August 4, 1983 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 4
DET 2 BAL 4
@CLE 3
(10) KCR 6
@MIL 2 MIN 4
OAK 3 SEA 11
CAL 5 TEX 6
BOS 1 NYY 3
@TOR 1 CIN 4
@LAD 3
(11) MON 2
@NYM 1 PHI 5
@PIT 1 SDP 4
HOU 2 ATL 8
@SFG 1 CHC 9
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 37,191

Thursday, August 4, 1983, 1:39PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Royals

50-52

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: B Black (5-4), L: D Sutton (7-8)

Brewers

58-46

Lost 2

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .642    0    2   0   
U Washington SS               4   1   2   0    0   1  .235  .625    0    4   5   2B,SB
G Brett 3B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .347 1.077    0    0   0   
H McRae DH                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .326  .873    0    0   0   
W Aikens 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .316  .941    0   10   1   2B
  J Simpson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .473         1   0   
P Sheridan LF                 4   2   2   1    0   2  .264  .729    0    4   0   3B
A Otis RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .270  .681    0    0   0   HR
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .652    0    2   2   
J Wathan C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .643    0    4   0   CS

B Black P                                                                0   3
Totals                       36   6   9   5    1   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: U Washington (14, off D Sutton); W Aikens (24, off D Sutton).

3B: P Sheridan (2, off D Sutton).

HR: A Otis (3, off D Sutton; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: A Otis 4; P Sheridan 4; U Washington 3; G Brett 2; W Aikens 2; J Wathan.

RBI: A Otis 2 (30); P Sheridan (18); W Aikens (42); G Brett (69).

2-out RBI: A Otis 2; W Aikens; P Sheridan.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F White-U Washington-J Simpson; W Aikens-U Washington-W Aikens.

E: G Brett (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: U Washington (29, 2nd base off D Sutton/T Simmons).

CS: J Wathan (5, 2nd base by D Sutton/T Simmons).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .299  .831    0    0   2   HR
C Moore RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .727    0    2   0   GDP
M Brouhard DH                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .298  .813    0    0   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .879    0    5   1   
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .320  .817    0    8   1   
B Oglivie LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .887    0    1   0   GDP
E Romero SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .739    0    4   2   2B
R Manning CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .628    0    2   0   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .814    0    4   4   

D Sutton P                                                               1   0
  P Ladd P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    1   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: E Romero (4, off B Black).

HR: P Molitor (12, off B Black; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: P Molitor 4; E Romero 2; C Cooper; J Gantner; T Simmons.

GIDP: C Moore (10); B Oglivie (7).

RBI: P Molitor (36); T Simmons (71).

2-out RBI: T Simmons.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: E Romero (3).

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
B Black, W (5-4)               9     5   2   2    1   4   1   3.53   32     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 5     72    -     0.69   0.23
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   4   1          32     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 5           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, L (7-8)              8     9   6   5    1   7   1   3.87   34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 9     48    -     0.50  -0.28
P Ladd                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.88    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   5    1   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 37,191.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. U Washington         SS    2. C Moore              RF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. M Brouhard           DH 
4. H McRae              DH    4. C Cooper             1B 
5. W Aikens             1B    5. T Simmons            C  
6. P Sheridan           LF    6. B Oglivie            LF 
7. A Otis               RF    7. E Romero             SS 
8. F White              2B    8. R Manning            CF 
9. J Wathan             C     9. J Gantner            2B 

   B Black              P        D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  1--      11%  69% W Aikens        D Sutton        Double to CF; McRae Scores
   t 6   2  1-4  1--       9%  95% A Otis          D Sutton        Home Run; Sheridan Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% G Brett         D Sutton        Single to RF; Washington Scores
   t 1   2  0-2  -2-       9%  77% P Sheridan      D Sutton        Triple to RF; Aikens Scores
   b 1   2  4-0  1-3      -7%  75% T Simmons       B Black         Single to LF; Brouhard Scores; Cooper to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Popfly: SS
          ---      50%  U Washington    Single to CF
          1--      52%  G Brett         Washington Steals 2B
   R      -2-      61%  " "             Single to RF; Washington Scores
   O      1--      58%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      69%  W Aikens        Double to CF; McRae Scores
   R      -2-      77%  P Sheridan      Triple to RF; Aikens Scores
   R      --3      83%  A Otis          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sheridan Scores/unER/No RBI; Otis to 1B
   O      1--      82%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  M Brouhard      Walk
          1--      82%  C Cooper        Single to RF; Brouhard to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Brouhard Scores; Cooper to 2B
   O      12-      79%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  J Wathan        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      77%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  E Romero        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      80%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  G Brett         Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      79%  W Aikens        Strikeout
   O      1--      78%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  P Molitor       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  C Moore         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  M Brouhard      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  J Wathan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  C Cooper        Popfly: SS
          ---      80%  T Simmons       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
   OO     1--      85%  B Oglivie       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  W Wilson        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      83%  U Washington    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  E Romero        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  R Manning       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      88%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  W Aikens        Popfly: SS
          ---      86%  P Sheridan      Single to LF
   RR     1--      95%  A Otis          Home Run; Sheridan Scores
   O      ---      95%  F White         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      91%  P Molitor       Home Run
   O      ---      93%  C Moore         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  M Brouhard      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  J Wathan        Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  W Wilson        Wathan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  U Washington    Double to RF
          -2-      95%  G Brett         Walk
   O      12-      94%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Bud Black facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  T Simmons       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Oglivie       Popfly: 2B
          ---      95%  E Romero        Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  W Aikens        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Simpson replaces Willie Aikens playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      94%  J Gantner       Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  P Molitor       Strikeout
   OO     1--      99%  C Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pete Ladd facing 8-9-1
                  Pete Ladd replaces Don Sutton pitching
   O      ---      99%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Wathan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      98%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  M Brouhard      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  C Cooper        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2.

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