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OAK
@BAL		3
2
CAL
@DET		8
14
CHW
@KCR		2
3
MIL
@MIN		3
4
SEA
@NYY		3
6
BOS
@TEX		6
4
HOU
@CHC		8
7		 
(10)
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@LAD		0
4
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@PIT		2
0
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@SDP		8
3
PHI
@SFG		4
3		 
(13)
CIN
@STL		4
6
Tuesday, September 3, 1985
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 17,521, Time of Game: 2:10
White Sox
2
64-66
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
 at Royals
3
71-58
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
W: Bret Saberhagen (17-5)
L: Tom Seaver (12-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  1
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  6  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rudy Law LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .252 .675 -0.021 1.08 0.074 -0.095 -0.0 2 0 SB
Bryan Little 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 .792 0.001 1.23 0.077 -0.076 0.3 3 3
Harold Baines RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .300 .794 -0.001 1.29 0.054 -0.055 0.6 2 0 HR,SF
Greg Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .764 -0.120 1.13 0.000 -0.120 -0.7 12 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .233 .820 -0.004 1.50 0.108 -0.112 0.2 2 0 CS
Jerry Hairston DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .727 -0.121 1.72 0.000 -0.121 -0.9
Daryl Boston CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .599 -0.090 1.34 0.000 -0.090 -0.6 1 0
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .635 -0.119 1.51 0.000 -0.119 -0.8 1 5
Scott Fletcher 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .607 -0.048 0.94 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 6
   Joe DeSa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .509 -0.040 1.58 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   Tim Hulett 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .666 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom Seaver P
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 0 4 .226 .541 -0.563 1.28 0.313 -0.876 -2.6 24 14
HR: H Baines (16, off B Saberhagen; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: H Baines (7, off B Saberhagen).
TB: H Baines 4; C Fisk 2; B Little 2; R Law 2.
RBI: H Baines 2 (89).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Fletcher-B Little-G Walker 2.
E: T Seaver ().
Baserunning
SB: R Law (22, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Quirk).
CS: C Fisk (8, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/J Quirk).
Pickoffs: R Law (1st base by B Saberhagen).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lynn Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .568 0.060 0.86 0.097 -0.037 1.1 4 0 SH
Pat Sheridan RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .223 .640 -0.024 0.86 0.017 -0.041 -0.7 1 0 SF
George Brett 3B 1 1 0 0 3 0 .354 1.066 0.013 0.84 0.034 -0.021 0.4 0 1 IW
Hal McRae DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .262 .818 0.043 1.02 0.191 -0.147 0.5 HR,GDP
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .783 -0.057 0.55 0.000 -0.057 -1.2 10 0
Darryl Motley LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .672 -0.052 0.68 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 4 0
Jamie Quirk C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .593 0.001 0.50 0.023 -0.022 -0.0 4 2
Greg Pryor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .531 -0.072 0.66 0.000 -0.072 -0.9 3 2 GDP
Onix Concepcion SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .209 .500 0.025 0.68 0.046 -0.021 0.4 1 4
Bret Saberhagen P 2
Team Totals 27 3 6 3 3 1 .222 .624 -0.063 0.75 0.408 -0.470 -1.1 27 11
HR: H McRae (13, off T Seaver; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: P Sheridan (1, off T Seaver).
SH: L Jones (3, off T Seaver).
IBB: G Brett (29, by T Seaver).
TB: H McRae 5; O Concepcion 2; J Quirk; L Jones.
GIDP: H McRae (10); G Pryor (5).
RBI: H McRae 2 (60); P Sheridan (15).
2-out RBI: H McRae 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Quirk-O Concepcion.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (12-10) 8 6 3 2 3 1 1 3.22 32 58 0.061 0.75 1.1
Team Totals 8 6 3 2 3 1 1 2.25 32 58 0.061 1.28 1.1

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (17-5) 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 2.77 32 69 0.561 1.28 2.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 2.00 32 69 0.561 0.75 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Seaver (6; G Brett).
Pickoffs: B Saberhagen (3; R Law, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 17,521.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Rudy Law LF 1 Lynn Jones CF
2 Bryan Little 2B 2 Pat Sheridan RF
3 Harold Baines RF 3 George Brett 3B
4 Greg Walker 1B 4 Hal McRae DH
5 Carlton Fisk C 5 Steve Balboni 1B
6 Jerry Hairston DH 6 Darryl Motley LF
7 Daryl Boston CF 7 Jamie Quirk C
8 Ozzie Guillen SS 8 Greg Pryor 2B
9 Scott Fletcher 3B 9 Onix Concepcion SS
Tom Seaver P Bret Saberhagen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 1-- RR KCR H. McRae T. Seaver 18% 71% Home Run; Brett Scores
b6 2-1 1 123 OO KCR H. McRae T. Seaver -13% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 1-2 1 1-- OO CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen 10% 79% Double Play: Strikeout, Fisk Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t7 1-2 0 --- CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -7% 62% Single
t7 1-2 0 1-- O CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen 7% 69% Strikeout Looking

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW R. Law B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW B. Little B. Saberhagen -2% 50% Single (Bunt)
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen 3% 53% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 2% 55% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR L. Jones T. Seaver -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- KCR G. Brett T. Seaver 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- RR KCR H. McRae T. Seaver 18% 71% Home Run; Brett Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -4% 66% Single
t2 0-2 0 1-- O CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen 4% 70% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 1 1-- O CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen 2% 72% Bunt Groundout: C-1B; Fisk to 2B
t2 0-2 2 -2- O CHW O. Guillen B. Saberhagen 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley T. Seaver -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- O KCR J. Quirk T. Seaver -1% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 2-0 2 --- O KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver -1% 71% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- O CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- CHW R. Law B. Saberhagen -3% 71% Single
t3 0-2 1 1-- CHW B. Little B. Saberhagen -2% 69% Law Steals 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- CHW B. Little B. Saberhagen -5% 64% Single (Bunt); Law to 3B
t3 0-2 1 1-3 RO CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen 0% 64% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores
t3 1-2 2 1-- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 2-1 0 --- O KCR O. Concepcion T. Seaver -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- O KCR L. Jones T. Seaver -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t4 1-2 1 --- O CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen 2% 67% Flyball: 2B
t4 1-2 2 --- O CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen 1% 69% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
b4 2-1 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Seaver -2% 66% Flyball: RF
b4 2-1 1 --- O KCR H. McRae T. Seaver -2% 65% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver -1% 64% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen B. Saberhagen 3% 67% Bunt Popfly: 2B
t5 1-2 1 --- O CHW S. Fletcher B. Saberhagen 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- O CHW R. Law B. Saberhagen 1% 71% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b5 2-1 0 --- O KCR D. Motley T. Seaver -2% 69% Lineout: LF
b5 2-1 1 --- KCR J. Quirk T. Seaver 2% 71% Single
b5 2-1 1 1-- OO KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver -5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O CHW B. Little B. Saberhagen 4% 70% Lineout: LF
t6 1-2 1 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen 3% 72% Lineout: LF
t6 1-2 2 --- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b6 2-1 0 --- KCR O. Concepcion T. Seaver 3% 77% Single
b6 2-1 0 1-- KCR L. Jones T. Seaver 5% 82% Single (Bunt); Concepcion to 2B
b6 2-1 0 12- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Concepcion to 3B
b6 2-1 1 1-3 KCR G. Brett T. Seaver 2% 82% Walk; Sheridan to 2B
b6 2-1 1 123 OO KCR H. McRae T. Seaver -13% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen -7% 62% Single
t7 1-2 0 1-- O CHW J. Hairston B. Saberhagen 7% 69% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-2 1 1-- OO CHW D. Boston B. Saberhagen 10% 79% Double Play: Strikeout, Fisk Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b7 2-1 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O KCR D. Motley T. Seaver -1% 76% Flyball: SS
b7 2-1 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk T. Seaver -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t8 1-2 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen B. Saberhagen 6% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
Joe DeSa pinch hits for Scott Fletcher (3B) batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 --- O CHW J. DeSa B. Saberhagen 4% 84% Lineout: CF
t8 1-2 2 --- CHW R. Law B. Saberhagen -3% 81% Single
t8 1-2 2 1-- O CHW B. Little B. Saberhagen 6% 87% Law Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
Tim Hulett replaces Joe DeSa (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 2-1 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor T. Seaver -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- KCR O. Concepcion T. Seaver 1% 87% Single
b8 2-1 1 1-- KCR L. Jones T. Seaver 5% 92% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Concepcion to 3B; Jones to 2B
b8 2-1 1 -23 RO KCR P. Sheridan T. Seaver 2% 94% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Concepcion Scores/unER
b8 3-1 2 -2- KCR G. Brett T. Seaver 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b8 3-1 2 12- KCR H. McRae T. Seaver 1% 94% Single; Jones to 3B; Brett to 2B
b8 3-1 2 123 O KCR S. Balboni T. Seaver -2% 92% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
t9 1-3 0 --- O CHW B. Little B. Saberhagen 4% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-3 1 --- R CHW H. Baines B. Saberhagen -5% 91% Home Run
t9 2-3 1 --- O CHW G. Walker B. Saberhagen 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-3 2 --- O CHW C. Fisk B. Saberhagen 4% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

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