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Friday, May 14, 1976,
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 12,990, Time of Game: 2:09
White Sox
1
8-14
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Royals
7
15-9
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Al Fitzmorris (4-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  0
Royals          3  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    7 11  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .530 -0.063 0.66 0.000 -0.063 -0.8
Ralph Garr CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .291 .790 -0.039 0.40 0.000 -0.039 -0.5 3 0 SF
Jorge Orta 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .714 -0.032 0.36 0.002 -0.034 -0.3 0 0
Carlos May LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .172 .473 -0.010 0.38 0.018 -0.028 -0.5 2 0
Jim Spencer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .655 -0.026 0.49 0.022 -0.048 -0.7 8 2 GDP
Brian Downing C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .304 .842 -0.005 0.50 0.028 -0.033 -0.2 3 0
Buddy Bradford RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .776 -0.011 0.49 0.019 -0.029 -0.1 1 0
Bucky Dent SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .683 -0.054 0.59 0.003 -0.056 -0.5 5 3
Jack Brohamer 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .219 .577 0.005 0.42 0.021 -0.016 0.6 2 5
Pete Vuckovich P 0 1
   Dave Hamilton P 0 0
   Francisco Barrios P 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 1 3 .212 .441 -0.235 0.48 0.113 -0.346 -3.1 24 11
SF: R Garr (1, off A Fitzmorris).
TB: J Brohamer 2; B Bradford 2; J Orta; B Dent; C May.
GIDP: J Spencer (2).
RBI: R Garr (7).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Brohamer-B Dent-J Spencer; J Spencer-B Dent-J Spencer; J Spencer-B Dent.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Poquette LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .296 .848 0.005 0.42 0.036 -0.031 -0.2 3 0
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .300 .979 0.147 0.48 0.163 -0.016 0.3 4 0 HR,GDP
George Brett 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 .387 .921 -0.007 0.24 0.011 -0.018 -0.2 0 3 SF
John Mayberry 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .224 .642 0.004 0.28 0.032 -0.028 -0.9 10 0 2B,CS,GDP
Hal McRae DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .800 -0.028 0.26 0.000 -0.028 -0.7
Al Cowens RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .649 0.077 0.29 0.083 -0.006 1.5 2 0 3B
Bob Stinson C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .316 .760 -0.014 0.15 0.002 -0.015 -0.0 4 0
Freddie Patek SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 .352 .853 0.034 0.35 0.037 -0.003 1.5 1 3 SB
Frank White 2B 3 0 3 2 0 0 .188 .461 0.047 0.28 0.047 0.000 2.1 2 4
Al Fitzmorris P 1 1
Team Totals 30 7 11 7 3 3 .367 .978 0.265 0.31 0.411 -0.145 3.4 27 11
2B: J Mayberry (2, off P Vuckovich).
3B: A Cowens (3, off P Vuckovich).
HR: A Otis (6, off P Vuckovich; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SF: G Brett (1, off D Hamilton).
TB: A Cowens 4; A Otis 4; J Mayberry 3; F White 3; F Patek 2; T Poquette.
GIDP: J Mayberry (3); A Otis (2).
RBI: F White 2 (5); A Otis 2 (17); A Cowens (15); G Brett (9); F Patek (11).
2-out RBI: A Cowens.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. F White-F Patek-J Mayberry.
E: F White (7).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (10, 2nd base off P Vuckovich/B Downing).
CS: J Mayberry (1, 2nd base by P Vuckovich POCS).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Vuckovich, L (0-1) 6 11 7 7 2 2 1 7.15 27 22 -0.267 0.38 -4.6
Dave Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.11 4 2 1 0.001 0.01 0.8
Francisco Barrios 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 3 3 1 7.88 34 22 2 1 -0.266 0.48 -3.4
P Vuckovich faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Fitzmorris, W (4-0) 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 3.34 35 71 0.234 0.48 3.1
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 1.00 35 71 0.234 0.31 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Vuckovich (1; J Mayberry, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 12,990.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Pat Kelly DH 1 Tom Poquette LF
2 Ralph Garr CF 2 Amos Otis CF
3 Jorge Orta 3B 3 George Brett 3B
4 Carlos May LF 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Jim Spencer 1B 5 Hal McRae DH
6 Brian Downing C 6 Al Cowens RF
7 Buddy Bradford RF 7 Bob Stinson C
8 Bucky Dent SS 8 Freddie Patek SS
9 Jack Brohamer 2B 9 Frank White 2B
Pete Vuckovich P Al Fitzmorris P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 1-- RR KCR A. Otis P. Vuckovich 16% 74% Home Run; Poquette Scores
b1 2-0 2 -2- R KCR A. Cowens P. Vuckovich 7% 81% Single to CF; Mayberry Scores
t2 0-3 2 12- O CHW B. Dent A. Fitzmorris 4% 84% Foul Flyball: C
b2 3-0 0 -2- R KCR F. White P. Vuckovich 4% 90% Single; Patek Scores
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR T. Poquette P. Vuckovich 4% 58% Single to CF

Play By Play

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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' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly A. Fitzmorris 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW R. Garr A. Fitzmorris 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Orta A. Fitzmorris 1% 55% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR T. Poquette P. Vuckovich 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- RR KCR A. Otis P. Vuckovich 16% 74% Home Run; Poquette Scores
b1 2-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett P. Vuckovich -1% 73% Flyball: RF
b1 2-0 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry P. Vuckovich 3% 76% Double to LF
b1 2-0 1 -2- O KCR H. McRae P. Vuckovich -2% 74% Flyball: CF
b1 2-0 2 -2- R KCR A. Cowens P. Vuckovich 7% 81% Single to CF; Mayberry Scores
b1 3-0 2 1-- O KCR B. Stinson P. Vuckovich -1% 80% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O CHW C. May A. Fitzmorris 2% 82% Flyball: CF
t2 0-3 1 --- CHW J. Spencer A. Fitzmorris -2% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t2 0-3 1 1-- O CHW B. Downing A. Fitzmorris 2% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-3 2 1-- CHW B. Bradford A. Fitzmorris -2% 80% Single to LF; Downing to 2B
t2 0-3 2 12- O CHW B. Dent A. Fitzmorris 4% 84% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek P. Vuckovich 2% 85% Single to LF
b2 3-0 0 1-- KCR F. White P. Vuckovich 1% 87% Patek Steals 2B
b2 3-0 0 -2- R KCR F. White P. Vuckovich 4% 90% Single; Patek Scores
b2 4-0 0 1-- OO KCR T. Poquette P. Vuckovich -2% 88% Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS
b2 4-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis P. Vuckovich -0% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- O CHW J. Brohamer A. Fitzmorris 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-4 1 --- O CHW P. Kelly A. Fitzmorris 1% 90% Strikeout
t3 0-4 2 --- O CHW R. Garr A. Fitzmorris 1% 91% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
b3 4-0 0 --- KCR G. Brett P. Vuckovich 1% 92% Walk
b3 4-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Mayberry P. Vuckovich -2% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- O KCR H. McRae P. Vuckovich -0% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- O CHW J. Orta A. Fitzmorris 2% 91% Flyball: LF
t4 0-4 1 --- CHW C. May A. Fitzmorris -2% 89% Single
t4 0-4 1 1-- OO CHW J. Spencer A. Fitzmorris 3% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 6-7-8
b4 4-0 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens P. Vuckovich -1% 92% Flyball: 2B
b4 4-0 1 --- O KCR B. Stinson P. Vuckovich -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-0 2 --- O KCR F. Patek P. Vuckovich -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 6-7-8
t5 0-4 0 --- CHW B. Downing A. Fitzmorris -3% 88% Walk
t5 0-4 0 1-- O CHW B. Bradford A. Fitzmorris 3% 91% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 1 1-- O CHW B. Dent A. Fitzmorris 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-4 2 1-- CHW J. Brohamer A. Fitzmorris -1% 91% Single to RF; Dent to 2B
t5 0-4 2 12- O CHW P. Kelly A. Fitzmorris 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
b5 4-0 0 --- KCR F. White P. Vuckovich 1% 95% Single to LF
b5 4-0 0 1-- O KCR T. Poquette P. Vuckovich -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 4-0 1 1-- OO KCR A. Otis P. Vuckovich -1% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- O CHW R. Garr A. Fitzmorris 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- O CHW J. Orta A. Fitzmorris 1% 95% Lineout: CF
t6 0-4 2 --- O CHW C. May A. Fitzmorris 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
b6 4-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett P. Vuckovich -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b6 4-0 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry P. Vuckovich 0% 96% Single
b6 4-0 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae P. Vuckovich -1% 95% Mayberry Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B)
b6 4-0 2 --- O KCR H. McRae P. Vuckovich -0% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- O CHW J. Spencer A. Fitzmorris 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O CHW B. Downing A. Fitzmorris 1% 97% Strikeout
t7 0-4 2 --- O CHW B. Bradford A. Fitzmorris 0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Pete Vuckovich facing 6-7-8
b7 4-0 0 --- KCR A. Cowens P. Vuckovich 1% 99% Triple to RF
b7 4-0 0 --3 KCR B. Stinson P. Vuckovich 0% 99% Walk
b7 4-0 0 1-3 R KCR F. Patek P. Vuckovich 1% 99% Single to CF; Cowens Scores; Stinson to 3B
b7 5-0 0 1-3 R KCR F. White P. Vuckovich 0% 100% Single to LF; Stinson Scores; Patek to 3B
Dave Hamilton replaces Pete Vuckovich pitching
b7 6-0 0 1-3 KCR T. Poquette D. Hamilton 0% 100% Walk; White to 2B
b7 6-0 0 123 O KCR A. Otis D. Hamilton -0% 100% Lineout: SS
b7 6-0 1 123 RO KCR G. Brett D. Hamilton 0% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Patek Scores
b7 7-0 2 12- O KCR J. Mayberry D. Hamilton -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
t8 0-7 0 --- CHW B. Dent A. Fitzmorris -0% 99% Single to LF
t8 0-7 0 1-- CHW J. Brohamer A. Fitzmorris -1% 99% Single to RF; Dent to 2B
t8 0-7 0 12- O CHW P. Kelly A. Fitzmorris 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dent to 3B; Brohamer to 2B
t8 0-7 1 -23 RO CHW R. Garr A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Dent Scores
t8 1-7 2 -2- CHW J. Orta A. Fitzmorris -0% 99% Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
t8 1-7 2 1-3 O CHW C. May A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-1, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 5-6-7
Francisco Barrios replaces Dave Hamilton pitching
b8 7-1 0 --- O KCR H. McRae F. Barrios -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-1 1 --- O KCR A. Cowens F. Barrios -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-1 2 --- O KCR B. Stinson F. Barrios -0% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
t9 1-7 0 --- O CHW J. Spencer A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-7 1 --- O CHW B. Downing A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-7 2 --- CHW B. Bradford A. Fitzmorris -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 1-7 2 1-- O CHW B. Dent A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 7.

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