September 7, 1972 California Angels at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
DET 0 BOS 10
NYY 4 CHW 6
OAK 0 MIL 7
@CLE 1 KCR 6
CAL 0 MIN 4
@TEX 0 ATL 4
@LAD 2 MON 4
@NYM 0 PHI 2
STL 1 CHC 4
@PIT 2 SDP 2
CIN 0 SDP 5
CIN 1 HOU 5
@SFG 1
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 5,561

Thursday, September 7, 1972
Time of Game: 2:15

Angels

61-70

Lost 1

5th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Royals          0  1  3   0  1  0   1  0  X    6 13  1

W: M Montgomery (1-1), L: A Messersmith (6-9)

Royals

63-66

Won 1

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .616    0    1   1   
K Berry CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .297  .744    0    3   0   3B
V Pinson LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .290  .737    0    1   0   
B Oliver 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .736    0    6   0   
K McMullen 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .716    0    1   1   
L Stanton RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .691    0    3   0   GDP
  R Clark P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .097  .222         0   0   
  D Sells P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Coletta PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .572    0    0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .573    0    2   1   
J Torborg C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .197  .497    0    6   1   
  J Stephenson PH-C           1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .664    0    0   1   
A Messersmith P               2   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .477    0    0   1   
  M Rivers RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .496    0    1   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    5   6                    24   7

BATTING

3B: K Berry (2, off M Montgomery).

TB: K Berry 3; K McMullen; V Pinson; S Alomar.

GIDP: L Stanton (11).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Alomar-L Cardenas-B Oliver.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Otis CF                     5   0   2   0    0   1  .303  .795    0    2   0   CS
C Rojas 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .683    0    0   2   
R Scheinblum RF               4   1   3   0    1   1  .315  .834    0    3   0   2B
J Mayberry 1B                 3   3   2   0    2   0  .295  .848    0    9   0   2·2B,GDP,IW
L Piniella LF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .811    0    3   0   
  S Hovley LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .715    0    2   0   
E Kirkpatrick C               3   1   2   2    0   1  .274  .760    0    6   0   2B,SF
P Schaal 3B                   2   0   1   2    2   0  .212  .620    0    0   2   
F Patek SS                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .223  .581    0    1   3   SF
M Montgomery P                3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .347    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       32   6  13   6    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Mayberry 2 (22, 2 off A Messersmith); R Scheinblum (17, off A Messersmith); E Kirkpatrick (14, off R Clark).

SF: F Patek (3, off R Clark); E Kirkpatrick (4, off A Messersmith).

SH: M Montgomery (3, off R Clark).

IBB: J Mayberry (10, by A Messersmith).

TB: J Mayberry 4; R Scheinblum 4; E Kirkpatrick 3; A Otis 2; F Patek; L Piniella; P Schaal; C Rojas.

GIDP: J Mayberry (7).

RBI: P Schaal 2 (31); E Kirkpatrick 2 (40); F Patek (27); L Piniella (65).

2-out RBI: P Schaal 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry; M Montgomery-J Mayberry.

E: P Schaal (14).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Otis (12, Home by A Messersmith/J Torborg).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Messersmith, L (6-9)         5    10   5   5    2   5   0   2.92   26     -       ·  ·      0· 7· 2·10     30    -     0.79  -0.28
R Clark                        2     3   1   1    2   1   0   4.51   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.11  -0.00
D Sells                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.48    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   6    5   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 2·13           -

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
M Montgomery, W (1-1)          9     4   0   0    5   6   0   2.37   34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 4     80    -     0.67   0.22
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Clark (7).

IBB: A Messersmith (6; J Mayberry).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 5,561.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Cloudy, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Alomar             2B    1. A Otis               CF 
2. K Berry              CF    2. C Rojas              2B 
3. V Pinson             LF    3. R Scheinblum         RF 
4. B Oliver             1B    4. J Mayberry           1B 
5. K McMullen           3B    5. L Piniella           LF 
6. L Stanton            RF    6. E Kirkpatrick        C  
7. L Cardenas           SS    7. P Schaal             3B 
8. J Torborg            C     8. F Patek              SS 
9. A Messersmith        P     9. M Montgomery         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-2  123      11%  92% P Schaal        A Messersmith   Single to RF; Scheinblum Scores; Mayberry Scores; Piniella to 3B
   t 3   1  1-0  ---      -9%  57% K Berry         M Montgomery    Triple to RF
   b 3   1  0-1  123       8%  86% L Piniella      A Messersmith   Single to RF; Rojas Scores; Scheinblum to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   b 3   1  0-1  1--       8%  77% R Scheinblum    A Messersmith   Double to RF; Rojas to 3B
   t 3   1  1-0  --3       7%  65% V Pinson        M Montgomery    Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      53%  K Berry         Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      54%  B Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  C Rojas         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      50%  R Scheinblum    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  K McMullen      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  L Stanton       Strikeout
   O      1--      51%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B; McMullen to 2B
          -2-      50%  J Torborg       Walk
   O      12-      55%  A Messersmith   Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
          ---      62%  J Mayberry      Double to RF
   O      -2-      61%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF; Mayberry to 3B
   RO     --3      64%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mayberry Scores
          ---      65%  P Schaal        Walk
          1--      68%  F Patek         Single to RF; Schaal to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  M Montgomery    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Monty Montgomery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  K Berry         Triple to RF
          --3      57%  V Pinson        E5 on Foul Ball
   O      --3      65%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      69%  B Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  C Rojas         Single to RF
          1--      77%  R Scheinblum    Double to RF; Rojas to 3B
          -23      78%  J Mayberry      Intentional Walk
   R      123      86%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Rojas Scores; Scheinblum to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   O      123      81%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
   RR     123      92%  P Schaal        Single to RF; Scheinblum Scores; Mayberry Scores; Piniella to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  F Patek         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Monty Montgomery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  K McMullen      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  L Stanton       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  L Cardenas      Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Torborg       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Messersmith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  M Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
          ---      94%  A Otis          Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
          1--      94%  R Scheinblum    Single to RF; Otis to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  J Mayberry      Otis Caught Stealing Hm (C-P-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Monty Montgomery facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  A Messersmith   Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  S Alomar        Walk
   O      1--      94%  K Berry         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  J Mayberry      Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      97%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to CF; Mayberry Scores
   O      1--      97%  P Schaal        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      97%  F Patek         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Monty Montgomery facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Hovley replaces Lou Piniella playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  B Oliver        Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  K McMullen      Walk
   OO     1--      98%  L Stanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rickey Clark facing 9-1-2
                  Rickey Clark replaces Leroy Stanton pitching and batting 6th; Mickey Rivers replaces Andy Messersmith playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M Montgomery    Strikeout
          ---      98%  A Otis          Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  R Scheinblum    Single to CF; Rojas to 3B
          1-3      98%  J Mayberry      Walk; Scheinblum to 2B
   O      123      98%  S Hovley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Monty Montgomery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
                  John Stephenson pinch hits for Jeff Torborg batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Stephenson    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rickey Clark facing 6-7-8
                  John Stephenson moves to C
          ---      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Double to CF
          -2-     100%  P Schaal        Wild Pitch; Kirkpatrick to 3B
          --3     100%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3     100%  F Patek         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kirkpatrick Scores
   O      1--     100%  M Montgomery    Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Schaal to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  A Otis          Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Monty Montgomery facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  S Alomar        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  K Berry         Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  V Pinson        Single to LF; Alomar to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Oliver        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Sells facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Sells replaces Rickey Clark pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  C Rojas         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  R Scheinblum    Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J Mayberry      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Monty Montgomery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  K McMullen      Lineout: LF
                  Chris Coletta pinch hits for Dave Sells batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  C Coletta       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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