July 30, 1985 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 34,261

Tuesday, July 30, 1985
Time of Game: 3:27

Royals

53-45

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   3  0  1   2  0  1    7 14  1
Tigers          1  0  3   2  4  0   0  1  X   11 15  1

W: J Morris (12-6), L: C Leibrandt (10-6), S: W Hernandez (21)

Tigers

53-45

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .294  .762    0    4   0   3B
L Smith LF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .248  .700    0    1   1   2B
G Brett 3B                    4   2   3   2    1   0  .354 1.037    0    2   2   HR
H McRae DH                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .817    0    0   0   2·GDP
D Iorg RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .538    0    2   0   
  D Motley PH-RF              2   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .681    0    1   0   2B
F White 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .239  .693    0    1   0   HR
  G Pryor 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .539    0    0   1   
S Balboni 1B                  5   1   1   1    0   3  .259  .787    0    7   0   HR
J Sundberg C                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .241  .674    0    5   0   
O Concepcion SS               4   1   4   0    0   0  .200  .476    0    1   1   

C Leibrandt P                                                            0   0
  J Beckwith P                                                           0   1
  M Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   7  14   7    3   7                    24   6

BATTING

2B: L Smith (13, off W Hernandez); D Motley (12, off W Hernandez).

3B: W Wilson (14, off J Morris).

HR: S Balboni (20, off J Morris; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); G Brett (15, off W Hernandez; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); F White (16, off J Morris; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: G Brett 6; F White 4; O Concepcion 4; S Balboni 4; W Wilson 3; L Smith 2; D Motley 2; G Pryor; H McRae.

GIDP: H McRae 2 (8).

RBI: W Wilson 2 (28); G Brett 2 (65); F White (49); S Balboni (53); D Motley (28).

2-out RBI: W Wilson 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: O Concepcion (12).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .319  .905    0    2   3   
  D Flynn 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .344    0    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 5   2   2   2    0   0  .268  .717    0    1   2   
K Gibson RF                   4   2   4   2    0   0  .297  .900    0    2   0   2B,2·SB,SF
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .258  .724    0    7   0   SB,IW
B Garbey DH                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .270  .729    0    0   0   SF
L Herndon LF                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .248  .687    0    4   0   
D Evans 1B                    4   2   1   0    1   1  .242  .856    0    6   1   
C Lemon CF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .263  .710    0    3   0   2B,HBP
T Brookens 3B                 3   2   2   1    0   0  .244  .687    0    1   1   SH

J Morris P                                                               1   1
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36  11  15  10    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: C Lemon (21, off M Jones); K Gibson (21, off C Leibrandt).

SF: B Garbey (3, off C Leibrandt); K Gibson (9, off M Jones).

SH: T Brookens (7, off J Beckwith).

IBB: L Parrish (4, by C Leibrandt).

HBP: C Lemon (5, by J Beckwith).

TB: K Gibson 5; T Brookens 2; L Whitaker 2; L Herndon 2; C Lemon 2; A Trammell 2; D Evans; L Parrish.

RBI: A Trammell 2 (35); K Gibson 2 (67); C Lemon (28); L Parrish (55); B Garbey (23); L Whitaker (48); T Brookens (27); L Herndon (26).

2-out RBI: C Lemon; L Herndon; L Parrish; A Trammell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Brookens-L Whitaker-D Evans; A Trammell-L Whitaker-D Evans.

E: A Trammell (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Parrish (1, 2nd base off J Beckwith/J Sundberg); K Gibson 2 (19, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/J Sundberg, 3rd base off J Beckwith/J Sundberg).

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
C Leibrandt, L (10-6)          3     6   4   4    1   1   0   3.15   16     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 3· 6     31    -     0.93  -0.22
J Beckwith                     1.1   5   6   5    1   1   0   4.14   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.86  -0.24
M Jones                        3.2   4   1   1    2   2   0   3.80   16     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 4          2-2    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         8    15  11  10    4   4   0          44     -       ·  ·      6·11· 3·15          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, W (12-6)             6     9   4   4    3   5   2   3.09   28     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 3· 9     40    -     0.78   0.02
W Hernandez, S (21)            3     5   3   2    0   2   1   1.92   15     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 5          0-0    0.37   0.02
Totals                         9    14   7   6    3   7   3          43     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 3·14           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Leibrandt (3; L Parrish).

HBP: J Beckwith (2; C Lemon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 34,261.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. L Smith              LF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. K Gibson             RF 
4. H McRae              DH    4. L Parrish            C  
5. D Iorg               RF    5. B Garbey             DH 
6. F White              2B    6. L Herndon            LF 
7. S Balboni            1B    7. D Evans              1B 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. C Lemon              CF 
9. O Concepcion         SS    9. T Brookens           3B 

   C Leibrandt          P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  4-1  12-     -18%  64% W Wilson        J Morris        Triple; Sundberg Scores; Concepcion Scores
   b 4   2  3-4  -2-      10%  77% A Trammell      J Beckwith      Single; Lemon Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3       9%  82% K Gibson        C Leibrandt     Double; Brookens Scores; Trammell to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  62% L Parrish       C Leibrandt     Single; Gibson Scores
   t 5   0  6-3  1--       8%  88% H McRae         J Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Smith         Lineout: CF
          ---      53%  G Brett         Single
          1--      50%  H McRae         Single; Brett to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  D Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  A Trammell      Lineout: 3B
          ---      52%  K Gibson        Single
          1--      53%  L Parrish       Gibson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      62%  " "             Single; Gibson Scores
   O      1--      60%  B Garbey        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          ---      63%  J Sundberg      Walk
          1--      61%  O Concepcion    Single; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      66%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  L Smith         Strikeout
          ---      61%  G Brett         Single
   OO     1--      67%  H McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  T Brookens      Single
          1--      75%  L Whitaker      Single; Brookens to 2B
   O      12-      73%  A Trammell      Flyball: 2B/Forceout at 2B; Brookens to 3B; Trammell to 1B
   R      1-3      82%  K Gibson        Double; Brookens Scores; Trammell to 3B
          -23      83%  L Parrish       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      84%  B Garbey        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Trammell Scores; Gibson to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  L Herndon       Single; Gibson Scores; Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      88%  D Evans         Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  D Iorg          Flyball: LF
   R      ---      84%  F White         Home Run
   O      ---      85%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          ---      84%  J Sundberg      Walk
          1--      82%  O Concepcion    Single; Sundberg to 2B
   RR     12-      64%  W Wilson        Triple; Sundberg Scores; Concepcion Scores
   O      --3      69%  L Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Beckwith facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
          ---      72%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      70%  T Brookens      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lemon to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  L Whitaker      Flyball: SS
   R      -2-      77%  A Trammell      Single; Lemon Scores
          1--      78%  K Gibson        Single; Trammell to 2B
   R      12-      86%  L Parrish       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Trammell Scores/No RBI/unER; Gibson to 2B
          12-      86%  B Garbey        Gibson Steals 3B; Parrish Steals 2B
   O      -23      84%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  G Brett         Walk
   OO     1--      88%  H McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Iorg          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joe Beckwith facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  L Herndon       Single
          1--      92%  D Evans         Walk; Herndon to 2B
   O      12-      90%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   R      12-      94%  T Brookens      Single; Herndon Scores; Evans to 2B
   R      12-      97%  L Whitaker      Single; Evans Scores; Brookens to 3B
                  Mike Jones replaces Joe Beckwith pitching
   R      1-3      98%  A Trammell      Single; Brookens Scores; Whitaker to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 10.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-10, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  F White         Lineout: 3B
   R      ---      98%  S Balboni       Home Run
   O      ---      98%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
          ---      98%  O Concepcion    Single
   O      1--      99%  W Wilson        Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Pryor replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  B Garbey        Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Evans         Strikeout
          1--      99%  C Lemon         Walk; Herndon to 2B
   O      12-      98%  T Brookens      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 10.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-10, Willie Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Jack Morris pitching; Doug Flynn replaces Lou Whitaker playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      97%  L Smith         Double
   RR     -2-      94%  G Brett         Home Run; Smith Scores
   O      ---      96%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
                  Darryl Motley pinch hits for Dane Iorg batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  D Motley        Strikeout
          ---      96%  G Pryor         Single
   O      1--      97%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-6, Mike Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Darryl Motley moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  A Trammell      Flyball: C
          ---      97%  K Gibson        Single
   O      1--      96%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Willie Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Sundberg      Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  O Concepcion    Single
   O      1--      98%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-6, Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Garbey        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  D Evans         Single
   RO     1--      99%  C Lemon         Double; Evans Scores; Lemon out at 3B/LF-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 11.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-11, Willie Hernandez facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  G Brett         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brett to 1B
   O      1--      99%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   R      1--      98%  D Motley        Double; Brett Scores/unER
   O      -2-     100%  G Pryor         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198507300

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation