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CAL
@CHW		3
2		 
(15)
OAK
@CLE		6
8
BAL
@DET		2
7
SEA
@KCR		4
5
TOR
@MIL		7
1
TEX
@MIN		14
1
BOS
@NYY		6
11
CIN
@LAD		3
0
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@PHI		5
6
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@PIT		2
5
HOU
@SDP		3
4
ATL
@SFG		4
1
MON
@STL		5
1
Saturday, September 13, 1986
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 31,138, Time of Game: 2:24
Mariners
4
63-80
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 19½ GB
 at Royals
5
67-75
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 15 GB
W: Dennis Leonard (8-11)
L: Bill Swift (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  0    4  6  3
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  X    5  9  1

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Moses CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .259 .637 -0.111 1.09 0.014 -0.125 -0.9 2 1 CS,SF
Phil Bradley LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .303 .831 -0.032 1.07 0.086 -0.118 0.1 1 0 2·SB,GDP
Alvin Davis 1B 2 1 2 0 2 0 .290 .860 0.214 1.18 0.214 0.000 1.6 8 4 IW
Jim Presley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .799 -0.171 1.59 0.000 -0.171 -1.5 0 3
Ken Phelps DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 .242 .928 0.108 1.06 0.157 -0.049 1.1 HR
   Dave Hengel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.070 2.90 0.000 -0.070 -0.3
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .853 -0.105 0.96 0.000 -0.105 -0.7 0 0
Scott Bradley C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .780 -0.010 0.39 0.014 -0.024 0.0 5 0 2B
   Mickey Brantley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .621 -0.075 2.90 0.000 -0.075 -0.2
Rey Quinones SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .226 .601 0.040 1.35 0.086 -0.046 0.0 2 3 SB
   Ross Jones SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.055 2.17 0.000 -0.055 -0.2 3 0
Harold Reynolds 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 .538 0.077 1.09 0.108 -0.031 0.3 1 2
   Dave Valle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .983 -0.038 1.45 0.000 -0.038 -0.1
Bill Swift P 2 2
   Ed Nunez P
Team Totals 30 4 6 3 5 2 .200 .639 -0.228 1.23 0.679 -0.907 -0.7 24 15
2B: S Bradley (6, off D Leonard).
HR: K Phelps (22, off D Leonard; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: J Moses (3, off D Leonard).
IBB: A Davis (10, by D Leonard).
TB: K Phelps 4; A Davis 2; S Bradley 2; H Reynolds; J Moses.
GIDP: P Bradley (9).
RBI: K Phelps 2 (57); J Moses (30).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Reynolds-R Quinones-A Davis.
E: D Tartabull 2 (17); A Davis (12).
Baserunning
SB: R Quinones (4, 2nd base off D Leonard/J Sundberg); P Bradley 2 (17, 2nd base off D Leonard/J Sundberg 2).
CS: J Moses (17, 2nd base by D Leonard/J Sundberg).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .676 -0.121 1.20 0.000 -0.121 -1.1 5 0
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .754 -0.022 1.04 0.061 -0.083 0.1 1 0 SB
   Lynn Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .371 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rudy Law RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .703 0.041 1.19 0.097 -0.056 0.2 4 0
Jorge Orta DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 .277 .729 -0.193 1.54 0.000 -0.193 -1.8 GDP
Frank White 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .268 .772 0.099 0.99 0.147 -0.049 0.3 3 3 2B
Kevin Seitzer 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .333 .794 0.068 1.18 0.085 -0.017 0.8 10 0 2B
Jamie Quirk 3B 4 2 1 2 0 0 .217 .642 0.113 1.79 0.146 -0.033 0.7 1 2 2B
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .201 .598 0.150 1.58 0.258 -0.108 0.8 2 1
Buddy Biancalana SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .260 .664 0.136 1.06 0.157 -0.022 0.9 1 3
Dennis Leonard P 1
   Buddy Black P
Team Totals 33 5 9 2 2 4 .273 .678 0.271 1.28 0.951 -0.682 0.8 27 10
2B: J Quirk (9, off B Swift); K Seitzer (2, off E Nunez); F White (33, off B Swift).
TB: K Seitzer 3; L Smith 2; F White 2; B Biancalana 2; J Quirk 2; R Law.
GIDP: J Orta (9).
RBI: J Quirk 2 (20).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. F White-K Seitzer.
E: B Biancalana (13).
Baserunning
SB: L Smith (26, 2nd base off E Nunez/S Bradley).

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Swift, L (2-6) 6 7 5 3 2 3 0 5.33 27 43 -0.349 1.45 -1.8
Ed Nunez 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.14 8 0 0 0.079 0.79 1.1
Team Totals 8 9 5 3 2 4 0 3.38 35 43 0 0 -0.270 1.23 -0.8

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard, W (8-11) 7 5 4 4 5 2 1 3.87 29 48 -0.062 0.98 -0.3
Buddy Black, S (7) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.35 7 0 0 0.292 2.44 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 5 2 1 4.00 36 48 0 0 0.230 1.28 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Leonard (5; A Davis).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 31,138.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Kansas City Royals
1 John Moses CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Phil Bradley LF 2 Lonnie Smith LF
3 Alvin Davis 1B 3 Rudy Law RF
4 Jim Presley 3B 4 Jorge Orta DH
5 Ken Phelps DH 5 Frank White 2B
6 Danny Tartabull RF 6 Kevin Seitzer 1B
7 Scott Bradley C 7 Jamie Quirk 3B
8 Rey Quinones SS 8 Jim Sundberg C
9 Harold Reynolds 2B 9 Buddy Biancalana SS
Bill Swift P Dennis Leonard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 3-3 2 1-3 RR KCR J. Sundberg B. Swift 26% 83% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); White Scores/No RBI/unER; Quirk Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -2- RR SEA K. Phelps D. Leonard -16% 20% Home Run; Davis Scores
b6 2-3 1 1-- KCR F. White B. Swift 15% 55% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Orta to 3B
b5 0-3 0 1-- R KCR J. Quirk B. Swift 13% 37% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Seitzer Scores
b5 1-3 1 -2- R KCR B. Biancalana B. Swift 13% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Quirk Scores/Adv on E9; Biancalana to 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, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SEA J. Moses D. Leonard 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SEA P. Bradley D. Leonard 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SEA A. Davis D. Leonard -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SEA J. Presley D. Leonard 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson B. Swift -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- KCR L. Smith B. Swift 2% 55% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- KCR R. Law B. Swift 3% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Smith to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- OO KCR J. Orta B. Swift -9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O SEA K. Phelps D. Leonard 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- O SEA D. Tartabull D. Leonard 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O SEA S. Bradley D. Leonard 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. White B. Swift -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer B. Swift -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk B. Swift -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O SEA R. Quinones D. Leonard 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O SEA H. Reynolds D. Leonard 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O SEA J. Moses D. Leonard 1% 56% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Sundberg B. Swift -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- KCR B. Biancalana B. Swift 3% 56% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson B. Swift -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- O KCR L. Smith B. Swift -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- SEA P. Bradley D. Leonard -4% 46% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- SEA A. Davis D. Leonard -3% 43% Bradley Steals 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- R SEA A. Davis D. Leonard -11% 32% Single to SS (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bradley Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); Davis to 2B
t4 1-0 0 -2- O SEA J. Presley D. Leonard 4% 36% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 -2- RR SEA K. Phelps D. Leonard -16% 20% Home Run; Davis Scores
t4 3-0 1 --- O SEA D. Tartabull D. Leonard 1% 21% Flyball: 2B
t4 3-0 2 --- SEA S. Bradley D. Leonard -1% 20% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 3-0 2 -2- O SEA R. Quinones D. Leonard 2% 22% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- O KCR R. Law B. Swift -3% 19% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-3 1 --- O KCR J. Orta B. Swift -2% 18% Strikeout
b4 0-3 2 --- O KCR F. White B. Swift -1% 17% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- O SEA H. Reynolds D. Leonard 1% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- SEA J. Moses D. Leonard -1% 17% Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home)
t5 3-0 1 1-- O SEA P. Bradley D. Leonard 2% 19% Moses Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 3-0 2 --- SEA P. Bradley D. Leonard -1% 18% Walk
t5 3-0 2 1-- SEA A. Davis D. Leonard -1% 18% Bradley Steals 2B
t5 3-0 2 -2- SEA A. Davis D. Leonard -0% 17% Intentional Walk
t5 3-0 2 12- O SEA J. Presley D. Leonard 2% 20% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- KCR K. Seitzer B. Swift 4% 24% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-3 0 1-- R KCR J. Quirk B. Swift 13% 37% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Seitzer Scores
b5 1-3 0 -2- O KCR J. Sundberg B. Swift -6% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-3 1 -2- R KCR B. Biancalana B. Swift 13% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Quirk Scores/Adv on E9; Biancalana to 2B
b5 2-3 1 -2- O KCR W. Wilson B. Swift -5% 40% Groundout: 1B-P; Biancalana to 3B
b5 2-3 2 --3 O KCR L. Smith B. Swift -6% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
t6 3-2 0 --- O SEA K. Phelps D. Leonard 3% 37% Lineout: RF
t6 3-2 1 --- O SEA D. Tartabull D. Leonard 2% 39% Flyball: CF
t6 3-2 2 --- O SEA S. Bradley D. Leonard 1% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 3-4-5
b6 2-3 0 --- KCR R. Law B. Swift 6% 46% Walk
b6 2-3 0 1-- O KCR J. Orta B. Swift -6% 40% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Law out at Hm/1B-SS-CF-C; Orta to 1B
b6 2-3 1 1-- KCR F. White B. Swift 15% 55% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Orta to 3B
b6 2-3 1 -23 KCR K. Seitzer B. Swift 1% 56% Walk
b6 2-3 1 123 RO KCR J. Quirk B. Swift 1% 58% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Orta Scores; White to 3B
b6 3-3 2 1-3 RR KCR J. Sundberg B. Swift 26% 83% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); White Scores/No RBI/unER; Quirk Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
b6 5-3 2 -2- O KCR B. Biancalana B. Swift -2% 81% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
t7 3-5 0 --- SEA R. Quinones D. Leonard -6% 75% Walk
t7 3-5 0 1-- SEA H. Reynolds D. Leonard -3% 73% Quinones Steals 2B
t7 3-5 0 -2- SEA H. Reynolds D. Leonard -11% 62% Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Quinones to 3B
t7 3-5 0 1-3 RO SEA J. Moses D. Leonard 7% 68% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Quinones Scores
t7 4-5 1 1-- OO SEA P. Bradley D. Leonard 10% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mariners' Ed Nunez facing 1-2-3
Ed Nunez replaces Bill Swift pitching
Ross Jones replaces Rey Quinones playing SS batting 8th
b7 5-4 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson E. Nunez -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b7 5-4 1 --- KCR L. Smith E. Nunez 2% 79% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b7 5-4 1 1-- KCR R. Law E. Nunez 2% 80% Smith Steals 2B
b7 5-4 1 -2- O KCR R. Law E. Nunez -3% 77% Flyball: SS
b7 5-4 2 -2- O KCR J. Orta E. Nunez -3% 74% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
Buddy Black replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
t8 4-5 0 --- SEA A. Davis B. Black -9% 65% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t8 4-5 0 1-- O SEA J. Presley B. Black 8% 74% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Presley to 1B
Dave Hengel pinch hits for Ken Phelps (DH) batting 5th
t8 4-5 1 1-- O SEA D. Hengel B. Black 7% 81% Flyball: CF
t8 4-5 2 1-- O SEA D. Tartabull B. Black 6% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mariners' Ed Nunez facing 5-6-7
b8 5-4 0 --- O KCR F. White E. Nunez -1% 85% Flyball: SS
b8 5-4 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer E. Nunez 3% 88% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b8 5-4 1 -2- O KCR J. Quirk E. Nunez -2% 86% Flyball: LF
b8 5-4 2 -2- O KCR J. Sundberg E. Nunez -2% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
Mickey Brantley pinch hits for Scott Bradley (C) batting 7th
t9 4-5 0 --- O SEA M. Brantley B. Black 8% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 4-5 1 --- O SEA R. Jones B. Black 5% 96% Flyball: RF
Dave Valle pinch hits for Harold Reynolds (2B) batting 9th
t9 4-5 2 --- O SEA D. Valle B. Black 4% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 5.

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