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BAL  4
MIN  2
 OAK 12
@BOS  1
 CHW  7
DET  4
 NYY 11
@KCR  3
 CAL  6
@MIL  5
 CLE  4
@TEX  1
 TOR  4
SEA  2
 HOU 10
@CIN  7
 PIT  5
@LAD  2
(12)		 MON  3
ATL  0
 NYM  4
PHI  0
 SDP  3
CHC  1
 STL  9
@SFG  4
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 38,011

 Saturday, May 11, 1985
Time of Game: 2:35
Yankees
11
12-14
Won 2
5th, 5½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   9  0  0   0  2  0   11 13  1
Royals          0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  3  2
W: Dennis Rasmussen (2-1), L: Bud Black (2-3)
 Royals
3
12-15
Lost 2
4th, 5½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .811              3   0   IW
  H Cotto PH-CF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .829              0   0   
D Mattingly 1B                5   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .738              9   1   2B,GDP
D Winfield RF                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .258  .716              2   0   3B
  O Moreno RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .478              0   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   1   2   5    1   2  .287  .942              0   0   HR
B Wynegar C                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .774              5   0   
B Sample LF                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .194  .596              1   0   HBP
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .616              2   3   
D Berra 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .268  .638              1   3   GDP
B Meacham SS                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .244  .644              4   3   2B

D Rasmussen P                                                                 0   3
  B Fisher P                                                                  0   1
Totals                       39  11  13   0    4   6                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: B Meacham (3, off B Black); D Mattingly (10, off M LaCoss).
3B: D Winfield (2, off M Jones).
HR: D Baylor (5, off B Black; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).
IBB: R Henderson (1, by B Black).
HBP: B Sample (1, by B Black).
TB: D Baylor 5; D Winfield 5; B Meacham 3; D Mattingly 2; R Henderson; W Randolph; D Berra; H Cotto; B Wynegar.
GIDP: D Berra (2); D Mattingly (5).
RBI: D Baylor 5 (24); B Meacham 2 (10); D Mattingly (18); D Winfield (10).
2-out RBI: D Baylor 5; D Winfield.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. D Rasmussen-B Meacham-D Mattingly; W Randolph-B Meacham-D Mattingly; D Berra-W Randolph-D Mattingly.
E: B Meacham (5).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: R Henderson (1st base by B Black).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .694              2   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .695              2   3   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .942              2   3   
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .179  .671              0   0   HR,GDP
S Balboni 1B                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .712             11   0   
D Motley LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .186  .563              0   0   2B,GDP
L Jones RF                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .161  .345              3   0   SF
J Sundberg C                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .205  .560              6   0   
O Concepcion SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .416              1   3   CS
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .350              0   0   GDP
  B Biancalana SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .428              0   1   

B Black P                                                                     0   1
  M LaCoss P                                                                  0   0
  M Jones P                                                                   0   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   3   3   0    3   5                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: D Motley (5, off D Rasmussen).
HR: H McRae (1, off D Rasmussen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: L Jones (2, off D Rasmussen).
TB: H McRae 4; D Motley 2; G Brett.
GIDP: H McRae (1); D Motley (7); D Iorg (1).
RBI: J Sundberg (5); H McRae (4); L Jones (6).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. F White-O Concepcion-S Balboni; G Brett-F White-S Balboni.
E: S Balboni (2); G Brett (3).
Baserunning Events
CS: O Concepcion (1, 2nd base by D Rasmussen/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
D Rasmussen, W (2-1)           7     3   3   3    2   2   1   2.57   25     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 3     59    -     0.53  -0.11
B Fisher                       2     0   0   0    1   3   0   1.50    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     3   3   3    3   5   1          31     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 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
B Black, L (2-3)               3.2   6   9   3    4   2   1   3.28   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 6     23    -     1.57  -0.61
M LaCoss                       2.1   4   0   0    0   2   0   2.38   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.15   0.01
M Jones                        2     3   2   2    0   1   0   1.93    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.00
D Quisenberry                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.30    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  11   5    4   6   1          44     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·13           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Black (3).
HBP: B Black (2; B Sample).
IBB: B Black (3; R Henderson).
Pickoffs: B Black (1; R Henderson, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 38,011.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Kansas City Royals                           
1. Rickey Henderson             CF       1. Willie Wilson                CF
2. Don Mattingly                1B       2. Frank White                  2B
3. Dave Winfield                RF       3. George Brett                 3B
4. Don Baylor                   DH       4. Hal McRae                    DH
5. Butch Wynegar                 C       5. Steve Balboni                1B
6. Bill Sample                  LF       6. Darryl Motley                LF
7. Willie Randolph              2B       7. Lynn Jones                   RF
8. Dale Berra                   3B       8. Jim Sundberg                  C
9. Bob Meacham                  SS       9. Onix Concepcion              SS

   Dennis Rasmussen              P          Bud Black                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 1 123 RR 21% 71% 2-3 NYY B. Meacham B. Black Double; Sample Scores; Randolph Scores; Berra to 3B
t4 2 123 RRRR 20% 94% 5-3 NYY D. Baylor B. Black Home Run; Meacham Scores/unER; Henderson Scores/unER; Mattingly Scores/unER; Baylor Scores/unER
b2 0 --- R -11% 34% 0-0 KCR H. McRae D. Rasmussen Home Run
t3 1 1-3 OO -11% 16% 0-3 NYY D. Mattingly B. Black Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 1 1-- R 10% 29% 0-3 NYY B. Wynegar B. Black Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Winfield Scores/No RBI; Wynegar to 2B

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' Bud Black facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 NYY R. Henderson B. Black Single
t1 0 1-- O -6% 48% 0-0 NYY D. Mattingly B. Black Henderson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 NYY D. Mattingly B. Black Strikeout
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 NYY D. Winfield B. Black Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR F. White D. Rasmussen Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR G. Brett D. Rasmussen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bud Black facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 NYY D. Baylor B. Black Walk
t2 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 NYY B. Wynegar B. Black Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Baylor to 2B
t2 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 NYY B. Sample B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B; Baylor to 3B
t2 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- R -11% 34% 0-0 KCR H. McRae D. Rasmussen Home Run
b2 0 --- -3% 31% 1-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Rasmussen Walk
b2 0 1-- -9% 22% 1-0 KCR D. Motley D. Rasmussen Double; Balboni to 3B
b2 0 -23 RO -1% 22% 1-0 KCR L. Jones D. Rasmussen Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Balboni Scores; Motley to 3B
b2 1 --3 R -4% 18% 2-0 KCR J. Sundberg D. Rasmussen Fielder's Choice ; Motley Scores; Sundberg to 1B
b2 1 1-- O 2% 19% 3-0 KCR O. Concepcion D. Rasmussen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Concepcion to 1B
b2 2 1-- O 1% 20% 3-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Rasmussen Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bud Black facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 4% 24% 0-3 NYY D. Berra B. Black Single
t3 0 1-- 6% 30% 0-3 NYY B. Meacham B. Black Single; Berra to 2B
t3 0 12- O -3% 26% 0-3 NYY R. Henderson B. Black Flyball: CF; Berra to 3B
t3 1 1-3 OO -11% 16% 0-3 NYY D. Mattingly B. Black Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 1% 17% 3-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 1% 18% 3-0 KCR F. White D. Rasmussen Flyball: 1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 19% 3-0 KCR G. Brett D. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bud Black facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- 4% 22% 0-3 NYY D. Winfield B. Black Single
t4 0 1-- O -3% 19% 0-3 NYY D. Baylor B. Black Strikeout
t4 1 1-- R 10% 29% 0-3 NYY B. Wynegar B. Black Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Winfield Scores/No RBI; Wynegar to 2B
t4 1 -2- 3% 32% 1-3 NYY B. Sample B. Black Hit By Pitch
t4 1 12- 8% 39% 1-3 NYY W. Randolph B. Black Walk; Wynegar to 3B; Sample to 2B
t4 1 123 R 9% 49% 1-3 NYY D. Berra B. Black Wild Pitch; Wynegar Scores/unER; Sample to 3B; Randolph to 2B
t4 1 -23 2% 50% 2-3 NYY D. Berra B. Black Walk
t4 1 123 RR 21% 71% 2-3 NYY B. Meacham B. Black Double; Sample Scores; Randolph Scores; Berra to 3B
t4 1 -23 1% 72% 4-3 NYY R. Henderson B. Black Intentional Walk
t4 1 123 R 8% 80% 4-3 NYY D. Mattingly B. Black Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Berra Scores/unER; Meacham to 3B; Henderson to 2B
t4 1 123 O -6% 75% 5-3 NYY D. Winfield B. Black Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 2 123 RRRR 20% 94% 5-3 NYY D. Baylor B. Black Home Run; Meacham Scores/unER; Henderson Scores/unER; Mattingly Scores/unER; Baylor Scores/unER
Mike LaCoss replaces Bud Black pitching
t4 2 --- 0% 95% 9-3 NYY B. Wynegar M. LaCoss Single
t4 2 1-- O -0% 94% 9-3 NYY B. Sample M. LaCoss Strikeout
9 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 1% 95% 3-9 KCR H. McRae D. Rasmussen Strikeout
b4 1 --- -1% 94% 3-9 KCR S. Balboni D. Rasmussen Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Balboni to 1B
b4 1 1-- OO 2% 96% 3-9 KCR D. Motley D. Rasmussen Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- 0% 97% 9-3 NYY W. Randolph M. LaCoss Single
t5 0 1-- OO -1% 96% 9-3 NYY D. Berra M. LaCoss Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 2 --- O -0% 95% 9-3 NYY B. Meacham M. LaCoss Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 1% 96% 3-9 KCR L. Jones D. Rasmussen Flyball: SS
b5 1 --- O 1% 97% 3-9 KCR J. Sundberg D. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O 0% 97% 3-9 KCR O. Concepcion D. Rasmussen Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -0% 97% 9-3 NYY R. Henderson M. LaCoss Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- 0% 98% 9-3 NYY D. Mattingly M. LaCoss Double
t6 1 -2- 0% 98% 9-3 NYY D. Winfield M. LaCoss Single; Mattingly to 3B
t6 1 1-3 O -1% 97% 9-3 NYY D. Baylor M. LaCoss Strikeout
t6 2 1-3 O -0% 97% 9-3 NYY B. Wynegar M. LaCoss Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 1% 98% 3-9 KCR W. Wilson D. Rasmussen Strikeout
b6 1 --- -1% 97% 3-9 KCR F. White D. Rasmussen Walk
b6 1 1-- -2% 95% 3-9 KCR G. Brett D. Rasmussen Single; White to 2B
b6 1 12- OO 3% 98% 3-9 KCR H. McRae D. Rasmussen Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Mike Jones facing 6-7-8
Mike Jones replaces Mike LaCoss pitching
t7 0 --- O -0% 98% 9-3 NYY B. Sample M. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 98% 9-3 NYY W. Randolph M. Jones Foul Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O -0% 98% 9-3 NYY D. Berra M. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' Dennis Rasmussen facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 3-9 KCR S. Balboni D. Rasmussen Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 3-9 KCR D. Motley D. Rasmussen Groundout: P-1B
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 3-9 KCR L. Jones D. Rasmussen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Mike Jones facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 9-3 NYY B. Meacham M. Jones Groundout: P-1B
Henry Cotto pinch hits for Rickey Henderson (CF) batting 1st
t8 1 --- 0% 99% 9-3 NYY H. Cotto M. Jones Single
t8 1 1-- O -0% 99% 9-3 NYY D. Mattingly M. Jones Groundout: P-1B; Cotto to 2B
t8 2 -2- R 0% 100% 9-3 NYY D. Winfield M. Jones Triple; Cotto Scores
t8 2 --3 R 0% 100% 10-3 NYY D. Baylor M. Jones Single; Winfield Scores
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 11-3 NYY B. Wynegar M. Jones Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-11, Yankees' Brian Fisher facing 8-9-1
Brian Fisher replaces Dennis Rasmussen pitching; Henry Cotto moves from PH to CF
b8 0 --- -0% 100% 3-11 KCR J. Sundberg B. Fisher Walk
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Onix Concepcion (SS) batting 9th
b8 0 1-- OO 0% 100% 3-11 KCR D. Iorg B. Fisher Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 3-11 KCR W. Wilson B. Fisher Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-3, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
Dan Quisenberry replaces Mike Jones pitching; Buddy Biancalana replaces Dane Iorg (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 100% 11-3 NYY B. Sample D. Quisenberry Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 11-3 NYY W. Randolph D. Quisenberry Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 11-3 NYY D. Berra D. Quisenberry Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-11, Yankees' Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
Omar Moreno replaces Dave Winfield playing RF batting 3rd
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 3-11 KCR F. White B. Fisher Groundout: P-1B
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 3-11 KCR G. Brett B. Fisher Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 3-11 KCR H. McRae B. Fisher Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Royals 3.

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