July 29, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 4
BOS 1 DET 6
@CLE 3
(11) TOR 5
@KCR 2 MIL 6
NYY 4 MIN 4
SEA 2 OAK 4
CAL 2 TEX 6
BAL 5
(12) ATL 1
@HOU 0 LAD 2
SFG 1 NYM 3
CHC 0 CHC 2
@NYM 1 PHI 12
STL 7 SDP 2
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 27,292

Tuesday, July 29, 1986
Time of Game: 2:50

Blue Jays

54-48

Won 2

4th, 6½ GB

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

W: D Stieb (3-10), L: S Bankhead (4-5), S: T Henke (15)

Royals

46-55

Lost 2

3rd, 8 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .789    0    3   2   SB
R Mulliniks 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .801    0    0   3   
  G Iorg PH-3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .588    0    1   0   
L Moseby CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .261  .764    0    6   0   
G Bell LF                     4   2   3   0    0   0  .318  .923    0    1   0   2B
J Barfield RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .947    0    1   1   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .721    0    6   2   
E Whitt C                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .232  .699    0    5   1   2B
R Leach DH                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .765    0    0   0   
  C Fielder PH                2   1   1   0    0   1  .175  .617    0    0   0   
D Garcia 2B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .288  .703    0    3   3   HR,CS

D Stieb P                                                                0   1
  M Eichhorn P                                                           1   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   5  11   4    1   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: E Whitt (10, off S Bankhead); G Bell (22, off S Bankhead).

HR: D Garcia (4, off B Black; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Garcia 5; G Bell 4; J Barfield 2; E Whitt 2; C Fielder; W Upshaw; T Fernandez.

RBI: D Garcia 2 (37); E Whitt 2 (32).

2-out RBI: E Whitt.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (18, 2nd base off S Bankhead/J Sundberg).

CS: D Garcia (5, 2nd base by S Bankhead/J Sundberg).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .764    0    1   0   
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .647    0    5   0   HBP
G Brett 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .858    0    0   3   2·2B
J Orta DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .767    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .765    0    4   2   
M Kingery RF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .269  .733    0    1   0   3B,CS
J Quirk 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .202  .584    0    9   4   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .205  .564    0    2   1   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .694    0    1   0   
  H McRae PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .704    0    0   0   
  A Salazar PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .578         0   1   
  S Balboni PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .743    0    0   0   

S Bankhead P                                                             3   0
  B Black P                                                              1   0
  M Gubicza P                                                            0   0
  S Farr P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Brett 2 (19, off M Eichhorn, off D Stieb).

3B: M Kingery (2, off M Eichhorn).

HBP: W Wilson (7, by D Stieb).

TB: G Brett 4; M Kingery 3; B Biancalana; J Quirk; H McRae; F White.

RBI: H McRae (31); J Quirk (6).

2-out RBI: H McRae.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Kingery (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Kingery (1, 2nd base by D Stieb/E Whitt).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stieb, W (3-10)              6.2   4   1   1    3   2   0   5.47   27     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 0     61    -     0.98   0.30
M Eichhorn, H (5)              2     3   1   1    1   2   0   1.99   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 3· 0          2-0    0.91   0.04
T Henke, S (15)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.79    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     12·12· 5· 0          4-0

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
S Bankhead, L (4-5)            5.1   7   3   2    1   1   0   4.03   23     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 0     44    -     0.99  -0.10
B Black                        1.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.84    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          1-0    0.39  -0.03
M Gubicza                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.40    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
S Farr                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.09    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   4    1   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     15·13· 6· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Stieb (12; W Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 27,292.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. L Smith              LF 
2. R Mulliniks          3B    2. W Wilson             CF 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. J Orta               DH 
5. J Barfield           RF    5. F White              2B 
6. W Upshaw             1B    6. M Kingery            RF 
7. E Whitt              C     7. J Quirk              1B 
8. R Leach              DH    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. D Garcia             2B    9. B Biancalana         SS 

   D Stieb              P        S Bankhead           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  1-3      18%  80% E Whitt         S Bankhead      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Moseby Scores; Bell Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER
   b 1   1  0-0  -23       9%  46% J Orta          D Stieb         Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at Hm/P-C; Orta to 1B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      -8%  37% G Brett         D Stieb         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Wilson to 3B
   t 4   1  0-1  1-3      -7%  62% W Upshaw        S Bankhead      Flyball: SS
   t 7   0  0-3  1--       6%  97% D Garcia        B Black         Home Run; Fielder Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  W Wilson        Hit By Pitch
          1--      37%  G Brett         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Wilson to 3B
   O      -23      46%  J Orta          Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at Hm/P-C; Orta to 1B
   O      12-      50%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Bell          Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      59%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bell to 2B
   O      12-      57%  W Upshaw        Flyball: CF; Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3      59%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B-P; Bell Scores; Barfield to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
          ---      51%  M Kingery       Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Quirk         Strikeout
   O      1--      60%  J Sundberg      Kingery Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Bankhead facing 9-1-2
          ---      64%  D Garcia        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      59%  T Fernandez     Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      57%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      56%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
          ---      52%  B Biancalana    Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--      56%  L Smith         Groundout: 1B-RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      59%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      1--      62%  G Brett         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Bankhead facing 3-4-5
          ---      66%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--      71%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Moseby to 2B
   O      12-      69%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF; Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  W Upshaw        Flyball: SS
   RR     1-3      80%  E Whitt         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Moseby Scores; Bell Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER
   O      -2-      78%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  M Kingery       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Bankhead facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  D Garcia        Flyball: 2B
          ---      83%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      82%  R Mulliniks     Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      82%  L Moseby        Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      83%  B Biancalana    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      86%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Bankhead facing 4-5-6
          ---      89%  G Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      87%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bud Black replaces Scott Bankhead pitching
   O      -2-      85%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 3B-1B; Bell to 3B
   O      --3      83%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  W Wilson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      88%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
                  Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Rick Leach batting 8th
          ---      91%  C Fielder       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   RR     1--      97%  D Garcia        Home Run; Fielder Scores
   O      ---      96%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
                  Garth Iorg pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 2nd
   O      ---      96%  G Iorg          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
                  Garth Iorg moves to 3B
          ---      94%  F White         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      96%  M Kingery       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kingery to 1B
          1--      94%  J Quirk         Walk; Kingery to 2B
   O      12-      96%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   R      12-      93%  H McRae         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Kingery Scores; Quirk to 2B
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Dave Stieb pitching; Angel Salazar pinch runs for Hal McRae batting 9th
   O      12-      96%  L Smith         Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Gubicza replaces Bud Black pitching; Angel Salazar moves to SS
   O      ---      96%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      97%  W Upshaw        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Barfield to 2B
   O      12-      96%  E Whitt         Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      95%  C Fielder       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Eichhorn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  G Brett         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      97%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B-P; Brett to 3B
   O      --3      98%  F White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Farr facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Farr replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      ---      98%  D Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Iorg          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  M Kingery       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   R      --3      91%  J Quirk         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kingery Scores
   O      1--      95%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  Steve Balboni pinch hits for Angel Salazar batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          1--      96%  L Smith         Walk; Quirk to 2B
                  Tom Henke replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
   O      12-     100%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation