46   29     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0·10     47    -     0.60   0.11
D Quisenberry                  2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.13   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          1-0    0.44   0.04
Totals                         9    12   2   2    0   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0·12          1-0

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 Petry, L (2-1)               2     6   5   5    1   3   2   3.38   13     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6     26    -     0.69  -0.33
J Berenguer                    4     3   1   1    0   3   1   2.25   15     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.23   0.00
B Scherrer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
A Lopez                        1     3   3   3    0   0   2   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.08  -0.03
W Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   9    1   7   5          40     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 35,432.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. P Sheridan           RF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. K Gibson             RF 
4. J Orta               DH    4. L Parrish            C  
5. D Motley             LF    5. J Grubb              DH 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. D Evans              1B 
7. F White              2B    7. L Herndon            LF 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. C Lemon              CF 
9. B Biancalana         SS    9. C Pittaro            3B 

   B Saberhagen         P        D Petry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-3  1--      12%  88% G Brett         D Petry         Home Run; Sheridan Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      10%  56% G Brett         D Petry         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-1  1-3       9%  69% S Balboni       D Petry         Single; Orta Scores; Motley to 3B
   b 1   1  3-0  12-       8%  78% L Parrish       B Saberhagen    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-2  1-3       7%  76% F White         D Petry         Single; Motley Scores; Balboni to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      56%  G Brett         Home Run
          ---      57%  J Orta          Single
          1--      60%  D Motley        Single; Orta to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  S Balboni       Single; Orta Scores; Motley to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  F White         Single; Motley Scores; Balboni to 2B
   O      12-      73%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  L Whitaker      Single
   O      1--      73%  A Trammell      Strikeout
          1--      70%  K Gibson        Single; Whitaker to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  B Biancalana    Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  P Sheridan      Walk
   RR     1--      88%  G Brett         Home Run; Sheridan Scores
   O      ---      88%  J Orta          Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  J Grubb         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  L Herndon       Double
   R      -2-      84%  C Lemon         Single; Herndon Scores; Lemon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      86%  C Pittaro       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Dan Petry pitching
   R      ---      91%  D Motley        Home Run
   O      ---      90%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  F White         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      89%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      91%  K Gibson        Single
          1--      90%  L Parrish       Single; Gibson to 2B
   O      12-      92%  J Grubb         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Juan Berenguer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  B Biancalana    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  P Sheridan      Single
   O      1--      91%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Juan Berenguer facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  J Orta          Single
   O      1--      94%  D Motley        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      93%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  C Pittaro       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  A Trammell      Single
          1--      93%  K Gibson        Single; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      95%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      95%  B Biancalana    Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  L Herndon       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Herndon to 1B
   O      1--      97%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Scherrer facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      ---      97%  P Sheridan      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  G Brett         Strikeout
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  C Pittaro       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      96%  L Whitaker      Double
   R      -2-      93%  A Trammell      Single; Whitaker Scores
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
          1--      89%  K Gibson        Single; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      93%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Gibson to 2B; Parrish to 1B
   O      12-      96%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Aurelio Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Bill Scherrer pitching
          ---      97%  D Motley        Single
   RR     1--      99%  S Balboni       Home Run; Motley Scores
   O      ---      99%  F White         Flyball: RF
   R      ---     100%  J Sundberg      Home Run
   O      ---     100%  B Biancalana    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  W Wilson        Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Willie Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching; Marty Castillo replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 4th; Tom Brookens replaces Chet Lemon playing 3B batting 8th; Jim Weaver replaces Chris Pittaro playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Dan Quisenberry facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Pryor replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 3rd
          ---     100%  J Weaver        Double
   O      -2-     100%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  K Gibson        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198504190

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