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BOS  2
@CAL  1
 NYY  4
@KCR  3
 OAK  4
MIL  3
 SEA  3
TOR  2
(10)		 ATL  4
PHI  0
 NYM  2
@CIN  0
 HOU  8
MON  2
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 14,408

 Wednesday, April 4, 1984
Time of Game: 2:37
Yankees
4
1-1
Won 1
3rd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  0
Royals          0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 10  0
W: Phil Niekro (1-0), L: Paul Splittorff (0-1), S: Dave Righetti (1)
 Royals
3
1-1
Lost 1
4th, 1 GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .500              1   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125              2   5   
L Piniella LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  D Mattingly PH-LF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              0   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .286 1.143              1   0   2B
T Harrah 3B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .333 1.262              1   4   3B,2B
K Griffey 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .571             14   0   CS
B Wynegar C                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .750 1.750              5   0   2B
T Foli SS                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .286              2   2   

P Niekro P                                                                    0   0
  D Righetti P                                                                0   2
Totals                       35   4  11   0    1   1                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: B Wynegar (1, off P Splittorff); D Winfield (1, off P Splittorff); T Harrah (1, off P Splittorff).
3B: T Harrah (1, off P Splittorff).
TB: T Harrah 5; B Wynegar 4; O Moreno 2; K Griffey 2; D Winfield 2; T Foli.
RBI: B Wynegar 2 (2); T Foli (1); T Harrah (1).
2-out RBI: T Foli; B Wynegar.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Foli-W Randolph-K Griffey.
PB: B Wynegar (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: K Griffey (2, 2nd base by M Huismann/D Slaught).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O Concepcion SS               4   1   1   1    1   0  .250 1.083              2   7   2B
P Sheridan CF                 2   1   1   0    2   1  .200  .629              2   0   SB
  D Motley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .800              0   0   
J Orta RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
  L Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
H McRae DH                    5   0   3   1    0   1  .500  .944              0   0   
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250             16   1   GDP
F White 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .625              1   5   
B Davis LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   1   
D Slaught C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .500  .929              1   1   
G Pryor 3B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .714 1.571              2   4   2B

P Splittorff P                                                                0   1
  B Saberhagen P                                                              0   1
  M Huismann P                                                                0   0
Totals                       37   3  10   0    3   6                         27  21
Batting Events
2B: G Pryor (1, off P Niekro); O Concepcion (1, off P Niekro).
TB: G Pryor 4; H McRae 3; O Concepcion 2; P Sheridan; D Slaught; F White.
GIDP: S Balboni (1).
RBI: H McRae (2); O Concepcion (2); F White (1).
2-out RBI: F White.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning Events
SB: P Sheridan (1, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Wynegar).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, W (1-0)              6.1   9   3   3    3   4   0   4.26   31     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 9     44    -     1.38   0.01
D Righetti, S (1)              2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 1          2-1    2.66   0.41
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·10          2-1 
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, L (0-1)          3.1   7   4   4    1   0   0  10.80   17     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7     29    -     1.06  -0.32
B Saberhagen                   4.2   3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00   16     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 3          1-0    0.77   0.20
M Huismann                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.79   0.04
Totals                         9    11   4   4    1   1   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0·11          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: B Saberhagen (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 14,408.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Kansas City Royals                           
1. Omar Moreno                  CF       1. Onix Concepcion              SS
2. Willie Randolph              2B       2. Pat Sheridan                 CF
3. Lou Piniella                 LF       3. Jorge Orta                   RF
4. Don Baylor                   DH       4. Hal McRae                    DH
5. Dave Winfield                RF       5. Steve Balboni                1B
6. Toby Harrah                  3B       6. Frank White                  2B
7. Ken Griffey                  1B       7. Butch Davis                  LF
8. Butch Wynegar                 C       8. Don Slaught                   C
9. Tim Foli                     SS       9. Greg Pryor                   3B

   Phil Niekro                   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 0 1-- R -14% 49% 0-2 KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro Double; Pryor Scores
b7 2 1-3 R -13% 66% 2-4 KCR F. White D. Righetti Single; Sheridan Scores; McRae to 2B
t4 0 -2- R 12% 69% 2-2 NYY T. Harrah P. Splittorff Double; Winfield Scores
b7 1 1-3 O 11% 78% 2-4 KCR S. Balboni D. Righetti Strikeout
t2 2 --3 R 10% 59% 0-0 NYY B. Wynegar P. Splittorff Double; Harrah Scores

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 NYY O. Moreno P. Splittorff Single
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 1B
t1 1 1-- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY L. Piniella P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-2B-1B; Randolph to 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 NYY D. Baylor P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro Walk
b1 1 1-- -2% 43% 0-0 KCR J. Orta P. Niekro Sheridan Steals 2B
b1 1 -2- O 3% 47% 0-0 KCR J. Orta P. Niekro Flyball: CF
b1 2 -2- -2% 45% 0-0 KCR H. McRae P. Niekro Strikeout, Passed Ball; Sheridan to 3B; McRae to 1B
b1 2 1-3 O 5% 50% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY D. Winfield P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- 7% 55% 0-0 NYY T. Harrah P. Splittorff Triple
t2 1 --3 O -6% 49% 0-0 NYY K. Griffey P. Splittorff Groundout: P-1B
t2 2 --3 R 10% 59% 0-0 NYY B. Wynegar P. Splittorff Double; Harrah Scores
t2 2 -2- RO 7% 66% 1-0 NYY T. Foli P. Splittorff Single; Wynegar Scores; Foli out at 2B/LF-3B-1B-2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-2 KCR F. White P. Niekro Flyball: 2B
b2 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 KCR B. Davis P. Niekro Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O 1% 72% 0-2 KCR D. Slaught P. Niekro Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 70% 2-0 NYY O. Moreno P. Splittorff Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- 2% 72% 2-0 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Walk
t3 1 1-- O -1% 71% 2-0 NYY L. Piniella P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-1B; Randolph to 2B
t3 2 -2- O -3% 68% 2-0 NYY D. Baylor P. Splittorff Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- -4% 63% 0-2 KCR G. Pryor P. Niekro Single
b3 0 1-- R -14% 49% 0-2 KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro Double; Pryor Scores
b3 0 -2- -4% 45% 1-2 KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro Walk
b3 0 12- O 1% 46% 1-2 KCR J. Orta P. Niekro Foul Flyball: 3B; Concepcion to 3B; Sheridan to 2B
b3 1 -23 R -6% 40% 1-2 KCR H. McRae P. Niekro Single; Concepcion Scores; Sheridan stays at 2B
b3 1 12- OO 10% 50% 2-2 KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 7% 57% 2-2 NYY D. Winfield P. Splittorff Double
t4 0 -2- R 12% 69% 2-2 NYY T. Harrah P. Splittorff Double; Winfield Scores
t4 0 -2- O -1% 68% 3-2 NYY K. Griffey P. Splittorff Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrah to 3B
t4 1 --3 R 6% 74% 3-2 NYY B. Wynegar P. Splittorff Single; Harrah Scores
Bret Saberhagen replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
t4 1 1-- 1% 75% 4-2 NYY T. Foli B. Saberhagen Wild Pitch; Wynegar to 2B
t4 1 -2- O -3% 72% 4-2 NYY T. Foli B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 -2- 1% 74% 4-2 NYY O. Moreno B. Saberhagen Single; Wynegar to 3B
t4 2 1-3 O -4% 70% 4-2 NYY W. Randolph B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 3% 72% 2-4 KCR F. White P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 74% 2-4 KCR B. Davis P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- -1% 73% 2-4 KCR D. Slaught P. Niekro Single
b4 2 1-- -3% 69% 2-4 KCR G. Pryor P. Niekro Single; Slaught to 3B
b4 2 1-3 -3% 66% 2-4 KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro Walk; Pryor to 2B
b4 2 123 O 10% 76% 2-4 KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
Don Mattingly pinch hits for Lou Piniella (LF) batting 3rd
t5 0 --- O -2% 74% 4-2 NYY D. Mattingly B. Saberhagen Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 73% 4-2 NYY D. Baylor B. Saberhagen Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O -1% 72% 4-2 NYY D. Winfield B. Saberhagen Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
Don Mattingly moves from PH to LF
b5 0 --- O 3% 75% 2-4 KCR J. Orta P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- -4% 71% 2-4 KCR H. McRae P. Niekro Single
b5 1 1-- O 4% 75% 2-4 KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro Flyball: 1B
b5 2 1-- O 3% 78% 2-4 KCR F. White P. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 4-2 NYY T. Harrah B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- 2% 79% 4-2 NYY K. Griffey B. Saberhagen Single
t6 1 1-- O -1% 77% 4-2 NYY B. Wynegar B. Saberhagen Single; Griffey to 2B; Wynegar out at 2B/SS-3B-1B
t6 2 -2- O -3% 75% 4-2 NYY T. Foli B. Saberhagen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O 3% 78% 2-4 KCR B. Davis P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 81% 2-4 KCR D. Slaught P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2 --- -3% 78% 2-4 KCR G. Pryor P. Niekro Double
b6 2 -2- O 5% 82% 2-4 KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O -2% 81% 4-2 NYY O. Moreno B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O -1% 80% 4-2 NYY W. Randolph B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 79% 4-2 NYY D. Mattingly B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- -7% 72% 2-4 KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro Single
b7 0 1-- O 6% 78% 2-4 KCR J. Orta P. Niekro Strikeout
b7 1 1-- -10% 68% 2-4 KCR H. McRae P. Niekro Single; Sheridan to 3B
Dave Righetti replaces Phil Niekro pitching
b7 1 1-3 O 11% 78% 2-4 KCR S. Balboni D. Righetti Strikeout
b7 2 1-3 R -13% 66% 2-4 KCR F. White D. Righetti Single; Sheridan Scores; McRae to 2B
b7 2 12- O 9% 75% 3-4 KCR B. Davis D. Righetti Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O -2% 73% 4-3 NYY D. Baylor B. Saberhagen Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O -2% 71% 4-3 NYY D. Winfield B. Saberhagen Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2 --- O -1% 70% 4-3 NYY T. Harrah B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 6% 76% 3-4 KCR D. Slaught D. Righetti Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 5% 81% 3-4 KCR G. Pryor D. Righetti Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O 3% 84% 3-4 KCR O. Concepcion D. Righetti Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 7-8-9
Mark Huismann replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t9 0 --- 2% 86% 4-3 NYY K. Griffey M. Huismann Single
t9 0 1-- O -2% 84% 4-3 NYY B. Wynegar M. Huismann Flyball: CF
t9 1 1-- O -3% 81% 4-3 NYY T. Foli M. Huismann Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 2 --- O -1% 80% 4-3 NYY T. Foli M. Huismann Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 2-3-4
Darryl Motley pinch hits for Pat Sheridan (CF) batting 2nd
b9 0 --- O 9% 89% 3-4 KCR D. Motley D. Righetti Groundout: 2B-1B
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Jorge Orta (RF) batting 3rd
b9 1 --- O 7% 95% 3-4 KCR L. Roberts D. Righetti Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 5% 100% 3-4 KCR H. McRae D. Righetti Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.

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