September 28, 1979 Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
SEA 1 BAL 14
@CLE 6 BOS 7
@DET 4 KCR 13
OAK 1 MIL 10
@MIN 1 NYY 7
TOR 3 TEX 5
CAL 0 CIN 3
ATL 0 LAD 6
HOU 5 PHI 3
@MON 2
(11) PIT 6
CHC 1 SDP 2
@SFG 0 NYM 6
@STL 2 NYM 7
@STL 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 20,908

Friday, September 28, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Athletics

53-107

Lost 5

7th, 34 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  3  4
Royals          3  3  1   4  2  0   0  0  X   13 15  1

W: L Gura (13-12), L: S McCatty (11-12)

Royals

84-76

Won 2

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .272  .675    0    3   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .247  .746    0    1   0   2B
D Revering DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .817    0    0   0   
J Newman 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .667    0    4   0   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .620    0    5   0   
J Wallis RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .113  .405    0    4   0   2B
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .705    0    2   3   
M Edwards 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .554    0    2   2   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .594    0    3   1   

S McCatty P                                                              0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   1   3   1    1   3                    24   6

BATTING

2B: J Wallis (2, off L Gura); D Murphy (10, off L Gura).

TB: D Murphy 2; J Wallis 2; J Newman.

RBI: D Murphy (38).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Picciolo (17); M Edwards 2 (20); D Murphy (4).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   2   2   0    1   1  .313  .768    0    4   0   2·SB
D Porter DH                   4   3   2   1    2   0  .288  .901    0    0   0   2B
F White 2B                    5   3   1   1    0   0  .266  .706    0    2   1   2·SB
J Quirk C                     3   3   2   4    1   0  .307  .798    0    3   0   HR,2B,HBP
P LaCock 1B                   5   1   4   2    0   1  .280  .722    0    6   2   
C Hurdle RF                   4   0   2   2    1   1  .236  .719    0    2   0   
J Nettles LF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .295    0    5   0   
U Washington SS               4   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .660    0    1   2   3B,SF
T Cruz 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .204  .544    0    2   3   SF

L Gura P                                                                 1   0
  C Eaton P                                                              1   0
Totals                       39  13  15  12    5   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Porter (23, off J Todd); J Quirk (5, off S McCatty).

3B: U Washington (5, off S McCatty).

HR: J Quirk (1, off J Todd; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: U Washington (6, off J Todd); T Cruz (3, off S McCatty).

HBP: J Quirk (1, by S McCatty).

TB: J Quirk 6; P LaCock 4; D Porter 3; U Washington 3; C Hurdle 2; W Wilson 2; T Cruz; F White.

RBI: J Quirk 4 (10); C Hurdle 2 (29); P LaCock 2 (55); U Washington (25); F White (48); T Cruz (15); D Porter (109).

2-out RBI: J Quirk 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

E: J Quirk (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson 2 (81, 2nd base off S McCatty/M Heath 2); F White 2 (28, 2nd base off S McCatty/M Heath 2).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McCatty, L (11-12)           3     7  10   8    3   3   0   4.22   22     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 7      9    -     0.65  -0.37
J Todd                         5     8   3   3    2   1   1   6.56   25     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 3· 8          3-3    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         8    15  13  11    5   4   1          47     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3·15          3-3

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
L Gura, W (13-12)              7     3   1   1    1   2   0   4.47   26     -       ·  ·      6·11· 3· 3     68    -     0.38   0.13
C Eaton                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   3   0          32     -       ·  ·      9·13· 3· 3           -

S McCatty faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Todd (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: S McCatty (10; J Quirk).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 20,908.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Henderson          LF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. D Porter             DH 
3. D Revering           DH    3. F White              2B 
4. J Newman             1B    4. J Quirk              C  
5. M Heath              C     5. P LaCock             1B 
6. J Wallis             RF    6. C Hurdle             RF 
7. W Gross              3B    7. J Nettles            LF 
8. M Edwards            2B    8. U Washington         SS 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. T Cruz               3B 

   S McCatty            P        L Gura               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      10%  78% P LaCock        S McCatty       Single to RF; White Scores/unER; Quirk to 3B
   t 2   1  3-0  1--      -8%  70% J Wallis        L Gura          Double to RF; Newman to 3B
   t 2   1  3-0  -23       7%  76% W Gross         L Gura          Strikeout
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       6%  67% D Porter        S McCatty       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Wilson to 3B
   b 2   1  0-3  -2-       5%  88% D Porter        S McCatty       Single to RF; Wilson Scores; Porter to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Revering      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Wilson        Walk
          1--      61%  D Porter        Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Wilson to 3B
   RO     1-3      65%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wilson Scores
          1--      66%  J Quirk         White Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      78%  P LaCock        Single to RF; White Scores/unER; Quirk to 3B
   R      1-3      82%  C Hurdle        Single to CF; Quirk Scores; LaCock to 2B
   O      12-      80%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      77%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  J Newman        Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
          1--      70%  J Wallis        Double to RF; Newman to 3B
   O      -23      76%  W Gross         Strikeout
   O      -23      82%  M Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  T Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      82%  W Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      83%  D Porter        Wilson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      88%  " "             Single to RF; Wilson Scores; Porter to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      90%  F White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Porter to 3B
          1-3      91%  J Quirk         White Steals 2B
   RR     -23      95%  " "             Double to CF; Porter Scores; White Scores/unER
   O      -2-      94%  P LaCock        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      94%  C Hurdle        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  R Henderson     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      96%  D Murphy        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  J Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      96%  U Washington    Triple to LF
   RO     --3      97%  T Cruz          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Washington Scores
   O      ---      97%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  D Revering      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      98%  J Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Heath         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Steve McCatty facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  D Porter        Walk
          1--      99%  F White         Single to CF; Porter to 2B
          12-      99%  J Quirk         Hit By Pitch; Porter to 3B; White to 2B
                  Jim Todd replaces Steve McCatty pitching
   RR     123     100%  P LaCock        Single to 2B; Porter Scores; White Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Quirk to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  C Hurdle        Single to CF; Quirk Scores; LaCock to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Nettles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; LaCock to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  U Washington    Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; LaCock Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Cruz          Foul Popfly: C
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 11.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-11, Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Wallis        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  W Gross         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-0, Jim Todd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  W Wilson        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Porter        Double to CF (LF-CF); Porter to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3     100%  F White         Flyball: RF
   RR     --3     100%  J Quirk         Home Run; Porter Scores
          ---     100%  P LaCock        Single to CF
          1--     100%  C Hurdle        Wild Pitch; LaCock to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 13.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-13, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
          ---     100%  R Henderson     Walk
   R      1--     100%  D Murphy        Double to RF; Henderson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Revering      Popfly: 3B
          -2-     100%  J Newman        Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-1, Jim Todd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Nettles       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  U Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Cruz          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-13, Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Wallis        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Edwards       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-1, Jim Todd facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--     100%  F White         Lineout: SS
   O      1--     100%  J Quirk         Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  P LaCock        Single to CF; Porter to 2B
          12-     100%  C Hurdle        Walk; Porter to 3B; LaCock to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Nettles       Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-13, Craig Eaton facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Eaton replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      ---     100%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Henderson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-1, Jim Todd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  W Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-13, Craig Eaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Revering      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Newman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 13.

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