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Standings
BOS
@CAL		4
5
CHW
@CLE		5
0
BAL
@KCR		5
3
MIN
@NYY		2
3
TOR
@OAK		2
3
MIL
@SEA		1
7
DET
@TEX		1
4
NYM
@ATL		16
13		 
(19)
SFG
@CHC		6
4
MON
@HOU		9
3		 
(12)
CIN
@PHI		1
3
SDP
@PIT		9
1
LAD
@STL		2
3
Thursday, July 4, 1985
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 40,616, Time of Game: 2:26
Orioles
5
39-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 6½ GB
 at Royals
3
39-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
L: Buddy Black (5-9)
S: Nate Snell (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  8  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Floyd Rayford 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .373 .960 0.118 0.96 0.157 -0.039 1.0 0 3 2B
Lee Lacy RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 .738 -0.052 0.87 0.026 -0.078 -0.5 2 0
Fred Lynn CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .754 -0.012 0.86 0.047 -0.060 0.3 1 0
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .282 .842 0.050 0.77 0.085 -0.035 0.4 12 0
Cal Ripken SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .810 -0.043 0.48 0.004 -0.047 -0.4 0 3
Gary Roenicke LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .798 -0.047 0.45 0.000 -0.047 -1.0 2 0
Mike Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .737 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -0.8
Rick Dempsey C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .237 .696 0.059 0.40 0.072 -0.013 0.6 8 0 2B
Rich Dauer 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .215 .568 0.091 0.56 0.105 -0.014 0.7 2 6 2B,GDP
Dennis Martinez P
   Nate Snell P
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 0 4 .278 .639 0.131 0.63 0.496 -0.366 0.4 27 12
2B: R Dempsey (9, off B Black); R Dauer (6, off B Black); F Rayford (6, off B Black).
TB: R Dempsey 3; R Dauer 3; F Rayford 3; C Ripken; L Lacy; F Lynn; E Murray.
GIDP: R Dauer (6).
RBI: E Murray 2 (52); F Rayford 2 (8); F Lynn (41).
2-out RBI: E Murray.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 10.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 .749 -0.073 0.72 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 2 0
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .652 -0.095 0.91 0.000 -0.095 -0.9 1 0
George Brett 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .343 1.005 0.074 0.71 0.099 -0.025 0.6 0 9 2B
Jorge Orta DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 .689 0.003 1.12 0.089 -0.086 0.7 2·2B
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .253 .721 -0.070 1.35 0.053 -0.123 -0.9 5 0
Darryl Motley RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .234 .695 0.002 1.40 0.138 -0.135 1.4 0 0 HR
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .731 -0.108 1.02 0.000 -0.108 -0.9 13 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .232 .652 0.016 0.90 0.070 -0.053 0.0 3 4
Onix Concepcion SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .434 -0.045 0.96 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 3 1
   Pat Sheridan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .675 -0.027 1.07 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Buddy Biancalana SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .406 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .808 -0.046 1.58 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
Buddy Black P
   Mike LaCoss P 2
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 1 8 .229 .650 -0.369 1.03 0.449 -0.816 -1.6 27 16
2B: G Brett (19, off N Snell); J Orta 2 (18, 2 off D Martinez).
HR: D Motley (9, off D Martinez; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: D Motley 4; J Orta 4; G Brett 3; F White 2; J Sundberg.
RBI: D Motley 3 (23).
2-out RBI: D Motley 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Brett-F White-S Balboni.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Martinez, W (7-5) 5.2 6 3 3 1 5 1 4.41 24 49 0.086 0.86 -0.0
Nate Snell, S (4) 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.88 12 0 0 0.282 1.36 1.6
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 1 8 1 3.00 36 49 0 0 0.368 0.63 1.6

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, L (5-9) 4.1 8 5 5 0 1 0 3.82 21 28 -0.220 0.84 -2.6
Mike LaCoss 4.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.11 15 2 1 0.088 0.33 2.2
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 0 4 0 5.00 36 28 2 1 -0.132 1.03 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 40,616.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Kansas City Royals
1 Floyd Rayford 3B 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Lee Lacy RF 2 Lonnie Smith LF
3 Fred Lynn CF 3 George Brett 3B
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Jorge Orta DH
5 Cal Ripken SS 5 Jim Sundberg C
6 Gary Roenicke LF 6 Darryl Motley RF
7 Mike Young DH 7 Steve Balboni 1B
8 Rick Dempsey C 8 Frank White 2B
9 Rich Dauer 2B 9 Onix Concepcion SS
Dennis Martinez P Buddy Black P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-5 2 -23 RRR KCR D. Motley D. Martinez -14% 80% Home Run; Brett Scores; Orta Scores
t3 0-0 0 1-3 RR BAL F. Rayford B. Black 12% 76% Double; Dempsey Scores; Dauer Scores
t3 2-0 2 --3 R BAL E. Murray B. Black 8% 78% Single; Rayford Scores
b8 3-5 1 --- KCR G. Brett N. Snell -7% 81% Double
t3 0-0 0 -2- BAL R. Dauer B. Black 7% 64% Single; Dempsey to 3B

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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL F. Rayford B. Black 4% 54% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BAL L. Lacy B. Black -3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BAL F. Lynn B. Black -3% 47% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Black -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Smith D. Martinez 2% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- KCR G. Brett D. Martinez -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Orta D. Martinez 2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL C. Ripken B. Black -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O BAL G. Roenicke B. Black -2% 46% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O BAL M. Young B. Black -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Sundberg D. Martinez 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Motley D. Martinez 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- BAL R. Dempsey B. Black 7% 57% Double
t3 0-0 0 -2- BAL R. Dauer B. Black 7% 64% Single; Dempsey to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 RR BAL F. Rayford B. Black 12% 76% Double; Dempsey Scores; Dauer Scores
t3 2-0 0 -2- O BAL L. Lacy B. Black -3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 1 -2- O BAL F. Lynn B. Black -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rayford to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 R BAL E. Murray B. Black 8% 78% Single; Rayford Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken B. Black -1% 77% Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- KCR F. White D. Martinez -4% 73% Single
b3 0-3 0 1-- O KCR O. Concepcion D. Martinez 4% 76% Flyball: LF
b3 0-3 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez 3% 79% Strikeout
b3 0-3 2 1-- O KCR L. Smith D. Martinez 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- O BAL G. Roenicke B. Black -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- O BAL M. Young B. Black -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-0 2 --- O BAL R. Dempsey B. Black -1% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Martinez 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- KCR J. Orta D. Martinez -4% 77% Double
b4 0-3 1 -2- KCR J. Sundberg D. Martinez -5% 71% Single; Orta to 3B
b4 0-3 1 1-3 O KCR D. Motley D. Martinez 7% 79% Foul Flyball: 2B
b4 0-3 2 1-3 O KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez 5% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- BAL R. Dauer B. Black 3% 87% Double
t5 3-0 0 -2- O BAL F. Rayford B. Black -2% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-0 1 -2- BAL L. Lacy B. Black 3% 87% Single; Dauer to 3B
t5 3-0 1 1-3 R BAL F. Lynn B. Black 5% 92% Single; Dauer Scores; Lacy to 3B
Mike LaCoss replaces Buddy Black pitching
t5 4-0 1 1-3 RO BAL E. Murray M. LaCoss 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lacy Scores; Murray to 1B
t5 5-0 2 1-- BAL C. Ripken M. LaCoss 0% 94% Single; Murray to 2B
t5 5-0 2 12- O BAL G. Roenicke M. LaCoss -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
b5 0-5 0 --- O KCR F. White D. Martinez 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-5 1 --- O KCR O. Concepcion D. Martinez 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-5 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez 0% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 7-8-9
t6 5-0 0 --- O BAL M. Young M. LaCoss -0% 95% Strikeout
t6 5-0 1 --- BAL R. Dempsey M. LaCoss 0% 95% Single
t6 5-0 1 1-- OO BAL R. Dauer M. LaCoss -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
b6 0-5 0 --- O KCR L. Smith D. Martinez 1% 96% Flyball: RF
b6 0-5 1 --- KCR G. Brett D. Martinez -1% 94% Single
b6 0-5 1 1-- KCR J. Orta D. Martinez -5% 90% Double; Brett to 3B
b6 0-5 1 -23 O KCR J. Sundberg D. Martinez 4% 94% Strikeout
b6 0-5 2 -23 RRR KCR D. Motley D. Martinez -14% 80% Home Run; Brett Scores; Orta Scores
Nate Snell replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
b6 3-5 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni N. Snell 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
t7 5-3 0 --- O BAL F. Rayford M. LaCoss -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-3 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy M. LaCoss -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-3 2 --- O BAL F. Lynn M. LaCoss -1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Nate Snell facing 8-9-1
b7 3-5 0 --- O KCR F. White N. Snell 4% 82% Strikeout
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Onix Concepcion (SS) batting 9th
b7 3-5 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan N. Snell 3% 85% Strikeout
b7 3-5 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson N. Snell 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
Buddy Biancalana replaces Pat Sheridan (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- O BAL E. Murray M. LaCoss -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t8 5-3 1 --- O BAL C. Ripken M. LaCoss -1% 84% Strikeout
t8 5-3 2 --- O BAL G. Roenicke M. LaCoss -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Nate Snell facing 2-3-4
b8 3-5 0 --- O KCR L. Smith N. Snell 4% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-5 1 --- KCR G. Brett N. Snell -7% 81% Double
b8 3-5 1 -2- O KCR J. Orta N. Snell 6% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brett to 3B
b8 3-5 2 --3 O KCR J. Sundberg N. Snell 6% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 7-8-9
t9 5-3 0 --- O BAL M. Young M. LaCoss -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 5-3 1 --- O BAL R. Dempsey M. LaCoss -1% 91% Foul Flyball: C
t9 5-3 2 --- O BAL R. Dauer M. LaCoss -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Nate Snell facing 6-7-8
b9 3-5 0 --- O KCR D. Motley N. Snell 5% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-5 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni N. Snell 3% 98% Flyball: 2B
b9 3-5 2 --- KCR F. White N. Snell -3% 95% Single
Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-5 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae N. Snell 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.

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