September 7, 1983 Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
BOS 2 CHW 8
OAK 7
(10) CLE 7
DET 1 DET 7
@CLE 3 KCR 3
SEA 2 NYY 11
@MIL 5 TEX 3
MIN 0 CAL 9
@TOR 6 LAD 7
CIN 3
(10) MON 6
CHC 1 PHI 6
@NYM 1 SDP 8
HOU 7 SFG 2
ATL 1 STL 5
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,059

Wednesday, September 7, 1983
Time of Game: 2:12

Mariners

53-86

Lost 1

7th, 27 GB

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

W: P Splittorff (11-7), L: M Young (10-14), S: D Quisenberry (37)

Royals

66-73

Won 1

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Owen SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .555    0    0   5   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .681    0    0   0   
P Bradley CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .827    0    1   0   2B
  R Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .662    0    0   0   
R Roenicke DH                 2   0   1   1    1   0  .245  .688    0    0   0   2B,SH
S Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .813    0    0   0   GDP
D Henderson RF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .731    0    5   0   
P Putnam 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .747    0   12   0   
D Coles 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .971    0    0   5   GDP
R Sweet C                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .226  .539    0    2   0   2B
H Reynolds 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000    0    4   0   

M Young P                                                                0   1
Totals                       36   2  10   2    1   2                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Roenicke (15, off P Splittorff); P Bradley (1, off P Splittorff); R Sweet (6, off P Splittorff).

SH: R Roenicke (5, off P Splittorff).

TB: P Bradley 3; R Sweet 3; R Roenicke 2; D Coles; D Henderson; P Putnam; S Owen; H Reynolds.

GIDP: S Henderson (9); D Coles (2).

RBI: R Roenicke (29); R Sweet (19).

2-out RBI: R Sweet.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Motley CF-LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .825    0    2   0   
J Wathan 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .609    0   12   1   
F White 2B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .255  .671    0    2   7   
H McRae DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .842    0    0   0   
L Roberts LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .721    0    2   0   
  P Sheridan CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .730         1   0   
A Otis RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .661    0    1   0   
D Slaught C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .710    0    5   0   3B
U Washington SS               3   1   2   1    0   0  .239  .630    0    1   5   
O Concepcion 3B               3   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .582    0    0   1   

P Splittorff P                                                           1   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       29   3   5   3    1   1                    27  14

BATTING

3B: D Slaught (3, off M Young).

TB: D Slaught 3; U Washington 2; O Concepcion; F White.

RBI: F White 2 (65); U Washington (39).

2-out RBI: F White 2; U Washington.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. U Washington-F White-J Wathan 2.

E: U Washington (33); F White (7).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Young, L (10-14)             8     5   3   3    1   1   0   3.29   30     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 5     60    -     1.11  -0.03
Totals                         8     5   3   3    1   1   0          30     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 5           -

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 (11-7)         7    10   2   1    1   2   0   3.82   32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·10     52    -     1.46   0.19
D Quisenberry, S (37)          2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.96    6     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.28
Totals                         9    10   2   1    1   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 15,059.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Owen               SS    1. D Motley             CF 
2. P Bradley            CF    2. J Wathan             1B 
3. R Roenicke           DH    3. F White              2B 
4. S Henderson          LF    4. H McRae              DH 
5. D Henderson          RF    5. L Roberts            LF 
6. P Putnam             1B    6. A Otis               RF 
7. D Coles              3B    7. D Slaught            C  
8. R Sweet              C     8. U Washington         SS 
9. H Reynolds           2B    9. O Concepcion         3B 

   M Young              P        P Splittorff         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-0  123      21%  67% F White         M Young         Single to RF; Washington Scores; Concepcion Scores; Motley to 3B
   t 5   1  2-1  12-     -20%  38% R Roenicke      P Splittorff    Double to RF; Owen Scores; Bradley to 3B
   b 7   2  2-2  --3      20%  77% U Washington    M Young         Single to RF; Slaught Scores
   t 6   1  2-2  1--     -13%  37% R Sweet         P Splittorff    Double to LF; Putnam to 3B
   t 5   1  2-2  -23      12%  51% S Henderson     P Splittorff    Fielder's Choice 3B; Bradley out at Hm/3B-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Owen          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  P Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Roenicke      Walk
   O      1--      55%  S Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Motley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  F White         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Henderson     Single to 2B
          1--      41%  P Putnam        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Henderson to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  D Coles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   R      --3      42%  R Sweet         Single to CF; Henderson Scores/unER
          1--      40%  H Reynolds      Single to CF; Sweet to 2B
   O      12-      44%  S Owen          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Young facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  A Otis          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  P Bradley       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  R Roenicke      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      43%  S Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Young facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  D Slaught       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  U Washington    Single to CF
          1--      48%  O Concepcion    Single to RF; Washington to 2B
          12-      55%  D Motley        Walk; Washington to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
   O      123      46%  J Wathan        Foul Flyball: C
   RR     123      67%  F White         Single to RF; Washington Scores; Concepcion Scores; Motley to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  D Henderson     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      67%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  D Coles         Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  R Sweet         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Young facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  L Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  S Owen          Single to LF
          1--      58%  P Bradley       Single to RF; Owen to 2B
   R      12-      38%  R Roenicke      Double to RF; Owen Scores; Bradley to 3B
   O      -23      51%  S Henderson     Fielder's Choice 3B; Bradley out at Hm/3B-C
   O      12-      57%  D Henderson     Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Young facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  U Washington    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  O Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Motley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  P Putnam        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Coles         Foul Flyball: C
          1--      37%  R Sweet         Double to LF; Putnam to 3B
   O      -23      49%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      -23      58%  S Owen          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Young facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
          ---      39%  P Bradley       Double to LF
   O      -2-      41%  R Roenicke      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Bradley to 3B
   O      --3      52%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      59%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Young facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  L Roberts       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      52%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  D Slaught       Triple to RF
   R      --3      77%  U Washington    Single to RF; Slaught Scores
   O      1--      75%  O Concepcion    Foul Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
   O      ---      80%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  D Coles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Sweet         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Matt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  D Motley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  F White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Quisenberry facing 9-1-2
                  Darryl Motley moves to LF; Pat Sheridan replaces Leon Roberts playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Spike Owen batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  K Phelps        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ricky Nelson pinch hits for Phil Bradley batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  R Nelson        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 3.

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