April 8, 1988 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 8
@CAL 2 CHW 3
SEA 2 CLE 3
BAL 0 KCR 3
DET 2 MIN 6
TOR 3 NYY 6
MIL 4 BOS 4
@TEX 0 LAD 6
@ATL 3 HOU 8
@CIN 3
(16) CHC 6
@MON 4 PHI 5
NYM 1 SFG 5
SDP 1 PIT 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 26,159

Friday, April 8, 1988, 7:39
Time of Game: 2:35

Tigers

2-2

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  2  1
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  X    3  8  0

W: F Bannister (1-0), L: J Robinson (0-1), S: G Garber (1)

Royals

2-2

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .125  .347   18    3   0   SB
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .779   23    1   1   
L Salazar LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500    9    1   0   
  P Sheridan PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.055    1    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .806   14    4   6   
L Herndon DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    7    0   0   
  M Nokes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .308 1.308    3    0   0   
R Knight 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286   11   11   1   
  D Evans PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    3    0   0   
C Lemon RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .375  .875   11    1   0   
T Brookens 3B                 1   1   0   0    2   0  .545 1.394   13    1   2   
M Heath C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400   10    2   0   

J Robinson P                                                             0   2
  P Gibson P                                                             0   1
Totals                       29   2   2   2    4   3              123   24  13

BATTING

TB: M Heath; C Lemon.

RBI: M Heath (1); G Pettis (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Heath (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Pettis (2, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .737   15    4   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .308  .982   23    1   4   
G Brett 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .357 1.071   19   10   2   
D Tartabull RF                3   1   2   1    1   0  .400 1.271   16    0   0   2B
J Eisenreich DH               4   1   0   0    0   0  .125  .375   13    0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .331   11    2   3   SF
B Jackson LF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .364  .962   16    5   0   2B,IW
J Quirk C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .500   13    3   0   
K Stillwell SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .629    6    0   4   SB

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  G Garber P                                                             2   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    3   2              132   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Jackson (2, off J Robinson); D Tartabull (3, off J Robinson).

SF: F White (1, off J Robinson).

IBB: B Jackson (1, by P Gibson).

TB: D Tartabull 3; B Jackson 2; J Quirk 2; W Wilson; F White; G Brett.

RBI: B Jackson (2); F White (1); D Tartabull (4).

2-out RBI: B Jackson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Stillwell (1, 2nd base off J Robinson/M Heath).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robinson, L (0-1)            6.2   8   3   3    1   2   0   4.05   29  105-68   43· 8·17   16· 7· 3· 0     47    -     1.24  -0.13
P Gibson                       1.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6   24-11    7· 1· 3    4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.94   0.07
Totals                         8     8   3   3    3   2   0          35  129-79   50· 9·20   20· 7· 3· 0          2-0

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
F Bannister, W (1-0)           7     2   2   2    4   3   0   2.57   27   98-56   31· 5·20    9· 5· 6· 0     64    -     1.00   0.16
G Garber, S (1)                2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   19-12    8· 1· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.91   0.28
Totals                         9     2   2   2    4   3   0          33  117-68   39· 6·23   13· 6· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Robinson (1); F Bannister 2 (2).

IBB: P Gibson (1; B Jackson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 26,159.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Pettis             CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. L Whitaker           2B    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. L Salazar            LF    3. G Brett              1B 
4. A Trammell           SS    4. D Tartabull          RF 
5. L Herndon            DH    5. J Eisenreich         DH 
6. R Knight             1B    6. F White              2B 
7. C Lemon              RF    7. B Jackson            LF 
8. T Brookens           3B    8. J Quirk              C  
9. M Heath              C     9. K Stillwell          SS 

   J Robinson           P        F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-0  -2-  6   12%  40% B Jackson       J Robinson      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Eisenreich Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  --3  2   11%  67% D Tartabull     J Robinson      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brett Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  1--  1   10%  56% D Tartabull     J Robinson      Wild Pitch; Brett to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  7  -10%  36% T Brookens      F Bannister     Walk; Lemon to 3B/Wild Pitch
   t 3   0  0-0  1-3  4   -9%  26% M Heath         F Bannister     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lemon Scores; Brookens to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  G Pettis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  L Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   51%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  L Herndon       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   55%  R Knight        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   52%  F White         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Jackson       Fielder's Choice SS; White out at 2B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   46%  C Lemon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  7   36%  T Brookens      Walk; Lemon to 3B/Wild Pitch
   R      1-3  4   26%  M Heath         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lemon Scores; Brookens to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   28%  G Pettis        Fielder's Choice SS; Brookens Scores; Heath out at 2B/SS-2B
          1--      27%  L Whitaker      Pettis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   29%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   32%  L Salazar       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   36%  J Quirk         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   32%  K Stillwell     Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Quirk out at 2B/SS
          1--  3   37%  W Wilson        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Stillwell to 2B
   O      12-  4   31%  K Seitzer       Lineout: CF
   O      12-  7   26%  G Brett         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   28%  A Trammell      Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   29%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   30%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   35%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   31%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   28%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B; Eisenreich to 2B
   R      -2-  6   40%  B Jackson       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Eisenreich Scores
   O      -2-  3   36%  J Quirk         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   38%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   36%  T Brookens      Walk
   O      1--  1   38%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
          1--      37%  G Pettis        Wild Pitch; Brookens to 2B
          -2-  6   37%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   41%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   38%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   35%  W Wilson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   34%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   36%  L Salazar       Lineout: LF
          ---  6   33%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  4   36%  L Herndon       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   39%  R Knight        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Robinson facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   45%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      56%  D Tartabull     Wild Pitch; Brett to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  2   67%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brett Scores
   O      -2-  5   66%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tartabull to 3B
   RO     --3  2   71%  F White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tartabull Scores
   O      ---  4   70%  B Jackson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   74%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  M Heath         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   82%  J Quirk         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   79%  K Stillwell     Fielder's Choice P; Quirk out at 2B/P-SS
   O      1--  7   77%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          1--      78%  K Seitzer       Stillwell Steals 2B
          -2-  7   79%  " "             Walk
                  Paul Gibson replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
   O      12-  3   75%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Garber replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
   O      ---  3   80%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
                  Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Luis Salazar batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   87%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Paul Gibson facing 4-5-6
                  Pat Sheridan moves to LF
          ---  7   89%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--  2   88%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B; Tartabull to 2B
   O      -2-  5   86%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   87%  B Jackson       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   84%  J Quirk         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   91%  A Trammell      Lineout: LF
                  Matt Nokes pinch hits for Larry Herndon batting 5th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Nokes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Ray Knight batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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