August 8, 1985 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
BOS 6 BOS 6
@CHW 1 KCR 10
DET 3 KCR 6
DET 4 MIN 4
CAL 2 NYY 8
CLE 1 NYY 7
CLE 6 OAK 11
@SEA 2 MIL 7
@TEX 4 MIL 3
@TEX 1 TOR 7
BAL 2 TOR 7
BAL 4 CIN 6
@LAD 5
(13) NYM 14
@MON 7 PHI 7
PIT 3 SDP 6
HOU 5 ATL 2
@SFG 0 STL 8
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, August 8, 1985
Time of Game: 2:39

Tigers

57-48

Lost 1

3rd, 11 GB

                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

W: B Saberhagen (13-5), L: F Tanana (6-11)

Royals

56-48

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .315  .896    0    0   1   
  A Sanchez CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .758    0    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .720    0    0   1   SB
  M Castillo 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .421         0   1   
K Gibson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .288  .887    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .753    0    6   0   
  B Melvin C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .471    0    0   0   
D Evans DH                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .882    0    0   0   HR
J Grubb LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .186  .549    0    0   0   2B
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .494    0    8   1   
C Lemon CF                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .723    0    3   0   
  D Flynn 2B                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .194  .416    0    2   1   
T Brookens 3B-SS              4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .687    0    2   2   

F Tanana P                                                               0   3
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   3   7   3    2   9                    24  10

BATTING

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           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .293  .761    0    1   0   3B
  J Wathan 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .662         2   0   
L Smith LF                    3   1   2   2    0   0  .261  .724    0    3   0   2B,CS,SF
  L Jones LF-CF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .549    0    0   0   2B
G Brett 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .350 1.020    0    1   2   
  B Hegman 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H McRae DH                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .234  .774    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .240  .693    0    0   1   
  G Pryor 2B-3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .544    0    0   0   
D Motley RF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .235  .675    0    4   0   2B,GDP
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .258  .801    0    5   0   IW
  D Iorg LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .589         1   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .244  .676    0    9   0   2B
O Concepcion SS               2   1   1   1    0   1  .202  .488    0    1   0   HBP,SH

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   2
Totals                       36  10  16   8    3   6                    27   5

BATTING

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, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Tanana).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (6-11)             5     9   6   6    2   3   0   4.61   25     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 9     26    -     0.85  -0.21
J Berenguer                    0.1   3   3   3    0   1   0   7.78    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          3-3    0.57  -0.07
D Bair                         1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   6.04    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          1-0    0.01   0.00
A Lopez                        1     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.48    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  10  10    3   6   0          42     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1·16          4-3

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 Saberhagen, W (13-5)         9     7   3   3    2   9   1   2.85   36     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 7     68    -     0.59   0.22
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   9   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 7           -

F Tanana faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Berenguer (2); A Lopez (3).

IBB: F Tanana (5; S Balboni).

PO: F Tanana (4; L Smith, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Berenguer (1; O Concepcion).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. L Smith              LF 
3. K Gibson             RF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. L Parrish            C     4. H McRae              DH 
5. D Evans              DH    5. F White              2B 
6. J Grubb              LF    6. D Motley             RF 
7. D Bergman            1B    7. S Balboni            1B 
8. C Lemon              CF    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. T Brookens           3B    9. O Concepcion         SS 

   F Tanana             P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  --3      12%  61% W Wilson        F Tanana        Triple; Sundberg Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-     -11%  37% L Whitaker      B Saberhagen    Single; Lemon Scores; Whitaker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   2  1-2  12-      10%  76% F White         F Tanana        Single; Brett Scores; McRae to 2B
   b 3   0  1-0  ---       7%  51% J Sundberg      F Tanana        Double
   b 6   0  1-3  1--       6%  92% D Motley        F Tanana        Double; White to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--      53%  K Gibson        Strikeout
          1--      52%  L Parrish       Trammell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Lineout: CF
          ---      55%  L Smith         Single
   O      1--      51%  G Brett         Smith Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  J Grubb         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Bergman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Motley        Single
   O      1--      50%  S Balboni       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--      48%  T Brookens      Groundout: P-1B; Lemon to 2B
   R      -2-      37%  L Whitaker      Single; Lemon Scores; Whitaker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      40%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF; Whitaker to 3B
   O      --3      44%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
          ---      51%  J Sundberg      Double
   O      -2-      49%  O Concepcion    Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 3B
   R      --3      61%  W Wilson        Triple; Sundberg Scores
   RO     --3      63%  L Smith         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
          ---      65%  G Brett         Single
          1--      66%  H McRae         Walk; Brett to 2B
   R      12-      76%  F White         Single; Brett Scores; McRae to 2B
          12-      78%  D Motley        Single; McRae to 3B; White to 2B
   O      123      73%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  J Grubb         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  O Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
          ---      78%  T Brookens      Single
   O      1--      81%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  L Smith         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      79%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      78%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  F White         Single
          1--      92%  D Motley        Double; White to 3B
          -23      93%  S Balboni       Intentional Walk
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      123      90%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   R      123      94%  O Concepcion    Hit By Pitch; White Scores; Motley to 3B; Balboni to 2B
   RR     123      98%  W Wilson        Single; Motley Scores; Balboni Scores; Concepcion to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  L Smith         Wild Pitch; Concepcion Scores; Wilson to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Double; Wilson Scores
   R      -2-     100%  G Brett         Single; Smith Scores
                  Doug Bair replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      1--     100%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  F White         Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Pryor replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 5th; Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  J Grubb         Single
          1--      99%  D Bergman       Single; Grubb to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  C Lemon         Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3     100%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Doug Bair facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Flynn replaces Chet Lemon playing 2B batting 8th; Alejandro Sanchez replaces Lou Whitaker playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D Motley        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Sundberg      Single
          1--     100%  O Concepcion    Single; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
                  John Wathan replaces Willie Wilson playing 1B batting 1st; Dane Iorg replaces Steve Balboni playing LF batting 7th; Lynn Jones moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  A Sanchez       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, 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 playing 3B batting 2nd; Tom Brookens moves to SS
          ---     100%  L Jones         Double
   O      -2-     100%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P; Jones to 3B
   R      --3     100%  H McRae         Wild Pitch; Jones Scores
          ---     100%  " "             Walk
          1--     100%  G Pryor         Single; McRae to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  D Motley        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, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Hegman replaces George Brett playing 2B batting 3rd; Greg Pryor moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Melvin        Flyball: RF
   R      ---     100%  D Evans         Home Run
          ---     100%  J Grubb         Double
   O      -2-     100%  D Bergman       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grubb to 3B
   R      --3     100%  D Flynn         Single; Grubb Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Brookens      Flyball: SS
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation