September 21, 1985 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@BAL 2 BOS 7
DET 6 CAL 12
CLE 3 OAK 8
@CHW 3 KCR 6
MIN 5
(10) TEX 7
SEA 2 TOR 2
MIL 1
(14) HOU 9
CIN 5 NYM 12
PIT 1 CHC 9
@PHI 2 SDP 1
ATL 0 LAD 11
@SFG 2 STL 7
MON 6

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 25,102

Saturday, September 21, 1985
Time of Game: 3:11

Twins

68-81

Lost 2

6th, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Twins           1  1  0   0  2  0   0  1  0   0    5 10  0
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  3  0   1    6 11  1

W: M Huismann (1-0), L: R Davis (2-6)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Royals

84-64

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .285  .702    0    1   0   
D Engle LF                    4   1   3   1    0   1  .260  .766    0    5   1   2B
  D Meier PR-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .698    0    1   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .788    0    9   0   
T Brunansky RF                5   0   1   2    0   1  .243  .779    0    4   0   2B
M Funderburk DH               5   1   2   1    0   1  .364 1.082    0    0   0   HR,3B
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .244  .708    0    0   3   
T Laudner C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .701    0    4   0   
  M Salas PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .785    0    2   0   
G Gagne SS                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .231  .615    0    1   2   SB,CS
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .795    0    1   3   

M Smithson P                                                             0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   1
Totals                       39   5  10   5    2   7                    28  10

BATTING

2B: D Engle (7, off B Black); T Brunansky (26, off B Black).

3B: M Funderburk (1, off B Black).

HR: M Funderburk (2, off J Beckwith; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: M Funderburk 7; D Engle 4; T Brunansky 2; G Gagne 2; G Gaetti; K Puckett.

RBI: T Brunansky 2 (83); D Engle (19); G Gagne (21); M Funderburk (10).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gagne (9, 2nd base off J Beckwith/J Quirk).

CS: G Gagne (3, 2nd base by B Black/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .722    0    4   0   
L Smith LF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .264  .714    0    2   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   2   3   1    1   0  .337 1.017    0    1   3   2B
J Orta DH                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .276  .712    0    0   0   HR,SF,SH
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .242  .789    0   13   0   HR
F White 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .684    0    1   4   
O Moreno RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .672    0    1   0   3B
J Quirk C                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .675    0    7   1   
B Biancalana SS               3   0   1   1    0   1  .188  .543    0    1   4   2B
  D Leeper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .164    0    0   0   
  O Concepcion SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .512         0   0   

B Black P                                                                0   1
  J Beckwith P                                                           0   0
  M Huismann P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   6    4   6                    30  13

BATTING

2B: B Biancalana (5, off M Smithson); G Brett (34, off M Smithson).

3B: O Moreno (4, off R Davis).

HR: S Balboni (34, off R Davis; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Orta (3, off M Smithson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: J Orta (4, off R Davis).

SH: J Orta (2, off R Davis).

TB: J Orta 5; S Balboni 4; G Brett 4; O Moreno 3; B Biancalana 2; J Quirk; W Wilson; F White.

RBI: J Orta 2 (42); G Brett (97); B Biancalana (6); F White (65); S Balboni (84).

2-out RBI: B Biancalana.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Quirk (1).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Smithson                     7     8   4   4    2   5   1   4.39   30     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 8     48    -     1.02   0.06
R Davis, BS (3), L (2-6)       2.1   3   2   2    2   1   1   3.52   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          1-1    2.45  -0.45
Totals                         9.1  11   6   6    4   6   2          42     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·11          1-1

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 Black                        4.2   7   4   4    2   1   0   4.46   22     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7     33    -     1.11  -0.20
J Beckwith                     3.1   3   1   1    0   3   1   4.27   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          1-0    0.50   0.03
M Huismann, W (1-0)            2     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.57    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.28
Totals                        10    10   5   5    2   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·10          1-0

M Smithson faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Davis (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 25,102.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. K Puckett            CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. D Engle              LF    2. L Smith              LF 
3. K Hrbek              1B    3. G Brett              3B 
4. T Brunansky          RF    4. J Orta               DH 
5. M Funderburk         DH    5. S Balboni            1B 
6. G Gaetti             3B    6. F White              2B 
7. T Laudner            C     7. O Moreno             RF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. J Quirk              C  
9. S Lombardozzi        2B    9. B Biancalana         SS 

   M Smithson           P        B Black              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-4  ---      32%  56% S Balboni       R Davis         Home Run
   b10   1  5-5  12-      29% 100% F White         R Davis         Single; Brett Scores; Balboni to 2B
   t 5   2  1-2  12-     -20%  17% T Brunansky     B Black         Double; Puckett Scores; Engle Scores
   b 8   0  5-2  1--      14%  27% G Brett         M Smithson      Double; Smith Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -12%  35% D Engle         B Black         Double; Puckett Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  K Puckett       Single
   R      1--      35%  D Engle         Double; Puckett Scores
   O      -2-      36%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B; Engle to 3B
   O      --3      41%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      45%  M Funderburk    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  W Wilson        Single; Wilson out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      41%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  G Brett         Single
          1--      45%  J Orta          Single; Brett to 3B
   O      1-3      40%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  G Gaetti        Single
   O      1--      38%  T Laudner       Groundout: 2B-1B; Gaetti to 2B
   R      -2-      30%  G Gagne         Single; Gaetti Scores
   O      1--      33%  S Lombardozzi   Gagne Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      34%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      31%  J Quirk         Walk
   R      1--      42%  B Biancalana    Double; Quirk Scores
   O      -2-      39%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  D Engle         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Smithson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  G Brett         Single
   O      1--      40%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      38%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  M Funderburk    Triple
          --3      31%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      1-3      38%  T Laudner       Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3      43%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  K Puckett       Walk
          1--      32%  D Engle         Single; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-      37%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF
   RR     12-      17%  T Brunansky     Double; Puckett Scores; Engle Scores
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Bud Black pitching
   O      -2-      19%  M Funderburk    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Smithson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      16%  B Biancalana    Lineout: RF
   O      ---      15%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      14%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Beckwith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      15%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
                  Mark Salas pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 7th
   O      ---      16%  M Salas         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      15%  G Gagne         Single
          1--      14%  S Lombardozzi   Gagne Steals 2B; Gagne to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      16%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Smithson facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Salas moves to C
   O      ---      13%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      22%  J Orta          Home Run
   O      ---      20%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      18%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Beckwith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      20%  K Puckett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      18%  D Engle         Single
                  Dave Meier pinch runs for Dave Engle batting 2nd
   O      1--      20%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
   O      1--      22%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Smithson facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Meier moves to LF
   O      ---      18%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      23%  J Quirk         Single
   O      1--      18%  B Biancalana    Strikeout
   O      1--      14%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Beckwith facing 5-6-7
   R      ---       7%  M Funderburk    Home Run
   O      ---       8%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       8%  M Salas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---       9%  G Gagne         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Smithson facing 2-3-4
          ---      14%  L Smith         Walk
   R      1--      27%  G Brett         Double; Smith Scores
                  Ron Davis replaces Mike Smithson pitching
          -2-      31%  J Orta          Wild Pitch; Brett to 3B
   RO     --3      24%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
   R      ---      56%  S Balboni       Home Run
   O      ---      53%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  O Moreno        Triple
   O      --3      50%  J Quirk         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Mark Huismann facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Huismann replaces Joe Beckwith pitching
   O      ---      56%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Meier         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Leeper pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  D Leeper        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Mark Huismann facing 3-4-5
                  Onix Concepcion replaces Dave Leeper playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  K Hrbek         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      61%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  M Funderburk    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Davis facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Orta          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brett to 2B
          -2-      71%  S Balboni       Walk
   R      12-     100%  F White         Single; Brett Scores; Balboni to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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