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

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 36,261

 Saturday, August 25, 1984
Time of Game: 2:29
White Sox
3
61-66
Won 1
4th, 6½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  1  0   1  0  0    3  7  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
W: Tom Seaver (12-8), L: Mark Gubicza (9-10)
 Royals
0
63-65
Lost 1
2nd, 5 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .669              4   0   SH
C Fisk C                      3   1   1   1    0   0  .231  .760              4   0   2B,SF
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .305  .900              2   0   
J Hairston LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .792              3   0   
G Walker DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .819              0   0   2B,SB
T Paciorek 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .647              5   0   SB,HBP
  V Law 3B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .702              0   0   HBP
R Smalley 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .218  .633              0   2   
  M Squires PR-1B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .187  .438              4   0   
J Dybzinski SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .650              3   3   2B
J Cruz 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .204  .567              2   3   2B

T Seaver P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   0    1   7                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: J Cruz (13, off M Gubicza); G Walker (22, off M Gubicza); J Dybzinski (4, off M Gubicza); C Fisk (16, off M Gubicza).
SF: C Fisk (4, off M Gubicza).
SH: R Law (4, off M Gubicza).
HBP: T Paciorek (4, by M Gubicza); V Law (1, by M Jones).
TB: G Walker 3; J Cruz 3; J Dybzinski 2; C Fisk 2; H Baines.
RBI: H Baines (79); C Fisk (34); J Cruz (33).
2-out RBI: H Baines.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Dybzinski-M Squires.
Baserunning Events
SB: G Walker (5, 3rd base off M Gubicza/D Slaught); T Paciorek (3, 2nd base off M Gubicza/D Slaught).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .738              1   0   SB
P Sheridan RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .743              3   0   
D Iorg LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .675              4   0   2B
J Orta DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .785              0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .741              0   3   
S Balboni 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .781              8   2   
D Slaught C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .707              8   1   2B
G Pryor 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .667              0   0   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .530              1   3   
  H McRae PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .740              0   0   GDP
  B Dent SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833              0   0   

M Gubicza P                                                                   1   1
  M Jones P                                                                   1   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    2   4                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Iorg (16, off T Seaver); D Slaught (21, off T Seaver).
TB: D Iorg 2; D Slaught 2; W Wilson.
GIDP: H McRae (10).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning Events
SB: W Wilson (35, 2nd base off T Seaver/C Fisk).

Pitching Stats

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, W (12-8)             9     3   0   0    2   4   0   3.76   31     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 3     83    -     1.02   0.51
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   4   0          31     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 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
M Gubicza, L (9-10)            6     7   3   3    1   4   0   3.76   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7     49    -     0.97  -0.08
M Jones                        3     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.79   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.34   0.09
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 7          2-0
M Gubicza faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Gubicza (5; T Paciorek); M Jones (1; V Law).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 36,261.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Rudy Law                     CF       1. Willie Wilson                CF
2. Carlton Fisk                  C       2. Pat Sheridan                 RF
3. Harold Baines                RF       3. Dane Iorg                    LF
4. Jerry Hairston               LF       4. Jorge Orta                   DH
5. Greg Walker                  DH       5. Frank White                  2B
6. Tom Paciorek                 1B       6. Steve Balboni                1B
7. Roy Smalley                  3B       7. Don Slaught                   C
8. Jerry Dybzinski              SS       8. Greg Pryor                   3B
9. Julio Cruz                   2B       9. Buddy Biancalana             SS

   Tom Seaver                    P          Mark Gubicza                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 0 12- OO 16% 94% 0-3 KCR H. McRae T. Seaver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Slaught to 3B
t3 2 -2- R 11% 59% 0-0 CHW H. Baines M. Gubicza Single; Fisk Scores
t2 1 -23 O -8% 51% 0-0 CHW R. Smalley M. Gubicza Strikeout
b8 0 -2- -7% 78% 0-3 KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver Walk
b7 0 --- -7% 81% 0-3 KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver Double

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW R. Law M. Gubicza Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CHW C. Fisk M. Gubicza Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CHW H. Baines M. Gubicza Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver Walk
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Orta T. Seaver Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW J. Hairston M. Gubicza Strikeout
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 CHW G. Walker M. Gubicza Single
t2 1 1-- 4% 54% 0-0 CHW T. Paciorek M. Gubicza Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
t2 1 12- 5% 59% 0-0 CHW R. Smalley M. Gubicza Walker Steals 3B; Paciorek Steals 2B
t2 1 -23 O -8% 51% 0-0 CHW R. Smalley M. Gubicza Strikeout
t2 2 -23 O -6% 45% 0-0 CHW J. Dybzinski M. Gubicza Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR F. White T. Seaver Flyball: 2B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR D. Slaught T. Seaver Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW J. Cruz M. Gubicza Flyball: LF
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CHW R. Law M. Gubicza Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- 2% 48% 0-0 CHW C. Fisk M. Gubicza Double
t3 2 -2- R 11% 59% 0-0 CHW H. Baines M. Gubicza Single; Fisk Scores
t3 2 1-- O -2% 57% 1-0 CHW J. Hairston M. Gubicza Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 KCR B. Biancalana T. Seaver Strikeout
b3 2 --- -1% 60% 0-1 KCR W. Wilson T. Seaver Single
b3 2 1-- -1% 59% 0-1 KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver Wilson Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- O 4% 63% 0-1 KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 6% 69% 1-0 CHW G. Walker M. Gubicza Double
t4 0 -2- O -4% 65% 1-0 CHW T. Paciorek M. Gubicza Strikeout
t4 1 -2- O -4% 61% 1-0 CHW R. Smalley M. Gubicza Flyball: LF
t4 2 -2- O -3% 58% 1-0 CHW J. Dybzinski M. Gubicza Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 61% 0-1 KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O 2% 63% 0-1 KCR J. Orta T. Seaver Flyball: 1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 64% 0-1 KCR F. White T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- 6% 71% 1-0 CHW J. Cruz M. Gubicza Double
t5 0 -2- O -1% 70% 1-0 CHW R. Law M. Gubicza Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Cruz to 3B
t5 1 --3 RO 3% 73% 1-0 CHW C. Fisk M. Gubicza Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
t5 2 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 CHW H. Baines M. Gubicza Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 75% 0-2 KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 KCR D. Slaught T. Seaver Flyball: 2B
b5 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-0 CHW J. Hairston M. Gubicza Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 CHW G. Walker M. Gubicza Flyball: SS
t6 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 CHW T. Paciorek M. Gubicza Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 3% 78% 0-2 KCR B. Biancalana T. Seaver Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-2 KCR W. Wilson T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- 2% 84% 2-0 CHW R. Smalley M. Gubicza Walk
Mike Squires pinch runs for Roy Smalley (3B) batting 7th
t7 0 1-- 7% 91% 2-0 CHW J. Dybzinski M. Gubicza Double; Squires to 3B
t7 0 -23 R 4% 95% 2-0 CHW J. Cruz M. Gubicza Single; Squires Scores; Dybzinski to 3B
Mike Jones replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
t7 0 1-3 O -3% 91% 3-0 CHW R. Law M. Jones Fielder's Choice 1B; Dybzinski out at Hm/1B-C; Cruz to 2B; Law to 1B
t7 1 12- O -2% 90% 3-0 CHW C. Fisk M. Jones Flyball: CF
t7 2 12- O -2% 88% 3-0 CHW H. Baines M. Jones Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
Mike Squires moves from PR to 1B; Vance Law replaces Tom Paciorek (1B) playing 3B batting 6th
b7 0 --- -7% 81% 0-3 KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver Double
b7 0 -2- O 5% 86% 0-3 KCR J. Orta T. Seaver Flyball: LF
b7 1 -2- O 4% 90% 0-3 KCR F. White T. Seaver Flyball: LF
b7 2 -2- O 3% 93% 0-3 KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Mike Jones facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 CHW J. Hairston M. Jones Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O -0% 92% 3-0 CHW G. Walker M. Jones Strikeout
t8 2 --- 0% 92% 3-0 CHW V. Law M. Jones Hit By Pitch
t8 2 1-- O -1% 92% 3-0 CHW M. Squires M. Jones Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- -6% 85% 0-3 KCR D. Slaught T. Seaver Double
b8 0 -2- -7% 78% 0-3 KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver Walk
Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana (SS) batting 9th
b8 0 12- OO 16% 94% 0-3 KCR H. McRae T. Seaver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Slaught to 3B
b8 2 --3 O 3% 97% 0-3 KCR W. Wilson T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Mike Jones facing 8-9-1
Bucky Dent replaces Hal McRae (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 CHW J. Dybzinski M. Jones Strikeout
t9 1 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 CHW J. Cruz M. Jones Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 CHW R. Law M. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b9 0 --- O 2% 98% 0-3 KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-3 KCR D. Iorg T. Seaver Flyball: CF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-3 KCR J. Orta T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

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