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SEA
@BOS		10
3
BAL
@CHW		9
1
CLE
@KCR		3
6
OAK
@MIL		3
4
DET
@MIN		4
11
NYY
@TEX		14
2
CAL
@TOR		3
8
CHC
@LAD		4
5
CIN
@MON		7
6
HOU
@NYM		4
16
HOU
@NYM		3
7
ATL
@PHI		4
5
STL
@SDP		0
2
PIT
@SFG		3
8
Saturday, July 27, 1985
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 33,473, Time of Game: 2:23
Indians
3
30-65
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 29½ GB
 at Royals
6
51-44
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
W: Buddy Black (7-11)
L: Jerry Reed (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  6  3
Royals          0  2  3   0  0  0   0  1  X    6 10  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .296 .754 0.029 0.95 0.084 -0.055 0.3 1 0
Julio Franco SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .704 0.009 1.12 0.087 -0.078 0.3 1 5
Brook Jacoby 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .274 .724 -0.110 0.91 0.000 -0.110 -1.1 1 1
Andre Thornton DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 .172 .514 0.058 0.75 0.072 -0.014 0.6
Pat Tabler 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .672 -0.022 1.42 0.085 -0.107 -0.0 8 1 GDP
   George Vukovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .630 -0.020 0.76 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
Tony Bernazard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .804 -0.048 0.77 0.038 -0.085 -0.8 3 1 GDP
Carmelo Castillo RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .293 .819 0.026 1.04 0.078 -0.053 0.4 2 0 HR
   Otis Nixon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .492 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Willard PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .662 0.008 0.25 0.008 0.000 0.1
Joe Carter LF-RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .601 -0.075 1.00 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 4 0
   Mike Hargrove PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .674 -0.012 0.40 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Chris Bando C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .088 .301 -0.034 0.66 0.010 -0.044 -0.3 3 0
Jerry Reed P 1
   Tom Waddell P 1
Team Totals 31 3 6 2 4 3 .194 .576 -0.191 0.91 0.462 -0.653 -1.6 24 9
HR: C Castillo (5, off B Black; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: C Castillo 4; C Bando; J Franco; A Thornton; T Bernazard; P Tabler.
GIDP: P Tabler (8); T Bernazard (4).
RBI: P Tabler (43); C Castillo (11).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Franco-T Bernazard-P Tabler.
E: P Tabler (14); C Castillo 2 (4).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .769 0.082 1.02 0.121 -0.038 0.7 0 0 SH
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .700 -0.083 1.08 0.020 -0.103 -0.9 1 0 2B
   Lynn Jones LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .210 .522 0.036 0.37 0.036 0.000 1.0 0 0
George Brett 3B 2 1 1 0 3 0 .352 1.031 0.039 0.51 0.050 -0.010 0.7 0 3 3·IW
Hal McRae DH 4 2 1 0 0 0 .241 .814 0.063 0.85 0.100 -0.037 -0.3 HBP
Dane Iorg RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .610 0.167 1.23 0.202 -0.035 1.4 0 0 2B
   Pat Sheridan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .640 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .695 -0.061 1.02 0.017 -0.078 -0.6 3 6 HBP
Steve Balboni 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .253 .758 0.005 1.08 0.061 -0.056 0.3 15 0
Jim Sundberg C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .246 .682 0.064 0.88 0.104 -0.040 0.2 4 0 GDP
Onix Concepcion SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .179 .436 -0.002 0.81 0.034 -0.037 -0.6 3 6
Buddy Black P 2
   Dan Quisenberry P
Team Totals 34 6 10 4 3 3 .294 .738 0.310 0.92 0.745 -0.434 1.9 27 17
2B: L Smith (11, off T Waddell); D Iorg (4, off J Reed).
SH: W Wilson (2, off T Waddell).
IBB: G Brett 3 (22, 3 by T Waddell).
HBP: H McRae (1, by J Reed); F White (1, by J Reed).
TB: D Iorg 2; L Smith 2; J Sundberg 2; O Concepcion; H McRae; W Wilson; L Jones; S Balboni; G Brett.
GIDP: J Sundberg (6).
RBI: L Jones (8); S Balboni (47); J Sundberg (32); D Iorg (14).
2-out RBI: L Jones; J Sundberg.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. F White-O Concepcion-S Balboni 2.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Reed, L (0-3) 2 6 5 3 0 2 0 4.76 16 30 -0.426 1.64 -4.8
Tom Waddell 6 4 1 1 3 1 0 3.88 24 3 1 0.116 0.43 2.9
Team Totals 8 10 6 4 3 3 0 4.50 40 30 3 1 -0.310 0.91 -1.9
J Reed faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, W (7-11) 7 6 3 3 3 3 1 4.17 28 53 0.081 0.96 0.6
Dan Quisenberry, S (22) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.77 7 0 0 0.110 0.68 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 4 3 1 3.00 35 53 0 0 0.191 0.92 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: B Black (7).
HBP: J Reed 2 (2; H McRae, F White).
IBB: T Waddell 3 (7; G Brett, G Brett, G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 33,473.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Kansas City Royals
1 Brett Butler CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Julio Franco SS 2 Lonnie Smith LF
3 Brook Jacoby 3B 3 George Brett 3B
4 Andre Thornton DH 4 Hal McRae DH
5 Pat Tabler 1B 5 Dane Iorg RF
6 Tony Bernazard 2B 6 Frank White 2B
7 Carmelo Castillo RF 7 Steve Balboni 1B
8 Joe Carter LF 8 Jim Sundberg C
9 Chris Bando C 9 Onix Concepcion SS
Jerry Reed P Buddy Black P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-2 0 12- R KCR D. Iorg J. Reed 14% 79% Double; Brett Scores; McRae to 3B
b2 1-2 2 123 R KCR W. Wilson J. Reed 11% 58% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Balboni Scores/No RBI/unER; Sundberg to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
b2 0-2 2 1-3 R KCR J. Sundberg J. Reed 10% 44% Single; McRae Scores/unER; Balboni to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE J. Franco B. Black -9% 38% Single; Butler to 3B
t1 1-0 1 12- R CLE P. Tabler B. Black -8% 29% Single; Jacoby Scores; Thornton to 2B

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Butler B. Black -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE J. Franco B. Black -9% 38% Single; Butler to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 O CLE B. Jacoby B. Black 6% 44% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R CLE A. Thornton B. Black -5% 39% Wild Pitch; Butler Scores; Jacoby to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- CLE A. Thornton B. Black -2% 37% Walk
t1 1-0 1 12- R CLE P. Tabler B. Black -8% 29% Single; Jacoby Scores; Thornton to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- OO CLE T. Bernazard B. Black 7% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Jerry Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Reed -2% 33% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-2 1 --- O KCR L. Smith J. Reed -2% 31% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 2 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Reed -1% 30% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O CLE C. Castillo B. Black 2% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2-0 1 --- O CLE J. Carter B. Black 1% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- CLE C. Bando B. Black -1% 32% Single
t2 2-0 2 1-- O CLE B. Butler B. Black 2% 34% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Jerry Reed facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- KCR H. McRae J. Reed 4% 38% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-2 0 1-- KCR D. Iorg J. Reed 6% 44% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); McRae to 2B; Iorg to 1B
b2 0-2 0 12- O KCR F. White J. Reed -6% 38% Strikeout
b2 0-2 1 12- O KCR S. Balboni J. Reed -4% 34% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McRae to 3B
b2 0-2 2 1-3 R KCR J. Sundberg J. Reed 10% 44% Single; McRae Scores/unER; Balboni to 2B
b2 1-2 2 12- KCR O. Concepcion J. Reed 3% 47% Single; Balboni to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
b2 1-2 2 123 R KCR W. Wilson J. Reed 11% 58% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Balboni Scores/No RBI/unER; Sundberg to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
b2 2-2 2 123 O KCR L. Smith J. Reed -8% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- O CLE J. Franco B. Black 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-2 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby B. Black 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t3 2-2 2 --- CLE A. Thornton B. Black -1% 53% Single
t3 2-2 2 1-- O CLE P. Tabler B. Black 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Jerry Reed facing 3-4-5
b3 2-2 0 --- KCR G. Brett J. Reed 4% 59% Single
b3 2-2 0 1-- KCR H. McRae J. Reed 6% 65% Single; Brett to 2B
b3 2-2 0 12- R KCR D. Iorg J. Reed 14% 79% Double; Brett Scores; McRae to 3B
b3 3-2 0 -23 KCR F. White J. Reed 2% 81% Hit By Pitch
b3 3-2 0 123 R KCR S. Balboni J. Reed 6% 87% Single; McRae Scores; Iorg to 3B; White to 2B
Tom Waddell replaces Jerry Reed pitching
b3 4-2 0 123 ROO KCR J. Sundberg T. Waddell -4% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Iorg Scores; White to 3B
b3 5-2 2 --3 O KCR O. Concepcion T. Waddell -2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Buddy Black facing 6-7-8
t4 2-5 0 --- CLE T. Bernazard B. Black -4% 78% Single
t4 2-5 0 1-- O CLE C. Castillo B. Black 4% 81% Strikeout
t4 2-5 1 1-- O CLE J. Carter B. Black 3% 84% Strikeout
t4 2-5 2 1-- O CLE C. Bando B. Black 2% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Tom Waddell facing 1-2-3
b4 5-2 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson T. Waddell -1% 85% Lineout: SS
b4 5-2 1 --- KCR L. Smith T. Waddell 2% 87% Double
b4 5-2 1 -2- KCR G. Brett T. Waddell 1% 88% Intentional Walk
b4 5-2 1 12- O KCR H. McRae T. Waddell -2% 86% Flyball: LF; Smith to 3B
b4 5-2 2 1-3 O KCR D. Iorg T. Waddell -2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t5 2-5 0 --- O CLE B. Butler B. Black 2% 86% Lineout: LF
t5 2-5 1 --- O CLE J. Franco B. Black 2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-5 2 --- O CLE B. Jacoby B. Black 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Tom Waddell facing 6-7-8
b5 5-2 0 --- O KCR F. White T. Waddell -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b5 5-2 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni T. Waddell -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 5-2 2 --- O KCR J. Sundberg T. Waddell -0% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
t6 2-5 0 --- CLE A. Thornton B. Black -4% 82% Walk
t6 2-5 0 1-- OO CLE P. Tabler B. Black 8% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 2-5 2 --- O CLE T. Bernazard B. Black 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Tom Waddell facing 9-1-2
b6 5-2 0 --- O KCR O. Concepcion T. Waddell -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-2 1 --- KCR W. Wilson T. Waddell 1% 92% Single; Wilson to 2B/Adv on E9
b6 5-2 1 -2- O KCR L. Smith T. Waddell -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
b6 5-2 2 -2- KCR G. Brett T. Waddell 0% 91% Intentional Walk
b6 5-2 2 12- O KCR H. McRae T. Waddell -1% 89% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
t7 2-5 0 --- R CLE C. Castillo B. Black -8% 82% Home Run
t7 3-5 0 --- O CLE J. Carter B. Black 3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-5 1 --- O CLE C. Bando B. Black 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-5 2 --- O CLE B. Butler B. Black 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Tom Waddell facing 5-6-7
Otis Nixon replaces Carmelo Castillo (RF) playing LF batting 7th
Joe Carter moves from LF to RF
b7 5-3 0 --- O KCR D. Iorg T. Waddell -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 5-3 1 --- O KCR F. White T. Waddell -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b7 5-3 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni T. Waddell -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 2-3-4
Dan Quisenberry replaces Buddy Black pitching
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
Pat Sheridan replaces Dane Iorg playing RF batting 5th
t8 3-5 0 --- O CLE J. Franco D. Quisenberry 4% 90% Flyball: 2B
t8 3-5 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby D. Quisenberry 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-5 2 --- O CLE A. Thornton D. Quisenberry 1% 94% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Tom Waddell facing 8-9-1
b8 5-3 0 --- KCR J. Sundberg T. Waddell 1% 95% Single
b8 5-3 0 1-- O KCR O. Concepcion T. Waddell -1% 94% Strikeout
b8 5-3 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson T. Waddell -0% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
b8 5-3 2 -2- R KCR L. Jones T. Waddell 4% 97% Single; Sundberg Scores; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b8 6-3 2 -2- KCR G. Brett T. Waddell 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b8 6-3 2 12- O KCR H. McRae T. Waddell -1% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 5-6-7
George Vukovich pinch hits for Pat Tabler (1B) batting 5th
t9 3-6 0 --- O CLE G. Vukovich D. Quisenberry 2% 99% Flyball: C
t9 3-6 1 --- O CLE T. Bernazard D. Quisenberry 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jerry Willard pinch hits for Otis Nixon (LF) batting 7th
t9 3-6 2 --- CLE J. Willard D. Quisenberry -1% 99% Walk
Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Joe Carter (RF) batting 8th
t9 3-6 2 1-- O CLE M. Hargrove D. Quisenberry 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 6.

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