September 17, 1979 California Angels at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 10
@CHW 3 CLE 5
NYY 1 CLE 6
NYY 5 BAL 2
@DET 1 KCR 16
CAL 4 TEX 6
@OAK 3 MIL 7
@SEA 6 TOR 5
BOS 4 BOS 5
@TOR 3 LAD 9
ATL 4 PIT 2
@MON 1 HOU 1
@SDP 0 SFG 7
CIN 4 PHI 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 38,327

Monday, September 17, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Angels

81-69

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  0    4  8  2
Royals          0  1  2   0  4  3   5  1  X   16 18  0

W: D Leonard (13-10), L: C Knapp (3-5)

Royals

79-71

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .321  .820    0   11   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .779    0    0   1   SB,HBP
D Ford RF                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .292  .808    0    2   0   
  L Harlow RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .603    0    1   0   
D Baylor LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .916    0    2   0   2B
W Aikens DH                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .278  .863    0    0   0   HR
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .327  .878    0    2   0   
  T Donohue C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .650         0   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .902    0    1   2   
  D Thon 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .797         0   0   
R Miller CF                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .284  .720    0    4   0   
J Anderson SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .658    0    1   3   2B

C Knapp P                                                                0   1
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
  M Barlow P                                                             0   0
  D Schuler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4   6                    24   7

BATTING

2B: D Baylor (33, off D Leonard); J Anderson (12, off D Leonard).

HR: W Aikens (21, off D Leonard; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: C Lansford (3, by D Leonard).

TB: W Aikens 4; J Anderson 2; B Grich 2; D Baylor 2; R Carew 2; D Ford.

RBI: D Ford 2 (96); W Aikens 2 (80).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Carew (8); R Miller (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lansford (19, 2nd base off D Leonard/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   6   2   2   0    0   0  .314  .779    0    4   0   
H McRae DH                    4   4   3   1    1   0  .284  .813    0    0   0   SB
A Otis CF                     5   2   2   1    0   2  .296  .818    0    1   1   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .329  .941    0    0   4   3B,SF
D Porter C                    4   3   2   4    1   0  .288  .907    0    7   0   HR
  J Wathan C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .523         0   0   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   2   4    0   0  .302  .776    0    1   0   3B,SF
P LaCock 1B                   5   3   3   2    0   0  .285  .742    0    8   0   HR
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .669    0    4   3   2B,SB
U Washington SS               3   1   1   2    0   0  .249  .621    0    2   3   2·SF

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
  E Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39  16  18  16    3   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: F White (25, off C Knapp).

3B: G Brett (20, off C Knapp); A Cowens (7, off M Clear).

HR: D Porter (20, off D Schuler; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); P LaCock (3, off M Clear; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: U Washington 2 (5, off C Knapp, off D Schuler); G Brett (4, off M Clear); A Cowens (7, off M Clear).

TB: P LaCock 6; D Porter 5; A Cowens 4; G Brett 4; H McRae 3; F White 2; A Otis 2; W Wilson 2; U Washington.

RBI: D Porter 4 (102); A Cowens 4 (72); U Washington 2 (18); P LaCock 2 (52); G Brett 2 (102); H McRae (67); A Otis (89).

2-out RBI: A Cowens 3; D Porter 3; P LaCock 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: H McRae (5, 2nd base off M Clear/B Downing); F White (21, 2nd base off M Clear/B Downing).

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
C Knapp, L (3-5)               4.1   8   6   4    1   1   0   6.07   23     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 3· 8     27    -     0.85  -0.19
M Clear                        1.2   4   4   2    2   1   1   3.44   11     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 4          2-2    0.13  -0.06
M Barlow                       0.1   4   4   4    0   0   0   5.19    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.01  -0.00
D Schuler                      1.2   2   2   2    0   0   1  10.80    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          2-2    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18  16  12    3   2   2          46     -       ·  ·      9·10· 4·18          4-4

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 Leonard, W (13-10)           7.1   8   4   4    3   6   1   4.24   33     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 8     49    -     0.55   0.25
E Rodriguez                    1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.84    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   6   1          39     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Clear (9); D Schuler (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Leonard (2; C Lansford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 38,327.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Carew              1B    1. W Wilson             LF 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. H McRae              DH 
3. D Ford               RF    3. A Otis               CF 
4. D Baylor             LF    4. G Brett              3B 
5. W Aikens             DH    5. D Porter             C  
6. B Downing            C     6. A Cowens             RF 
7. B Grich              2B    7. P LaCock             1B 
8. R Miller             CF    8. F White              2B 
9. J Anderson           SS    9. U Washington         SS 

   C Knapp              P        D Leonard            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-1  1--      13%  80% G Brett         C Knapp         Triple to RF; McRae Scores/unER
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       9%  64% F White         C Knapp         Double to RF; LaCock to 3B
   b 3   2  0-2  --3       7%  82% A Cowens        C Knapp         Single to RF; Brett Scores/unER
   b 5   1  0-3  12-       5%  95% D Porter        C Knapp         Single to RF; McRae Scores; Otis to 3B
   b 3   1  0-2  --3      -4%  75% D Porter        C Knapp         Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  D Ford          Lansford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  D Baylor        Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Knapp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Popfly: SS
          ---      55%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      52%  A Otis          Strikeout
          1--      54%  G Brett         Single to RF; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  W Aikens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Downing       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Knapp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  A Cowens        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  P LaCock        Single to CF
          1--      64%  F White         Double to RF; LaCock to 3B
   RO     -23      64%  U Washington    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; LaCock Scores
   O      -2-      61%  W Wilson        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      66%  J Anderson      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      67%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Knapp facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  H McRae         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      67%  A Otis          Foul Popfly: 1B
   R      1--      80%  G Brett         Triple to RF; McRae Scores/unER
   O      --3      75%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3      82%  A Cowens        Single to RF; Brett Scores/unER
   O      1--      81%  P LaCock        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Ford          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  D Baylor        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Knapp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  U Washington    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  W Wilson        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Knapp facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  H McRae         Single to LF
          1--      92%  A Otis          Single to LF; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      90%  G Brett         Lineout: 1B
   R      12-      95%  D Porter        Single to RF; McRae Scores; Otis to 3B
                  Mark Clear replaces Chris Knapp pitching
   RO     1-3      95%  A Cowens        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
   RR     1--      99%  P LaCock        Home Run; Porter Scores
          ---      99%  F White         Walk
          1--      99%  U Washington    White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 7.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  J Anderson      Double to LF
          -2-      96%  R Carew         Walk
          12-      94%  C Lansford      Hit By Pitch; Anderson to 3B; Carew to 2B
   RRO    123      94%  D Ford          Single to CF; Anderson Scores; Carew Scores; Lansford to 3B; Ford out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
   O      --3      96%  D Baylor        Foul Popfly: 2B
          --3      95%  W Aikens        Walk
   O      1-3      97%  B Downing       Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mark Clear facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  W Wilson        Single to CF
          1--      99%  H McRae         Single to RF; Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
   RO     1-3      98%  G Brett         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
          1--      98%  D Porter        McRae Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
          12-      99%  A Cowens        Wild Pitch; McRae to 3B; Porter to 2B
          -23      99%  " "             E3 on Foul Ball
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Triple to CF; McRae Scores/unER; Porter Scores/unER
   O      --3     100%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 10.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-10, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  B Grich         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  J Anderson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  R Carew         Single to RF; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Mike Barlow facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Barlow replaces Mark Clear pitching
   O      ---     100%  F White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  U Washington    Single to P
          1--     100%  W Wilson        Single to CF; Washington to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  H McRae         Single to RF; Washington Scores; Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  A Otis          Single to CF; Wilson Scores; McRae to 2B
                  Dave Schuler replaces Mike Barlow pitching
   O      12-     100%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-     100%  D Porter        Home Run; McRae Scores; Otis Scores
   O      ---     100%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 15.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-15, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
                  John Wathan replaces Darrell Porter playing C batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Baylor        Double to RF
   RR     -2-     100%  W Aikens        Home Run; Baylor Scores
          ---     100%  B Downing       Walk
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
   O      1--     100%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  R Miller        Walk; Downing to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Anderson      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 15-4, Dave Schuler facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Donohue replaces Brian Downing playing C batting 6th; Dickie Thon replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 7th; Larry Harlow replaces Dan Ford playing RF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  P LaCock        Single to LF
          1--     100%  F White         Wild Pitch; LaCock to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; LaCock to 3B
   RO     --3     100%  U Washington    Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; LaCock Scores
   O      ---     100%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 16.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-16, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Harlow        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 16.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation