April 8, 1970 Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@CLE 2 KCR 2
OAK 0 CAL 6
@MIL 1 DET 3
@WSA 0 CIN 5
@LAD 2 STL 7
@MON 2 ATL 6
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 8,668

Wednesday, April 8, 1970
Time of Game: 2:03

Athletics

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: D Drago (1-0), L: C Hunter (0-1)

Royals

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .444    0    0   3   
R Monday CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.667    0    0   0   
F Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    0    0   0   
R Jackson RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .476    0    2   0   CS
S Bando 3B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .375 1.125    0    1   2   SB,SH
D Mincher 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .958    0    8   2   GDP
D Green 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    4   0   SB
F Fernandez C                 0   0   0   0    3   0  .000  .714    0    9   1   
  B Odom PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Duncan C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Hunter P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    5   4                    24  10

BATTING

SH: S Bando (1, off D Drago).

TB: S Bando 2; R Monday; D Green.

GIDP: D Mincher (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Campaneris (1); R Monday (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Bando (1, 2nd base off D Drago/J Campanis); D Green (1, 2nd base off D Drago/J Campanis).

CS: R Jackson (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Campanis).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .400 1.025    0    1   0   2·SB,IW
P Schaal 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    2   0   2B
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
B Oliver 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .375 1.125    0    9   2   2B
E Kirkpatrick LF              4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400    0    3   0   
L Alcaraz 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .286    0    2   1   SH
J Hernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   5   
J Campanis C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    5   1   
  G Spriggs PR                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   SB
  E Rodriguez C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
D Drago P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       29   2   6   2    3   8                    27  12

BATTING

2B: P Schaal (1, off C Hunter); B Oliver (1, off D Segui).

SH: D Drago (1, off D Segui); L Alcaraz (1, off D Segui).

IBB: P Kelly (1, by D Segui).

TB: P Schaal 2; A Otis 2; B Oliver 2; L Alcaraz; E Kirkpatrick.

RBI: E Kirkpatrick (1); L Alcaraz (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Oliver-J Hernandez-B Oliver.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly 2 (2, 2nd base off C Hunter/F Fernandez, 2nd base off D Segui/D Duncan); G Spriggs (1, 3rd base off D Segui/D Duncan).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, L (0-1)              6     5   1   1    1   8   0   1.50   25     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 5     65    -     0.93   0.14
D Segui                        2     1   1   1    2   0   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.04  -0.02
Totals                         8     6   2   2    3   8   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 6           -

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
D Drago, W (1-0)               9     4   0   0    5   4   0   0.00   34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 4     78    -     1.27   0.63
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Segui (1; P Kelly).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 8,668.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals                   
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. R Monday             CF    2. P Schaal             3B 
3. F Alou               LF    3. A Otis               CF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. B Oliver             1B 
5. S Bando              3B    5. E Kirkpatrick        LF 
6. D Mincher            1B    6. L Alcaraz            2B 
7. D Green              2B    7. J Hernandez          SS 
8. F Fernandez          C     8. J Campanis           C  
9. C Hunter             P     9. D Drago              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  -2-      11%  70% E Kirkpatrick   C Hunter        Single to RF; Otis Scores
   t 6   1  1-0  -2-       9%  73% D Mincher       D Drago         Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS)
   t 4   0  0-0  1--       9%  55% D Mincher       D Drago         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 7   1  0-1  -23      -6%  80% P Schaal        D Segui         Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 4   1  0-1  1-3      -6%  69% J Hernandez     C Hunter        Bunt Popfly: C-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Monday        Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  P Schaal        Flyball: 2B
          ---      53%  A Otis          Single to LF; Otis to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      50%  B Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  S Bando         Single to RF
          1--      43%  D Mincher       Bando Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      52%  D Green         Flyball: SS
          -2-      51%  F Fernandez     Walk
   O      12-      55%  C Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--      52%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B; Monday to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Campanis      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Drago         Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  P Kelly         Walk
          1--      54%  P Schaal        Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  S Bando         Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  D Mincher       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      53%  D Green         Single to LF
          1--      52%  F Fernandez     Green Steals 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      56%  C Hunter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  A Otis          Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B; Otis to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to RF; Otis Scores
          1--      76%  L Alcaraz       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kirkpatrick to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  J Hernandez     Bunt Popfly: C-2B
   O      1-3      65%  J Campanis      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  B Campaneris    Lineout: LF
   O      ---      70%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  D Drago         Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  P Kelly         Flyball: 3B
          ---      70%  P Schaal        Double to RF
   O      -2-      67%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      64%  S Bando         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  D Mincher       Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  B Oliver        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      72%  E Kirkpatrick   Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      73%  L Alcaraz       Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  D Green         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  F Fernandez     Walk
                  Tito Francona pinch hits for Catfish Hunter batting 9th; Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Frank Fernandez batting 8th
   O      1--      75%  T Francona      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      80%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Diego Segui facing 8-9-1
                  Diego Segui replaces Tito Francona pitching and batting 9th; Dave Duncan replaces Blue Moon Odom playing C batting 8th
          ---      83%  J Campanis      Walk
                  George Spriggs pinch runs for Jim Campanis batting 8th
   O      1--      82%  D Drago         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Spriggs to 2B
          -2-      85%  P Kelly         Spriggs Steals 3B
          --3      86%  " "             Intentional Walk
          1-3      87%  P Schaal        Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      76%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
                  Ellie Rodriguez replaces George Spriggs playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      81%  R Monday        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Diego Segui facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  B Oliver        Double to LF
   O      -2-      91%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oliver to 3B
   RO     --3      94%  L Alcaraz       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Oliver Scores
   O      ---      93%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  S Bando         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Mincher       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Green         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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