October 26, 1985 World Series Game 6, Cardinals at Royals

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Saturday, October 26, 1985 7:30 , Royals Stadium Attendance: 41,628, Time of Game: 2:47

Cardinals 1	at	Royals 2	W: Dan Quisenberry (1-1) L: Todd Worrell (1-1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 Winning Run scored with 1 out

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Ozzie Smith SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.262	.772	-0.154	1.63	0.026	-0.180	-1.1	2	3	GDP
Willie McGee CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.748	-0.145	1.44	0.000	-0.145	-1.3	4	0
Tom Herr 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.256	.818	-0.069	0.68	0.000	-0.069	-0.6	1	2
Jack Clark 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.310	.849	-0.087	0.85	0.000	-0.087	-0.8	5	0
Tito Landrum LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.378	.908	-0.076	0.93	0.009	-0.086	-0.4	1	0
Terry Pendleton 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.227	.610	0.005	0.76	0.049	-0.044	-0.2	1	1
Cesar Cedeno RF	2	0	1	0	1	1	.148	.480	0.094	1.59	0.119	-0.025	0.5	1	0
Andy Van Slyke PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.206	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	0
Darrell Porter C	3	0	1	0	0	1	.222	.642	-0.026	2.21	0.078	-0.104	-0.0	10	1
Danny Cox P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	-0.087	1.52	0.000	-0.087	-0.7	0	0
Brian Harper PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.200	.400	0.254	3.52	0.254	0.000	1.0
Tom Lawless PR	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0
Ken Dayley P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	0
Todd Worrell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	1
Team Totals	31	1	5	1	2	5	.161	.373	-0.291	1.31	0.535	-0.827	-3.6	25	8

TB: D Porter; B Harper; T Pendleton; T Landrum; C Cedeno.

GIDP: O Smith (1).

RBI: B Harper (1).

2-out RBI: B Harper.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

Fielding

DP: 1. T Herr-O Smith-J Clark.

PB: D Porter (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Lonnie Smith LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.288	.716	-0.069	1.43	0.059	-0.128	-0.1	0	0	2B
Willie Wilson CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.333	.783	0.094	1.21	0.121	-0.026	0.4	3	0
George Brett 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.311	1.024	-0.273	1.95	0.000	-0.273	-1.9	3	4	GDP
Frank White 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.224	.611	-0.142	1.33	0.030	-0.172	-0.9	2	2	CS
Pat Sheridan RF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.184	.620	-0.047	0.98	0.015	-0.062	-0.4	2	0
Darryl Motley PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.450	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0
Jorge Orta PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.250	0.135	3.50	0.135	0.000	0.4
Steve Balboni 1B	3	0	2	0	1	0	.196	.484	0.222	2.06	0.251	-0.028	0.9	9	1
Onix Concepcion PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0.207	7.15	0.207	0.000	0.5
Jim Sundberg C	4	1	1	0	0	2	.200	.658	-0.217	2.62	0.046	-0.263	-0.8	6	0
Buddy Biancalana SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.671	-0.035	1.40	0.033	-0.068	-0.4	1	4
Hal McRae PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.690	-0.006	5.83	0.000	-0.006	0.2			IW
John Wathan PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0
Charlie Leibrandt P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	-0.123	1.81	0.000	-0.123	-0.9	1	0	SH
Dan Quisenberry P	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	0
Dane Iorg PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	.500	1.417	0.461	8.84	0.461	0.000	1.3
Team Totals	32	2	10	2	3	10	.312	.715	0.207	2.15	1.358	-1.149	-1.7	27	11

2B: L Smith (4, off D Cox).

SH: C Leibrandt (2, off D Cox).

IBB: H McRae (1, by T Worrell).

TB: S Balboni 2; L Smith 2; B Biancalana; J Orta; D Iorg; P Sheridan; W Wilson; F White; J Sundberg.

GIDP: G Brett (1).

RBI: D Iorg 2 (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Fielding

DP: 1. B Biancalana-F White-S Balboni.

Baserunning

CS: F White (1, 2nd base by D Cox/D Porter).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	BF	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Danny Cox	7	7	0	0	1	8	1.80	27	70			0.447	1.24	3.6
Ken Dayley, H (1)	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.00	4		0	0	0.143	2.53	0.5
Todd Worrell, BS (1), L (1-1)	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	2.45	5		0	0	-0.796	6.13	-2.4
Team Totals	8.1	10	2	2	3	10	2.16	36	70	0	0	-0.206	1.31	1.7

Kansas City Royals

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	BF	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Charlie Leibrandt	7.2	4	1	1	2	4	3.98	28	69			0.184	1.36	2.3
Dan Quisenberry, W (1-1)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	3.00	5		3	0	0.110	1.00	1.3
Team Totals	9	5	1	1	2	5	1.00	33	69	3	0	0.294	2.15	3.6

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: T Worrell (2; H McRae).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jim McKean, LF - Bob Engel, RF - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 41,628.

Field Condition: Dry.

Start Time Weather: 68° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

	St.Louis Cardinals			Kansas City Royals
1	Ozzie Smith	SS	1	Lonnie Smith	LF
2	Willie McGee	CF	2	Willie Wilson	CF
3	Tom Herr	2B	3	George Brett	3B
4	Jack Clark	1B	4	Frank White	2B
5	Tito Landrum	LF	5	Pat Sheridan	RF
6	Terry Pendleton	3B	6	Steve Balboni	1B
7	Cesar Cedeno	RF	7	Jim Sundberg	C
8	Darrell Porter	C	8	Buddy Biancalana	SS
9	Danny Cox	P	9	Charlie Leibrandt	P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)Sequence	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
b9	0-1	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	RR	KCR	D. Iorg	T. Worrell	46%	100%	Single to RF (Line Drive); Concepcion Scores; Sundberg Scores; Wathan to 2B
t8	0-0	2	12-	4,(1-2) FFBX	R	STL	B. Harper	C. Leibrandt	-25%	26%	Single to CF (Fly Ball); Pendleton Scores; Cedeno to 2B
b9	0-1	1	12-	2,(1-0) BB		KCR	H. McRae	T. Worrell	21%	55%	Passed Ball; Concepcion to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
b9	0-1	0	12-	5,(2-2) BBLLX	O	KCR	J. Sundberg	T. Worrell	-19%	34%	Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Concepcion to 2B
b9	0-1	0	1--	3,(0-2) FFX		KCR	S. Balboni	T. Worrell	18%	52%	Single to LF (Line Drive); Orta to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)Sequence	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1	0-0	0	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	O	STL	O. Smith	C. Leibrandt	2%	52%	Groundout: 3B-1B
t1	0-0	1	---	5,(1-2) CBSFX	O	STL	W. McGee	C. Leibrandt	2%	54%	Flyball: CF
t1	0-0	2	---	6,(3-2) BSBCBS	O	STL	T. Herr	C. Leibrandt	1%	55%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
b1	0-0	0	---	7,(3-2) BFBFBFX		KCR	L. Smith	D. Cox	6%	61%	Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b1	0-0	0	-2-	5,(2-2) CBFBX	O	KCR	W. Wilson	D. Cox	-1%	59%	Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
b1	0-0	1	--3	5,(2-2) CBSBC	O	KCR	G. Brett	D. Cox	-6%	54%	Strikeout Looking
b1	0-0	2	--3	4,(2-1) CBBX	O	KCR	F. White	D. Cox	-4%	50%	Groundout: SS-1B
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t2	0-0	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	O	STL	J. Clark	C. Leibrandt	2%	52%	Popfly: 3B
t2	0-0	1	---	1,(0-0) X	O	STL	T. Landrum	C. Leibrandt	2%	54%	Flyball: RF
t2	0-0	2	---	1,(0-0) X	O	STL	T. Pendleton	C. Leibrandt	1%	55%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
b2	0-0	0	---	3,(0-2) CCS	O	KCR	P. Sheridan	D. Cox	-2%	53%	Strikeout Swinging
b2	0-0	1	---	7,(3-2) BBFFFBX		KCR	S. Balboni	D. Cox	3%	55%	Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2	0-0	1	1--	5,(2-2) CFBBC	O	KCR	J. Sundberg	D. Cox	-3%	52%	Strikeout Looking
b2	0-0	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	B. Biancalana	D. Cox	-2%	50%	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t3	0-0	0	---	6,(1-2) BCCFFS	O	STL	C. Cedeno	C. Leibrandt	3%	53%	Strikeout Swinging
t3	0-0	1	---	7,(3-2) BCSBFBX	O	STL	D. Porter	C. Leibrandt	2%	54%	Foul Flyball: 3B
t3	0-0	2	---	1,(0-0) X	O	STL	D. Cox	C. Leibrandt	1%	56%	Groundout: 1B-P
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
b3	0-0	0	---	4,(1-2) CBSS	O	KCR	C. Leibrandt	D. Cox	-3%	53%	Strikeout Swinging
b3	0-0	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	O	KCR	L. Smith	D. Cox	-2%	51%	Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b3	0-0	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	O	KCR	W. Wilson	D. Cox	-1%	50%	Flyball: LF
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t4	0-0	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	O	STL	O. Smith	C. Leibrandt	3%	53%	Foul Flyball: C
t4	0-0	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	O	STL	W. McGee	C. Leibrandt	2%	55%	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4	0-0	2	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	O	STL	T. Herr	C. Leibrandt	1%	56%	Groundout: 3B-1B
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
b4	0-0	0	---	7,(3-2) BCBFBFX	O	KCR	G. Brett	D. Cox	-3%	53%	Flyball: RF
b4	0-0	1	---	1,(0-0) X		KCR	F. White	D. Cox	3%	56%	Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b4	0-0	1	1--	4,(2-1) FB1BB	O	KCR	P. Sheridan	D. Cox	-5%	51%	White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4	0-0	2	---	6,(3-2) FB1BB.SX		KCR	P. Sheridan	D. Cox	1%	53%	Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b4	0-0	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	S. Balboni	D. Cox	-3%	50%	Lineout: CF
									0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t5	0-0	0	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	O	STL	J. Clark	C. Leibrandt	3%	53%	Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
t5	0-0	1	---	6,(2-2) BFFBFX	O	STL	T. Landrum	C. Leibrandt	2%	55%	Flyball: RF
t5	0-0	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	O	STL	T. Pendleton	C. Leibrandt	1%	57%	Groundout: 3B-1B
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
b5	0-0	0	---	6,(3-2) BCSBBX		KCR	J. Sundberg	D. Cox	5%	61%	Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5	0-0	0	1--	5,(2-2) CFBBX	O	KCR	B. Biancalana	D. Cox	-4%	57%	Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5	0-0	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	C. Leibrandt	D. Cox	-2%	55%	Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
b5	0-0	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	L. Smith	D. Cox	-5%	50%	Groundout: 3B-1B
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t6	0-0	0	---	5,(2-2) FBBSX		STL	C. Cedeno	C. Leibrandt	-5%	45%	Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t6	0-0	0	1--	3,(1-1) 1BC11X		STL	D. Porter	C. Leibrandt	-8%	37%	Single to RF (Fly Ball); Cedeno to 2B
t6	0-0	0	12-	2,(0-1) MX	O	STL	D. Cox	C. Leibrandt	8%	45%	Bunt Popfly: 3B
t6	0-0	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	OO	STL	O. Smith	C. Leibrandt	13%	58%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
									0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
b6	0-0	0	---	1,(0-0) X		KCR	W. Wilson	D. Cox	5%	63%	Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6	0-0	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	OO	KCR	G. Brett	D. Cox	-11%	52%	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6	0-0	2	---	5,(2-2) FBBSS	O	KCR	F. White	D. Cox	-2%	50%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
t7	0-0	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	O	STL	W. McGee	C. Leibrandt	4%	54%	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7	0-0	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	O	STL	T. Herr	C. Leibrandt	3%	57%	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7	0-0	2	---	3,(0-2) SCS	O	STL	J. Clark	C. Leibrandt	2%	59%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
b7	0-0	0	---	3,(0-2) CCS	O	KCR	P. Sheridan	D. Cox	-4%	55%	Strikeout Swinging
b7	0-0	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBB		KCR	S. Balboni	D. Cox	4%	59%	Walk
b7	0-0	1	1--	4,(0-2) CFFS	O	KCR	J. Sundberg	D. Cox	-5%	54%	Strikeout Swinging
b7	0-0	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX		KCR	B. Biancalana	D. Cox	3%	57%	Single to RF (Line Drive); Balboni to 2B
b7	0-0	2	12-	3,(0-2) SSS	O	KCR	C. Leibrandt	D. Cox	-7%	50%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
t8	0-0	0	---	4,(1-2) SFBX	O	STL	T. Landrum	C. Leibrandt	5%	55%	Flyball: CF
t8	0-0	1	---	1,(0-0) X		STL	T. Pendleton	C. Leibrandt	-5%	50%	Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t8	0-0	1	1--	6,(3-2) 111FB1PFB1B		STL	C. Cedeno	C. Leibrandt	-7%	43%	Walk; Pendleton to 2B
t8	0-0	1	12-	3,(0-2) CFC	O	STL	D. Porter	C. Leibrandt	9%	52%	Strikeout Looking
									Brian Harper pinch hits for Danny Cox (P) batting 9th
t8	0-0	2	12-	4,(1-2) FFBX	R	STL	B. Harper	C. Leibrandt	-25%	26%	Single to CF (Fly Ball); Pendleton Scores; Cedeno to 2B
									Andy Van Slyke pinch runs for Cesar Cedeno (RF) batting 7th
t8	1-0	2	12-	6,(3-2) CBBFBB		STL	O. Smith	C. Leibrandt	-3%	24%	Walk; Van Slyke to 3B; Harper to 2B
									Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching and batting 9th Tom Lawless pinch runs for Brian Harper (PH) batting 9th
t8	1-0	2	123	3,(1-1) FBX	O	STL	W. McGee	D. Quisenberry	7%	31%	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
									1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
									Ken Dayley replaces Tom Lawless (PR) pitching and batting 9th Andy Van Slyke moves from PR to RF
b8	0-1	0	---	5,(1-2) SSFBS	O	KCR	L. Smith	K. Dayley	-6%	24%	Strikeout Swinging
b8	0-1	1	---	6,(3-2) BBBCCB		KCR	W. Wilson	K. Dayley	7%	31%	Walk
b8	0-1	1	1--	4,(1-2) CFBS	O	KCR	G. Brett	K. Dayley	-8%	23%	Strikeout Swinging
b8	0-1	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	O	KCR	F. White	K. Dayley	-7%	16%	Flyball: CF
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
t9	1-0	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	O	STL	T. Herr	D. Quisenberry	2%	18%	Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9	1-0	1	---	3,(0-2) CFS	O	STL	J. Clark	D. Quisenberry	1%	19%	Strikeout Swinging
t9	1-0	2	---	5,(1-2) SFBFX		STL	T. Landrum	D. Quisenberry	-1%	19%	Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
t9	1-0	2	1--	1,(0-0) 11X	O	STL	T. Pendleton	D. Quisenberry	2%	20%	Flyball: CF
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 5-6-7
									Todd Worrell replaces Ken Dayley pitching and batting 9th Jorge Orta pinch hits for Darryl Motley batting 5th Darryl Motley pinch hits for Pat Sheridan (RF) batting 5th
b9	0-1	0	---	4,(0-2) CFFX		KCR	J. Orta	T. Worrell	13%	34%	Single to 1B
b9	0-1	0	1--	3,(0-2) FFX		KCR	S. Balboni	T. Worrell	18%	52%	Single to LF (Line Drive); Orta to 2B
									Onix Concepcion pinch runs for Steve Balboni (1B) batting 6th
b9	0-1	0	12-	5,(2-2) BBLLX	O	KCR	J. Sundberg	T. Worrell	-19%	34%	Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Concepcion to 2B
									Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana (SS) batting 8th
b9	0-1	1	12-	2,(1-0) BB		KCR	H. McRae	T. Worrell	21%	55%	Passed Ball; Concepcion to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
b9	0-1	1	-23	4,(3-0) BB.II		KCR	H. McRae	T. Worrell	-1%	54%	Intentional Walk
									Dane Iorg pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry (P) batting 9th John Wathan pinch runs for Hal McRae (PH) batting 8th
b9	0-1	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	RR	KCR	D. Iorg	T. Worrell	46%	100%	Single to RF (Line Drive); Concepcion Scores; Sundberg Scores; Wathan to 2B
									2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 2.

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