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Scores
Standings
MIN
@BOS		1
0
DET
@CAL		13
2
TOR
@CHW		6
3
TEX
@KCR		2
8
BAL
@OAK		4
3		 
(11)
NYY
@SEA		4
3
STL
@ATL		7
0		 
(6)
CHC
@CIN		4
0
LAD
@MON		2
5
SDP
@NYM		1
5
SFG
@PHI		2
9
Saturday, August 24, 1985,
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 39,100, Time of Game: 2:33
Rangers
2
45-76
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
8
67-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bret Saberhagen (16-5)
L: Burt Hooton (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  9  1
Royals          2  0  2   0  1  3   0  0  X    8 11  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .229 .688 0.118 0.77 0.122 -0.004 1.1 3 0 SB
Wayne Tolleson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .336 .776 -0.024 1.10 0.051 -0.075 -0.3 0 2
Pete O'Brien 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .770 -0.135 1.12 0.002 -0.137 -1.2 10 0 2B
Duane Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .666 -0.094 0.96 0.000 -0.094 -1.3
Gary Ward LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .279 .733 0.015 0.85 0.094 -0.079 0.4 0 0 CS
George Wright RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .199 .513 -0.074 0.69 0.000 -0.074 -0.9 0 0
Geno Petralli C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .241 .544 -0.016 0.50 0.013 -0.028 -0.3 7 0
   Alan Bannister PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .708 0.000 -.01 0.000 0.000 0.2
Steve Buechele 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .198 .534 0.085 0.39 0.104 -0.019 0.4 1 2 2B
Curt Wilkerson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .586 -0.045 0.53 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 2 4
Burt Hooton P 1 0
   Chris Welsh P 0 0
   Mike Mason P 0 1
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 1 9 .265 .609 -0.170 0.74 0.386 -0.555 -2.6 24 9
2B: S Buechele (3, off B Saberhagen); P O'Brien (29, off S Farr).
TB: O McDowell 3; S Buechele 2; G Ward 2; P O'Brien 2; W Tolleson; G Petralli.
RBI: S Buechele (6); G Ward (56).
2-out RBI: S Buechele; G Ward.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: C Wilkerson (16).
Baserunning
SB: O McDowell (19, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Wathan).
CS: G Ward (5, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/J Wathan).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 3 2 0 0 2 .289 .753 0.040 0.56 0.068 -0.028 -0.1 4 1 2·SB
Lonnie Smith LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .689 -0.023 0.84 0.022 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
   Lynn Jones LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .546 0.000 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.0 0 0
George Brett 3B 3 2 3 4 1 0 .357 1.048 0.273 0.81 0.273 0.000 4.0 1 0 HR,2B
Hal McRae DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 .256 .802 0.106 0.56 0.118 -0.011 1.0
Dane Iorg RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .586 -0.025 0.52 0.000 -0.025 -0.4 0 0
   Darryl Motley RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .676 -0.008 0.23 0.003 -0.011 0.5 1 0 3B
Frank White 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .236 .669 -0.017 0.33 0.011 -0.028 -0.6 1 1
   Greg Pryor 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .541 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Balboni 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .247 .771 0.009 0.36 0.039 -0.030 0.4 8 1 2B
John Wathan C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .698 -0.003 0.30 0.018 -0.021 0.2 9 1
Buddy Biancalana SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .523 -0.020 0.19 0.000 -0.020 -0.8 3 1
Bret Saberhagen P 0 1
   Steve Farr P 0 2
   Mike Jones P 0 0
Team Totals 36 8 11 7 2 5 .306 .842 0.332 0.45 0.553 -0.219 4.0 27 8
2B: S Balboni (22, off C Welsh); G Brett (30, off B Hooton).
3B: D Motley (1, off M Mason).
HR: G Brett (19, off B Hooton; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: G Brett 7; D Motley 3; S Balboni 2; H McRae 2; W Wilson 2; J Wathan; L Smith.
RBI: G Brett 4 (78); H McRae 2 (53); J Wathan (7).
2-out RBI: H McRae; G Brett.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Wilson-S Balboni.
Outfield Assists: W Wilson (W Tolleson at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson 2 (36, 2nd base off B Hooton/G Petralli 2).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Burt Hooton, L (5-8) 5 7 5 5 1 3 1 5.08 23 35 -0.264 0.65 -2.5
Chris Welsh 0.2 3 3 1 1 0 0 4.60 7 0 0 -0.074 0.26 -3.1
Mike Mason 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.93 8 2 0 0.005 0.04 1.6
Team Totals 8 11 8 6 2 5 1 6.75 38 35 2 0 -0.333 0.74 -4.0

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (16-5) 6 8 2 2 0 7 0 2.81 24 55 0.149 1.05 1.0
Steve Farr 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.19 7 0 0 0.016 0.10 1.0
Mike Jones 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.58 4 0 0 0.003 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 9 0 2.00 35 55 0 0 0.168 0.45 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: C Welsh (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 39,100.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Oddibe McDowell CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Wayne Tolleson 2B 2 Lonnie Smith LF
3 Pete O'Brien 1B 3 George Brett 3B
4 Duane Walker DH 4 Hal McRae DH
5 Gary Ward LF 5 Dane Iorg RF
6 George Wright RF 6 Frank White 2B
7 Geno Petralli C 7 Steve Balboni 1B
8 Steve Buechele 3B 8 John Wathan C
9 Curt Wilkerson SS 9 Buddy Biancalana SS
Burt Hooton P Bret Saberhagen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-1 1 1-- RR KCR G. Brett B. Hooton 16% 83% Home Run; Smith Scores
t2 0-2 2 1-- R TEX S. Buechele B. Saberhagen -10% 62% Double; Petralli Scores
b1 0-0 1 -2- R KCR G. Brett B. Hooton 10% 66% Double; Wilson Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- R KCR H. McRae B. Hooton 7% 74% Single; Brett Scores
t2 0-2 0 1-- O TEX G. Wright B. Saberhagen 6% 72% Ward Caught Stealing 2B (C-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, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TEX O. McDowell B. Saberhagen -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O TEX W. Tolleson B. Saberhagen 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- TEX P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen -2% 48% McDowell Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O TEX P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B; McDowell to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O TEX D. Walker B. Saberhagen 4% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson B. Hooton 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR L. Smith B. Hooton -3% 55% Bunt Popfly: P
b1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett B. Hooton 2% 57% Wilson Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R KCR G. Brett B. Hooton 10% 66% Double; Wilson Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- R KCR H. McRae B. Hooton 7% 74% Single; Brett Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- O KCR D. Iorg B. Hooton -2% 72% Flyball: SS
b1 2-0 2 1-- O KCR F. White B. Hooton -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- TEX G. Ward B. Saberhagen -4% 66% Single
t2 0-2 0 1-- O TEX G. Wright B. Saberhagen 6% 72% Ward Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-2 1 --- O TEX G. Wright B. Saberhagen 2% 74% Strikeout
t2 0-2 2 --- TEX G. Petralli B. Saberhagen -1% 73% Single
t2 0-2 2 1-- R TEX S. Buechele B. Saberhagen -10% 62% Double; Petralli Scores
t2 1-2 2 -2- O TEX C. Wilkerson B. Saberhagen 3% 66% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni B. Hooton -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-1 1 --- O KCR J. Wathan B. Hooton -1% 62% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 2 --- O KCR B. Biancalana B. Hooton -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- TEX O. McDowell B. Saberhagen -4% 57% Single/Bunt
t3 1-2 0 1-- O TEX W. Tolleson B. Saberhagen 4% 61% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-2 1 1-- OO TEX P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen 6% 67% Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson B. Hooton -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 2-1 1 --- KCR L. Smith B. Hooton 2% 67% Single
b3 2-1 1 1-- RR KCR G. Brett B. Hooton 16% 83% Home Run; Smith Scores
b3 4-1 1 --- O KCR H. McRae B. Hooton -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b3 4-1 2 --- O KCR D. Iorg B. Hooton -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
Darryl Motley replaces Dane Iorg playing RF batting 5th
t4 1-4 0 --- O TEX D. Walker B. Saberhagen 2% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-4 1 --- O TEX G. Ward B. Saberhagen 1% 85% Strikeout
t4 1-4 2 --- O TEX G. Wright B. Saberhagen 1% 86% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rangers' Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
b4 4-1 0 --- O KCR F. White B. Hooton -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-1 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni B. Hooton -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- O KCR J. Wathan B. Hooton -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
t5 1-4 0 --- O TEX G. Petralli B. Saberhagen 2% 86% Strikeout
t5 1-4 1 --- O TEX S. Buechele B. Saberhagen 2% 88% Strikeout
t5 1-4 2 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson B. Saberhagen 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rangers' Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
b5 4-1 0 --- O KCR B. Biancalana B. Hooton -1% 88% Strikeout
b5 4-1 1 --- KCR W. Wilson B. Hooton 1% 89% Single
b5 4-1 1 1-- KCR L. Smith B. Hooton 1% 89% Wilson Steals 2B
b5 4-1 1 -2- O KCR L. Smith B. Hooton -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 3B
b5 4-1 2 --3 KCR G. Brett B. Hooton 0% 89% Walk
b5 4-1 2 1-3 R KCR H. McRae B. Hooton 4% 93% Single; Wilson Scores; Brett to 2B
b5 5-1 2 12- O KCR D. Motley B. Hooton -1% 92% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
t6 1-5 0 --- TEX O. McDowell B. Saberhagen -3% 89% Single
t6 1-5 0 1-- TEX W. Tolleson B. Saberhagen -5% 84% Single; McDowell to 2B
t6 1-5 0 12- O TEX P. O'Brien B. Saberhagen 5% 89% Flyball: CF
t6 1-5 1 12- O TEX D. Walker B. Saberhagen 3% 92% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McDowell to 3B; Walker to 1B
t6 1-5 2 1-3 R TEX G. Ward B. Saberhagen -6% 87% Single; McDowell Scores; Walker to 3B
t6 2-5 2 1-3 O TEX G. Wright B. Saberhagen 5% 91% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rangers' Chris Welsh facing 6-7-8
Chris Welsh replaces Burt Hooton pitching
b6 5-2 0 --- KCR F. White C. Welsh 1% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); White to 1B
b6 5-2 0 1-- KCR S. Balboni C. Welsh 3% 96% Double; White to 3B
b6 5-2 0 -23 R KCR J. Wathan C. Welsh 2% 98% Single; White Scores/unER; Balboni to 3B
b6 6-2 0 1-3 R KCR B. Biancalana C. Welsh 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Balboni Scores; Wathan to 2B
b6 7-2 0 -2- O KCR B. Biancalana C. Welsh -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wathan to 3B
b6 7-2 1 --3 O KCR W. Wilson C. Welsh -1% 97% Fielder's Choice SS; Wathan out at Hm/SS-C; Wilson to 2B
b6 7-2 2 -2- KCR L. Jones C. Welsh 0% 97% Walk
b6 7-2 2 12- R KCR G. Brett C. Welsh 1% 99% Single; Wilson Scores/unER; Jones to 3B; Brett to 2B/Adv on throw
Mike Mason replaces Chris Welsh pitching
b6 8-2 2 -23 O KCR H. McRae M. Mason -0% 98% Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Royals' Steve Farr facing 7-8-9
Steve Farr replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t7 2-8 0 --- O TEX G. Petralli S. Farr 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t7 2-8 1 --- O TEX S. Buechele S. Farr 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-8 2 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson S. Farr 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
b7 8-2 0 --- KCR D. Motley M. Mason 0% 100% Triple
b7 8-2 0 --3 O KCR F. White M. Mason -0% 100% Groundout: C unassisted
b7 8-2 1 --3 O KCR S. Balboni M. Mason -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 8-2 2 --3 O KCR J. Wathan M. Mason -0% 99% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Royals' Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
Greg Pryor replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 6th
t8 2-8 0 --- O TEX O. McDowell S. Farr 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 2-8 1 --- O TEX W. Tolleson S. Farr 0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t8 2-8 2 --- TEX P. O'Brien S. Farr -0% 100% Double
t8 2-8 2 -2- O TEX D. Walker S. Farr 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 9-1-2
b8 8-2 0 --- O KCR B. Biancalana M. Mason -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 8-2 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson M. Mason -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-2 2 --- O KCR L. Jones M. Mason -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Royals' Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
Mike Jones replaces Steve Farr pitching
t9 2-8 0 --- O TEX G. Ward M. Jones 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 2-8 1 --- O TEX G. Wright M. Jones 0% 100% Strikeout
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Geno Petralli (C) batting 7th
t9 2-8 2 --- TEX A. Bannister M. Jones -0% 100% Walk
t9 2-8 2 1-- TEX S. Buechele M. Jones 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Bannister to 2B
t9 2-8 2 -2- O TEX S. Buechele M. Jones 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 8.

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