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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		7
8
OAK
@CAL		3
7
WSA
@CLE		5
3		 
(12)
BOS
@DET		6
3
CHW
@KCR		8
9
SEP
@MIN		2
3
STL
@CHC		4
1
CIN
@HOU		0
6
PHI
@MON		6
4
PIT
@NYM		4
0
ATL
@SDP		3
2
LAD
@SFG		4
5
Saturday, September 20, 1969
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,910, Time of Game: 2:40
White Sox
8
63-88
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 28 GB
 at Royals
9
64-87
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 27 GB
W: Bill Butler (8-10)
L: Gary Peters (10-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  3  2   0  0  3    8 13  0
Royals          0  1  2   4  0  1   0  1  X    9 14  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Williams RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .303 .715 -0.122 1.14 0.000 -0.122 -1.2 1 0 SF
Luis Aparicio SS 5 1 4 2 0 0 .279 .710 0.154 0.77 0.171 -0.018 2.2 1 5 2B
Don Pavletich C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .251 .753 -0.009 0.81 0.030 -0.039 0.0 3 0
   Danny Lazar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pete Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .716 -0.082 2.83 0.000 -0.082 -0.6
   Danny Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tommy McCraw PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .639 -0.015 0.69 0.000 -0.015 -0.3
Bill Melton 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .752 -0.078 0.88 0.018 -0.095 -0.7 0 3
Bob Christian LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 .240 .647 -0.029 0.82 0.052 -0.081 1.4 3 0 HR
Ron Hansen 1B-2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .256 .640 -0.052 0.77 0.027 -0.080 -0.1 7 0
Ken Berry CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .225 .616 -0.005 0.59 0.020 -0.025 0.1 3 0
   Gail Hopkins PH-1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .729 0.021 1.07 0.041 -0.020 -0.1 1 0
   Angel Bravo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Rich Morales 2B 2 2 2 0 1 0 .204 .462 0.064 0.65 0.064 0.000 1.2 4 2
   Bob Spence PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .474 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Jose Ortiz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Herrmann PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .653 0.061 2.72 0.061 0.000 0.2
   Woodie Held PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .635 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Gary Peters P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .510 -0.044 1.77 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 0 0
   Fred Rath P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Duane Josephson PH-C 3 1 2 2 1 0 .240 .612 -0.020 1.68 0.115 -0.135 2.3 1 0 2B
Team Totals 39 8 13 8 5 7 .333 .862 -0.168 1.02 0.599 -0.768 3.9 24 11
2B: D Josephson (5, off B Butler); L Aparicio (23, off M Drabowsky).
HR: B Christian (3, off M Drabowsky; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: W Williams (2, off M Drabowsky).
TB: L Aparicio 5; B Christian 4; D Josephson 3; R Morales 2; D Pavletich; G Hopkins; K Berry; B Melton.
RBI: B Christian 3 (12); L Aparicio 2 (46); D Josephson 2 (20); W Williams (29).
2-out RBI: L Aparicio.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. B Melton-R Morales-R Hansen 2; L Aparicio-G Hopkins.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Northey CF 5 3 3 1 0 2 .244 .637 0.004 0.83 0.087 -0.083 1.4 3 0 2·3B,SB
Luis Alcaraz 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .192 .519 0.048 0.53 0.086 -0.038 0.5 2 0 2B
Joe Foy 3B 5 2 4 5 0 0 .262 .724 0.183 0.51 0.193 -0.010 4.4 2 2 HR,2·2B
Lou Piniella LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .288 .761 0.068 0.44 0.081 -0.013 0.4 1 0
Chuck Harrison 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 .221 .576 -0.036 0.69 0.007 -0.043 -0.5 7 0 SF
Jerry Adair SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 .580 -0.051 0.56 0.007 -0.059 -0.7 2 1 GDP
Jim Campanis C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .154 .420 0.039 0.45 0.055 -0.016 0.5 8 0 2B,GDP
Bob Oliver RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .687 0.002 0.69 0.031 -0.029 -0.6 2 0
Bill Butler P 1 0 0 1 1 1 .054 .170 0.093 1.81 0.108 -0.015 0.7 0 0
   Moe Drabowsky P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .600 -0.020 0.41 0.000 -0.020 -0.6 0 1
   Al Fitzmorris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 9 14 9 5 4 .412 1.210 0.330 0.65 0.655 -0.326 5.4 27 4
2B: J Campanis (5, off G Peters); J Foy 2 (19, 1 off G Peters, 1 off D Murphy); L Alcaraz (1, off G Peters).
3B: S Northey 2 (2, 1 off G Peters, 1 off D Murphy).
HR: J Foy (10, off F Rath; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C Harrison (2, off G Peters).
TB: J Foy 9; S Northey 7; L Alcaraz 3; L Piniella 3; J Campanis 2; J Adair.
GIDP: J Adair (23); J Campanis (4).
RBI: J Foy 5 (69); C Harrison (18); B Butler (3); S Northey (4); L Alcaraz (4).
2-out RBI: J Foy 3; L Alcaraz; B Butler; S Northey.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: S Northey (3, 2nd base off D Murphy/D Josephson).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Peters, L (10-15) 3.2 7 6 6 3 3 0 4.38 20 23 -0.259 1.02 -3.4
Fred Rath 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.75 3 1 1 -0.032 0.09 -1.8
Danny Lazar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.14 3 0 0 0.011 0.20 0.5
Danny Murphy 3 4 2 2 2 1 0 1.71 14 0 0 -0.051 0.35 -0.6
Team Totals 8 14 9 9 5 4 1 10.12 40 23 1 1 -0.331 1.02 -5.4

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Butler, W (8-10) 5.1 8 5 5 3 4 0 4.11 27 33 0.064 0.81 -1.8
Moe Drabowsky, H (3) 3.1 5 3 3 2 3 1 3.12 17 3 2 -0.030 1.12 -2.5
Al Fitzmorris, S (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 1 2 0 0.135 5.40 0.4
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 5 7 1 8.00 45 33 5 2 0.169 0.65 -3.9
Balks: None.
WP: B Butler (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Emmett Ashford.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 12,910.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Walt Williams RF 1 Scott Northey CF
2 Luis Aparicio SS 2 Luis Alcaraz 2B
3 Don Pavletich C 3 Joe Foy 3B
4 Bill Melton 3B 4 Lou Piniella LF
5 Bob Christian LF 5 Chuck Harrison 1B
6 Ron Hansen 1B 6 Jerry Adair SS
7 Ken Berry CF 7 Jim Campanis C
8 Rich Morales 2B 8 Bob Oliver RF
9 Gary Peters P 9 Bill Butler P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 8-9 2 12- O CHW D. Josephson A. Fitzmorris 14% 100% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
b2 0-0 2 123 R KCR B. Butler G. Peters 11% 68% Walk; Adair Scores; Campanis to 3B; Oliver to 2B
t6 4-7 2 12- R CHW L. Aparicio M. Drabowsky -11% 78% Double to CF; Morales Scores; Josephson to 3B
b3 1-0 0 -2- R KCR J. Foy G. Peters 9% 82% Double to RF; Alcaraz Scores
t6 5-7 2 -23 O CHW P. Ward M. Drabowsky 8% 86% Groundout: P-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW W. Williams B. Butler 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW L. Aparicio B. Butler -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW D. Pavletich B. Butler 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW B. Melton B. Butler 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR S. Northey G. Peters -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz G. Peters -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Foy G. Peters -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bill Butler facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Christian B. Butler 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHW R. Hansen B. Butler 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- CHW K. Berry B. Butler -1% 53% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- CHW R. Morales B. Butler -2% 50% Walk; Berry to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O CHW G. Peters B. Butler 4% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Piniella G. Peters 4% 59% Single to SS
b2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR C. Harrison G. Peters -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Adair G. Peters -3% 52% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Adair to 1B
b2 0-0 2 1-- KCR J. Campanis G. Peters 2% 54% Walk; Adair to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- KCR B. Oliver G. Peters 3% 58% Walk; Adair to 3B; Campanis to 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 R KCR B. Butler G. Peters 11% 68% Walk; Adair Scores; Campanis to 3B; Oliver to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 O KCR S. Northey G. Peters -6% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHW W. Williams B. Butler 3% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio B. Butler 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O CHW D. Pavletich B. Butler 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- KCR L. Alcaraz G. Peters 6% 73% Double to LF
b3 1-0 0 -2- R KCR J. Foy G. Peters 9% 82% Double to RF; Alcaraz Scores
b3 2-0 0 -2- KCR L. Piniella G. Peters 4% 86% Single to 1B/Bunt; Foy to 3B
b3 2-0 0 1-3 RO KCR C. Harrison G. Peters -1% 85% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Foy Scores
b3 3-0 1 1-- OO KCR J. Adair G. Peters -2% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bill Butler facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O CHW B. Melton B. Butler 2% 85% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-3 1 --- O CHW B. Christian B. Butler 1% 87% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-3 2 --- O CHW R. Hansen B. Butler 1% 87% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- KCR J. Campanis G. Peters 3% 90% Double to LF
b4 3-0 0 -2- O KCR B. Oliver G. Peters -2% 88% Flyball: RF
b4 3-0 1 -2- O KCR B. Butler G. Peters -1% 87% Strikeout
b4 3-0 2 -2- R KCR S. Northey G. Peters 5% 92% Triple to LF; Campanis Scores
b4 4-0 2 --3 R KCR L. Alcaraz G. Peters 3% 95% Single to LF; Northey Scores
Fred Rath replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-0 2 1-- RR KCR J. Foy F. Rath 3% 98% Home Run; Alcaraz Scores
b4 7-0 2 --- KCR L. Piniella F. Rath 0% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 7-0 2 1-- O KCR C. Harrison F. Rath -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Bill Butler facing 7-8-9
t5 0-7 0 --- CHW K. Berry B. Butler -1% 98% Walk
t5 0-7 0 1-- CHW R. Morales B. Butler -1% 96% Single to LF; Berry to 2B
Duane Josephson pinch hits for Fred Rath (P) batting 9th
t5 0-7 0 12- RR CHW D. Josephson B. Butler -4% 92% Double to LF; Berry Scores; Morales Scores
t5 2-7 0 -2- CHW W. Williams B. Butler -1% 91% Wild Pitch; Josephson to 3B
t5 2-7 0 --3 O CHW W. Williams B. Butler 2% 93% Popfly: 1B
t5 2-7 1 --3 R CHW L. Aparicio B. Butler -3% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Josephson Scores
t5 3-7 1 1-- CHW D. Pavletich B. Butler -3% 88% Single to CF; Aparicio to 2B
t5 3-7 1 12- O CHW B. Melton B. Butler 3% 91% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aparicio to 3B; Melton to 1B
t5 3-7 2 1-3 O CHW B. Christian B. Butler 3% 94% Popfly: 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, White Sox' Danny Lazar facing 6-7-8
Danny Lazar replaces Don Pavletich (C) pitching and batting 3rd
Duane Josephson moves from PH to C
b5 7-3 0 --- KCR J. Adair D. Lazar 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 7-3 0 1-- OO KCR J. Campanis D. Lazar -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b5 7-3 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver D. Lazar -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 7.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Bill Butler facing 6-7-8
t6 3-7 0 --- CHW R. Hansen B. Butler -3% 90% Walk
t6 3-7 0 1-- O CHW K. Berry B. Butler 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-7 1 1-- CHW R. Morales B. Butler -3% 90% Single to LF; Hansen to 2B
t6 3-7 1 12- CHW D. Josephson B. Butler -5% 84% Single to CF; Hansen to 3B; Morales to 2B
Moe Drabowsky replaces Bill Butler pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-7 1 123 RO CHW W. Williams M. Drabowsky 4% 88% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hansen Scores
t6 4-7 2 12- R CHW L. Aparicio M. Drabowsky -11% 78% Double to CF; Morales Scores; Josephson to 3B
Pete Ward pinch hits for Danny Lazar (P) batting 3rd
t6 5-7 2 -23 O CHW P. Ward M. Drabowsky 8% 86% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, White Sox' Danny Murphy facing 9-1-2
Danny Murphy replaces Pete Ward (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
b6 7-5 0 --- O KCR M. Drabowsky D. Murphy -1% 85% Strikeout
b6 7-5 1 --- KCR S. Northey D. Murphy 1% 86% Single to LF
b6 7-5 1 1-- KCR L. Alcaraz D. Murphy 1% 87% Northey Steals 2B
b6 7-5 1 -2- O KCR L. Alcaraz D. Murphy -2% 85% Popfly: 2B
b6 7-5 2 -2- R KCR J. Foy D. Murphy 7% 92% Double to LF; Northey Scores
b6 8-5 2 -2- O KCR L. Piniella D. Murphy -1% 91% Groundout: P-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 4-5-6
t7 5-8 0 --- O CHW B. Melton M. Drabowsky 2% 93% Bunt Popfly: 1B
t7 5-8 1 --- O CHW B. Christian M. Drabowsky 1% 94% Strikeout
t7 5-8 2 --- O CHW R. Hansen M. Drabowsky 1% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, White Sox' Danny Murphy facing 5-6-7
b7 8-5 0 --- KCR C. Harrison D. Murphy 1% 96% Walk
b7 8-5 0 1-- O KCR J. Adair D. Murphy -1% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 8-5 1 1-- KCR J. Campanis D. Murphy 1% 96% Walk; Harrison to 2B
b7 8-5 1 12- O KCR B. Oliver D. Murphy -1% 95% Flyball: CF
b7 8-5 2 12- O KCR M. Drabowsky D. Murphy -1% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 7-8-9
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Ken Berry (CF) batting 7th
t8 5-8 0 --- O CHW G. Hopkins M. Drabowsky 2% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Bob Spence pinch hits for Rich Morales (2B) batting 8th
t8 5-8 1 --- O CHW B. Spence M. Drabowsky 1% 97% Strikeout
t8 5-8 2 --- CHW D. Josephson M. Drabowsky -1% 96% Walk
t8 5-8 2 1-- O CHW W. Williams M. Drabowsky 2% 98% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, White Sox' Danny Murphy facing 1-2-3
Gail Hopkins moves from PH to 1B
Ron Hansen moves from 1B to 2B
Jose Ortiz replaces Bob Spence (PH) playing CF batting 8th
b8 8-5 0 --- KCR S. Northey D. Murphy 1% 99% Triple to RF (Pop Fly)
b8 8-5 0 --3 O KCR L. Alcaraz D. Murphy -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
b8 8-5 1 --3 R KCR J. Foy D. Murphy 1% 99% Single to CF; Northey Scores
b8 9-5 1 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella D. Murphy -0% 99% Double Play: Lineout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 9.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 2-3-4
t9 5-9 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio M. Drabowsky -2% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Danny Murphy (P) batting 3rd
t9 5-9 0 1-- O CHW T. McCraw M. Drabowsky 2% 99% Popfly: SS
t9 5-9 1 1-- CHW B. Melton M. Drabowsky -2% 97% Single to LF; Aparicio to 2B
t9 5-9 1 12- RRR CHW B. Christian M. Drabowsky -5% 92% Home Run; Aparicio Scores; Melton Scores
t9 8-9 1 --- O CHW R. Hansen M. Drabowsky 5% 97% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t9 8-9 2 --- CHW G. Hopkins M. Drabowsky -4% 93% Single to LF (Pop Fly)
Ed Herrmann pinch hits for Jose Ortiz (CF) batting 8th
Angel Bravo pinch runs for Gail Hopkins (1B) batting 7th
t9 8-9 2 1-- CHW E. Herrmann M. Drabowsky -6% 86% Walk; Bravo to 2B
Al Fitzmorris replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
Woodie Held pinch runs for Ed Herrmann (PH) batting 8th
t9 8-9 2 12- O CHW D. Josephson A. Fitzmorris 14% 100% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 9.

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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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