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CAL  7
BAL  5
 DET  9
@CHW  3
 KCR  1
CLE  0
 MIL  4
TOR  2
 OAK  7
BOS  2
 NYY  4
@SEA  1
 MIN 10
@TEX  1
 STL  6
@ATL  4
 CIN  4
PIT  1
 CHC  3
@HOU  1
 MON  4
LAD  3
 SDP  6
@NYM  3
 SFG  3
@PHI  2
(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 20,615

 Wednesday, August 31, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:22
Indians
0
64-69
Lost 1
6th, 11½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    1  4  0
W: Charlie Leibrandt (10-11), L: Greg Swindell (14-13)
 Royals
1
70-62
Won 1
3rd, 13 GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .779   17   11    2   1   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .719   11    9    6   1   
J Carter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .807   15   10    2   0   
R Kittle DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .889   13    9    0   0   
C Snyder RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .819   21   14    2   0   GDP
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .662    9    7    0   2   
C Castillo LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .654   14    9    0   0   
A Allanson C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .597   11    5    8   2   
P Zuvella SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .624    6    4    1   2   SH

G Swindell P                                                                  3   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0    1   4              117   78   24   8
Batting Events
SH: P Zuvella (3, off C Leibrandt).
TB: A Allanson; C Snyder; R Kittle; C Castillo; W Upshaw; P Zuvella; J Carter.
GIDP: C Snyder (12).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .636   12   10    4   1   CS
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .790   12    9    0   0   
G Brett DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .316  .939   23   13    0   0   
P Tabler 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .705    9    8   10   0   
  B Wellman SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .546              0   0   
D Tartabull RF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .874   12    8    1   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .640    6    5    3   5   
B Jackson LF                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .249  .763   16    8    3   0   IW
B Pecota SS-1B                1   0   1   1    1   0  .196  .515   13    6    1   6   SB,SH
L Owen C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .490   11   10    4   1   

C Leibrandt P                                                                 1   1
Totals                       26   1   4   0    3   8              114   77   27  14
Batting Events
SH: B Pecota (3, off G Swindell).
IBB: B Jackson (4, by G Swindell).
TB: D Tartabull; P Tabler; W Wilson; B Pecota.
RBI: B Pecota (11).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Pecota-F White-P Tabler.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Pecota (4, 2nd base off G Swindell/A Allanson).
CS: W Wilson (7, 2nd base by G Swindell/A Allanson).

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Swindell, L (14-13)          8     4   1   1    3   8   0   3.30   30  111-76   41·16·19   10· 9· 3· 0     75    -     1.15   0.22
Totals                         8     4   1   1    3   8   0          30  111-76   41·16·19   10· 9· 3· 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
C Leibrandt, W (10-11)         9     7   0   0    1   4   0   3.39   34  117-78   54· 9·15   16·13· 5· 0     76    -     1.65   0.72
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   4   0          34  117-78   54· 9·15   16·13· 5· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: G Swindell (2; B Jackson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 20,615.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Julio Franco                 2B       1. Willie Wilson                CF
2. Willie Upshaw                1B       2. Kevin Seitzer                3B
3. Joe Carter                   CF       3. George Brett                 DH
4. Ron Kittle                   DH       4. Pat Tabler                   1B
5. Cory Snyder                  RF       5. Danny Tartabull              RF
6. Brook Jacoby                 3B       6. Frank White                  2B
7. Carmen Castillo              LF       7. Bo Jackson                   LF
8. Andy Allanson                 C       8. Bill Pecota                  SS
9. Paul Zuvella                 SS       9. Larry Owen                    C

   Greg Swindell                 P          Charlie Leibrandt             P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  15% 80% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull G. Swindell Single to RF (Ground Ball); Tabler to 3B
t6 1 12- OO 7,(3-2)  13% 57% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  11% 76% 0-1 CLE J. Carter C. Leibrandt Flyball: LF
t8 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  11% 87% 0-1 CLE R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Strikeout Looking
t8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -9% 66% 0-1 CLE P. Zuvella C. Leibrandt Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 52% 0-0 CLE J. Franco C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 54% 0-0 CLE W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 2 --- O 8,(3-2)  1% 55% 0-0 CLE J. Carter C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson G. Swindell Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 51% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer G. Swindell Lineout: RF
b1 2 --- O 7,(2-2)  -1% 50% 0-0 KCR G. Brett G. Swindell Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 52% 0-0 CLE R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  -3% 50% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder C. Leibrandt Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby C. Leibrandt Groundout: 1B unassisted; Snyder to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 4,(2-1)  3% 55% 0-0 CLE C. Castillo C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 KCR P. Tabler G. Swindell Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 51% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull G. Swindell Lineout: 1B
b2 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 50% 0-0 KCR F. White G. Swindell Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -4% 46% 0-0 CLE A. Allanson C. Leibrandt Walk
t3 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 48% 0-0 CLE P. Zuvella C. Leibrandt Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Allanson to 2B
t3 1 -2- O 8,(2-2)  3% 51% 0-0 CLE J. Franco C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF; Allanson to 3B
t3 2 --3 O 4,(1-2)  4% 56% 0-0 CLE W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  -3% 53% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson G. Swindell Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  3% 56% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota G. Swindell Walk
b3 1 1-- O 4,(0-2)  -3% 53% 0-0 KCR L. Owen G. Swindell Strikeout Swinging
b3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  1% 54% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson G. Swindell Pecota Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- O 5,(1-2)  -4% 50% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson G. Swindell Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 53% 0-0 CLE J. Carter C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 55% 0-0 CLE R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 56% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder C. Leibrandt Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 53% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer G. Swindell Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  3% 56% 0-0 KCR G. Brett G. Swindell Walk
b4 1 1-- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 55% 0-0 KCR P. Tabler G. Swindell Groundout: SS-1B; Brett to 3B
b4 2 --3 O 3,(1-1)  -5% 50% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull G. Swindell Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 53% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby C. Leibrandt Groundout: C-1B
t5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 50% 0-0 CLE C. Castillo C. Leibrandt Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -5% 45% 0-0 CLE A. Allanson C. Leibrandt Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Castillo to 2B
t5 1 12- O 4,(2-1)  6% 51% 0-0 CLE P. Zuvella C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF-LF (Short LF-CF)
t5 2 12- O 5,(3-1)  6% 57% 0-0 CLE J. Franco C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 54% 0-0 KCR F. White G. Swindell Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson G. Swindell Strikeout Swinging
b5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  2% 53% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota G. Swindell Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 50% 0-0 KCR L. Owen G. Swindell Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 53% 0-0 CLE W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -4% 50% 0-0 CLE J. Carter C. Leibrandt Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  -5% 44% 0-0 CLE R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Single to CF (Ground Ball); Carter to 2B
t6 1 12- OO 7,(3-2)  13% 57% 0-0 CLE C. Snyder C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 54% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson G. Swindell Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 52% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer G. Swindell Popfly: 2B
b6 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 50% 0-0 KCR G. Brett G. Swindell Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  4% 54% 0-0 CLE B. Jacoby C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 8,(3-2)  3% 57% 0-0 CLE C. Castillo C. Leibrandt Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 59% 0-0 CLE A. Allanson C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  6% 64% 0-0 KCR P. Tabler G. Swindell Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  15% 80% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull G. Swindell Single to RF (Ground Ball); Tabler to 3B
b7 0 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -6% 73% 0-0 KCR F. White G. Swindell Fielder's Choice 3B; Tabler out at Hm/3B-C-3B-P; Tartabull to 3B; White to 2B
b7 1 -23 4,(3-0)  0% 74% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson G. Swindell Intentional Walk
b7 1 123 RO 2,(1-0)  6% 80% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota G. Swindell Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Tartabull Scores; White to 3B; Jackson to 2B
b7 2 -23 O 3,(0-2)  -5% 75% 1-0 KCR L. Owen G. Swindell Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -9% 66% 0-1 CLE P. Zuvella C. Leibrandt Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  8% 74% 0-1 CLE J. Franco C. Leibrandt Lineout: 2B
t8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -9% 66% 0-1 CLE W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt Single to CF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Zuvella to 2B
t8 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  11% 76% 0-1 CLE J. Carter C. Leibrandt Flyball: LF
t8 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  11% 87% 0-1 CLE R. Kittle C. Leibrandt Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 89% 1-0 KCR W. Wilson G. Swindell Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 87% 1-0 KCR K. Seitzer G. Swindell Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 85% 1-0 KCR G. Brett G. Swindell Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 84% 1-0 KCR G. Brett G. Swindell Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
Bill Pecota moves from SS to 1B; Brad Wellman replaces Pat Tabler (1B) playing SS batting 4th
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  7% 91% 0-1 CLE C. Snyder C. Leibrandt Strikeout Looking
t9 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  5% 96% 0-1 CLE B. Jacoby C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  4% 100% 0-1 CLE C. Castillo C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1.

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