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DET
@CAL		2
1		 
(10)
CHW
@CLE		5
6
BAL
@KCR		4
5
MIL
@OAK		8
7
BOS
@SEA		11
5
NYY
@TEX		7
8
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@TOR		1
8
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@CHC		4
8
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@CIN		5
2
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@NYM		1
2
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@PHI		0
5
LAD
@PIT		10
2
SDP
@STL		6
10
Wednesday, April 29, 1987
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 21,593, Time of Game: 3:06
Orioles
4
9-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
 at Royals
5
9-10
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
L: Dave Schmidt (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    4 15  2
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 11  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Wiggins DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 .314 .770 0.004 1.40 0.097 -0.093 0.5 SB
Rick Burleson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .164 .491 -0.094 1.49 0.048 -0.142 -0.8 5 4
Cal Ripken SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 .341 1.081 0.378 2.13 0.519 -0.141 2.1 2 2 HR,3B,2B
Eddie Murray 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .181 .557 -0.029 1.58 0.111 -0.140 -0.7 6 0 2B
Nelson Simmons RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .333 .900 0.174 1.47 0.255 -0.082 0.8 2 1
   John Shelby RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .472 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Fred Lynn CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .208 .623 -0.235 1.35 0.138 -0.373 -0.5 3 0 2B,GDP
Terry Kennedy C 4 0 2 1 1 1 .284 .743 0.301 2.14 0.440 -0.138 0.7 3 0 2B
Floyd Rayford 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .385 -0.260 1.78 0.000 -0.260 -2.4 2 2
Ken Gerhart LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .297 .811 -0.046 1.38 0.062 -0.108 -0.6 3 0
Eric Bell P
   Ken Dixon P
   Dave Schmidt P
Team Totals 41 4 15 4 3 7 .366 .994 0.193 1.63 1.670 -1.477 -1.1 26 10
2B: F Lynn (5, off C Leibrandt); E Murray (5, off C Leibrandt); C Ripken (6, off C Leibrandt); T Kennedy (3, off C Leibrandt).
3B: C Ripken (1, off B Black).
HR: C Ripken (6, off C Leibrandt; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: C Ripken 9; F Lynn 4; E Murray 3; T Kennedy 3; N Simmons 2; K Gerhart; R Burleson; A Wiggins.
GIDP: F Lynn (3).
RBI: C Ripken 2 (23); E Murray (13); T Kennedy (9).
2-out RBI: T Kennedy.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Rayford-R Burleson-E Murray; R Burleson-E Murray.
E: F Rayford (2); R Burleson (1).
Outfield Assists: J Shelby (T Bosley at 3rd base); N Simmons (K Seitzer at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Wiggins (5, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/L Owen).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 3 1 1 1 0 .234 .583 0.518 1.43 0.582 -0.064 1.1 3 0 3B,SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .382 1.046 0.525 1.82 0.564 -0.039 1.4 1 4 3B
Frank White 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .205 .608 0.042 1.13 0.090 -0.048 0.5 2 1 2B
Hal McRae DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1.056 -0.005 1.02 0.026 -0.031 -0.1
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .289 .693 0.062 1.07 0.096 -0.033 0.9 0 0
Bo Jackson LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .324 .952 -0.087 1.38 0.039 -0.127 -1.3 1 1
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .155 .498 -0.203 1.75 0.000 -0.203 -2.2 12 0 GDP
   Jorge Orta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .896 -0.096 3.61 0.000 -0.096 -0.3
Angel Salazar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .653 -0.056 0.70 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 1 7
   Thad Bosley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.101 2.82 0.101 0.000 0.3
Larry Owen C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .638 0.010 0.78 0.043 -0.033 0.0 7 1
   Juan Beniquez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .629 -0.119 4.83 0.000 -0.119 -0.3
Charlie Leibrandt P
   Buddy Black P
   Dan Quisenberry P 1
Team Totals 34 5 11 3 4 3 .324 .865 0.692 1.46 1.541 -0.849 -0.7 27 15
2B: F White (2, off E Bell).
3B: W Wilson (2, off D Schmidt); K Seitzer (5, off E Bell).
TB: K Seitzer 5; D Tartabull 3; W Wilson 3; F White 2; J Beniquez; L Owen; T Bosley.
GIDP: S Balboni (5).
RBI: W Wilson (3); K Seitzer (12); F White (10).
2-out RBI: W Wilson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Quisenberry-A Salazar-S Balboni.
E: S Balboni (1).
Outfield Assists: B Jackson (E Murray at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (6, 2nd base off E Bell/T Kennedy).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Bell 2.1 4 3 2 3 0 0 4.58 13 36 -0.234 1.32 -2.3
Ken Dixon 5.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 6.66 19 2 0 0.292 0.94 3.3
Dave Schmidt, L (2-1) 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2.84 6 2 0 -0.750 3.46 -0.4
Team Totals 8.2 11 5 3 4 3 0 3.12 38 36 4 0 -0.692 1.63 0.7

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt 6 9 2 2 3 5 1 2.37 30 48 0.184 1.35 1.4
Buddy Black, BS (1) 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 2.35 10 0 0 -0.179 2.04 -0.3
Dan Quisenberry, W (1-0) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 1 -0.198 2.72 -0.0
Team Totals 9 15 4 4 3 7 1 4.00 44 48 1 1 -0.193 1.46 1.1
B Black faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Black (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 3:06.
Attendance: 21,593.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Kansas City Royals
1 Alan Wiggins DH 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Rick Burleson 2B 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Cal Ripken SS 3 Frank White 2B
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Hal McRae DH
5 Nelson Simmons RF 5 Danny Tartabull RF
6 Fred Lynn CF 6 Bo Jackson LF
7 Terry Kennedy C 7 Steve Balboni 1B
8 Floyd Rayford 3B 8 Angel Salazar SS
9 Ken Gerhart LF 9 Larry Owen C
Eric Bell P Charlie Leibrandt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 2 1-- R KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt 53% 63% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Beniquez Scores
b9 4-4 2 --3 R KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt 37% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores/No RBI/unER; Seitzer to 1B
t9 3-3 0 1-3 OO BAL F. Lynn D. Quisenberry 33% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Murray stays at 3B
t9 3-3 2 --3 R BAL T. Kennedy D. Quisenberry -32% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Murray Scores
t9 2-3 0 --- BAL C. Ripken B. Black -30% 53% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- BAL R. Burleson C. Leibrandt -2% 44% Wiggins Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O BAL R. Burleson C. Leibrandt 4% 48% Lineout: 1B
t1 0-0 1 -2- RR BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt -14% 34% Home Run; Wiggins Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt 1% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2-0 2 --- BAL N. Simmons C. Leibrandt -1% 34% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
t1 2-0 2 1-- BAL F. Lynn C. Leibrandt -2% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Simmons to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- BAL T. Kennedy C. Leibrandt -2% 31% Walk; Simmons to 3B; Lynn to 2B
t1 2-0 2 123 O BAL F. Rayford C. Leibrandt 6% 36% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Eric Bell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- KCR W. Wilson E. Bell 4% 40% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- KCR K. Seitzer E. Bell 6% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 2B
b1 0-2 0 12- O KCR F. White E. Bell -3% 43% Flyball: LF; Wilson to 3B
b1 0-2 1 1-3 RO KCR H. McRae E. Bell 1% 44% Lineout: 2B; Wilson Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)/unER; Seitzer to 2B
b1 1-2 2 -2- O KCR D. Tartabull E. Bell -3% 40% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
t2 2-1 0 --- O BAL K. Gerhart C. Leibrandt 2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-1 1 --- BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt -2% 40% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t2 2-1 1 1-- O BAL R. Burleson C. Leibrandt 3% 43% Flyball: LF
t2 2-1 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt 2% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Eric Bell facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- KCR B. Jackson E. Bell 4% 49% Walk
b2 1-2 0 1-- OO KCR S. Balboni E. Bell -8% 41% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b2 1-2 2 --- O KCR A. Salazar E. Bell -1% 39% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t3 2-1 0 --- O BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt 2% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Murray out at 3B/LF-3B
t3 2-1 1 --- BAL N. Simmons C. Leibrandt -2% 39% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t3 2-1 1 1-- BAL F. Lynn C. Leibrandt -8% 31% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Simmons to 3B
t3 2-1 1 -23 O BAL T. Kennedy C. Leibrandt 7% 39% Groundout: 2B-SS-1B
t3 2-1 2 -23 O BAL F. Rayford C. Leibrandt 6% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Eric Bell facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- KCR L. Owen E. Bell 4% 49% Single to 3B (Line Drive)
b3 1-2 0 1-- O KCR W. Wilson E. Bell -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 1-2 1 1-- KCR K. Seitzer E. Bell 2% 47% Wilson Steals 2B
b3 1-2 1 -2- R KCR K. Seitzer E. Bell 14% 61% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Wilson Scores
b3 2-2 1 --3 R KCR F. White E. Bell 7% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Seitzer Scores
b3 3-2 1 -2- KCR H. McRae E. Bell 2% 70% Walk
Ken Dixon replaces Eric Bell pitching
b3 3-2 1 12- KCR D. Tartabull K. Dixon 5% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); White to 3B; McRae to 2B
b3 3-2 1 123 O KCR B. Jackson K. Dixon -7% 68% Strikeout
b3 3-2 2 123 O KCR S. Balboni K. Dixon -7% 62% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
t4 2-3 0 --- O BAL K. Gerhart C. Leibrandt 3% 65% Strikeout
t4 2-3 1 --- O BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt 2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-3 2 --- O BAL R. Burleson C. Leibrandt 1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 8-9-1
b4 3-2 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar K. Dixon -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-2 1 --- O KCR L. Owen K. Dixon -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b4 3-2 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson K. Dixon -1% 63% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
t5 2-3 0 --- BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt -8% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 2-3 0 -2- O BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt 6% 61% Strikeout
t5 2-3 1 -2- O BAL N. Simmons C. Leibrandt 5% 66% Strikeout
t5 2-3 2 -2- O BAL F. Lynn C. Leibrandt 5% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 2-3-4
b5 3-2 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer K. Dixon -2% 68% Flyball: RF
b5 3-2 1 --- O KCR F. White K. Dixon -2% 66% Flyball: CF
b5 3-2 2 --- O KCR H. McRae K. Dixon -1% 65% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t6 2-3 0 --- BAL T. Kennedy C. Leibrandt -9% 56% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t6 2-3 0 -2- O BAL F. Rayford C. Leibrandt 7% 62% Groundout: C-1B
t6 2-3 1 -2- O BAL K. Gerhart C. Leibrandt 6% 68% Strikeout
t6 2-3 2 -2- BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt -2% 66% Walk
t6 2-3 2 12- BAL R. Burleson C. Leibrandt -5% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kennedy to 3B; Wiggins to 2B
t6 2-3 2 123 O BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt 12% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 5-6-7
b6 3-2 0 --- KCR D. Tartabull K. Dixon 3% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b6 3-2 0 1-- O KCR B. Jackson K. Dixon -3% 73% Strikeout
b6 3-2 1 1-- OO KCR S. Balboni K. Dixon -5% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
Buddy Black replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
t7 2-3 0 --- O BAL E. Murray B. Black 5% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- O BAL N. Simmons B. Black 3% 76% Strikeout
t7 2-3 2 --- BAL F. Lynn B. Black -2% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 2-3 2 1-- BAL T. Kennedy B. Black -2% 72% Wild Pitch; Lynn to 2B
t7 2-3 2 -2- O BAL T. Kennedy B. Black 6% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 8-9-1
b7 3-2 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar K. Dixon -2% 76% Flyball: LF
b7 3-2 1 --- O KCR L. Owen K. Dixon -2% 74% Flyball: LF
b7 3-2 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson K. Dixon -1% 73% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
t8 2-3 0 --- O BAL F. Rayford B. Black 6% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- BAL K. Gerhart B. Black -6% 73% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to P's Left)
t8 2-3 1 1-- O BAL A. Wiggins B. Black 7% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 2-3 2 1-- O BAL R. Burleson B. Black 6% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 2-3-4
b8 3-2 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer K. Dixon -2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Seitzer out at 2B/RF-SS
b8 3-2 1 --- KCR F. White K. Dixon 2% 86% Walk
b8 3-2 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae K. Dixon -2% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 3-2 2 1-- KCR D. Tartabull K. Dixon 1% 85% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White to 2B
Dave Schmidt replaces Ken Dixon pitching
b8 3-2 2 12- O KCR B. Jackson D. Schmidt -3% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
t9 2-3 0 --- BAL C. Ripken B. Black -30% 53% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t9 2-3 0 --3 R BAL E. Murray B. Black -11% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ripken Scores
Dan Quisenberry replaces Buddy Black pitching
t9 3-3 0 1-- BAL N. Simmons D. Quisenberry -22% 20% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Murray to 3B
t9 3-3 0 1-3 OO BAL F. Lynn D. Quisenberry 33% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Murray stays at 3B
t9 3-3 2 --3 R BAL T. Kennedy D. Quisenberry -32% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Murray Scores
t9 4-3 2 1-- O BAL F. Rayford D. Quisenberry 2% 22% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 7-8-9
John Shelby replaces Nelson Simmons playing RF batting 5th
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Steve Balboni (1B) batting 7th
b9 3-4 0 --- O KCR J. Orta D. Schmidt -10% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Angel Salazar (SS) batting 8th
b9 3-4 1 --- KCR T. Bosley D. Schmidt 10% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Larry Owen (C) batting 9th
b9 3-4 1 1-- O KCR J. Beniquez D. Schmidt -12% 11% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bosley out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
b9 3-4 2 1-- R KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt 53% 63% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Beniquez Scores
b9 4-4 2 --3 R KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt 37% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores/No RBI/unER; Seitzer to 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 5.

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