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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: 35,585, Time of Game: 3:04
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Tigers
4
57-49
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
 at Royals
6
57-48
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Mark Gubicza (8-6)
L: Dan Petry (12-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  0    4  8  0
Royals          0  0  0   3  0  2   1  0  X    6 10  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .316 .899 0.224 1.21 0.267 -0.043 1.7 0 3 3B
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265 .717 -0.209 1.74 0.012 -0.222 -1.4 4 5 SF
Kirk Gibson RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .286 .884 0.010 1.34 0.086 -0.076 0.0 1 0
Lance Parrish DH 5 0 1 2 0 3 .261 .748 0.013 1.62 0.101 -0.089 0.5
Darrell Evans 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 .248 .893 0.194 1.50 0.227 -0.033 1.3 10 1 HR
Barbaro Garbey LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .680 -0.209 2.43 0.023 -0.232 -1.5 2 0
   Bob Melvin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .471 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .721 -0.002 1.06 0.067 -0.069 -0.3 2 0
Tom Brookens 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .685 -0.065 1.10 0.033 -0.098 -0.3 1 0 SB
Marty Castillo C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .408 -0.050 0.92 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 1 0
   Johnny Grubb PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .186 .555 0.059 1.35 0.059 0.000 0.4
   Larry Herndon LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .702 -0.048 1.98 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 0 0
Dan Petry P 1 1
   Aurelio Lopez P
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 5 10 .229 .689 -0.083 1.47 0.875 -0.960 -0.6 * 10
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
3B: L Whitaker (5, off S Farr).
HR: D Evans (26, off M Gubicza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: A Trammell (7, off S Farr).
TB: L Whitaker 4; D Evans 4; T Brookens; C Lemon; B Garbey; L Parrish; A Trammell.
RBI: L Parrish 2 (62); A Trammell (39); D Evans (63).
2-out RBI: L Parrish.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Trammell-D Evans.
Baserunning
SB: T Brookens (8, 2nd base off S Farr/J Wathan).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .293 .762 -0.001 1.18 0.104 -0.105 -0.2 0 0 SB,CS
Lonnie Smith LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .261 .725 0.077 1.10 0.127 -0.050 0.8 3 0 SB
   Lynn Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .549 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
George Brett 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .350 1.021 0.082 1.34 0.104 -0.021 0.7 2 1 2B,IW
Hal McRae DH 3 1 1 3 0 0 .236 .771 0.123 1.50 0.161 -0.038 0.6 SF
Dane Iorg RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .217 .591 0.047 1.45 0.087 -0.039 0.2 2 0
   Darryl Motley PR-RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 .672 -0.017 0.61 0.000 -0.017 -0.3 1 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .243 .700 0.144 0.81 0.162 -0.018 1.0 3 4 2B
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .793 -0.104 1.03 0.000 -0.104 -1.2 5 0
John Wathan C 3 0 2 1 1 0 .262 .730 0.129 0.81 0.151 -0.022 1.3 10 0 3B
Onix Concepcion SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .492 -0.062 0.88 0.040 -0.102 -1.0 1 1 2B,GDP
Steve Farr P
   Mark Gubicza P
   Dan Quisenberry P
Team Totals 31 6 10 6 4 2 .323 .873 0.418 1.10 0.936 -0.516 1.9 27 6
2B: O Concepcion (4, off D Petry); G Brett (24, off D Petry); F White (15, off D Petry).
3B: J Wathan (1, off A Lopez).
SF: H McRae (2, off A Lopez).
IBB: G Brett (24, by A Lopez).
TB: J Wathan 4; F White 3; O Concepcion 2; G Brett 2; L Smith; D Iorg; H McRae; W Wilson.
GIDP: O Concepcion (4).
RBI: H McRae 3 (41); D Iorg (17); J Wathan (6); F White (54).
2-out RBI: J Wathan; F White.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
E: O Concepcion (15).
Baserunning
SB: L Smith (38, 2nd base off A Lopez/B Melvin); W Wilson (32, 2nd base off D Petry/M Castillo).
CS: W Wilson (9, 2nd base by A Lopez/B Melvin).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Petry, L (12-11) 5.2 8 5 5 2 1 0 3.57 26 32 -0.388 1.27 -2.4
Aurelio Lopez 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.46 10 2 0 -0.030 0.77 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 4 2 0 6.75 36 32 2 0 -0.418 1.47 -1.9

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Farr 4 5 2 2 2 5 0 4.50 19 47 -0.028 0.90 0.0
Mark Gubicza, W (8-6) 2.1 2 2 2 2 3 1 3.88 11 0 0 -0.178 1.54 -1.1
Dan Quisenberry, S (25) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.65 11 3 1 0.288 2.42 1.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 5 10 1 4.00 41 47 3 1 0.082 1.10 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: A Lopez (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: A Lopez (6; G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 35,585.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Lou Whitaker 2B 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Alan Trammell SS 2 Lonnie Smith LF
3 Kirk Gibson RF 3 George Brett 3B
4 Lance Parrish DH 4 Hal McRae DH
5 Darrell Evans 1B 5 Dane Iorg RF
6 Barbaro Garbey LF 6 Frank White 2B
7 Chet Lemon CF 7 Steve Balboni 1B
8 Tom Brookens 3B 8 John Wathan C
9 Marty Castillo C 9 Onix Concepcion SS
Dan Petry P Steve Farr P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-3 0 --- R DET D. Evans M. Gubicza -16% 50% Home Run
b4 0-2 1 -23 RR KCR H. McRae D. Petry 14% 56% Single; Wilson Scores; Smith Scores
t7 4-5 2 123 O DET B. Garbey D. Quisenberry 14% 79% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
t7 3-5 0 1-- DET L. Whitaker M. Gubicza -14% 62% Single; Grubb to 3B
b4 2-2 2 -2- R KCR F. White D. Petry 13% 67% Double; McRae Scores

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' Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET L. Whitaker S. Farr -9% 41% Triple
t1 0-0 0 --3 RO DET A. Trammell S. Farr 1% 42% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitaker Scores
t1 1-0 1 --- O DET K. Gibson S. Farr 1% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- O DET L. Parrish S. Farr 1% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Petry -2% 42% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- O KCR L. Smith D. Petry -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Petry -1% 40% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Steve Farr facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O DET D. Evans S. Farr 2% 42% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- DET B. Garbey S. Farr -2% 39% Single
t2 1-0 1 1-- O DET C. Lemon S. Farr 3% 42% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 2 1-- O DET T. Brookens S. Farr 2% 44% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Petry -3% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O KCR D. Iorg D. Petry -2% 40% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O KCR F. White D. Petry -1% 39% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Steve Farr facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O DET M. Castillo S. Farr 2% 41% Lineout: 3B
t3 1-0 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker S. Farr 2% 43% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- DET A. Trammell S. Farr -1% 41% Single
t3 1-0 2 1-- DET K. Gibson S. Farr -2% 39% Walk; Trammell to 2B
t3 1-0 2 12- R DET L. Parrish S. Farr -10% 29% Single; Trammell Scores; Gibson to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- DET D. Evans S. Farr -2% 27% Walk; Gibson to 3B; Parrish to 2B
t3 2-0 2 123 O DET B. Garbey S. Farr 6% 33% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Petry -3% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- KCR J. Wathan D. Petry 3% 33% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO KCR O. Concepcion D. Petry -6% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Steve Farr facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- O DET C. Lemon S. Farr 2% 29% Flyball: 2B
t4 2-0 1 --- DET T. Brookens S. Farr -2% 27% Single
t4 2-0 1 1-- DET M. Castillo S. Farr -1% 25% Brookens Steals 2B
t4 2-0 1 -2- O DET M. Castillo S. Farr 3% 28% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 -2- O DET L. Whitaker S. Farr 3% 31% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- KCR W. Wilson D. Petry 5% 36% Walk
b4 0-2 0 1-- KCR L. Smith D. Petry 3% 38% Wilson Steals 2B
b4 0-2 0 -2- KCR L. Smith D. Petry 5% 43% Single; Wilson stays at 2B
b4 0-2 0 12- O KCR G. Brett D. Petry -1% 42% Groundout: 1B-P; Wilson to 3B; Smith to 2B
b4 0-2 1 -23 RR KCR H. McRae D. Petry 14% 56% Single; Wilson Scores; Smith Scores
b4 2-2 1 1-- O KCR D. Iorg D. Petry -2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted; McRae to 2B
b4 2-2 2 -2- R KCR F. White D. Petry 13% 67% Double; McRae Scores
b4 3-2 2 -2- O KCR S. Balboni D. Petry -3% 64% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
Mark Gubicza replaces Steve Farr pitching
t5 2-3 0 --- O DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza 3% 67% Foul Flyball: RF
t5 2-3 1 --- O DET K. Gibson M. Gubicza 2% 69% Strikeout
t5 2-3 2 --- O DET L. Parrish M. Gubicza 1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 8-9-1
b5 3-2 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan D. Petry -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-2 1 --- KCR O. Concepcion D. Petry 4% 73% Double
b5 3-2 1 -2- O KCR W. Wilson D. Petry -3% 69% Strikeout
b5 3-2 2 -2- O KCR L. Smith D. Petry -3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
t6 2-3 0 --- R DET D. Evans M. Gubicza -16% 50% Home Run
t6 3-3 0 --- O DET B. Garbey M. Gubicza 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-3 1 --- O DET C. Lemon M. Gubicza 2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-3 2 --- O DET T. Brookens M. Gubicza 2% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 3-4-5
b6 3-3 0 --- KCR G. Brett D. Petry 9% 67% Double
b6 3-3 0 -2- O KCR H. McRae D. Petry -1% 66% Flyball: RF; Brett to 3B
b6 3-3 1 --3 R KCR D. Iorg D. Petry 9% 74% Single; Brett Scores
b6 4-3 1 1-- KCR F. White D. Petry 3% 77% Single; Iorg to 2B
Darryl Motley pinch runs for Dane Iorg (RF) batting 5th
b6 4-3 1 12- O KCR S. Balboni D. Petry -4% 73% Flyball: SS
b6 4-3 2 12- R KCR J. Wathan D. Petry 11% 85% Single; Motley Scores; White to 3B
Aurelio Lopez replaces Dan Petry pitching
b6 5-3 2 1-3 O KCR O. Concepcion A. Lopez -3% 82% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
Darryl Motley moves from PR to RF
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Marty Castillo (C) batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 --- DET J. Grubb M. Gubicza -6% 76% Walk
t7 3-5 0 1-- DET L. Whitaker M. Gubicza -14% 62% Single; Grubb to 3B
t7 3-5 0 1-3 O DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza 10% 72% Strikeout
t7 3-5 1 1-3 DET K. Gibson M. Gubicza -7% 65% Walk; Whitaker to 2B
Dan Quisenberry replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
t7 3-5 1 123 RO DET L. Parrish D. Quisenberry 4% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Grubb Scores; Whitaker to 3B
t7 4-5 2 1-3 DET D. Evans D. Quisenberry -4% 65% Walk; Parrish to 2B
t7 4-5 2 123 O DET B. Garbey D. Quisenberry 14% 79% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 1-2-3
Bob Melvin replaces Barbaro Garbey (LF) playing C batting 6th
Larry Herndon replaces Johnny Grubb (PH) playing LF batting 9th
b7 5-4 0 --- KCR W. Wilson A. Lopez 3% 82% Single
b7 5-4 0 1-- O KCR L. Smith A. Lopez -5% 77% Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
b7 5-4 1 --- KCR L. Smith A. Lopez 2% 79% Walk
b7 5-4 1 1-- KCR G. Brett A. Lopez 2% 81% Smith Steals 2B
b7 5-4 1 -2- KCR G. Brett A. Lopez 1% 82% Intentional Walk
b7 5-4 1 12- KCR H. McRae A. Lopez 4% 86% Wild Pitch; Smith to 3B; Brett to 2B
b7 5-4 1 -23 RO KCR H. McRae A. Lopez 2% 88% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
b7 6-4 2 -2- O KCR D. Motley A. Lopez -2% 86% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 7-8-9
t8 4-6 0 --- DET C. Lemon D. Quisenberry -7% 80% Single
t8 4-6 0 1-- O DET T. Brookens D. Quisenberry 6% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 4-6 1 1-- O DET L. Herndon D. Quisenberry 5% 90% Strikeout
t8 4-6 2 1-- DET L. Whitaker D. Quisenberry -4% 86% Reached on E6 (Line Drive); Brookens to 3B
t8 4-6 2 1-3 O DET A. Trammell D. Quisenberry 8% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
b8 6-4 0 --- O KCR F. White A. Lopez -1% 93% Flyball: 1B
b8 6-4 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni A. Lopez -0% 93% Flyball: SS
b8 6-4 2 --- KCR J. Wathan A. Lopez 1% 94% Triple
b8 6-4 2 --3 O KCR O. Concepcion A. Lopez -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
t9 4-6 0 --- O DET K. Gibson D. Quisenberry 4% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-6 1 --- O DET L. Parrish D. Quisenberry 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 4-6 2 --- O DET D. Evans D. Quisenberry 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.

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