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Saturday, July 23, 1988, 7:06
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 41,377, Time of Game: 2:55
Yankees
5
54-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
6
49-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Rick Anderson (2-0)
L: Dave Righetti (3-1)
S: Steve Farr (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         4  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  1
Royals          1  0  0   3  0  0   0  2  X    6  7  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .313 .842 19 11 0.150 0.94 0.182 -0.032 1.0 4 0 3·SB
Willie Randolph 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 .232 .635 28 15 0.371 1.46 0.375 -0.004 1.9 5 1 2B,SB
Don Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .325 .862 16 8 -0.132 2.05 0.009 -0.141 -1.5 3 0 IW
Jack Clark DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 .246 .850 18 10 -0.274 2.33 0.012 -0.285 -1.3
Dave Winfield RF 5 2 3 5 0 1 .340 1.002 26 15 0.062 2.71 0.318 -0.256 2.9 2 0 2·HR,2B
Gary Ward CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .566 7 6 -0.073 0.69 0.000 -0.073 -0.9 2 0
Luis Aguayo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .726 15 10 -0.041 0.48 0.005 -0.046 -0.4 0 0
Don Slaught C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .342 .935 18 11 -0.009 0.51 0.026 -0.035 -0.3 7 0
Randy Velarde 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .651 7 5 -0.018 0.36 0.000 -0.018 -0.4 1 1
   Mike Pagliarulo PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .658 6 4 -0.103 2.06 0.000 -0.103 -0.5 0 1
Ron Guidry P 0 0
   Tim Stoddard P 0 0
   Dave Righetti P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 9 5 5 5 .250 .814 160 95 -0.067 1.41 0.927 -0.993 0.6 24 3
2B: D Winfield (23, off R Anderson); W Randolph (14, off S Farr).
HR: D Winfield 2 (17, 2 off F Bannister; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: D Mattingly (8, by S Farr).
TB: D Winfield 10; W Randolph 3; R Henderson 2; D Slaught; L Aguayo.
RBI: D Winfield 5 (70).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: L Aguayo (8).
Baserunning
SB: W Randolph (5, 2nd base off F Bannister/L Owen); R Henderson 3 (52, 2nd base off F Bannister/L Owen, 3rd base off F Bannister/L Owen 2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .632 9 7 -0.134 1.32 0.000 -0.134 -0.9 1 0
Kurt Stillwell SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .755 4 2 0.031 0.47 0.031 0.000 0.4 0 0 2B
   Bill Pecota SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .394 12 8 -0.082 1.10 0.000 -0.082 -0.5 3 1
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .318 .828 16 11 0.104 0.79 0.127 -0.024 0.9 1 4 2B
George Brett 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .335 .966 13 10 0.593 1.73 0.659 -0.066 2.3 10 1 2·HR
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .876 19 9 -0.080 0.78 0.000 -0.080 -0.7 1 0
Frank White 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .265 .677 11 8 -0.014 0.75 0.028 -0.041 -0.1 2 4
Bo Jackson LF 3 1 2 2 0 1 .267 .772 14 10 0.172 1.24 0.221 -0.049 1.9 4 0 HR,SB
Pat Tabler DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .659 9 6 -0.089 1.15 0.000 -0.089 -0.7
Larry Owen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 8 5 -0.067 0.84 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 5 0
Floyd Bannister P 0 0
   Rick Anderson P 0 1
   Steve Farr P 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 7 6 0 7 .219 .781 115 76 0.434 1.07 1.066 -0.632 2.1 27 11
2B: K Seitzer (22, off T Stoddard); K Stillwell (22, off R Guidry).
HR: B Jackson (13, off R Guidry; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF); G Brett 2 (16, 1 off D Righetti, 1 off R Guidry; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: G Brett 8; B Jackson 5; K Seitzer 3; K Stillwell 2.
RBI: G Brett 3 (73); B Jackson 2 (39); K Seitzer (38).
2-out RBI: G Brett 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: B Jackson (15, 2nd base off R Guidry/D Slaught).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Guidry 5.1 5 4 3 0 4 2 3.20 22 75 48 27 4 17 4 14 3 0 48 -0.049 0.87 -1.3
Tim Stoddard, H (3) 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 5.87 8 34 24 13 4 7 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.196 1.46 0.9
Dave Righetti, BS (6), L (3-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.80 2 6 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 -0.581 1.89 -1.7
Team Totals 8 7 6 5 0 7 3 5.62 32 115 76 43 9 24 5 20 5 0 48 1 1 -0.434 1.41 -2.1

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Bannister 3 5 5 5 3 1 2 4.91 17 66 37 22 5 10 4 9 4 0 27 -0.325 0.83 -3.5
Rick Anderson, W (2-0) 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.56 18 70 46 27 6 13 9 7 3 0 0 0 0.231 0.82 2.5
Steve Farr, S (10) 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.15 6 24 12 7 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.160 5.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 5 5 2 5.00 41 160 95 56 13 26 14 17 7 0 27 0 0 0.066 1.07 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Farr (4; D Mattingly).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Mark Johnson.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 41,377.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Royals
1 Rickey Henderson LF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Willie Randolph 2B 2 Kurt Stillwell SS
3 Don Mattingly 1B 3 Kevin Seitzer 3B
4 Jack Clark DH 4 George Brett 1B
5 Dave Winfield RF 5 Danny Tartabull RF
6 Gary Ward CF 6 Frank White 2B
7 Luis Aguayo SS 7 Bo Jackson LF
8 Don Slaught C 8 Pat Tabler DH
9 Randy Velarde 3B 9 Larry Owen C
Ron Guidry P Floyd Bannister P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-5 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR KCR G. Brett D. Righetti 59% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Seitzer Scores
t9 5-6 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  NYY W. Randolph S. Farr -28% 55% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Henderson to 3B
t9 5-6 2 123 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Winfield S. Farr 23% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR NYY D. Winfield F. Bannister -23% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Henderson Scores; Randolph Scores; Clark Scores
t9 5-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Clark S. Farr 22% 77% Strikeout Swinging

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY R. Henderson F. Bannister -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -5% 41% Walk; Henderson to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly F. Bannister 5% 46% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  NYY J. Clark F. Bannister -5% 41% Henderson Steals 3B; Randolph Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY J. Clark F. Bannister -1% 40% Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR NYY D. Winfield F. Bannister -23% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Henderson Scores; Randolph Scores; Clark Scores
t1 4-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY G. Ward F. Bannister 1% 18% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY L. Aguayo F. Bannister 1% 19% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson R. Guidry -2% 17% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b1 0-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR K. Stillwell R. Guidry 3% 20% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R KCR K. Seitzer R. Guidry 6% 26% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stillwell Scores
b1 1-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett R. Guidry -3% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull R. Guidry -2% 22% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
Bill Pecota replaces Kurt Stillwell playing SS batting 2nd
t2 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Slaught F. Bannister 1% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY R. Velarde F. Bannister 1% 24% Popfly: 2B
t2 4-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY R. Henderson F. Bannister -1% 23% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -1% 22% Henderson Steals 2B
t2 4-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -0% 22% Henderson Steals 3B
t2 4-1 2 --3 7,(3-2)  NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -1% 22% Walk
t2 4-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly F. Bannister 3% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
b2 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. White R. Guidry -2% 22% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 1-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Jackson R. Guidry 2% 25% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-1)  KCR P. Tabler R. Guidry 1% 26% Jackson Steals 2B
b2 1-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR P. Tabler R. Guidry -3% 23% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR L. Owen R. Guidry -3% 20% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t3 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY J. Clark F. Bannister 1% 21% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t3 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R NYY D. Winfield F. Bannister -7% 14% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t3 5-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY G. Ward F. Bannister 1% 15% Lineout: 1B
t3 5-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY L. Aguayo F. Bannister -1% 15% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t3 5-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Slaught F. Bannister 1% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b3 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Wilson R. Guidry -2% 14% Lineout: CF
b3 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pecota R. Guidry -1% 12% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer R. Guidry -1% 12% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 9-1-2
Rick Anderson replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
t4 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Velarde R. Anderson 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Henderson R. Anderson 1% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY W. Randolph R. Anderson 0% 14% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
b4 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR G. Brett R. Guidry 7% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 2-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull R. Guidry -2% 18% Popfly: 2B
b4 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR F. White R. Guidry 3% 21% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); White to 1B
b4 2-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR B. Jackson R. Guidry 18% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); White Scores/unER
b4 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR P. Tabler R. Guidry -2% 37% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 4-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR L. Owen R. Guidry -1% 36% Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 3-4-5
t5 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Mattingly R. Anderson 2% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 5-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Clark R. Anderson 2% 40% Flyball: RF
t5 5-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY D. Winfield R. Anderson -2% 37% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 5-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY G. Ward R. Anderson 4% 41% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b5 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson R. Guidry -3% 38% Lineout: 3B
b5 4-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR B. Pecota R. Guidry -2% 35% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 4-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer R. Guidry -2% 34% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 7-8-9
t6 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY L. Aguayo R. Anderson 2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Slaught R. Anderson -3% 33% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Mike Pagliarulo pinch hits for Randy Velarde (3B) batting 9th
t6 5-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo R. Anderson 3% 36% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-4 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O NYY R. Henderson R. Anderson 3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
Mike Pagliarulo moves from PH to 3B
b6 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett R. Guidry -4% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tim Stoddard replaces Ron Guidry pitching
b6 4-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull T. Stoddard -3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR F. White T. Stoddard -2% 30% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 2-3-4
t7 5-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY W. Randolph R. Anderson -4% 27% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t7 5-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly R. Anderson 3% 30% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 5-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Clark R. Anderson 3% 33% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 5-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Winfield R. Anderson 3% 36% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Tim Stoddard facing 7-8-9
b7 4-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Jackson T. Stoddard -5% 31% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR P. Tabler T. Stoddard -3% 27% Flyball: CF
b7 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Owen T. Stoddard -2% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 6-7-8
t8 5-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY G. Ward R. Anderson 2% 27% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t8 5-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY L. Aguayo R. Anderson 2% 29% Lineout: 3B
t8 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Slaught R. Anderson 1% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Tim Stoddard facing 1-2-3
b8 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson T. Stoddard -6% 24% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b8 4-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pecota T. Stoddard -5% 19% Lineout: 2B
b8 4-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR K. Seitzer T. Stoddard 7% 26% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Dave Righetti replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
b8 4-5 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR KCR G. Brett D. Righetti 59% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Seitzer Scores
b8 6-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR D. Tartabull D. Righetti -1% 84% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Steve Farr facing 9-1-2
Steve Farr replaces Rick Anderson pitching
t9 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo S. Farr 7% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY R. Henderson S. Farr -8% 83% Walk
t9 5-6 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  NYY W. Randolph S. Farr -28% 55% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Henderson to 3B
t9 5-6 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY D. Mattingly S. Farr -1% 54% Intentional Walk
t9 5-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Clark S. Farr 22% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-6 2 123 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Winfield S. Farr 23% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 6.

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