April 16, 1988 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 1
@BAL 0
(11) TEX 2
@BOS 0 DET 4
KCR 2 MIL 9
NYY 2 CHW 5
@OAK 1 SEA 7
CAL 6 MIN 3
@TOR 2 PIT 4
@CHC 0 CIN 8
@HOU 2 LAD 7
ATL 4 MON 2
PHI 1
(10) NYM 6
STL 4 SDP 2
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 18,480

Saturday, April 16, 1988, 1:30
Time of Game: 2:45

Royals

6-4

Lost 1

1st

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

W: D Alexander (1-1), L: C Leibrandt (1-2), S: M Henneman (3)

Tigers

5-4

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .318  .742   12    1   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .868   17    3   5   
G Brett 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .872   13   12   0   HR,GDP
D Tartabull RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .359 1.060   21    0   0   
J Eisenreich DH               4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .438   15    0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .560   14    2   2   
B Jackson LF                  3   1   1   1    0   2  .265  .874   11    1   0   HR
J Quirk C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .523    4    3   0   
  T Bosley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  M Macfarlane C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.053         1   1   
K Stillwell SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .650   10    1   3   
  S Madison PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Wellman SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

C Leibrandt P                                                            0   1
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   7              123   24  12

BATTING

HR: B Jackson (3, off D Alexander; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Brett (2, off D Alexander; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: G Brett 4; B Jackson 4; W Wilson 2; D Tartabull; K Seitzer.

GIDP: G Brett (1).

RBI: G Brett (8); B Jackson (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Seitzer-M Macfarlane-G Brett.

E: K Seitzer 2 (3).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .364   18    1   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .893   13    1   1   2B
L Salazar LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .667   12    7   0   SH
A Trammell SS                 3   2   1   1    1   0  .294  .904   14    1   3   HR,IW
L Herndon DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .071  .204   17    0   0   
  J Morrison PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .412 1.000         0   0   
R Knight 1B                   2   1   0   1    2   0  .143  .464   14    3   0   
  D Bergman PR-1B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
C Lemon RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .343  .790   18    3   0   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .448 1.115   17    3   1   2B,GDP
M Heath C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .423    9    7   0   

D Alexander P                                                            0   1
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   4   5   3    5   3              132   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Brookens (4, off C Leibrandt); L Whitaker (2, off C Leibrandt).

HR: A Trammell (2, off C Leibrandt; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: L Salazar (1, off C Leibrandt).

IBB: A Trammell (1, by C Leibrandt).

TB: A Trammell 4; T Brookens 2; L Whitaker 2; C Lemon 2.

GIDP: T Brookens (1).

RBI: A Trammell (6); R Knight (3); C Lemon (2).

2-out RBI: C Lemon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-R Knight.

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 (1-2)           7.1   5   4   3    5   3   1   4.91   33  122-70   46· 8·16   12·11· 2· 0     52    -     0.76  -0.01
D Quisenberry                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    2    8-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.49  -0.00
Totals                         8     5   4   3    5   3   1          35  130-77   50· 9·18   14·11· 2· 0          3-1

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 Alexander, W (1-1)           8.1   6   2   2    1   7   2   4.22   31  116-74   39·15·20    5·13· 5· 0     69    -     1.04   0.41
M Henneman, S (3)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.74   0.08
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   7   2          33  123-79   42·15·22    5·15· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: C Leibrandt (1).

IBB: C Leibrandt (1; A Trammell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 18,480.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. L Salazar            LF 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. A Trammell           SS 
5. J Eisenreich         DH    5. L Herndon            DH 
6. F White              2B    6. R Knight             1B 
7. B Jackson            LF    7. C Lemon              RF 
8. J Quirk              C     8. T Brookens           3B 
9. K Stillwell          SS    9. M Heath              C  

   C Leibrandt          P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-0  ---  1  -11%  68% B Jackson       D Alexander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-  5   10%  64% C Lemon         C Leibrandt     Single to LF (Fly Ball); Knight Scores
   b 4   0  0-1  ---  5   10%  79% A Trammell      C Leibrandt     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   1  2-1  1--  1    8%  75% G Brett         D Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   0  2-1  ---  3    5%  81% T Bosley        D Alexander     Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   52%  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   55%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  G Pettis        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  2   51%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  L Salazar       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  6   54%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  A Trammell      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  3   51%  L Herndon       Popfly: SS
          ---  5   52%  R Knight        Walk
          1--      53%  C Lemon         Wild Pitch; Knight to 2B
   R      -2-  5   64%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball); Knight Scores
   O      1--  5   62%  T Brookens      Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  J Quirk         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  3   66%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
          ---  3   65%  W Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   67%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   65%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   64%  G Pettis        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   66%  L Whitaker      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   63%  L Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   66%  G Brett         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  7   68%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   79%  A Trammell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   78%  L Herndon       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   77%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   78%  C Lemon         Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   76%  T Brookens      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   79%  F White         Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1   68%  B Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   70%  J Quirk         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   71%  K Stillwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   69%  M Heath         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   68%  G Pettis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   67%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   71%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   66%  K Seitzer       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   75%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   73%  L Salazar       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   70%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   75%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   78%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   75%  F White         Walk
   O      1--  4   80%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   78%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   79%  T Brookens      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  1   80%  M Heath         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Brookens to 3B; Heath to 1B
   O      1-3  6   76%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Jamie Quirk batting 8th
   O      ---  3   81%  T Bosley        Flyball: LF
                  Scotti Madison pinch hits for Kurt Stillwell batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  S Madison       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   87%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Macfarlane replaces Thad Bosley playing C batting 8th; Brad Wellman replaces Scotti Madison playing SS batting 9th
          ---  5   89%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--  1   89%  L Salazar       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Whitaker to 2B
          -2-  4   89%  A Trammell      Intentional Walk
          12-  5   92%  L Herndon       Walk; Whitaker to 3B; Trammell to 2B
                  Jim Morrison pinch runs for Larry Herndon batting 5th
   R      123  4   97%  R Knight        Walk; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B; Morrison to 2B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching; Dave Bergman pinch runs for Ray Knight batting 6th
   R      123  4   99%  C Lemon         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Trammell Scores/No RBI/unER; Morrison to 3B; Bergman to 2B; Lemon to 1B
   OO     123  4   97%  T Brookens      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Bergman moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  6   97%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   92%  D Tartabull     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Mike Henneman replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   O      1--  5   97%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2  100%  F White         Flyball: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198804160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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