September 2, 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
@CHW 5 CLE 3
CAL 1 DET 6
OAK 4 KCR 3
MIL 1 KCR 3
MIL 0 NYY 4
@MIN 0 TEX 6
BOS 4 SEA 4
@TOR 3 LAD 10
PIT 2 HOU 5
@MON 2 NYM 4
ATL 0 ATL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 3
CIN 0 SDP 5
CHC 0 STL 6
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 22,318

Friday, September 2, 1977
Time of Game: 2:04

Brewers

58-82

Lost 2

6th, 26½ GB

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

W: P Splittorff (12-6), L: B Travers (4-8)

Royals

78-54

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Brye CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .704    0    2   0   
J Wohlford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .253  .618    0    0   0   
D Money 3B-2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .829    0    0   3   
S Bando DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .739    0    0   0   
J Wynn RF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .187  .552    0    0   0   
K McMullen 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .678    0    9   1   
  C Cooper 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .758    0    4   0   
R Yount SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .734    0    3   7   
L Haney C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .470    0    5   1   
L Sakata 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .442    0    0   4   
  C Moore PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .667    0    0   0   
  J Quirk 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .587         0   0   

B Travers P                                                              1   0
  E Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    3   9                    24  16

BATTING

TB: C Moore.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Sakata-R Yount-C Cooper; L Sakata-R Yount-K McMullen.

E: D Money (15); K McMullen (2).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Zdeb LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .304  .753    0    2   0   CS
H McRae DH                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .855    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .907    0    0   2   3B,GDP
A Cowens RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .841    0    3   0   
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .254  .787    0    4   0   
J Wathan C                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .316  .814    0    9   0   3B
J Mayberry 1B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .230  .749    0    7   0   SF,GDP
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .674    0    1   3   
F White 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .239  .625    0    0   1   

P Splittorff P                                                           1   1
Totals                       29   3   8   3    2   4                    27   7

BATTING

3B: J Wathan (2, off B Travers); G Brett (12, off E Rodriguez).

SF: J Mayberry (6, off B Travers).

TB: J Wathan 4; G Brett 3; A Otis 2; H McRae; F White; J Zdeb.

GIDP: J Mayberry (11); G Brett (10).

RBI: J Mayberry (68); H McRae (78); J Wathan (16).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Zdeb (4, 2nd base by E Rodriguez/L Haney).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Travers, L (4-8)             5     7   3   3    1   2   0   4.92   23     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 1· 7     42    -     0.76  -0.14
E Rodriguez                    3     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.70    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.26   0.08
Totals                         8     8   3   3    2   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 1· 8          2-0

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
P Splittorff, W (12-6)         9     1   0   0    3   9   0   3.99   31     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 6· 1     91    -     0.79   0.44
Totals                         9     1   0   0    3   9   0          31     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 6· 1           -

B Travers faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 22,318.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Brye               CF    1. J Zdeb               LF 
2. J Wohlford           LF    2. H McRae              DH 
3. D Money              3B    3. G Brett              3B 
4. S Bando              DH    4. A Cowens             RF 
5. J Wynn               RF    5. A Otis               CF 
6. K McMullen           1B    6. J Wathan             C  
7. R Yount              SS    7. J Mayberry           1B 
8. L Haney              C     8. F Patek              SS 
9. L Sakata             2B    9. F White              2B 

   B Travers            P        P Splittorff         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  1--      13%  82% J Wathan        B Travers       Triple to RF; Otis Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  12-      -8%  62% G Brett         B Travers       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-0  1-3       7%  70% H McRae         B Travers       Single to LF; White Scores; Zdeb to 2B
   b 3   1  0-0  1--       7%  63% J Zdeb          B Travers       Single to LF; White to 3B
   t 8   2  3-0  12-       4%  97% S Brye          P Splittorff    Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Brye          Lineout: P
   O      ---      54%  J Wohlford      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Money         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Zdeb          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Wynn          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  K McMullen      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Wathan        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Mayberry      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Yount         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      54%  L Haney         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  L Sakata        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  F Patek         Strikeout
          ---      56%  F White         Single to CF
          1--      63%  J Zdeb          Single to LF; White to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  H McRae         Single to LF; White Scores; Zdeb to 2B
   OO     12-      62%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  S Brye          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  J Wohlford      Strikeout Looking
          ---      66%  D Money         Walk
   O      1--      69%  S Bando         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Travers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  A Otis          Single to LF
   R      1--      82%  J Wathan        Triple to RF; Otis Scores
   RO     --3      84%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wathan Scores
          ---      85%  F Patek         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Patek to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  F White         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
          ---      80%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      83%  K McMullen      Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  R Yount         Lineout: RF
   O      1--      88%  L Haney         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  J Zdeb          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  L Sakata        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      90%  S Brye          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      91%  J Wohlford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Travers facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  A Cowens        Walk
          1--      92%  A Otis          E3 on Foul Ball
                  Cecil Cooper replaces Ken McMullen playing 1B batting 6th
          1--      95%  " "             Single to LF; Cowens to 3B
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Bill Travers pitching
   O      1-3      92%  J Wathan        Fielder's Choice SS; Cowens out at Hm/SS-C; Otis to 2B
   OO     12-      89%  J Mayberry      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  F White         Strikeout
          ---      93%  J Zdeb          Walk
   O      1--      93%  H McRae         Zdeb Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  C Cooper        Strikeout
          ---      93%  R Yount         Walk
   O      1--      95%  L Haney         Lineout: CF
                  Charlie Moore pinch hits for Lenn Sakata batting 9th
          1--      93%  C Moore         Single to LF; Yount to 2B
   O      12-      97%  S Brye          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Don Money moves to 2B; Jamie Quirk replaces Charlie Moore playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  G Brett         Triple to RF
   O      --3      97%  A Cowens        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      --3      97%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Money         Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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