April 24, 1981 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
@DET 2
(10) MIL 6
KCR 1 MIN 7
CAL 5 NYY 4
TOR 2 OAK 6
@SEA 2 PHI 6
@CHC 4 CIN 3
@HOU 0 SDP 6
@LAD 5 ATL 7
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,397

Friday, April 24, 1981, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Royals

2-8

Lost 4

5th, 10 GB

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

W: J Slaton (2-1), L: R Gale (1-1)

Brewers

6-4

Won 4

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .190  .471    0    2   0   
U Washington SS               3   0   1   0    1   0  .353  .848    0    1   5   CS
G Brett 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .549    0    1   1   2·GDP
W Aikens 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .813    0    6   1   HR
H McRae DH                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .268  .579    0    0   0   
A Otis LF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .143  .396    0    3   0   
J Wathan C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .624    0    6   0   GDP
  J Quirk PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .368    0    4   0   
R Mulliniks 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    0   1   
  D Chalk PH-2B               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   

R Gale P                                                                 1   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       33   1  10   1    3   6                    24   8

BATTING

HR: W Aikens (2, off J Slaton; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: W Aikens 5; H McRae 3; A Otis; U Washington; C Geronimo; W Wilson; D Chalk.

GIDP: G Brett 2 (3); J Wathan (2).

RBI: W Aikens (3).

2-out RBI: W Aikens.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Aikens-U Washington-R Gale.

BASERUNNING

CS: U Washington (3, 2nd base by J Slaton/N Yost).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Edwards CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    4   0   
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .519    0    3   4   
C Cooper 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .231  .542    0    8   0   SB
B Oglivie LF                  2   2   1   3    2   0  .286 1.034    0    2   0   HR
T Simmons DH                  3   1   1   3    1   0  .189  .646    0    0   0   HR,GDP
R Howell 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .437    0    0   0   
  D Money 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .541    0    0   0   
G Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .811    0    1   0   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .568    0    3   7   
N Yost C                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .200 1.133    0    6   1   

J Slaton P                                                               0   1
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   0
  J Easterly P                                                           0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   6   6   6    5   6                    27  13

BATTING

HR: B Oglivie (3, off R Gale; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); T Simmons (2, off D Quisenberry; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Simmons 4; B Oglivie 4; C Cooper 2; R Howell; M Edwards.

GIDP: T Simmons (2).

RBI: B Oglivie 3 (9); T Simmons 3 (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Gantner-R Yount-C Cooper; J Gantner-C Cooper; R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cooper (2, 2nd base off R Gale/J Wathan).

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
R Gale, L (1-1)                7.1   5   5   5    5   6   1   4.20   31     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 4     49    -     0.56  -0.14
D Quisenberry                  0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    0.19  -0.04
Totals                         8     6   6   6    5   6   2          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 5          2-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slaton, W (2-1)              5.2   7   1   1    3   3   1   3.24   24     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 2· 7     51    -     0.88   0.13
R Cleveland, H (2)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.25   0.06
J Easterly, H (2)              2     3   0   0    0   1   0   2.16    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          0-0    1.85   0.13
R Fingers                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.96    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    10   1   1    3   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - (none), 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 12,397.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. M Edwards            CF 
2. U Washington         SS    2. R Yount              SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. W Aikens             1B    4. B Oglivie            LF 
5. H McRae              DH    5. T Simmons            DH 
6. A Otis               LF    6. R Howell             3B 
7. J Wathan             C     7. G Thomas             RF 
8. C Geronimo           RF    8. J Gantner            2B 
9. R Mulliniks          2B    9. N Yost               C  

   R Gale               P        J Slaton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-1  123      23%  90% G Brett         J Easterly      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      23%  81% B Oglivie       R Gale          Home Run; Edwards Scores; Cooper Scores
   t 7   1  3-1  12-     -10%  67% U Washington    J Easterly      Single to RF; Chalk to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   t 6   0  3-0  1--       7%  92% G Brett         J Slaton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  3-0  ---      -7%  85% W Aikens        J Slaton        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--      50%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      54%  G Brett         Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      55%  W Aikens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Edwards       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
          1--      58%  C Cooper        Single to LF; Edwards to 2B
   RRR    12-      81%  B Oglivie       Home Run; Edwards Scores; Cooper Scores
          ---      83%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      81%  R Howell        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      80%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
          ---      77%  H McRae         Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  A Otis          Strikeout
   OO     1--      84%  J Wathan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  N Yost          Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  C Cooper        Walk
          1--      87%  B Oglivie       Cooper Steals 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      84%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  U Washington    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  G Brett         Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  W Aikens        Single to LF
          1--      84%  H McRae         Single to CF; Aikens to 2B
   O      12-      88%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Gale facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  R Howell        Walk
   O      1--      88%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B; Howell to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  N Yost          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  J Wathan        Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      86%  C Geronimo      Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  R Mulliniks     Lineout: LF
   O      1--      90%  W Wilson        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  M Edwards       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  C Cooper        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  U Washington    Walk
   OO     1--      92%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---      85%  W Aikens        Home Run
          ---      83%  H McRae         Single (LF-CF)
          1--      81%  A Otis          Single to LF; McRae to 2B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Jim Slaton pitching
   O      12-      86%  J Wathan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  R Howell        Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jamie Easterly facing 8-9-1
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching; Don Money replaces Roy Howell playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      87%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave Chalk pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 9th
          ---      83%  D Chalk         Single to RF
          1--      77%  W Wilson        Single to RF; Chalk to 2B
          12-      67%  U Washington    Single to RF; Chalk to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   OO     123      90%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Chalk moves to 2B
   O      ---      89%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      89%  N Yost          Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  M Edwards       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jamie Easterly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  R Yount         Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  C Cooper        Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      96%  B Oglivie       Walk; Cooper to 2B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Rich Gale pitching
   RRR    12-     100%  T Simmons       Home Run; Cooper Scores; Oglivie Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Money         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Rollie Fingers facing 7-8-9
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Jamie Easterly pitching; Jamie Quirk pinch hits for John Wathan batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  J Quirk         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Strikeout Looking
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Dave Chalk batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  K Phelps        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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