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BOS  6
BAL  5

SEA  6
@CHW  0

DET  8
@CLE  1

OAK 10
@KCR  6

MIL  7
@MIN  4

(10)
TEX  3
CAL  2

TOR  2
NYY  0

CIN  3
ATL  1

HOU  5
LAD  4

STL  4
@MON  2

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SDP  5
@SFG  3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,519

Wednesday, April 15, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 3:24
Athletics
10
7-2
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  4  0   3  2  0   10 14  1
Royals          0  1  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    6 12  0
W: J Parrett (3-0), L: M Magnante (0-1), S: V Horsman (1)
Royals
6
1-8
Lost 1
7th, 6 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   2   2   3    3   0  .222  .821   25    2   0   HR
L Blankenship 2B              4   1   1   0    1   0  .364  .932   20    5   4   CS
J Canseco DH                  5   1   4   2    0   1  .361 1.207   24    0   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .367 1.445   12   10   0   SF
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .259  .782   16    0   1   
W Wilson CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .257  .592   20    4   0   
S Brosius RF                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .143  .357   15    2   0   
  M Kingery RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    1    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .375  .850   23    0   5   
S Hemond C                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .333  .777   19    4   1   2B,2·GDP

J Slusarski P                                                            0   1
  J Parrett P                                                            0   0
  B Walton P                                                             0   0
  V Horsman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37  10  14   9    7   3              175   27  12
BATTING
2B: S Hemond (1, off M Davis).
HR: J Canseco (5, off M Davis; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Henderson (2, off M Davis; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: M McGwire (1, off R Meacham).
TB: J Canseco 7; R Henderson 5; S Hemond 3; W Wilson 2; M McGwire; L Blankenship; M Bordick; S Brosius.
GIDP: S Hemond 2 (2).
RBI: R Henderson 3 (5); J Canseco 2 (9); S Brosius 2 (2); W Wilson (3); M McGwire (10).
2-out RBI: J Canseco.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 2. M Bordick-L Blankenship-M McGwire 2.
E: R Henderson (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: L Blankenship (1, 2nd base by M Davis/M Macfarlane).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .143  .460   24    2   0   3B,2B,SB,GDP
G Jefferies 3B                3   0   0   1    1   0  .176  .574   23    1   2   SF
W Joyner 1B                   4   0   4   1    1   0  .324  .780   22    8   0   2B
K McReynolds RF               5   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .438   13    3   0   GDP
G Brett DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .669   18    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .540   14    3   1   CS,HBP
K Miller LF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .296  .776   25    2   0   2B,SB
D Howard SS                   2   1   1   1    1   1  .118  .329   13    2   3   
  C Gwynn PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  B Melvin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    4    0   0   
  C Wilkerson SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         1   1   
T Shumpert 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .217  .554    9    4   4   2B,SB

M Davis P                                                                1   2
  N Heaton P                                                             0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           0   1
  J Johnston P                                                           0   0
  R Meacham P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   6  12   6    4   4              165   27  14
BATTING
2B: W Joyner (3, off J Slusarski); B McRae (1, off J Parrett); T Shumpert (2, off J Slusarski); K Miller (2, off J Slusarski).
3B: B McRae (1, off J Slusarski).
SF: G Jefferies (2, off J Slusarski).
HBP: M Macfarlane (1, by J Slusarski).
TB: B McRae 6; W Joyner 5; T Shumpert 3; K Miller 3; D Howard.
GIDP: K McReynolds (1); B McRae (1).
RBI: T Shumpert 2 (2); W Joyner (2); G Jefferies (2); D Howard (3); B McRae (2).
2-out RBI: W Joyner; D Howard.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. T Shumpert-D Howard-W Joyner; D Howard-T Shumpert-W Joyner.
BASERUNNING
SB: B McRae (1, 2nd base off J Parrett/S Hemond); T Shumpert (2, 3rd base off J Parrett/S Hemond); K Miller (3, 2nd base off J Slusarski/S Hemond).
CS: M Macfarlane (2, 2nd base by J Slusarski/S Hemond).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slusarski                    3.1   7   5   5    1   0   0   7.56   18   57-35   24· 4· 7    9· 3· 4· 0     25    -     0.93  -0.27
J Parrett, W (3-0)             2.2   3   1   1    2   3   0   1.42   13   54-30   17· 5· 8    2· 3· 3· 0          1-1    0.88   0.03
B Walton, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   13-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.04
V Horsman, S (1)               2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   27-15    8· 2· 5    5· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.73   0.08
Totals                         9    12   6   6    4   4   0          41  151-85   51·12·22   17· 7· 8· 0          2-1 
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
M Davis                        4.2   6   5   5    4   2   2   9.90   23   82-48   27· 5·16    6· 7· 4· 0     30    -     1.10  -0.16
N Heaton                       1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   0.96    6   24-11    6· 1· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.71   0.11
M Magnante, BS (1), L (0-1)    1     5   3   3    0   0   0   7.20    7   27-20   15· 2· 3    4· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.31  -0.49
J Johnston                     0     1   2   2    1   0   0  13.50    2   11-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.08
R Meacham                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   24-18   12· 3· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.18  -0.00
Totals                         9    14  10  10    7   3   2          45  168-102  63·11·28   17·10· 8· 0          2-1 
J Johnston faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Parrett (1); N Heaton (1); J Johnston (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: J Slusarski (2; M Macfarlane).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 16,519.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 73° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Henderson          LF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. L Blankenship        2B    2. G Jefferies          3B 
3. J Canseco            DH    3. W Joyner             1B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. K McReynolds         RF 
5. C Lansford           3B    5. G Brett              DH 
6. W Wilson             CF    6. M Macfarlane         C  
7. S Brosius            RF    7. K Miller             LF 
8. M Bordick            SS    8. D Howard             SS 
9. S Hemond             C     9. T Shumpert           2B 

   J Slusarski          P        M Davis              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  6-5  12-  7   27%  65% W Wilson        M Magnante      Single (Line Drive); McGwire Scores; Lansford to 3B; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  6-6  -23  5   17%  82% S Brosius       M Magnante      Single (Line Drive); Lansford Scores; Wilson Scores
   b 4   1  1-2  12-  2  -15%  13% T Shumpert      J Slusarski     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Miller Scores; Howard Scores
   t 5   0  6-1  12-  4   13%  24% R Henderson     M Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bordick Scores; Hemond Scores; Henderson Scores
   t 6   0  6-5  1--  5  -12%  27% S Hemond        N Heaton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Davis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  R Henderson     Single (Line Drive to P's Right)
          1--  6   59%  L Blankenship   Walk; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Canseco       Blankenship Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  5   49%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  4   45%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   47%  W Joyner        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   46%  W Wilson        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   45%  S Brosius       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Slusarski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   49%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: CF
          ---  8   48%  K Miller        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      47%  D Howard        Miller Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   35%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores; Howard to 3B/Adv on throw/Adv on E7 (throw)
   O      --3  1   38%  T Shumpert      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   36%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   41%  S Hemond        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line)
          -2-  5   43%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      12-  1   38%  L Blankenship   Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Hemond to 3B; Blankenship to 1B
   R      1-3  2   49%  J Canseco       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hemond Scores; Blankenship to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   34%  B McRae         Triple (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  3   35%  G Jefferies     Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
          ---  3   33%  W Joyner        Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   35%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   37%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   34%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   32%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   31%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Slusarski facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   28%  M Macfarlane    Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      33%  K Miller        Macfarlane Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   29%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  5   28%  D Howard        Walk
   RR     12-  2   13%  T Shumpert      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Miller Scores; Howard Scores
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Joe Slusarski pitching
          -2-      11%  B McRae         Shumpert Steals 3B
   R      --3  3    8%  " "             Single (Line Drive); Shumpert Scores
          1--       8%  G Jefferies     McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6    9%  " "             Flyball: CF; McRae to 3B
   R      --3  2    5%  W Joyner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); McRae Scores
   O      1--  2    6%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 6.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Davis facing 8-9-1
          ---  5    8%  M Bordick       Walk
          1--  4   12%  S Hemond        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Bordick to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   24%  R Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bordick Scores; Hemond Scores; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  3   21%  L Blankenship   Lineout: P (P's Right)
   R      ---  2   33%  J Canseco       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Canseco Scores
   O      ---  1   30%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  7   32%  C Lansford      Walk
                  Neal Heaton replaces Mark Davis pitching
          1--  1   35%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Lansford to 2B
          12-      37%  S Brosius       Wild Pitch; Lansford to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   O      -23  3   29%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jeff Parrett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   31%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   33%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   34%  K Miller        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   40%  M Bordick       Walk
   OO     1--  5   27%  S Hemond        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   29%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  6   26%  L Blankenship   Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jeff Parrett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   28%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   29%  T Shumpert      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   27%  B McRae         Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   26%  G Jefferies     Walk
          12-      25%  W Joyner        Wild Pitch; McRae to 3B; Jefferies to 2B
          -23  7   24%  " "             Walk
   O      123  4   30%  K McReynolds    Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike Magnante facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Magnante replaces Neal Heaton pitching
          ---  5   37%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   48%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Canseco to 2B
   O      12-  2   38%  C Lansford      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 3B Line); McGwire to 2B; Lansford to 1B
   R      12-  7   65%  W Wilson        Single (Line Drive); McGwire Scores; Lansford to 3B; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  5   82%  S Brosius       Single (Line Drive); Lansford Scores; Wilson Scores
          1--  2   84%  M Bordick       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brosius to 2B
   OO     12-  3   79%  S Hemond        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Bruce Walton facing 5-6-7
                  Bruce Walton replaces Jeff Parrett pitching
   O      ---  5   83%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   85%  M Macfarlane    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  5   83%  K Miller        Walk
                  Vince Horsman replaces Bruce Walton pitching; Bob Melvin pinch hits for Chris Gwynn batting 8th; Chris Gwynn pinch hits for David Howard batting 8th
   O      1--  4   87%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Melvin to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Joel Johnston facing 1-2-3
                  Joel Johnston replaces Mike Magnante pitching; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Bob Melvin playing SS batting 8th
          ---  7   89%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--  4   93%  L Blankenship   Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  J Canseco       Wild Pitch; Henderson Scores; Blankenship to 2B
                  Rusty Meacham replaces Joel Johnston pitching
          -2-  4   97%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Blankenship to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   97%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Blankenship Scores
   O      1--  3   96%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 1B
   O      1--  5   96%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilson to 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Vince Horsman facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Kingery replaces Scott Brosius playing RF batting 7th
          ---  2   93%  T Shumpert      Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  6   98%  B McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-6, Rusty Meacham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  M Kingery       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  S Hemond        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Vince Horsman facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   96%  W Joyner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3  100%  K McReynolds    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 6.

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