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TOR
@BAL		4
7
TOR
@BAL		3
7
MIN
@CAL		5
2
MIL
@CHW		4
5
DET
@KCR		3
1
CLE
@NYY		4
11
SEA
@OAK		4
1
BOS
@TEX		2
0
LAD
@CHC		0
7
PHI
@HOU		1
7
CIN
@MON		6
4
ATL
@NYM		1
3
SDP
@STL		3
2
Wednesday, May 9, 1984
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 15,709, Time of Game: 2:48
Tigers
3
25-4
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
1
9-18
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
6th, 6 GB
W: Dan Petry (5-1)
L: Danny Jackson (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3 12  2
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .314 .819 0.026 0.76 0.054 -0.028 0.2 3 0
Alan Trammell SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .378 1.011 0.082 0.67 0.108 -0.026 0.8 0 4
Barbaro Garbey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .355 .838 -0.080 1.14 0.027 -0.107 -0.9 3 2
Lance Parrish C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .628 -0.101 1.52 0.000 -0.101 -1.2 0 0 GDP
   Marty Castillo C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .556 0.071 0.71 0.083 -0.012 0.7 9 0
Larry Herndon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .639 -0.072 0.69 0.000 -0.072 -0.9 0 0
Darrell Evans DH 3 1 3 0 1 0 .299 .834 0.074 0.76 0.114 -0.040 0.9 2B,CS
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .342 1.036 -0.098 0.88 0.000 -0.098 -1.4 8 0
Rusty Kuntz RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .350 .800 0.106 0.92 0.131 -0.025 0.9 1 0 2B,GDP
   Kirk Gibson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .893 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 0
Tom Brookens 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .501 -0.003 0.73 0.045 -0.048 -0.2 1 1
Dan Petry P 2 1
   Aurelio Lopez P
Team Totals 37 3 12 3 1 4 .324 .720 -0.002 0.82 0.562 -0.564 -1.5 27 8
2B: D Evans (5, off D Jackson); R Kuntz (2, off D Jackson).
TB: D Evans 4; A Trammell 3; R Kuntz 3; L Whitaker 2; M Castillo; B Garbey.
GIDP: R Kuntz (1); L Parrish (5).
RBI: M Castillo (1); L Whitaker (11); R Kuntz (5).
2-out RBI: M Castillo.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: A Trammell (3); L Whitaker (2).
Baserunning
CS: D Evans (1, 3rd base by D Jackson/J Wathan).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Motley RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .296 .749 -0.150 1.28 0.044 -0.194 -1.1 4 0 CS
Pat Sheridan CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .286 .787 -0.027 0.80 0.044 -0.071 -0.1 2 0
Jorge Orta LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .282 .742 0.016 0.76 0.064 -0.048 0.1 2 0
Hal McRae DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .304 .769 -0.016 1.25 0.059 -0.076 -0.3
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .323 .865 -0.175 1.71 0.000 -0.175 -1.3 4 4
Steve Balboni 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .260 .765 0.017 1.05 0.088 -0.072 0.4 8 0 2B
John Wathan C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .087 .290 0.100 1.18 0.157 -0.057 0.7 4 1 2B
Greg Pryor 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .579 -0.047 1.20 0.019 -0.066 -0.3 2 1
   Orlando Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .300 -0.055 2.33 0.000 -0.055 -0.3
   Tucker Ashford 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .573 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
U L Washington SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .385 -0.125 1.52 0.000 -0.125 -1.0 1 6
   Leon Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.042 1.49 0.000 -0.042 -0.2
   Onix Concepcion SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .424 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Danny Jackson P
   Mark Huismann P 1
   Dan Quisenberry P
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 5 9 .206 .572 -0.504 1.20 0.475 -0.981 -3.5 27 14
2B: S Balboni (6, off D Petry); J Wathan (1, off D Petry).
TB: S Balboni 3; J Wathan 2; G Pryor; J Orta; H McRae; P Sheridan.
RBI: J Wathan (1).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. U Washington-F White-S Balboni 2.
E: S Balboni (3); D Jackson ().
Baserunning
CS: D Motley (3, 2nd base by D Petry POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Petry, W (5-1) 6.2 7 1 1 4 5 0 2.12 31 57 0.252 1.10 2.0
Aurelio Lopez, S (4) 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1.35 8 2 0 0.251 1.64 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 5 9 0 1.00 39 57 2 0 0.503 0.82 3.5

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny Jackson, L (0-4) 6 9 3 2 1 2 0 5.48 26 45 -0.075 1.00 -0.0
Mark Huismann 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.35 8 0 0 0.062 0.50 1.0
Dan Quisenberry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.05 4 0 0 0.017 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 3 2 1 4 0 2.00 38 45 0 0 0.004 1.20 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: D Jackson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Petry (2; D Motley, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 15,709.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Lou Whitaker 2B 1 Darryl Motley RF
2 Alan Trammell SS 2 Pat Sheridan CF
3 Barbaro Garbey 1B 3 Jorge Orta LF
4 Lance Parrish C 4 Hal McRae DH
5 Larry Herndon LF 5 Frank White 2B
6 Darrell Evans DH 6 Steve Balboni 1B
7 Chet Lemon CF 7 John Wathan C
8 Rusty Kuntz RF 8 Greg Pryor 3B
9 Tom Brookens 3B 9 U L Washington SS
Dan Petry P Danny Jackson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-3 1 -2- R KCR J. Wathan D. Petry -10% 72% Double; Balboni Scores
t2 0-0 1 -2- R DET R. Kuntz D. Jackson 10% 62% Double; Evans Scores
t5 2-0 2 -2- R DET M. Castillo D. Jackson 8% 83% Single; Trammell Scores
b7 1-3 2 12- O KCR F. White A. Lopez 7% 87% Strikeout
b3 0-2 0 1-- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Petry 7% 71% Motley Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET L. Whitaker D. Jackson 4% 54% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- DET A. Trammell D. Jackson 5% 59% Single; Whitaker to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O DET B. Garbey D. Jackson -5% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 12- O DET L. Parrish D. Jackson -4% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 12- O DET L. Herndon D. Jackson -4% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley D. Petry 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Petry 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- KCR J. Orta D. Petry -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae D. Petry 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- DET D. Evans D. Jackson 6% 56% Double
t2 0-0 0 -2- O DET C. Lemon D. Jackson -4% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 -2- R DET R. Kuntz D. Jackson 10% 62% Double; Evans Scores
t2 1-0 1 -2- DET T. Brookens D. Jackson 4% 67% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Kuntz to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 RO DET L. Whitaker D. Jackson 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kuntz Scores/unER
t2 2-0 2 1-- O DET A. Trammell D. Jackson -2% 66% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O KCR F. White D. Petry 2% 69% Flyball: 3B
b2 0-2 1 --- KCR S. Balboni D. Petry -4% 65% Single; Balboni to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
b2 0-2 1 -2- O KCR J. Wathan D. Petry 4% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 -2- KCR G. Pryor D. Petry -2% 66% Single; Balboni to 3B
b2 0-2 2 1-3 O KCR U. Washington D. Petry 5% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- DET B. Garbey D. Jackson 3% 74% Single
t3 2-0 0 1-- OO DET L. Parrish D. Jackson -6% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O DET L. Herndon D. Jackson -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
Marty Castillo replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 4th
b3 0-2 0 --- KCR D. Motley D. Petry -4% 63% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Motley to 1B
b3 0-2 0 1-- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Petry 7% 71% Motley Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b3 0-2 1 --- KCR P. Sheridan D. Petry -3% 68% Single
b3 0-2 1 1-- O KCR J. Orta D. Petry 3% 71% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 2 1-- KCR H. McRae D. Petry -2% 68% Single; Sheridan to 2B
b3 0-2 2 12- O KCR F. White D. Petry 5% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- DET D. Evans D. Jackson 3% 76% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- O DET C. Lemon D. Jackson -3% 74% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 1 1-- DET R. Kuntz D. Jackson 3% 76% Single; Evans to 2B
t4 2-0 1 12- O DET T. Brookens D. Jackson -4% 72% Evans Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Kuntz to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -2- O DET T. Brookens D. Jackson -3% 70% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 6-7-8
b4 0-2 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Petry 3% 72% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- O KCR J. Wathan D. Petry 2% 74% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 --- O KCR G. Pryor D. Petry 1% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker D. Jackson -2% 74% Flyball: LF
t5 2-0 1 --- DET A. Trammell D. Jackson 2% 76% Single
t5 2-0 1 1-- DET B. Garbey D. Jackson 1% 77% Wild Pitch; Trammell to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O DET B. Garbey D. Jackson -3% 75% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 2 -2- R DET M. Castillo D. Jackson 8% 83% Single; Trammell Scores
t5 3-0 2 1-- O DET L. Herndon D. Jackson -1% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- O KCR U. Washington D. Petry 3% 84% Flyball: CF
b5 0-3 1 --- O KCR D. Motley D. Petry 2% 86% Strikeout
b5 0-3 2 --- KCR P. Sheridan D. Petry -1% 84% Walk
b5 0-3 2 1-- KCR J. Orta D. Petry -3% 81% Single; Sheridan to 3B
b5 0-3 2 1-3 O KCR H. McRae D. Petry 5% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
t6 3-0 0 --- DET D. Evans D. Jackson 2% 88% Single
t6 3-0 0 1-- O DET C. Lemon D. Jackson -2% 87% Flyball: RF
t6 3-0 1 1-- OO DET R. Kuntz D. Jackson -2% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
b6 0-3 0 --- O KCR F. White D. Petry 3% 87% Strikeout
b6 0-3 1 --- KCR S. Balboni D. Petry -4% 83% Double
b6 0-3 1 -2- R KCR J. Wathan D. Petry -10% 72% Double; Balboni Scores
b6 1-3 1 -2- O KCR G. Pryor D. Petry 5% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-3 2 -2- O KCR U. Washington D. Petry 5% 82% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 9-1-2
Mark Huismann replaces Danny Jackson pitching
t7 3-1 0 --- O DET T. Brookens M. Huismann -2% 81% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker M. Huismann -1% 79% Strikeout
t7 3-1 2 --- DET A. Trammell M. Huismann 1% 80% Single
t7 3-1 2 1-- DET B. Garbey M. Huismann 1% 81% Trammell Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Trammell to 3B
t7 3-1 2 --3 O DET B. Garbey M. Huismann -3% 79% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
b7 1-3 0 --- O KCR D. Motley D. Petry 4% 83% Flyball: CF
b7 1-3 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Petry 3% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1-3 2 --- KCR J. Orta D. Petry -2% 83% Walk
b7 1-3 2 1-- KCR H. McRae D. Petry -4% 79% Walk; Orta to 2B
Aurelio Lopez replaces Dan Petry pitching
b7 1-3 2 12- O KCR F. White A. Lopez 7% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 4-5-6
t8 3-1 0 --- O DET M. Castillo M. Huismann -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- O DET L. Herndon M. Huismann -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- DET D. Evans M. Huismann 1% 85% Single
t8 3-1 2 1-- O DET C. Lemon M. Huismann -1% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
Kirk Gibson replaces Rusty Kuntz playing RF batting 8th
b8 1-3 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni A. Lopez 4% 88% Strikeout
b8 1-3 1 --- KCR J. Wathan A. Lopez -5% 83% Walk
Orlando Sanchez pinch hits for Greg Pryor (3B) batting 8th
b8 1-3 1 1-- O KCR O. Sanchez A. Lopez 6% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Leon Roberts pinch hits for U L Washington (SS) batting 9th
b8 1-3 2 1-- O KCR L. Roberts A. Lopez 4% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
Dan Quisenberry replaces Mark Huismann pitching
Tucker Ashford replaces Orlando Sanchez (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
Onix Concepcion replaces Leon Roberts (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O DET K. Gibson D. Quisenberry -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t9 3-1 1 --- O DET T. Brookens D. Quisenberry -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-1 2 --- DET L. Whitaker D. Quisenberry 0% 92% Single
t9 3-1 2 1-- O DET A. Trammell D. Quisenberry -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 1-2-3
b9 1-3 0 --- O KCR D. Motley A. Lopez 5% 96% Strikeout
b9 1-3 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan A. Lopez 3% 99% Strikeout
b9 1-3 2 --- O KCR J. Orta A. Lopez 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.

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