October 18, 1980 World Series Game 4 at Kauffman Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1980 World Series Game 4
1980 postseason: WS: PHI-KCR / ALCS: KCR-NYY / NLCS: PHI-HOU

Game 1
PHI  7
KCR  6
Game 2
PHI  6
KCR  4
Game 3
KCR  4
PHI  3
(10) Game 4
KCR  5
PHI  3
Game 5
PHI  4
@KCR  3
Game 6
PHI  4
KCR  1

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 42,363

Saturday, October 18, 1980
Time of Game: 2:37

Phillies

Dallas Green

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  1  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    3 10  1
Royals          4  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    5 10  2

W: D Leonard (1-1), L: L Christenson (0-1), S: D Quisenberry (1)

Royals

Jim Frey

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .580    8    0   0   GDP
P Rose 1B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .200  .600   12    8   2   2B
B McBride RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .467 1.262   14    3   0   2B,CS
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .357 1.087   14    2   0   SF
D Unser LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .400 1.000   15    1   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .536    6    2   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .267  .650    9    0   6   2B
L Bowa SS                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .438  .876   13    1   1   SB
B Boone C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .417 1.083   16    6   0   SF

L Christenson P                                                          0   0
  D Noles P                                                              1   0
  K Saucier P                                                            0   0
  W Brusstar P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   3    1   2              107   24   9

BATTING

2B: P Rose (1, off D Leonard); B McBride (1, off D Leonard); M Trillo (2, off D Leonard).

SF: B Boone (1, off D Leonard); M Schmidt (1, off D Quisenberry).

TB: P Rose 3; M Trillo 2; B McBride 2; L Bowa 2; B Boone; G Maddox; M Schmidt; D Unser.

GIDP: L Smith (1).

RBI: B Boone (3); L Bowa (2); M Schmidt (3).

2-out RBI: L Bowa.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: L Christenson ().

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (3, 2nd base off D Leonard/D Porter).

CS: B McBride (1, 2nd base by D Leonard/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .118  .368   17    4   0   
F White 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222   19    2   4   
G Brett 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .400 1.338   12    0   7   3B
W Aikens 1B                   3   2   2   3    1   1  .467 1.929   19   13   0   2·HR
H McRae DH                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .533 1.255   16    0   0   2·2B
A Otis CF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .529 1.529    7    1   0   2B
C Hurdle RF                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .444 1.101   16    3   0   2B
D Porter C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .231   18    2   1   
U Washington SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .376    5    2   3   

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   5    5   6              129   27  15

BATTING

2B: H McRae 2 (2, off D Noles, off L Christenson); A Otis (2, off L Christenson); C Hurdle (1, off D Noles).

3B: G Brett (1, off L Christenson).

HR: W Aikens 2 (4, off D Noles, off L Christenson; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: W Aikens 8; H McRae 4; G Brett 3; A Otis 3; C Hurdle 2; U Washington; W Wilson.

RBI: W Aikens 3 (8); A Otis (6); G Brett (2).

2-out RBI: W Aikens.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Brett-F White-W Aikens.

E: U Washington (1); F White (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Wilson (1st base by L Christenson).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Christenson, L (0-1)         0.1   5   4   4    0   0   1 108.00    6   22-14   10· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 5     25    -     0.95  -0.32
D Noles                        4.2   5   1   1    2   6   1   1.93   21   73-44   23· 7·14    5· 5· 0· 3          1-0    0.44   0.04
K Saucier                      0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    4   13-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.00
W Brusstar                     2.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8   19-12   10· 0· 2    6· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.22   0.03
Totals                         8    10   5   5    5   6   2          39  127-73   45· 9·19   11· 9· 0· 8          3-0

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
D Leonard, W (1-1)             7     9   3   2    1   2   0   6.75   29   75-52   37· 4·11   11· 8· 0· 7     50    -     0.77   0.11
D Quisenberry, S (1)           2     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    7   23-14   12· 0· 2    5· 1· 0· 1          1-1    1.11   0.14
Totals                         9    10   3   2    1   2   0          36   98-66   49· 4·13   16· 9· 0· 8          1-1

D Leonard faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Saucier (1); D Leonard (1).

IBB: None.

PO: L Christenson (0; W Wilson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 42,363.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Kansas City Royals                   
1. L Smith              DH    1. W Wilson             LF 
2. P Rose               1B    2. F White              2B 
3. B McBride            RF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. W Aikens             1B 
5. D Unser              LF    5. H McRae              DH 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. A Otis               CF 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. C Hurdle             RF 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. D Porter             C  
9. B Boone              C     9. U Washington         SS 

   L Christenson        P        D Leonard            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  --3  2   11%  80% W Aikens        L Christenson   Home Run (Deep RF); Brett Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  --3  3    9%  69% G Brett         L Christenson   Triple to RF (RF Line); Wilson Scores
   b 2   2  1-4  ---  4    6%  87% W Aikens        D Noles         Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 2   2  4-0  -2-  1   -6%  80% L Bowa          D Leonard       Single to LF; Trillo Scores/unER; Bowa to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 1   1  0-3  -2-  2    6%  87% A Otis          L Christenson   Double; McRae Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   48%  P Rose          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Rose to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  1   52%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  W Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      64%  F White         Wilson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Wilson to 3B
   O      --3  7   59%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      --3  3   69%  G Brett         Triple to RF (RF Line); Wilson Scores
   RR     --3  2   80%  W Aikens        Home Run (Deep RF); Brett Scores
          ---  4   82%  H McRae         Double to CF
   R      -2-  2   87%  A Otis          Double; McRae Scores
                  Dickie Noles replaces Larry Christenson pitching
          -2-  4   88%  C Hurdle        Walk
   O      12-  3   86%  D Porter        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  1   87%  U Washington    Single to SS (Ground Ball); Otis to 3B; Hurdle to 2B
   O      123  3   85%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   86%  D Unser         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   84%  G Maddox        Single to RF
   O      1--  4   86%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Trillo to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  1   80%  L Bowa          Single to LF; Trillo Scores/unER; Bowa to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  5   82%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   81%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   80%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   87%  W Aikens        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---  5   88%  H McRae         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   86%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---  5   88%  B McBride       Walk
   O      1--  6   90%  M Schmidt       McBride Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dickie Noles facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   92%  C Hurdle        Double to LF
   O      -2-  3   90%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-  2   89%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B; Hurdle to 3B
   O      --3  4   88%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   85%  M Schmidt       Single (Bunt)
   O      1--  3   88%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   89%  G Maddox        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Schmidt to 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dickie Noles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  F White         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   90%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  W Aikens        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   92%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
          ---  5   90%  B Boone         Single to CF
   OO     1--  1   93%  L Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dickie Noles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   93%  H McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   93%  A Otis          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   94%  C Hurdle        Walk; Otis to 2B
   O      12-  7   93%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   92%  U Washington    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   91%  B McBride       Double
   O      -2-  1   93%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      93%  D Unser         Wild Pitch; McBride to 3B
   O      --3  5   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kevin Saucier facing 1-2-3
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Dickie Noles pitching
          ---  4   96%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   95%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
          1--      95%  W Aikens        Wild Pitch; Wilson to 2B
          -2-  5   95%  " "             Walk
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Kevin Saucier pitching
   O      12-  2   94%  H McRae         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   96%  G Maddox        Popfly: SS
          ---  2   93%  M Trillo        Double to RF (Deep RF)
          -2-  4   90%  L Bowa          Single to LF; Trillo to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   92%  B Boone         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Trillo Scores
          1--      92%  L Smith         Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Warren Brusstar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   94%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   93%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   94%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--  1   93%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   88%  P Rose          Double to LF (Deep LF)
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
   O      -2-  5   91%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B
   RO     --3  2   93%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Rose Scores
          ---  3   90%  D Unser         Single to RF
   O      1--  1   94%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Warren Brusstar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   93%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Dan Quisenberry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   96%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Royals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation