August 27, 1980 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
DET 2
(14) CLE 4
MIN 1 KCR 5
@MIL 4 TOR 6
TEX 4 SFG 1
@MON 0 SDP 4
@NYM 1 PHI 4
LAD 3 ATL 7
@PIT 4 STL 10
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 18,815

Wednesday, August 27, 1980, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Royals

83-44

Won 5

1st

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

W: P Splittorff (10-9), L: P Mitchell (4-3), S: R Martin (2)

Brewers

67-62

Lost 5

5th, 10 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF-CF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .330  .799    0    2   0   2B
H McRae DH                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .858    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .406 1.140    0    3   4   2·SB,HBP
W Aikens 1B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .277  .791    0   10   1   2B,SF
D Porter C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .280  .769    0    4   1   2B
A Otis CF                     3   0   1   1    0   2  .259  .729    0    0   0   SB
  J Cardenal LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .504    0    1   0   
C Hurdle RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .304  .862    0    2   0   HR
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .617    0    3   3   SB
R Mulliniks SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .483    0    1   3   

P Splittorff P                                                           1   0
  R Martin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    0   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Porter (13, off P Mitchell); W Aikens (22, off P Mitchell); W Wilson (25, off P Mitchell).

HR: C Hurdle (10, off F Holdsworth; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: W Aikens (7, off P Mitchell).

HBP: G Brett (1, by P Mitchell).

TB: C Hurdle 5; D Porter 2; W Aikens 2; W Wilson 2; A Otis; R Mulliniks; F White; G Brett.

RBI: W Aikens 2 (73); D Porter (48); A Otis (42); C Hurdle (52).

2-out RBI: A Otis; D Porter; W Aikens.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F White-W Aikens.

E: C Hurdle (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Brett 2 (12, 2nd base off P Mitchell/B Martinez 2); F White (13, 2nd base off F Holdsworth/B Martinez); A Otis (9, 2nd base off P Mitchell/B Martinez).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .778    0    0   2   2B
R Yount SS                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .292  .846    0    2   2   HR,2B
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .913    0   10   1   GDP
G Thomas CF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .255  .806    0    5   0   HR
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .916    0    1   0   
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .701    0    4   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .586    0    0   2   
  J Gantner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .697    0    0   0   
D Davis DH                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .268  .676    0    0   0   2B
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .608    0    5   0   

P Mitchell P                                                             0   0
  F Holdsworth P                                                         0   1
Totals                       34   4   8   3    1   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (20, off P Splittorff); R Yount (41, off P Splittorff); D Davis (22, off P Splittorff).

HR: R Yount (20, off P Splittorff; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); G Thomas (31, off P Splittorff; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Yount 7; G Thomas 4; D Davis 3; P Molitor 2; S Lezcano.

GIDP: C Cooper (12).

RBI: G Thomas 2 (85); R Yount (74).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: P Molitor (15).

PITCHING

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
P Splittorff, W (10-9)         8     8   4   3    1   2   2   4.45   32     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 8     53    -     1.21   0.13
R Martin, S (2)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.32    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9     8   4   3    1   2   2          35     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 8           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mitchell, L (4-3)            3     6   4   4    0   2   0   3.08   16     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 6     33    -     0.92  -0.24
F Holdsworth                   6     3   1   1    0   3   1   2.84   22     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 3          0-0    0.69   0.07
Totals                         9     9   5   5    0   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Mitchell (1; G Brett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 18,815.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Wilson             LF    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. H McRae              DH    2. R Yount              SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. W Aikens             1B    4. G Thomas             CF 
5. D Porter             C     5. B Oglivie            LF 
6. A Otis               CF    6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. C Hurdle             RF    7. S Bando              3B 
8. F White              2B    8. D Davis              DH 
9. R Mulliniks          SS    9. B Martinez           C  

   P Splittorff         P        P Mitchell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-2  1--     -14%  62% P Molitor       P Splittorff    Double to RF; Davis Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   b 4   1  4-0  -2-     -13%  73% G Thomas        P Splittorff    Home Run; Yount Scores
   t 6   0  3-4  ---      12%  79% C Hurdle        F Holdsworth    Home Run
   b 8   1  5-3  ---     -12%  76% R Yount         P Splittorff    Home Run
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-      11%  71% W Aikens        P Mitchell      Double to RF; Brett Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  W Wilson        Double to RF
   O      -2-      55%  H McRae         Flyball: RF; Wilson to 3B
          --3      57%  G Brett         Hit By Pitch
          1-3      59%  W Aikens        Brett Steals 2B
   RO     -23      59%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores; Brett to 3B
   O      --3      56%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  R Yount         Single to LF
   OO     1--      61%  C Cooper        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Mitchell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      61%  C Hurdle        Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  F White         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  G Thomas        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---      60%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  S Lezcano       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      58%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  G Brett         Single to CF
          1--      60%  W Aikens        Brett Steals 2B
   R      -2-      71%  " "             Double to RF; Brett Scores
   R      -2-      79%  D Porter        Double to RF; Aikens Scores
   R      -2-      86%  A Otis          Single to CF; Porter Scores
          1--      86%  C Hurdle        Otis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  D Davis         Double to LF
   O      -2-      86%  B Martinez      Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      88%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Fred Holdsworth facing 8-9-1
                  Fred Holdsworth replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
   O      ---      88%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  R Yount         Double to LF
   O      -2-      85%  C Cooper        Foul Popfly: 1B
   RR     -2-      73%  G Thomas        Home Run; Yount Scores
   O      ---      75%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  S Lezcano       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Fred Holdsworth facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  G Brett         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Brett to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  W Aikens        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brett to 3B
   O      --3      75%  D Porter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      72%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  S Bando         Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      72%  D Davis         Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  B Martinez      Flyball: RF
   R      1--      62%  P Molitor       Double to RF; Davis Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   O      -2-      67%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Fred Holdsworth facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      79%  C Hurdle        Home Run
   O      ---      77%  F White         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      76%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Cardenal replaces Amos Otis playing LF batting 6th; Willie Wilson moves to CF
   O      ---      78%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  G Thomas        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      82%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Fred Holdsworth facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  W Aikens        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  S Lezcano       Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  S Bando         Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  D Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Fred Holdsworth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  C Hurdle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      76%  R Yount         Home Run
   O      ---      81%  C Cooper        Flyball: LF
          ---      77%  G Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      84%  B Oglivie       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Fred Holdsworth facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  F White         Single to LF
          1--      89%  R Mulliniks     White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      84%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; White to 3B
   O      --3      80%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-5, Renie Martin facing 6-7-8
                  Renie Martin replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
   O      ---      89%  S Lezcano       Popfly: SS
                  Jim Gantner pinch hits for Sal Bando batting 7th
   O      ---      95%  J Gantner       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---     100%  D Davis         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 4.

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