June 20, 1985 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 12
@CHW 1 CAL 4
@CLE 0 DET 10
NYY 9
(10) MIN 11
@KCR 8 SEA 11
@TEX 3 TOR 6
BOS 5 HOU 2
@ATL 0 PIT 2
@MON 1 NYM 5
CHC 3 SDP 6
SFG 5 STL 5
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 31,461

Thursday, June 20, 1985
Time of Game: 3:32

Twins

27-35

Won 1

6th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  2   2  0  0   4  0  2   11 17  0
Royals          1  0  1   4  0  2   0  0  0    8 16  2

W: F Eufemia (1-0), L: J Beckwith (1-4), S: L Whitehouse (1)

Royals

33-31

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  6   0   4   4    0   0  .288  .722    0    8   0   3B,SB
R Washington 3B-SS            5   2   2   0    1   1  .250  .536    0    0   4   
M Hatcher LF                  5   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .698    0    0   0   2B
T Brunansky RF                4   1   2   2    1   0  .294  .955    0    2   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .249  .743    0    8   0   
R Smalley DH                  4   2   1   0    1   2  .287  .810    0    0   0   2B
T Teufel 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .761    0    3   2   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .786    0    1   2   CS
  R Bush PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .768    0    0   0   
  G Gaetti 3B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .805    0    0   0   2B
T Laudner C                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .225  .670    0    4   0   HR
  M Salas PH-C                2   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .796    0    1   2   

J Butcher P                                                              0   0
  R Lysander P                                                           0   0
  C Wardle P                                                             0   0
  F Eufemia P                                                            0   0
  L Whitehouse P                                                         0   0
Totals                       43  11  17  10    5   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (18, off J Beckwith); R Smalley (10, off C Leibrandt); M Hatcher (15, off C Leibrandt).

3B: K Puckett (8, off J Beckwith).

HR: T Laudner (3, off C Leibrandt; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: K Puckett 6; T Laudner 4; R Smalley 2; R Washington 2; T Brunansky 2; G Gagne 2; T Teufel 2; M Hatcher 2; G Gaetti 2; M Salas.

RBI: K Puckett 4 (39); T Brunansky 2 (47); T Laudner (8); T Teufel (28); G Gagne (12); M Salas (14).

2-out RBI: K Puckett 3; T Laudner; T Brunansky.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Washington-T Teufel-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Puckett (2, 2nd base off J Beckwith/J Sundberg).

CS: G Gagne (2, 2nd base by C Leibrandt/J Sundberg).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   4   4   1    1   0  .286  .758    0    3   0   3B,2B,2·SB
L Smith LF                    3   2   2   2    0   0  .227  .622    0    2   0   3B,SF
  L Jones LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .530         0   0   
  D Leeper PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    5   0   3   5    0   0  .320  .954    0    1   2   
J Orta DH                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .740    0    0   0   2B
  H McRae PH                  0   0   0   0    2   0  .219  .718    0    0   0   
  J Wathan PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .718         0   0   
F White 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .685    0    0   2   
D Motley RF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .632    0    0   0   GDP
S Balboni 1B                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .253  .737    0   10   2   2B
J Sundberg C                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .232  .665    0    7   0   
B Biancalana SS               3   1   1   0    0   0  .119  .403    0    2   4   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .508    0    0   0   
  O Concepcion SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .473         0   0   
  G Pryor PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .572    0    0   0   

C Leibrandt P                                                            1   3
  M LaCoss P                                                             0   1
  J Beckwith P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41   8  16   8    3   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: S Balboni (10, off J Butcher); W Wilson (12, off F Eufemia); J Orta (14, off J Butcher).

3B: L Smith (4, off R Lysander); W Wilson (11, off J Butcher).

SF: L Smith (2, off J Butcher).

TB: W Wilson 7; L Smith 4; J Orta 3; G Brett 3; S Balboni 3; B Biancalana; F White; J Sundberg.

GIDP: D Motley (9).

RBI: G Brett 5 (40); L Smith 2 (15); W Wilson (19).

2-out RBI: G Brett 4; W Wilson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 8 for 16.

FIELDING

E: L Smith (4); L Jones (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson 2 (16, 2nd base off R Lysander/T Laudner, 2nd base off J Butcher/T Laudner).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Butcher                      3.2   9   6   6    1   3   0   4.92   21     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 9     21    -     1.23  -0.50
R Lysander                     1.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   6.16    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          1-0    0.83  -0.07
C Wardle                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.91    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.67  -0.05
F Eufemia, W (1-0)             1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.84    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-0    1.39  -0.03
L Whitehouse, S (1)            2     1   0   0    1   1   0   8.44    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          1-0    2.13   0.36
Totals                         9    16   8   8    3   7   0          45     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0·16          5-1

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
C Leibrandt                    3.2   8   5   4    0   2   1   2.92   18     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 8     29    -     0.99  -0.34
M LaCoss                       2.1   3   3   3    5   0   0   3.49   15     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.45  -0.06
J Beckwith, BS (2), L (1-4)    3     6   3   3    0   5   0   3.89   15     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 6          3-3    1.63  -0.38
Totals                         9    17  11  10    5   7   1          48     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·17          3-3

C Wardle faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
F Eufemia faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M LaCoss faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 31,461.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. K Puckett            CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. R Washington         3B    2. L Smith              LF 
3. M Hatcher            LF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. T Brunansky          RF    4. J Orta               DH 
5. K Hrbek              1B    5. F White              2B 
6. R Smalley            DH    6. D Motley             RF 
7. T Teufel             2B    7. S Balboni            1B 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. T Laudner            C     9. B Biancalana         SS 

   J Butcher            P        C Leibrandt          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  8-6  123      45%  68% K Puckett       J Beckwith      Triple; Hrbek Scores; Smalley Scores; Teufel Scores
   b 4   2  5-3  123     -32%  34% G Brett         J Butcher       Single; Biancalana Scores; Wilson Scores; Smith Scores
   b 8   0  9-8  ---     -17%  52% W Wilson        F Eufemia       Double
   t 3   1  1-1  1--      16%  66% M Hatcher       C Leibrandt     Double; Washington Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Hatcher to 3B
   t 7   0  8-5  123      14%  46% T Teufel        J Beckwith      Single; Brunansky Scores; Hrbek to 3B; Smalley to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R Washington    Single
   O      1--      48%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B; Washington to 2B
   R      -2-      57%  T Brunansky     Single; Washington Scores
   O      1--      55%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  W Wilson        Triple
   RO     --3      47%  L Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
   O      ---      49%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  J Orta          Double
   O      -2-      50%  F White         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  R Smalley       Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Teufel        Single
   O      1--      48%  G Gagne         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Teufel to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Butcher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Motley        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  K Puckett       Single
   O      1--      50%  R Washington    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      66%  M Hatcher       Double; Washington Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Hatcher to 3B
   RO     --3      68%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hatcher Scores/unER
   O      ---      67%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, John Butcher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  B Biancalana    Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  W Wilson        Walk
          1--      65%  L Smith         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: CF; Wilson to 3B
   R      --3      60%  G Brett         Single; Wilson Scores
          1--      56%  J Orta          Single; Brett to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  R Smalley       Double
   O      -2-      67%  T Teufel        Groundout: SS-1B; Smalley to 3B
   R      --3      73%  G Gagne         Single; Smalley Scores
   O      1--      70%  T Laudner       Gagne Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
   R      ---      79%  " "             Home Run
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
          ---      80%  K Puckett       Single
          1--      81%  R Washington    Single; Puckett to 2B
          12-      83%  M Hatcher       Walk; Puckett to 3B; Washington to 2B
   O      123      79%  T Brunansky     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, John Butcher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  S Balboni       Double
   O      -2-      81%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      79%  B Biancalana    Single; Balboni to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  W Wilson        Single; Balboni Scores; Biancalana to 2B
          12-      66%  L Smith         Single; Biancalana to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RRR    123      34%  G Brett         Single; Biancalana Scores; Wilson Scores; Smith Scores
                  Rick Lysander replaces John Butcher pitching
   O      1--      36%  J Orta          Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      33%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      31%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  T Teufel        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rick Lysander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
          ---      32%  S Balboni       Single
   O      1--      34%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
          ---      40%  G Gagne         Single
   O      1--      34%  T Laudner       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Laudner to 1B
   O      1--      31%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B; Laudner to 2B
          -2-      33%  R Washington    Walk
   O      12-      26%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rick Lysander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      28%  B Biancalana    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      26%  W Wilson        Single
          1--      24%  L Smith         Wilson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      12%  " "             Triple; Wilson Scores
                  Curt Wardle replaces Rick Lysander pitching
   R      --3       9%  G Brett         Single; Smith Scores
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 4th
          1--       8%  H McRae         Walk; Brett to 2B
                  Frank Eufemia replaces Curt Wardle pitching
          12-       6%  F White         Single; Brett to 3B; McRae to 2B
   OO     123      11%  D Motley        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 8.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
                  Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
          ---      15%  T Brunansky     Walk
          1--      22%  K Hrbek         Walk; Brunansky to 2B
          12-      33%  R Smalley       Walk; Brunansky to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Mike LaCoss pitching
   R      123      46%  T Teufel        Single; Brunansky Scores; Hrbek to 3B; Smalley to 2B
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 8th
   O      123      35%  R Bush          Strikeout
                  Mark Salas pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 9th
   O      123      23%  M Salas         Strikeout
   RRR    123      68%  K Puckett       Triple; Hrbek Scores; Smalley Scores; Teufel Scores
   O      --3      64%  R Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-9, Frank Eufemia facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Salas moves to C; Gary Gaetti replaces Randy Bush playing 3B batting 8th; Ron Washington moves to SS
   O      ---      69%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  D Iorg          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-8, Joe Beckwith facing 3-4-5
                  Onix Concepcion replaces Dane Iorg playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
          ---      77%  T Brunansky     Single; Brunansky to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      74%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF; Brunansky to 3B
   O      --3      69%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-9, Frank Eufemia facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  W Wilson        Double
                  Len Whitehouse replaces Frank Eufemia pitching; Dave Leeper pinch hits for Lynn Jones batting 2nd
   O      -2-      64%  D Leeper        Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
          -2-      71%  H McRae         Walk
                  John Wathan pinch runs for Hal McRae batting 4th
   O      12-      84%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-8, Joe Beckwith facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Leeper moves to LF
   O      ---      82%  T Teufel        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      85%  G Gaetti        Double
   R      -2-      93%  M Salas         Single; Gaetti Scores; Salas to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  K Puckett       Single; Salas Scores
   O      1--      96%  R Washington    Strikeout
          1--      96%  M Hatcher       Puckett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, Len Whitehouse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  D Motley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  J Sundberg      Single
                  Greg Pryor pinch hits for Onix Concepcion batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  G Pryor         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Royals 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation