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CAL  3
MIN  0

CLE  5
BOS  4

KCR  4
BAL  2
OAK  1
SEA  0

TEX  5
NYY  2

ATL  8
SDP  7

LAD  5
@HOU  2

NYM  6
CHC  0

STL 11
PIT  2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 38,194

Monday, April 10, 1978
Time of Game: 2:19
Orioles
2
0-4
Lost 4
7th, 3½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  1
Royals          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  X    4  9  0
W: Paul Splittorff (1-0), L: Nelson Briles (0-1), S: Al Hrabosky (1)
Royals
4
2-1
Won 2
2nd, ½ GB

Batting Stats

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .286  .697              2   0   
R Dauer 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125              3   1   
G Roenicke LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              3   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .820              8   1   
L May DH                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .812              0   0   2B
D DeCinces 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   2   
C Lopez RF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .375  .944              0   1   2B
R Dempsey C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .517              4   3   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .237              4   3   SH,GDP

N Briles P                                                                    0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                                0   2
Totals                       32   2   7   0    3   2                         24  13
Batting Events
2B: C Lopez (1, off P Splittorff); L May (1, off P Splittorff).
SH: M Belanger (1, off P Splittorff).
TB: C Lopez 4; L May 3; R Dempsey; E Murray.
GIDP: M Belanger (1).
RBI: C Lopez (1); R Dempsey (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: N Briles ().
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .450              1   0   SB,CS
H McRae DH                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .974              0   0   3B
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .533              2   5   SB
A Cowens RF                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .455 1.591              3   0   2·3B
D Porter C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .364  .962              3   1   2B,IW
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .361              2   0   
C Hurdle 1B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .182  .545             11   0   3B,CS
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.429              1   4   
F White 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .708              4   3   CS

P Splittorff P                                                                0   3
  A Hrabosky P                                                                0   0
Totals                       30   4   9   0    3   3                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: D Porter (2, off N Briles).
3B: C Hurdle (1, off N Briles); H McRae (1, off T Stoddard); A Cowens 2 (3, 1 off T Stoddard, 1 off N Briles).
IBB: D Porter (1, by T Stoddard).
TB: A Cowens 6; C Hurdle 4; H McRae 3; D Porter 2; W Wilson; F White; G Brett.
RBI: A Cowens 3 (3); G Brett (1).
2-out RBI: A Cowens.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F White-F Patek-C Hurdle.
Baserunning Events
SB: W Wilson (3, 2nd base off N Briles/R Dempsey); G Brett (1, 2nd base off N Briles/R Dempsey).
CS: C Hurdle (1, 2nd base by N Briles/R Dempsey); W Wilson (1, 2nd base by N Briles/R Dempsey); F White (1, 2nd base by T Stoddard/R Dempsey).

Pitching Stats

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, L (0-1)              6     6   3   3    2   2   0   4.50   24     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 2· 6     48    -     0.85  -0.12
T Stoddard                     2     3   1   1    1   1   0   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.34  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   4   4    3   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 9           -  
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 (1-0)          8.1   7   2   2    3   1   0   2.16   34     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1· 7     59    -     1.18   0.30
A Hrabosky, S (1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.74   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 7          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Stoddard (1; D Porter).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 38,194.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Baltimore Orioles                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Al Bumbry                    CF       1. Willie Wilson                LF
2. Rich Dauer                   2B       2. Hal McRae                    DH
3. Gary Roenicke                LF       3. George Brett                 3B
4. Eddie Murray                 1B       4. Al Cowens                    RF
5. Lee May                      DH       5. Darrell Porter                C
6. Doug DeCinces                3B       6. Amos Otis                    CF
7. Carlos Lopez                 RF       7. Clint Hurdle                 1B
8. Rick Dempsey                  C       8. Freddie Patek                SS
9. Mark Belanger                SS       9. Frank White                  2B

   Nelson Briles                 P          Paul Splittorff               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 12- R 15% 63% 0-1 KCR G. Brett N. Briles Single; Wilson Scores; McRae to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RRO 12% 75% 1-1 KCR A. Cowens N. Briles Triple to RF; McRae Scores; Brett Scores; Cowens out at Hm/RF-2B-C
t3 0 -2- R -8% 35% 0-0 BAL R. Dempsey P. Splittorff Single to LF; Lopez Scores
t7 1 1-- OO 8% 89% 1-3 BAL M. Belanger P. Splittorff Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 BAL C. Lopez P. Splittorff Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BAL A. Bumbry P. Splittorff Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 BAL R. Dauer P. Splittorff Flyball: RF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BAL G. Roenicke P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson N. Briles Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 KCR H. McRae N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 KCR G. Brett N. Briles Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b1 2 1-- 1% 53% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens N. Briles Brett Steals 2B
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens N. Briles Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BAL E. Murray P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 BAL L. May P. Splittorff Groundout: P-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BAL D. DeCinces P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 KCR D. Porter N. Briles Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 KCR A. Otis N. Briles Foul Flyball: 2B
b2 2 --- 3% 54% 0-0 KCR C. Hurdle N. Briles Triple to RF
b2 2 --3 O -4% 50% 0-0 KCR F. Patek N. Briles Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 BAL C. Lopez P. Splittorff Double to LF
t3 0 -2- R -8% 35% 0-0 BAL R. Dempsey P. Splittorff Single to LF; Lopez Scores
t3 0 1-- O 2% 37% 1-0 BAL M. Belanger P. Splittorff Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Dempsey to 2B
t3 1 -2- O 3% 40% 1-0 BAL A. Bumbry P. Splittorff Groundout: C-1B
t3 2 -2- -1% 39% 1-0 BAL R. Dauer P. Splittorff Walk
t3 2 12- O 4% 43% 1-0 BAL G. Roenicke P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- 4% 47% 0-1 KCR F. White N. Briles Walk
b3 0 1-- O -4% 43% 0-1 KCR W. Wilson N. Briles Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- 2% 45% 0-1 KCR H. McRae N. Briles Wilson Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- 2% 48% 0-1 KCR H. McRae N. Briles Walk
b3 1 12- R 15% 63% 0-1 KCR G. Brett N. Briles Single; Wilson Scores; McRae to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RRO 12% 75% 1-1 KCR A. Cowens N. Briles Triple to RF; McRae Scores; Brett Scores; Cowens out at Hm/RF-2B-C
b3 2 --- O -1% 74% 3-1 KCR D. Porter N. Briles Flyball: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- -4% 69% 1-3 BAL E. Murray P. Splittorff Single to LF
t4 0 1-- O 4% 73% 1-3 BAL L. May P. Splittorff Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 1 1-- O 3% 77% 1-3 BAL D. DeCinces P. Splittorff Flyball: 3B
t4 2 1-- O 2% 79% 1-3 BAL C. Lopez P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -1% 78% 3-1 KCR A. Otis N. Briles Lineout: LF
b4 1 --- 1% 79% 3-1 KCR C. Hurdle N. Briles Single to CF
b4 1 1-- O -3% 77% 3-1 KCR F. Patek N. Briles Hurdle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-1 KCR F. Patek N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3% 79% 1-3 BAL R. Dempsey P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 81% 1-3 BAL M. Belanger P. Splittorff Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- -2% 79% 1-3 BAL A. Bumbry P. Splittorff Walk
t5 2 1-- O 3% 82% 1-3 BAL R. Dauer P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 81% 3-1 KCR F. White N. Briles Flyball: SS
b5 1 --- 1% 82% 3-1 KCR W. Wilson N. Briles Single to CF
b5 1 1-- O -2% 79% 3-1 KCR H. McRae N. Briles Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 2 --- O -1% 79% 3-1 KCR H. McRae N. Briles Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 3% 82% 1-3 BAL G. Roenicke P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 84% 1-3 BAL E. Murray P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2 --- -2% 82% 1-3 BAL L. May P. Splittorff Single to LF
t6 2 1-- O 3% 85% 1-3 BAL D. DeCinces P. Splittorff Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -1% 84% 3-1 KCR G. Brett N. Briles Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -1% 83% 3-1 KCR A. Cowens N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2 --- 1% 84% 3-1 KCR D. Porter N. Briles Double to RF
b6 2 -2- O -2% 82% 3-1 KCR A. Otis N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- -6% 76% 1-3 BAL C. Lopez P. Splittorff Single to LF
t7 0 1-- O 5% 82% 1-3 BAL R. Dempsey P. Splittorff Flyball: RF
t7 1 1-- OO 8% 89% 1-3 BAL M. Belanger P. Splittorff Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Tim Stoddard facing 7-8-9
Tim Stoddard replaces Nelson Briles pitching
b7 0 --- O -1% 88% 3-1 KCR C. Hurdle T. Stoddard Groundout: P-1B
b7 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-1 KCR F. Patek T. Stoddard Strikeout
b7 2 --- 0% 88% 3-1 KCR F. White T. Stoddard Single
b7 2 1-- O -1% 87% 3-1 KCR W. Wilson T. Stoddard White Caught Stealing 2B (P-C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- -7% 80% 1-3 BAL A. Bumbry P. Splittorff Walk
t8 0 1-- O 6% 86% 1-3 BAL R. Dauer P. Splittorff Flyball: RF
t8 1 1-- O 5% 91% 1-3 BAL G. Roenicke P. Splittorff Flyball: CF
t8 2 1-- O 3% 94% 1-3 BAL E. Murray P. Splittorff Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Tim Stoddard facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O -1% 94% 3-1 KCR W. Wilson T. Stoddard Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- 2% 96% 3-1 KCR H. McRae T. Stoddard Triple to RF
b8 1 --3 O -2% 94% 3-1 KCR G. Brett T. Stoddard Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 2 --3 R 3% 97% 3-1 KCR A. Cowens T. Stoddard Triple to LF; McRae Scores
b8 2 --3 0% 97% 4-1 KCR D. Porter T. Stoddard Intentional Walk
b8 2 1-3 O -1% 97% 4-1 KCR A. Otis T. Stoddard Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- -4% 93% 1-4 BAL L. May P. Splittorff Double to RF
t9 0 -2- O 4% 96% 1-4 BAL D. DeCinces P. Splittorff Flyball: LF; May to 3B
t9 1 --3 R -5% 92% 1-4 BAL C. Lopez P. Splittorff Single to LF; May Scores
Al Hrabosky replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
t9 1 1-- O 5% 97% 2-4 BAL R. Dempsey A. Hrabosky Strikeout
t9 2 1-- O 3% 100% 2-4 BAL M. Belanger A. Hrabosky Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 4.

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