July 7, 1990 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 27,149

Saturday, July 7, 1990, 7:30
Time of Game: 2:46

Royals

36-44

Won 1

7th, 13½ GB

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

W: K Appier (4-3), L: F Tanana (5-6)

Tigers

40-44

Lost 1

4th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Seitzer 3B                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .305  .781   18    0   3   SF,IW
K Stillwell SS                4   0   1   2    0   0  .282  .746   15    5   3   
G Brett 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .687   15    8   1   IW
B Jackson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .836   20    3   0   
D Tartabull RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .756   11    0   0   GDP
  W Wilson LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .691         0   0   
J Eisenreich LF-RF            4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .721   17    1   0   
P Tabler DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .627   15    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .688   12    6   0   2B
F White 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .597    9    3   5   

K Appier P                                                               1   1
Totals                       30   4   5   3    4   3              132   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Macfarlane (14, off F Tanana).

SF: K Seitzer (2, off J Gleaton).

IBB: G Brett (9, by F Tanana); K Seitzer (1, by F Tanana).

TB: M Macfarlane 3; K Stillwell; P Tabler; F White.

GIDP: D Tartabull (6).

RBI: K Stillwell 2 (33); K Seitzer (23).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F White-K Stillwell-G Brett; K Seitzer-F White-G Brett.

E: K Appier (); K Stillwell (12).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .215  .698   20    3   5   
T Phillips 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .698   14    1   5   GDP
C Fielder DH                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .294  .996   22    0   0   GDP
L Sheets LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .742    9    1   0   
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .698   16   12   0   
C Lemon RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .801   14    5   0   
J Shelby CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .620    8    1   0   
T Fryman SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   4   
M Heath C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .810   11    3   0   HBP
  M Salas PR-C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .912         0   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   0
  E Nunez P                                                              1   0
  J Gleaton P                                                            0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    4   6              123   27  14

BATTING

HBP: M Heath (3, by K Appier).

TB: L Whitaker.

GIDP: C Fielder (14); T Phillips (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Phillips-L Whitaker-D Bergman.

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
K Appier, W (4-3)              9     1   0   0    4   6   0   2.91   33  123-72   43·16·13   13· 8· 1· 0     87    -     0.90   0.38
Totals                         9     1   0   0    4   6   0          33  123-72   43·16·13   13· 8· 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
F Tanana, L (5-6)              2.1   3   3   3    3   1   0   5.82   13   52-28   19· 3· 6    6· 1· 2· 0     37    -     1.15  -0.26
E Nunez                        1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.77    3   12-7     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.80   0.10
J Gleaton                      4.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   2.63   16   54-32   20· 6· 6    6· 1· 7· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
M Henneman                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.72    3    9-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     5   4   4    4   3   0          35  127-72   46·11·14   14· 3·11· 0          3-0

Balks: F Tanana (1).

WP: None.

IBB: F Tanana 2 (4; K Seitzer, G Brett).

HBP: K Appier (3; M Heath).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 27,149.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Seitzer            3B    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. K Stillwell          SS    2. T Phillips           3B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. C Fielder            DH 
4. B Jackson            CF    4. L Sheets             LF 
5. D Tartabull          RF    5. D Bergman            1B 
6. J Eisenreich         LF    6. C Lemon              RF 
7. P Tabler             DH    7. J Shelby             CF 
8. M Macfarlane         C     8. T Fryman             SS 
9. F White              2B    9. M Heath              C  

   K Appier             P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  123  5   18%  79% K Stillwell     F Tanana        Single to LF (Line Drive); Tabler Scores; Macfarlane Scores; Seitzer to 3B; Stillwell to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  1   12%  66% M Macfarlane    F Tanana        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tabler to 3B
   t 3   1  0-3  123  1   -8%  77% D Tartabull     E Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-2  123  5    6%  85% B Jackson       F Tanana        Balk; Seitzer Scores; Stillwell to 3B; Brett to 2B
   b 8   1  4-0  12-  4    6%  99% T Phillips      K Appier        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   46%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  L Whitaker      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   45%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   48%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   50%  L Sheets        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  6   45%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   47%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   45%  C Lemon         Walk
          1--  5   41%  J Shelby        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Lemon to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   50%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   54%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--  1   66%  M Macfarlane    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tabler to 3B
   O      -23  5   60%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   61%  K Seitzer       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  5   79%  K Stillwell     Single to LF (Line Drive); Tabler Scores; Macfarlane Scores; Seitzer to 3B; Stillwell to 2B
          -23  5   79%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   R      123      85%  B Jackson       Balk; Seitzer Scores; Stillwell to 3B; Brett to 2B
          -23  6   86%  " "             Walk
                  Edwin Nunez replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   OO     123  1   77%  D Tartabull     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   73%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--  5   77%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  6   82%  C Fielder       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Edwin Nunez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   81%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  P Tabler        Lineout: P
                  Jerry Don Gleaton replaces Edwin Nunez pitching
   O      ---  5   79%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   82%  L Sheets        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   83%  D Bergman       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   84%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   83%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  K Seitzer       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   82%  K Stillwell     Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   84%  J Shelby        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   81%  T Fryman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   84%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Fryman to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   86%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   86%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--  1   85%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   87%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   89%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   89%  P Tabler        Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   90%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   93%  F White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Macfarlane to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   94%  K Seitzer       Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Macfarlane Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   95%  D Bergman       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   96%  C Lemon         Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  2   97%  J Shelby        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   96%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  B Jackson       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Wilson replaces Danny Tartabull playing LF batting 5th; Jim Eisenreich moves to RF
   O      ---  1   97%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   96%  M Heath         Hit By Pitch
          1-- 10   93%  L Whitaker      Walk; Heath to 2B
                  Mark Salas pinch runs for Mike Heath batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   99%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Henneman facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Henneman replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching; Mark Salas moves to C
   O      ---  3   98%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  P Tabler        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   98%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  L Sheets        Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5  100%  C Lemon         Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199007070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation