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Scores
Standings
SEP
@CHW		3
7
SEP
@CHW		6
5		 
(11)
BOS
@CLE		1
2
OAK
@KCR		16
4
OAK
@KCR		9
2
CAL
@MIN		1
3
DET
@NYY		2
4
BAL
@WSA		3
1
HOU
@ATL		3
1
SDP
@LAD		1
10
NYM
@PHI		2
0
CHC
@PIT		2
3		 
(10)
CIN
@SFG		11
2
MON
@STL		5
1
Wednesday, June 18, 1969,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Athletics
16
32-26
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
4
25-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Chuck Dobson (7-5)
L: Dick Drago (3-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  0   0  3  3   0  2  6   16 14  3
Royals          1  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  2

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 .632 -0.053 0.68 0.038 -0.090 0.1 1 6 SB,GDP
Joe Rudi LF 5 2 1 1 0 0 .171 .434 0.073 0.79 0.117 -0.045 1.0 3 0 2B,SB
Reggie Jackson RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 .269 1.122 0.231 0.74 0.284 -0.053 2.0 4 0 HR
Sal Bando 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .272 .883 -0.055 0.42 0.000 -0.055 0.4 0 1
Danny Cater 1B 3 4 2 1 2 0 .302 .727 0.087 0.76 0.113 -0.025 2.3 9 2
Rick Monday CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .267 .831 0.076 0.77 0.138 -0.062 2.1 4 0 3B,2B,SF
Dick Green 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 .268 .768 0.129 0.86 0.140 -0.011 1.7 1 1 2B,IW
   Ted Kubiak 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .908 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.6 0 0
Larry Haney C 4 3 2 3 1 0 .239 .730 0.183 0.88 0.195 -0.012 2.7 5 0 HR,2B,GDP
Chuck Dobson P 4 0 1 2 0 1 .182 .410 -0.010 0.89 0.073 -0.082 0.2 0 1 SH
Team Totals 39 16 14 16 4 3 .359 1.076 0.661 0.73 1.098 -0.435 11.9 27 11
2B: D Green (7, off D Drago); L Haney (4, off M Hedlund); R Monday (9, off D Drago); J Rudi (1, off D Drago).
3B: R Monday (2, off M Hedlund).
HR: L Haney (3, off T Burgmeier; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); R Jackson (25, off D Drago; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SF: R Monday (1, off T Burgmeier).
SH: C Dobson (3, off D Drago).
IBB: D Green (2, by S Jones).
TB: L Haney 6; R Monday 5; R Jackson 5; J Rudi 2; B Campaneris 2; D Green 2; D Cater 2; S Bando; C Dobson.
GIDP: B Campaneris (2); L Haney (3).
RBI: R Jackson 3 (53); D Green 3 (32); L Haney 3 (10); C Dobson 2 (4); R Monday 2 (32); S Bando (35); J Rudi (2); D Cater (37).
2-out RBI: R Jackson 2; L Haney 2; J Rudi.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 9 for 18.
Fielding
E: S Bando (12); B Campaneris (9); R Monday (6).
Baserunning
SB: B Campaneris (30, 3rd base off T Burgmeier/E Rodriguez); J Rudi (1, 2nd base off T Burgmeier/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jackie Hernandez SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 .245 .597 0.020 1.61 0.154 -0.134 0.6 3 3 SB
Juan Rios 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .295 .700 0.086 0.94 0.158 -0.072 1.0 4 2
Pat Kelly CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .285 .774 0.042 0.64 0.076 -0.034 0.2 4 0
Joe Foy 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .244 .685 -0.031 0.88 0.025 -0.057 -1.1 2 2 SF
Mike Fiore 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .257 .784 -0.022 0.83 0.027 -0.049 -0.2 7 1
Lou Piniella LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .743 -0.054 0.94 0.038 -0.092 -1.2 1 0
Bob Oliver RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .234 .641 -0.007 0.72 0.049 -0.057 0.1 1 0
Ellie Rodriguez C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .276 .732 0.168 0.96 0.180 -0.012 1.4 4 0 2B
   Buck Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Dick Drago P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.073 1.28 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 1 1 SH
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .603 0.036 2.80 0.036 0.000 0.3
   Steve Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .425 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .375 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jerry Adair PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .590 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 4 11 3 5 5 .297 .696 0.162 0.96 0.743 -0.583 -0.1 27 11
2B: E Rodriguez (7, off C Dobson).
SF: J Foy (5, off C Dobson).
SH: D Drago (4, off C Dobson).
TB: E Rodriguez 4; J Rios 2; B Oliver 2; J Hernandez 2; L Piniella; P Kelly.
RBI: J Rios (4); J Hernandez (14); J Foy (29).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Foy-J Rios-M Fiore; M Hedlund-J Hernandez-M Fiore.
E: J Rios (4); L Piniella (5).
Baserunning
SB: J Hernandez (11, 2nd base off C Dobson/L Haney).
Pickoffs: P Kelly (1st base by C Dobson).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Dobson, W (7-5) 9 11 4 4 5 5 0 3.13 44 49 -0.161 0.96 0.1
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 5 5 0 4.00 44 49 -0.161 0.73 0.1

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, L (3-6) 5 5 5 5 2 1 1 4.19 22 36 -0.402 1.15 -2.7
Steve Jones 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 4.08 3 0 0 -0.039 1.27 -0.4
Mike Hedlund 2.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 4.14 11 2 2 -0.218 0.37 -3.2
Tom Burgmeier 1 5 6 3 0 2 1 2.97 9 0 0 -0.002 0.00 -5.5
Team Totals 9 14 16 13 4 3 2 13.00 45 36 2 2 -0.661 0.96 -11.9
Balks: None.
WP: S Jones (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: S Jones (2; D Green).
Pickoffs: C Dobson (1; P Kelly, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Jackie Hernandez SS
2 Joe Rudi LF 2 Juan Rios 2B
3 Reggie Jackson RF 3 Pat Kelly CF
4 Sal Bando 3B 4 Joe Foy 3B
5 Danny Cater 1B 5 Mike Fiore 1B
6 Rick Monday CF 6 Lou Piniella LF
7 Dick Green 2B 7 Bob Oliver RF
8 Larry Haney C 8 Ellie Rodriguez C
9 Chuck Dobson P 9 Dick Drago P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 3-4 2 -2- RR OAK R. Jackson D. Drago 28% 61% Home Run (CF-RF); Rudi Scores
b2 2-2 1 1-3 RR KCR J. Rios C. Dobson -15% 23% Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez Scores/Adv on E8; Rios to 2B
t6 5-4 1 12- R OAK L. Haney M. Hedlund 15% 86% Double to LF; Cater Scores; Green to 3B
b2 1-2 0 1-- KCR E. Rodriguez C. Dobson -12% 40% Double (CF-RF); Oliver to 3B
t2 0-1 0 -23 RR OAK D. Green D. Drago 12% 67% Double to CF; Cater Scores; Monday Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris D. Drago 4% 54% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O OAK J. Rudi D. Drago -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-P; Campaneris to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O OAK R. Jackson D. Drago -3% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O OAK S. Bando D. Drago -3% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Hernandez C. Dobson -4% 42% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- KCR J. Rios C. Dobson -3% 39% Hernandez Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O KCR J. Rios C. Dobson 4% 43% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 -2- KCR P. Kelly C. Dobson -5% 39% Single; Hernandez to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO KCR J. Foy C. Dobson -3% 36% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores; Kelly to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -2- KCR M. Fiore C. Dobson -1% 35% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson 4% 39% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- OAK D. Cater D. Drago 4% 43% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- OAK R. Monday D. Drago 12% 55% Double to LF; Cater to 3B
t2 0-1 0 -23 RR OAK D. Green D. Drago 12% 67% Double to CF; Cater Scores; Monday Scores
t2 2-1 0 -2- O OAK L. Haney D. Drago -1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Green to 3B
t2 2-1 1 --3 O OAK C. Dobson D. Drago -6% 60% Flyball: 2B
t2 2-1 2 --3 O OAK B. Campaneris D. Drago -3% 57% Lineout: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson -4% 53% Single to CF
b2 1-2 0 1-- KCR E. Rodriguez C. Dobson -12% 40% Double (CF-RF); Oliver to 3B
b2 1-2 0 -23 O KCR D. Drago C. Dobson 6% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-2 1 -23 R KCR J. Hernandez C. Dobson -9% 38% Single/Bunt; Oliver Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
b2 2-2 1 1-3 RR KCR J. Rios C. Dobson -15% 23% Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez Scores/Adv on E8; Rios to 2B
b2 4-2 1 -2- KCR P. Kelly C. Dobson -1% 22% Walk
b2 4-2 1 12- O KCR J. Foy C. Dobson 3% 24% Lineout: LF
b2 4-2 2 12- KCR M. Fiore C. Dobson -2% 23% Walk; Rios to 3B; Kelly to 2B
b2 4-2 2 123 O KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson 5% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t3 2-4 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi D. Drago -2% 25% Flyball: 3B
t3 2-4 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson D. Drago -2% 23% Flyball: RF
t3 2-4 2 --- O OAK S. Bando D. Drago -1% 22% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 7-8-9
b3 4-2 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson 1% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 4-2 1 --- KCR E. Rodriguez C. Dobson -2% 22% Single to CF
b3 4-2 1 1-- O KCR D. Drago C. Dobson 1% 23% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
b3 4-2 2 -2- O KCR J. Hernandez C. Dobson 2% 25% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t4 2-4 0 --- O OAK D. Cater D. Drago -3% 23% Flyball: CF
t4 2-4 1 --- O OAK R. Monday D. Drago -2% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-4 2 --- O OAK D. Green D. Drago -1% 20% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 2-3-4
b4 4-2 0 --- O KCR J. Rios C. Dobson 1% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-2 1 --- KCR P. Kelly C. Dobson -2% 20% Walk
b4 4-2 1 1-- O KCR J. Foy C. Dobson 2% 22% Flyball: LF
b4 4-2 2 1-- O KCR M. Fiore C. Dobson 1% 23% Kelly Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t5 2-4 0 --- OAK L. Haney D. Drago 5% 28% Walk
t5 2-4 0 1-- O OAK C. Dobson D. Drago -3% 25% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Haney to 2B
t5 2-4 1 -2- O OAK B. Campaneris D. Drago -4% 21% Flyball: 2B
t5 2-4 2 -2- R OAK J. Rudi D. Drago 12% 33% Double (LF-CF); Haney Scores
t5 3-4 2 -2- RR OAK R. Jackson D. Drago 28% 61% Home Run (CF-RF); Rudi Scores
t5 5-4 2 --- O OAK S. Bando D. Drago -1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
b5 4-5 0 --- O KCR M. Fiore C. Dobson 3% 63% Strikeout
b5 4-5 1 --- KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson -4% 60% Single to RF
b5 4-5 1 1-- O KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson 4% 64% Flyball: LF
b5 4-5 2 1-- KCR E. Rodriguez C. Dobson -4% 60% Single to RF; Piniella to 3B
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dick Drago (P) batting 9th
b5 4-5 2 1-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Dobson -4% 56% Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
b5 4-5 2 123 O KCR J. Hernandez C. Dobson 11% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Steve Jones facing 5-6-7
Steve Jones replaces Ed Kirkpatrick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-4 0 --- OAK D. Cater S. Jones 4% 71% Walk
t6 5-4 0 1-- OAK R. Monday S. Jones 3% 74% Wild Pitch; Cater to 2B
t6 5-4 0 -2- O OAK R. Monday S. Jones -5% 70% Groundout: P-1B
t6 5-4 1 -2- OAK D. Green S. Jones 2% 71% Intentional Walk
Mike Hedlund replaces Steve Jones pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-4 1 12- R OAK L. Haney M. Hedlund 15% 86% Double to LF; Cater Scores; Green to 3B
t6 6-4 1 -23 RR OAK C. Dobson M. Hedlund 7% 93% Single to LF; Green Scores; Haney Scores
t6 8-4 1 1-- OO OAK B. Campaneris M. Hedlund -1% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 2-3-4
b6 4-8 0 --- O KCR J. Rios C. Dobson 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-8 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly C. Dobson 1% 94% Flyball: CF
b6 4-8 2 --- O KCR J. Foy C. Dobson 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
t7 8-4 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi M. Hedlund -0% 95% Flyball: LF
t7 8-4 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson M. Hedlund -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 8-4 2 --- O OAK S. Bando M. Hedlund -0% 94% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
b7 4-8 0 --- O KCR M. Fiore C. Dobson 2% 96% Flyball: RF
b7 4-8 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson 1% 97% Lineout: RF
b7 4-8 2 --- KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson -1% 96% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 4-8 2 1-- O KCR E. Rodriguez C. Dobson 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
t8 8-4 0 --- OAK D. Cater M. Hedlund 0% 97% Single to CF
t8 8-4 0 1-- R OAK R. Monday M. Hedlund 2% 99% Triple to CF; Cater Scores
t8 9-4 0 --3 R OAK D. Green M. Hedlund 0% 99% Fielder's Choice ; Monday Scores
t8 10-4 0 1-- OO OAK L. Haney M. Hedlund -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t8 10-4 2 --- O OAK C. Dobson M. Hedlund -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-10, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
Ted Kubiak replaces Dick Green playing 2B batting 7th
Jerry Adair pinch hits for Mike Hedlund (P) batting 9th
b8 4-10 0 --- O KCR J. Adair C. Dobson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-10 1 --- KCR J. Hernandez C. Dobson -0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b8 4-10 1 1-- KCR J. Rios C. Dobson -1% 99% Single to CF; Hernandez to 2B
b8 4-10 1 12- O KCR P. Kelly C. Dobson 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hernandez to 3B
b8 4-10 2 1-3 O KCR J. Foy C. Dobson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-4, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 1-2-3
Tom Burgmeier replaces Jerry Adair (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 10-4 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 10-4 0 1-- OAK J. Rudi T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Fielder's Choice SS; Campaneris to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
t9 10-4 0 12- OAK R. Jackson T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Campaneris Steals 3B; Rudi Steals 2B
t9 10-4 0 -23 R OAK R. Jackson T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Single; Campaneris Scores/unER; Rudi to 3B
t9 11-4 0 1-3 R OAK S. Bando T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Single to CF; Rudi Scores; Jackson to 3B
t9 12-4 0 1-3 R OAK D. Cater T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Bando to 3B/Adv on E7; Cater to 2B
t9 13-4 0 -23 RO OAK R. Monday T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bando Scores; Cater to 3B
t9 14-4 1 --3 O OAK T. Kubiak T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 14-4 2 --3 RR OAK L. Haney T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Home Run (LF-CF); Cater Scores/unER; Haney Scores/unER
t9 16-4 2 --- O OAK C. Dobson T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Strikeout
6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-16, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
b9 4-16 0 --- O KCR M. Fiore C. Dobson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 4-16 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 4-16 2 --- KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson 0% 100% Single to RF
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Ellie Rodriguez (C) batting 8th
b9 4-16 2 1-- O KCR B. Martinez C. Dobson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 4.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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