July 30, 1991 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
TEX 6 CAL 4
@CLE 2 MIL 9
KCR 3 MIN 9
DET 7 OAK 6
@NYY 5 SEA 8
BAL 2 CHW 8
@TOR 7 ATL 10
PIT 3 CIN 6
CHC 5
(10) HOU 7
STL 5 LAD 3
NYM 1 PHI 2
SDP 1 SFG 10
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 18,952

Tuesday, July 30, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:47

Royals

48-50

Lost 1

7th, 10½ GB

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

W: D August (8-5), L: B Saberhagen (7-5), S: D Plesac (8)

Brewers

43-56

Won 2

5th, 13 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .665   17    3   0   SB
K Gibson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .238  .739   15    3   0   GDP
G Brett DH                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .745   14    0   0   
J Eisenreich RF               3   0   1   1    1   1  .296  .703   17    1   0   SB
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   2   2    0   0  .241  .638   14    7   1   2B
B Pecota 3B-2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .771   18    2   2   GDP
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .634   26    4   0   
T Shumpert 2B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .592    4    2   2   CS
  K Stillwell PH-SS           2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .657    8    1   0   
D Howard SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .448   12    0   2   
  K Seitzer PH-3B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .694    5    0   1   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   1
  W Gardner P                                                            1   1
Totals                       31   3   8   3    4   6              150   24  10

BATTING

2B: T Benzinger (6, off D August).

TB: T Benzinger 3; B McRae; J Eisenreich; T Shumpert; K Gibson; B Pecota; G Brett.

GIDP: K Gibson (7); B Pecota (5).

RBI: T Benzinger 2 (29); J Eisenreich (26).

2-out RBI: J Eisenreich.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Eisenreich (4); D Howard (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Eisenreich (3, 2nd base off D August/B Surhoff); B McRae (11, 2nd base off D August/B Surhoff).

CS: T Shumpert (8, 2nd base by D August/B Surhoff).

PO: T Benzinger (2nd base by D August).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor DH                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .327  .895   17    0   0   IW
D Hamilton CF                 4   1   2   4    0   1  .304  .719   19    4   0   2B
B Surhoff C                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .244  .559   19    5   2   2B
G Vaughn LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .774   16    0   0   
F Stubbs 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .220  .654   23   10   2   HR
D Bichette RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .685   16    1   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .665   10    3   5   
D Sveum 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .225  .676   19    0   2   
B Spiers SS                   2   2   1   0    1   0  .245  .650   18    2   4   SH

D August P                                                               2   1
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   9  10   8    2   4              157   27  16

BATTING

2B: D Hamilton (7, off B Saberhagen); B Surhoff (9, off B Saberhagen).

HR: F Stubbs (8, off B Saberhagen; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: B Spiers (8, off B Saberhagen).

IBB: P Molitor (8, by B Saberhagen).

TB: F Stubbs 4; D Hamilton 3; D Sveum 2; P Molitor 2; B Surhoff 2; J Gantner; B Spiers.

RBI: D Hamilton 4 (21); F Stubbs 2 (29); B Surhoff 2 (35).

2-out RBI: F Stubbs 2; D Hamilton.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Gantner-F Stubbs; J Gantner-B Spiers-F Stubbs.

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 Saberhagen, L (7-5)          5     8   7   7    1   3   1   3.65   24  105-61   43· 6·12    8· 7· 5· 0     25    -     1.14  -0.32
W Gardner                      3     2   2   0    1   1   0   6.12   13   52-29   16· 3·10    6· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   9   7    2   4   1          37  157-90   59· 9·22   14·10· 7· 0           -

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 August, W (8-5)              6     7   3   3    2   2   0   4.83   24   93-51   31· 3·17   10· 6· 4· 0     46    -     0.91   0.14
D Plesac, S (8)                3     1   0   0    2   4   0   2.90   11   47-29   14· 8· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   6   0          35  140-80   45·11·24   13· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Saberhagen (4; P Molitor).

PO: D August (1; T Benzinger, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 18,952.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B McRae              CF    1. P Molitor            DH 
2. K Gibson             LF    2. D Hamilton           CF 
3. G Brett              DH    3. B Surhoff            C  
4. J Eisenreich         RF    4. G Vaughn             LF 
5. T Benzinger          1B    5. F Stubbs             1B 
6. B Pecota             3B    6. D Bichette           RF 
7. B Mayne              C     7. J Gantner            2B 
8. T Shumpert           2B    8. D Sveum              3B 
9. D Howard             SS    9. B Spiers             SS 

   B Saberhagen         P        D August             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-1  123  4   18%  87% D Hamilton      B Saberhagen    Double to LF (Line Drive); Gantner Scores; Sveum Scores; Molitor to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  6   -9%  42% J Eisenreich    D August        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McRae Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  1--  4    8%  51% P Molitor       B Saberhagen    Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Spiers to 3B
   b 5   0  1-1  1--  5    7%  68% D Sveum         B Saberhagen    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Gantner to 2B
   b 5   1  1-3  -23  6    7%  94% B Surhoff       B Saberhagen    Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Molitor Scores; Hamilton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don August facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  B McRae         Walk
          1--      44%  K Gibson        McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   51%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); McRae to 3B
   R      --3  6   42%  J Eisenreich    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McRae Scores
          1--      41%  T Benzinger     Eisenreich Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   44%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   48%  P Molitor       Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   45%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   42%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Surhoff to 1B
   O      1--  6   39%  G Vaughn        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don August facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   41%  B Pecota        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   43%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   42%  T Shumpert      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   44%  D Howard        Shumpert Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   41%  F Stubbs        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   40%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   38%  J Gantner       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don August facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   41%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   38%  B McRae         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   43%  K Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   40%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   43%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   51%  P Molitor       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Spiers to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   54%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Spiers Scores; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  B Surhoff       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Don August facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   53%  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   50%  J Eisenreich    Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF
          1--  5   50%  B Pecota        Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Eisenreich to 3B
   O      1-3  6   56%  B Mayne         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   51%  F Stubbs        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   50%  D Bichette      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Don August facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  T Shumpert      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  D Howard        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   57%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   61%  J Gantner       Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   68%  D Sveum         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Gantner to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  B Spiers        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gantner to 3B; Sveum to 2B
          -23  4   69%  P Molitor       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  4   87%  D Hamilton      Double to LF (Line Drive); Gantner Scores; Sveum Scores; Molitor to 3B
   RR     -23  6   94%  B Surhoff       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Molitor Scores; Hamilton Scores
   O      -2-  4   93%  G Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Surhoff stays at 2B
   RR     -2-  6   98%  F Stubbs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Surhoff Scores; Stubbs Scores
   O      ---  6   98%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Don August facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   96%  K Gibson        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  4   94%  G Brett         Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Gibson to 2B
   O      12-  1   95%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Gibson to 3B; Brett to 2B
   RR     -23  1   91%  T Benzinger     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gibson Scores; Brett Scores
   O      -2-      95%  B Pecota        Benzinger Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   O      ---  3   95%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
                  Wes Gardner replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  J Gantner       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   95%  D Sveum         Lineout: 1B
          ---  5   95%  B Spiers        Walk
          1--  4   95%  P Molitor       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Spiers to 2B; Molitor to 1B
   RR     12-  5   99%  D Hamilton      Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Spiers Scores/unER; Molitor Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Hamilton to 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 9.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Dan Plesac facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Plesac replaces Don August pitching
   O      ---  7   99%  B Mayne         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Terry Shumpert batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Looking
                  Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for David Howard batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); McRae to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Pecota moves to 2B; Kevin Seitzer moves to 3B; Kurt Stillwell moves to SS
   O      ---  2   99%  G Vaughn        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  F Stubbs        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Bichette      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 9.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Dan Plesac facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  K Gibson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  G Brett         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gantner       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  3  100%  D Sveum         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6  100%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  1  100%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Molitor to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Dan Plesac facing 5-6-7
          ---  4  100%  T Benzinger     Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2  100%  B Pecota        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7  100%  B Mayne         Walk
          1--     100%  K Stillwell     Defensive Indifference; Mayne to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 9.

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