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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		6
7
BOS
@CHW		6
1
DET
@KCR		3
10
DET
@KCR		4
6
CAL
@MIN		2
4
CLE
@NYY		1
8
CLE
@NYY		6
7
OAK
@SEA		11
2
MIL
@TEX		7
4
MIL
@TEX		3
1
BAL
@TOR		2
7
BAL
@TOR		4
7
CIN
@LAD		6
5		 
(13)
NYM
@MON		14
7
PIT
@PHI		3
7
HOU
@SDP		5
6
ATL
@SFG		2
0
CHC
@STL		0
8
Thursday, August 8, 1985
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:39
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
3
57-48
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
 at Royals
10
56-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Bret Saberhagen (13-5)
L: Frank Tanana (6-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  7  0
Royals          0  0  3   0  0  6   0  1  X   10 16  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .315 .895 0.060 1.08 0.110 -0.050 0.5 0 1
   Alejandro Sanchez CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .758 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Alan Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .719 -0.028 0.77 0.033 -0.061 -0.4 0 1 SB
   Marty Castillo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .422 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Kirk Gibson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .288 .887 -0.086 0.84 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 2 0
Lance Parrish C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .753 -0.072 0.88 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 6 0
   Bob Melvin C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .471 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Darrell Evans DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 .882 -0.044 0.43 0.000 -0.044 0.4 HR
Johnny Grubb LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .186 .549 -0.026 0.28 0.002 -0.028 0.4 0 0 2B
Dave Bergman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .174 .494 -0.036 0.41 0.004 -0.040 -0.0 8 1
Chet Lemon CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .723 0.016 0.65 0.040 -0.024 -0.5 3 0
   Doug Flynn 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .194 .417 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.9 2 1
Tom Brookens 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .687 -0.006 0.55 0.016 -0.022 -0.8 2 2
Frank Tanana P 3
   Juan Berenguer P
   Doug Bair P
   Aurelio Lopez P 1
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 2 9 .206 .574 -0.223 0.59 0.205 -0.428 -1.6 24 10
2B: J Grubb (3, off B Saberhagen).
HR: D Evans (25, off B Saberhagen; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: D Evans 4; J Grubb 3; L Whitaker; D Bergman; D Flynn; T Brookens.
RBI: L Whitaker (53); D Evans (62); D Flynn (1).
2-out RBI: D Flynn.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Castillo-D Flynn-D Bergman.
Baserunning
SB: A Trammell (13, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Sundberg).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 .293 .762 0.127 0.72 0.157 -0.030 1.8 1 0 3B
   John Wathan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .663 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Lonnie Smith LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .261 .723 0.001 0.80 0.056 -0.055 0.8 3 0 2B,CS,SF
   Lynn Jones LF-CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .549 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.9 0 0 2B
George Brett 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .350 1.020 -0.007 0.26 0.014 -0.021 0.5 1 2
   Bob Hegman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hal McRae DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 .234 .774 -0.014 0.40 0.018 -0.032 -0.2
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .240 .694 0.100 0.68 0.117 -0.017 1.0 0 1
   Greg Pryor 2B-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .543 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.7 0 0
Darryl Motley RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .235 .675 0.088 0.48 0.088 0.000 0.1 4 0 2B,GDP
Steve Balboni 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .258 .801 -0.066 0.86 0.007 -0.074 -0.8 5 0 IW
   Dane Iorg LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .589 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Sundberg C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 .676 0.025 0.64 0.073 -0.047 -0.3 9 0 2B
Onix Concepcion SS 2 1 1 1 0 1 .202 .487 0.021 0.73 0.051 -0.030 1.4 1 0 HBP,SH
Bret Saberhagen P 2
Team Totals 36 10 16 8 3 6 .444 1.099 0.275 0.57 0.581 -0.306 5.9 27 5
2B: L Smith (17, off J Berenguer); J Sundberg (8, off F Tanana); D Motley (13, off F Tanana); L Jones (6, off A Lopez).
3B: W Wilson (16, off F Tanana).
SF: L Smith (3, off F Tanana).
SH: O Concepcion (7, off F Tanana).
IBB: S Balboni (3, by F Tanana).
HBP: O Concepcion (5, by J Berenguer).
TB: D Motley 4; W Wilson 4; J Sundberg 3; L Smith 3; G Brett 2; L Jones 2; F White 2; G Pryor; O Concepcion.
GIDP: D Motley (11).
RBI: W Wilson 3 (34); L Smith 2 (29); F White (53); G Brett (68); O Concepcion (13).
2-out RBI: F White.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
Baserunning
CS: L Smith (10, 2nd base by F Tanana POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, L (6-11) 5 9 6 6 2 3 0 4.61 25 26 -0.210 0.85 -2.3
Juan Berenguer 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 7.78 5 3 3 -0.067 0.59 -4.2
Doug Bair 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.04 7 1 0 0.001 0.01 1.0
Aurelio Lopez 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.48 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 8 16 10 10 3 6 0 11.25 42 26 4 3 -0.276 0.59 -5.9
F Tanana faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (13-5) 9 7 3 3 2 9 1 2.85 36 68 0.224 0.59 1.6
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 9 1 3.00 36 68 0.224 0.57 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Berenguer (2); A Lopez (3).
HBP: J Berenguer (1; O Concepcion).
IBB: F Tanana (5; S Balboni).
Pickoffs: F Tanana (4; L Smith, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 1 --3 R KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana 12% 61% Triple; Sundberg Scores
t3 0-0 1 -2- R DET L. Whitaker B. Saberhagen -11% 37% Single; Lemon Scores; Whitaker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 2-1 2 12- R KCR F. White F. Tanana 10% 76% Single; Brett Scores; McRae to 2B
b3 0-1 0 --- KCR J. Sundberg F. Tanana 7% 51% Double
b6 3-1 0 1-- KCR D. Motley F. Tanana 6% 92% Double; White 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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- DET A. Trammell B. Saberhagen -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O DET K. Gibson B. Saberhagen 3% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- DET L. Parrish B. Saberhagen -1% 52% Trammell Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O DET L. Parrish B. Saberhagen 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana -2% 53% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- KCR L. Smith F. Tanana 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -4% 51% Smith Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET D. Evans B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Grubb B. Saberhagen 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET D. Bergman B. Saberhagen 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae F. Tanana -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. White F. Tanana -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- KCR D. Motley F. Tanana 1% 52% Single
b2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana -2% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- DET C. Lemon B. Saberhagen -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O DET T. Brookens B. Saberhagen 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B; Lemon to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R DET L. Whitaker B. Saberhagen -11% 37% Single; Lemon Scores; Whitaker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t3 1-0 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell B. Saberhagen 3% 40% Flyball: RF; Whitaker to 3B
t3 1-0 2 --3 O DET K. Gibson B. Saberhagen 4% 44% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- KCR J. Sundberg F. Tanana 7% 51% Double
b3 0-1 0 -2- O KCR O. Concepcion F. Tanana -2% 49% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 3B
b3 0-1 1 --3 R KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana 12% 61% Triple; Sundberg Scores
b3 1-1 1 --3 RO KCR L. Smith F. Tanana 3% 63% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
b3 2-1 2 --- KCR G. Brett F. Tanana 1% 65% Single
b3 2-1 2 1-- KCR H. McRae F. Tanana 2% 66% Walk; Brett to 2B
b3 2-1 2 12- R KCR F. White F. Tanana 10% 76% Single; Brett Scores; McRae to 2B
b3 3-1 2 12- KCR D. Motley F. Tanana 2% 78% Single; McRae to 3B; White to 2B
b3 3-1 2 123 O KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana -5% 73% Strikeout
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- O DET L. Parrish B. Saberhagen 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- O DET D. Evans B. Saberhagen 2% 78% Strikeout
t4 1-3 2 --- O DET J. Grubb B. Saberhagen 1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- O KCR J. Sundberg F. Tanana -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- O KCR O. Concepcion F. Tanana -1% 76% Strikeout
b4 3-1 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- O DET D. Bergman B. Saberhagen 3% 78% Flyball: CF
t5 1-3 1 --- O DET C. Lemon B. Saberhagen 2% 80% Flyball: RF
t5 1-3 2 --- DET T. Brookens B. Saberhagen -2% 79% Single
t5 1-3 2 1-- O DET L. Whitaker B. Saberhagen 3% 81% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- O KCR L. Smith F. Tanana -1% 80% Flyball: 3B
b5 3-1 1 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -1% 79% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-1 2 --- O KCR H. McRae F. Tanana -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- O DET A. Trammell B. Saberhagen 3% 81% Flyball: LF
t6 1-3 1 --- O DET K. Gibson B. Saberhagen 2% 83% Strikeout
t6 1-3 2 --- O DET L. Parrish B. Saberhagen 1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- KCR F. White F. Tanana 2% 87% Single
b6 3-1 0 1-- KCR D. Motley F. Tanana 6% 92% Double; White to 3B
b6 3-1 0 -23 KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana 1% 93% Intentional Walk
Juan Berenguer replaces Frank Tanana pitching
b6 3-1 0 123 O KCR J. Sundberg J. Berenguer -3% 90% Strikeout
b6 3-1 1 123 R KCR O. Concepcion J. Berenguer 4% 94% Hit By Pitch; White Scores; Motley to 3B; Balboni to 2B
b6 4-1 1 123 RR KCR W. Wilson J. Berenguer 4% 98% Single; Motley Scores; Balboni Scores; Concepcion to 3B
b6 6-1 1 1-3 R KCR L. Smith J. Berenguer 1% 99% Wild Pitch; Concepcion Scores; Wilson to 2B
b6 7-1 1 -2- R KCR L. Smith J. Berenguer 1% 99% Double; Wilson Scores
b6 8-1 1 -2- R KCR G. Brett J. Berenguer 0% 100% Single; Smith Scores
Doug Bair replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
b6 9-1 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae D. Bair -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b6 9-1 2 1-- O KCR F. White D. Bair -0% 100% Flyball: RF
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
Greg Pryor replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 5th
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
t7 1-9 0 --- O DET D. Evans B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-9 1 --- DET J. Grubb B. Saberhagen -0% 100% Single
t7 1-9 1 1-- DET D. Bergman B. Saberhagen -0% 99% Single; Grubb to 3B
t7 1-9 1 1-3 O DET C. Lemon B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
t7 1-9 2 1-3 O DET T. Brookens B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Tigers' Doug Bair facing 6-7-8
Doug Flynn replaces Chet Lemon (CF) playing 2B batting 8th
Alejandro Sanchez replaces Lou Whitaker (2B) playing CF batting 1st
b7 9-1 0 --- O KCR D. Motley D. Bair -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b7 9-1 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Bair -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 9-1 2 --- KCR J. Sundberg D. Bair 0% 100% Single
b7 9-1 2 1-- KCR O. Concepcion D. Bair 0% 100% Single; Sundberg to 2B
b7 9-1 2 12- O KCR W. Wilson D. Bair -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
John Wathan replaces Willie Wilson (CF) playing 1B batting 1st
Dane Iorg replaces Steve Balboni (1B) playing LF batting 7th
Lynn Jones moves from LF to CF
t8 1-9 0 --- O DET A. Sanchez B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 1-9 1 --- O DET A. Trammell B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-9 2 --- O DET K. Gibson B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 2-3-4
Aurelio Lopez replaces Doug Bair pitching
Bob Melvin replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 4th
Marty Castillo replaces Alan Trammell (SS) playing 3B batting 2nd
Tom Brookens moves from 3B to SS
b8 9-1 0 --- KCR L. Jones A. Lopez 0% 100% Double
b8 9-1 0 -2- O KCR G. Brett A. Lopez 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Jones to 3B
b8 9-1 1 --3 R KCR H. McRae A. Lopez 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Jones Scores
b8 10-1 1 --- KCR H. McRae A. Lopez 0% 100% Walk
b8 10-1 1 1-- KCR G. Pryor A. Lopez 0% 100% Single; McRae to 3B
b8 10-1 1 1-3 OO KCR D. Motley A. Lopez -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 10.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
Bob Hegman replaces George Brett (3B) playing 2B batting 3rd
Greg Pryor moves from 2B to 3B
t9 1-10 0 --- O DET B. Melvin B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 1-10 1 --- R DET D. Evans B. Saberhagen -0% 100% Home Run
t9 2-10 1 --- DET J. Grubb B. Saberhagen -0% 100% Double
t9 2-10 1 -2- O DET D. Bergman B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grubb to 3B
t9 2-10 2 --3 R DET D. Flynn B. Saberhagen -0% 100% Single; Grubb Scores
t9 3-10 2 1-- O DET T. Brookens B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 10.

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