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Standings
NYY
@CAL		6
0
TEX
@CHW		2
4
BOS
@CLE		5
0
KCR
@MIL		3
0
TOR
@MIN		6
7		 
(11)
DET
@OAK		10
2
BAL
@SEA		11
3
CHC
@ATL		7
5
STL
@HOU		8
6
SDP
@MON		1
2		 
(10)
SFG
@NYM		2
3		 
(12)
LAD
@PHI		5
10
CIN
@PIT		6
3
Friday, May 17, 1985,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 10,587, Time of Game: 2:14
Royals
3
18-15
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Brewers
0
12-20
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 7½ GB
L: Danny Darwin (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 11  0
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .285 .751 0.107 0.91 0.169 -0.062 0.4 4 0 2·2B
Pat Sheridan RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .678 -0.102 0.87 0.000 -0.102 -1.3 1 0
   Darryl Motley PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .618 0.010 0.15 0.010 0.000 0.6 1 0 2B
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .295 .927 -0.027 0.68 0.027 -0.054 -0.4 1 2 2B
Jorge Orta DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .747 -0.076 0.90 0.010 -0.086 -1.0
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .617 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.3
Steve Balboni 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .710 -0.090 0.67 0.000 -0.090 -1.4 10 1
Dane Iorg LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .160 .570 0.078 0.66 0.112 -0.034 0.6 2 0 HR
   Lynn Jones LF-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 .384 0.010 0.27 0.010 0.000 0.4 0 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .670 -0.046 0.46 0.000 -0.046 -0.8 1 4
Jim Sundberg C 4 2 3 0 0 0 .240 .638 0.059 0.51 0.068 -0.009 0.4 4 0 2B
Onix Concepcion SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 .217 .525 0.086 0.88 0.106 -0.020 1.2 2 5 SH
Team Totals 37 3 11 3 3 5 .297 .864 0.004 0.69 0.512 -0.508 -1.6 27 13
2B: W Wilson 2 (4, 2 off D Darwin); G Brett (7, off D Darwin); J Sundberg (4, off D Darwin); D Motley (7, off R Searage).
HR: D Iorg (1, off D Darwin; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: O Concepcion (2, off D Darwin).
TB: J Sundberg 4; W Wilson 4; D Iorg 4; O Concepcion 3; G Brett 2; D Motley 2.
RBI: D Iorg (4); W Wilson (9); O Concepcion (5).
2-out RBI: O Concepcion.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Saberhagen-O Concepcion-S Balboni; O Concepcion-F White-S Balboni.

Milwaukee Brewers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Paul Molitor 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .760 -0.079 1.03 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 2 3
Dion James CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .612 -0.036 0.71 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 1 0
   Rick Manning CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .530 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 1 0
Cecil Cooper DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .804 -0.033 0.43 0.000 -0.033 -0.3
Robin Yount LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .713 -0.023 1.08 0.037 -0.059 -0.1 2 0
Ted Simmons 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .700 -0.116 1.02 0.000 -0.116 -1.1 8 0 GDP
Paul Householder RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .715 -0.033 0.43 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 2 0
Charlie Moore C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .668 -0.079 1.02 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 5 0
Jim Gantner 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .196 .484 -0.002 0.66 0.031 -0.033 -0.1 3 4
Ernie Riles SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.077 0.70 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 3 2 GDP
Team Totals 27 0 2 0 0 4 .074 .148 -0.496 0.79 0.068 -0.563 -4.6 27 9
TB: R Yount; J Gantner.
GIDP: T Simmons (4); E Riles (1).
Team LOB: 0.
With RISP: 0 for 0.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (3-3) 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 3.72 27 87 0.496 0.79 4.6
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 27 87 0.496 0.69 4.6

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny Darwin, L (3-3) 7 9 3 3 2 3 1 3.47 32 48 -0.028 0.80 0.6
Ray Searage 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 7.84 9 0 0 0.024 0.30 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 3 5 1 3.00 41 48 0 0 -0.004 0.79 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Nick Bremigan.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 10,587.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Milwaukee Brewers
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Paul Molitor 3B
2 Pat Sheridan RF 2 Dion James CF
3 George Brett 3B 3 Cecil Cooper DH
4 Jorge Orta DH 4 Robin Yount LF
5 Steve Balboni 1B 5 Ted Simmons 1B
6 Dane Iorg LF 6 Paul Householder RF
7 Frank White 2B 7 Charlie Moore C
8 Jim Sundberg C 8 Jim Gantner 2B
9 Onix Concepcion SS 9 Ernie Riles SS
Bret Saberhagen P Danny Darwin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-0 1 --- R KCR D. Iorg D. Darwin 11% 71% Home Run
t3 0-0 1 -2- R KCR W. Wilson D. Darwin 11% 63% Double to LF; Sundberg Scores
t6 2-0 2 -2- R KCR O. Concepcion D. Darwin 8% 85% Single to CF; Sundberg Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO MIL T. Simmons B. Saberhagen 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b6 0-3 1 1-- OO MIL E. Riles B. Saberhagen 6% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson D. Darwin 6% 56% Double to RF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Darwin -4% 52% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR G. Brett D. Darwin -3% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR J. Orta D. Darwin -3% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIL P. Molitor B. Saberhagen 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIL D. James B. Saberhagen 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O MIL C. Cooper B. Saberhagen 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Darwin -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Iorg D. Darwin -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR F. White D. Darwin -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- MIL R. Yount B. Saberhagen -4% 41% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO MIL T. Simmons B. Saberhagen 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O MIL P. Householder B. Saberhagen 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Sundberg D. Darwin 4% 54% Single to LF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O KCR O. Concepcion D. Darwin -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R KCR W. Wilson D. Darwin 11% 63% Double to LF; Sundberg Scores
t3 1-0 1 -2- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Darwin -3% 60% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 -2- KCR G. Brett D. Darwin 1% 61% Walk
t3 1-0 2 12- O KCR J. Orta D. Darwin -4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O MIL C. Moore B. Saberhagen 3% 59% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 1 --- O MIL J. Gantner B. Saberhagen 2% 61% Flyball: 3B
b3 0-1 2 --- O MIL E. Riles B. Saberhagen 1% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Darwin -2% 60% Flyball: SS
t4 1-0 1 --- R KCR D. Iorg D. Darwin 11% 71% Home Run
t4 2-0 1 --- O KCR F. White D. Darwin -1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- KCR J. Sundberg D. Darwin 1% 71% Single to LF
t4 2-0 2 1-- KCR O. Concepcion D. Darwin 2% 72% Single to LF; Sundberg to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- O KCR W. Wilson D. Darwin -3% 69% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- O MIL P. Molitor B. Saberhagen 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O MIL D. James B. Saberhagen 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O MIL C. Cooper B. Saberhagen 1% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Darwin -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Darwin -1% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 2-0 2 --- KCR J. Orta D. Darwin 1% 73% Walk
t5 2-0 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni D. Darwin -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- O MIL R. Yount B. Saberhagen 3% 74% Flyball: RF
b5 0-2 1 --- O MIL T. Simmons B. Saberhagen 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O MIL P. Householder B. Saberhagen 1% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- O KCR D. Iorg D. Darwin -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- O KCR F. White D. Darwin -1% 75% Flyball: LF
t6 2-0 2 --- KCR J. Sundberg D. Darwin 2% 77% Double to LF
t6 2-0 2 -2- R KCR O. Concepcion D. Darwin 8% 85% Single to CF; Sundberg Scores
Rick Manning replaces Dion James playing CF batting 2nd
t6 3-0 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson D. Darwin -1% 84% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b6 0-3 0 --- O MIL C. Moore B. Saberhagen 3% 87% Flyball: SS
b6 0-3 1 --- MIL J. Gantner B. Saberhagen -3% 83% Single to CF
b6 0-3 1 1-- OO MIL E. Riles B. Saberhagen 6% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brewers' Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
t7 3-0 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Darwin -1% 89% Flyball: SS
t7 3-0 1 --- KCR G. Brett D. Darwin 2% 90% Double to RF
t7 3-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Orta D. Darwin -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brett to 3B
t7 3-0 2 --3 O KCR S. Balboni D. Darwin -2% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
Lynn Jones replaces Dane Iorg playing LF batting 6th
b7 0-3 0 --- O MIL P. Molitor B. Saberhagen 3% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-3 1 --- O MIL R. Manning B. Saberhagen 2% 92% Strikeout
b7 0-3 2 --- O MIL C. Cooper B. Saberhagen 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brewers' Ray Searage facing 6-7-8
Ray Searage replaces Danny Darwin pitching
t8 3-0 0 --- KCR L. Jones R. Searage 1% 94% Walk
t8 3-0 0 1-- O KCR F. White R. Searage -1% 93% Flyball: 2B
t8 3-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Sundberg R. Searage -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t8 3-0 2 1-- KCR O. Concepcion R. Searage 1% 93% Single to CF; Jones to 3B
t8 3-0 2 1-3 O KCR W. Wilson R. Searage -2% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b8 0-3 0 --- O MIL R. Yount B. Saberhagen 3% 94% Strikeout
b8 0-3 1 --- O MIL T. Simmons B. Saberhagen 2% 96% Strikeout
b8 0-3 2 --- O MIL P. Householder B. Saberhagen 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brewers' Ray Searage facing 2-3-4
Darryl Motley pinch hits for Pat Sheridan (RF) batting 2nd
t9 3-0 0 --- KCR D. Motley R. Searage 1% 98% Double to CF
t9 3-0 0 -2- O KCR G. Brett R. Searage -1% 97% Flyball: 2B
Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta (DH) batting 4th
t9 3-0 1 -2- O KCR H. McRae R. Searage -0% 96% Flyball: CF; Motley to 3B
t9 3-0 2 --3 O KCR S. Balboni R. Searage -1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
Darryl Motley moves from PH to LF
Lynn Jones moves from LF to RF
b9 0-3 0 --- O MIL C. Moore B. Saberhagen 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-3 1 --- O MIL J. Gantner B. Saberhagen 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-3 2 --- O MIL E. Riles B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

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