September 28, 1993 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 19,468

Tuesday, September 28, 1993, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:11

Indians

76-82

Won 1

6th, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 10  1
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  9  2

W: J Grimsley (3-4), L: K Appier (17-8), S: E Plunk (15)

Royals

81-77

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   2   2   0    2   0  .322  .815   25    3   0   2·SB,CS
W Kirby RF                    4   1   3   1    1   1  .273  .703   28    2   0   2B
J Thome 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .281  .914   28    0   3   
  A Espinoza 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .683         0   0   
A Belle LF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .924   16    1   0   SF
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .771   19    8   0   
S Horn DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .462 1.424   13    0   0   
J Treadway 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .773   13    2   7   
M Lewis SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .643   13    4   1   
J Ortiz C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .561   21    7   1   

J Grimsley P                                                             0   0
  B Wertz P                                                              0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   2    4   5              176   27  12

BATTING

2B: W Kirby (18, off K Appier).

SF: A Belle (14, off K Appier).

TB: W Kirby 4; M Lewis 2; K Lofton 2; J Thome; S Horn; P Sorrento.

RBI: A Belle (126); W Kirby (60).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Thome-J Treadway-P Sorrento; J Treadway-M Lewis-P Sorrento.

E: J Treadway (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton 2 (68, 2nd base off K Appier/B Mayne, 2nd base off G Cadaret/B Mayne).

CS: K Lofton (14, 3rd base by G Cadaret/B Mayne).

PO: K Lofton (1st base by K Appier).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Koslofski CF                5   0   3   0    0   0  .250  .806   23    4   0   
F Jose RF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .254  .653   15    1   0   GDP
G Brett DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .759   13    0   0   
  P Hiatt PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .651         0   0   
C Gwynn LF                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .301  .743   17    2   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   2   0   0   1    0   2  .248  .735   11    4   2   HBP,SF
B Hamelin 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .787   12    7   1   
G Gagne SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .713   13    2   2   GDP
B Mayne C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .642   11    5   2   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .563   15    1   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .718    8    0   0   

K Appier P                                                               1   1
  B Brewer P                                                             0   1
  J Habyan P                                                             0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    2   8              138   27   9

BATTING

SF: G Gaetti (7, off B Wertz).

HBP: G Gaetti (8, by J Grimsley).

TB: K Koslofski 3; B Mayne; J Lind; F Jose; B Hamelin; G Brett; C Gwynn.

GIDP: G Gagne (7); F Jose (5).

RBI: G Gaetti (47); B Mayne (21).

2-out RBI: B Mayne.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-J Lind.

E: B Hamelin (1); C Gwynn (1).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Grimsley, W (3-4)            7     8   2   2    1   5   0   5.31   30  100-62   38·15· 9   16· 4· 3· 0     57    -     1.48   0.14
B Wertz, H (3)                 1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.88    4   14-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.79   0.25
E Plunk, S (15)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.83    4   23-16   10· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.00   0.22
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   8   0          38  137-85   52·19·14   17· 6· 4· 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
K Appier, L (17-8)             7     7   3   2    4   5   0   2.61   31  133-80   44·16·20    8· 7· 7· 0     54    -     1.07   0.04
B Brewer                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    3   15-9     6· 2· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.71   0.01
J Habyan                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    2    8-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.83   0.05
G Cadaret                      0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    3   12-9     3· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.03
Totals                         9    10   3   2    4   5   0          39  168-103  56·22·25   12· 9· 9· 0          1-0

J Grimsley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Grimsley (2).

IBB: None.

PO: K Appier (0; K Lofton, 1st base).

HBP: J Grimsley (1; G Gaetti).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 19,468.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. K Lofton             CF    1. K Koslofski          CF 
2. W Kirby              RF    2. F Jose               RF 
3. J Thome              3B    3. G Brett              DH 
4. A Belle              LF    4. C Gwynn              LF 
5. P Sorrento           1B    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. S Horn               DH    6. B Hamelin            1B 
7. J Treadway           2B    7. G Gagne              SS 
8. M Lewis              SS    8. B Mayne              C  
9. J Ortiz              C     9. J Lind               2B 

   J Grimsley           P        K Appier             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-1  1--  5  -17%  57% G Brett         J Grimsley      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Jose to 3B
   b 7   0  3-1  1--  3   14%  83% G Gagne         J Grimsley      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 8   0  3-1  1-3  5   13%  70% C Gwynn         B Wertz         Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   2  3-2  12-  4   13%  82% G Gagne         B Wertz         Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   1  1-2  1--  2   12%  80% W Kirby         K Appier        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lofton Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      58%  W Kirby         Lofton Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Lofton to 3B
   R      --3  6   64%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Lofton Scores
   O      -2-  8   61%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     -2-  4   55%  A Belle         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  K Koslofski     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   58%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   60%  S Horn          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   57%  J Treadway      Lineout: SS
          1--  2   59%  M Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Horn to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   51%  C Gwynn         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
          1--  1   45%  G Gaetti        Hit By Pitch; Gwynn to 2B
   O      12-  1   48%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gwynn to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  G Gagne         Lineout: SS
   R      1-3  2   45%  B Mayne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gwynn Scores; Hamelin to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  K Lofton        Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   50%  W Kirby         Walk
          1--  4   57%  J Thome         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kirby to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   58%  A Belle         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kirby Scores
   O      1--  6   55%  P Sorrento      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   51%  K Koslofski     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   55%  F Jose          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   59%  G Brett         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  6   56%  C Gwynn         Walk; Koslofski to 2B
          12-      54%  G Gaetti        Wild Pitch; Koslofski to 3B; Gwynn to 2B
   O      -23  4   62%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   59%  S Horn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   57%  J Treadway      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   59%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   56%  J Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   59%  B Hamelin       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   62%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   67%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  4   63%  W Kirby         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      65%  J Thome         Lofton Steals 2B
          -2-  6   67%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   64%  A Belle         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lofton to 3B; Thome to 2B
   O      -23  1   57%  P Sorrento      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   61%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
          ---  4   57%  K Koslofski     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   65%  F Jose          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   62%  S Horn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  J Treadway      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   59%  M Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   63%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  C Gwynn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   68%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   65%  J Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   68%  K Lofton        Walk
   R      1--  2   80%  W Kirby         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lofton Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  5   79%  J Thome         Groundout: C-1B; Kirby to 2B
   O      -2-  6   76%  A Belle         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   70%  B Hamelin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  3   83%  G Gagne         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  3   81%  B Mayne         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   76%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mayne to 3B
   O      1-3  3   85%  K Koslofski     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Billy Brewer facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Brewer replaces Kevin Appier pitching
          ---  6   87%  P Sorrento      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   86%  S Horn          Groundout: P-1B; Sorrento to 2B
   O      -2-  4   85%  J Treadway      Groundout: SS-1B; Sorrento to 3B
                  John Habyan replaces Billy Brewer pitching
   O      --3  4   82%  M Lewis         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jason Grimsley facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   74%  F Jose          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   57%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Jose to 3B
                  Bill Wertz replaces Jason Grimsley pitching; Phil Hiatt pinch runs for George Brett batting 3rd
   O      1-3  5   70%  C Gwynn         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  1   75%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Jose Scores
          1--  4   70%  B Hamelin       Walk; Hiatt to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Habyan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   80%  J Ortiz         Lineout: CF
                  Greg Cadaret replaces John Habyan pitching
          ---  3   83%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      84%  W Kirby         Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Lofton Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  5   80%  " "             Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   78%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Plunk replaces Bill Wertz pitching; Alvaro Espinoza replaces Jim Thome playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   88%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Jose Lind batting 9th
   O      ---  8   95%  C Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   89%  K Koslofski     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  F Jose          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.

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