May 20, 1981 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 27,912

Wednesday, May 20, 1981, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 3:21

Royals

9-21

Lost 3

5th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    4 12  1
Yankees         3  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    5 10  0

W: B Castro (1-1), L: D Quisenberry (0-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Yankees

22-14

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   5   2   3   0    1   1  .305  .690    0    5   0   SB
J Wathan C                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .311  .721    0    3   1   SF,SH
W Aikens 1B                   6   0   3   2    0   1  .327  .992    0    9   0   2B
H McRae DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .611    0    0   0   
A Otis CF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .212  .562    0    7   1   2·SB
J Quirk 3B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .273  .757    0    2   0   GDP,IW
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .225  .602    0    2   6   CS
C Geronimo RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .521    0    0   0   
  L May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .353  .765    0    0   0   
  D Garcia RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    0    2   0   
U Washington SS               3   1   0   0    1   1  .190  .544    0    0   3   SB
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .440    0    0   0   
  R Mulliniks SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         1   0   

L Gura P                                                                 0   1
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       41   4  12   3    5   7                    31  12

BATTING

2B: W Aikens (8, off G Nelson).

SF: J Wathan (2, off G Nelson).

SH: J Wathan (1, off D LaRoche).

IBB: J Quirk (1, by G Nelson).

TB: W Aikens 4; J Wathan 3; W Wilson 3; A Otis 2; H McRae.

GIDP: J Quirk (2).

RBI: W Aikens 2 (18); J Wathan (8).

2-out RBI: W Aikens.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. U Washington-F White-W Aikens; L Gura-F White-W Aikens.

E: R Mulliniks (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: U Washington (2, 2nd base off G Nelson/B Foote); W Wilson (4, 2nd base off G Nelson/B Foote); A Otis 2 (5, 2nd base off R Davis/B Foote, 2nd base off G Nelson/B Foote).

CS: F White (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D LaRoche).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .219  .650    0    2   4   2B
B Murcer DH                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .302  .890    0    0   0   
D Winfield CF                 5   2   1   0    0   0  .328  .883    0    1   0   GDP
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .724    0    2   0   IW
L Piniella LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .236  .660    0    6   0   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .952    0    0   0   
B Foote C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .163  .624    0    7   0   HR,GDP
  J Mumphrey PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .807    0    0   0   IW
G Nettles 3B                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .217  .659    0    1   2   
B Dent SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .697    0    4   4   2B
D Werth 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .069  .332    0    7   2   
  D Revering PH-1B            0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .660    0    1   0   IW

G Nelson P                                                               0   1
  D LaRoche P                                                            1   1
  R Davis P                                                              1   0
  B Castro P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   5  10   5    4   3                    33  14

BATTING

2B: B Dent (7, off L Gura); W Randolph (6, off L Gura).

HR: B Foote (6, off L Gura; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: R Jackson (1, by D Quisenberry); D Revering (3, by D Quisenberry); J Mumphrey (1, by D Quisenberry).

TB: B Foote 5; W Randolph 2; B Dent 2; G Nettles 2; L Piniella 2; D Winfield; B Murcer.

GIDP: D Winfield (5); B Foote (7).

RBI: B Foote 2 (8); G Nettles 2 (12); L Piniella (3).

2-out RBI: G Nettles; L Piniella; B Foote.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Werth-B Dent.

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
L Gura                         9.1   9   4   4    1   3   1   3.23   35     -       ·  ·      7·12· 3· 9     56    -     1.28   0.09
D Quisenberry, L (0-3)         1     1   1   0    3   0   0   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          1-0    3.86  -0.19
Totals                        10.1  10   5   4    4   3   1          43     -       ·  ·     10·13· 3·10          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nelson                       3.2   8   4   4    4   1   0   3.31   22     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 6     26    -     1.35  -0.34
D LaRoche                      5     2   0   0    1   6   0   0.90   17     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2          2-0    1.60   0.40
R Davis                        1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.12    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 1          1-0    3.26   0.22
B Castro, W (1-1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.44   0.13
Totals                        11    12   4   4    5   7   0          48     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 2·10          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Nelson (1).

IBB: D Quisenberry 3 (4; D Revering, R Jackson, J Mumphrey); G Nelson (1; J Quirk).

PO: D LaRoche (1; F White, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 27,912.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. W Wilson             LF    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. J Wathan             C     2. B Murcer             DH 
3. W Aikens             1B    3. D Winfield           CF 
4. H McRae              DH    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. A Otis               CF    5. L Piniella           LF 
6. J Quirk              3B    6. B Foote              C  
7. F White              2B    7. G Nettles            3B 
8. C Geronimo           RF    8. B Dent               SS 
9. U Washington         SS    9. D Werth              1B 

   L Gura               P        G Nelson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   0  4-4  ---      17%  80% D Winfield      D Quisenberry   Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Winfield to 2B
   b11   1  4-4  123      17% 100% G Nettles       D Quisenberry   Single to RF; Winfield Scores/unER; Gamble to 3B; Mumphrey to 2B
   b 4   0  4-3  ---      15%  56% B Foote         L Gura          Home Run
   t 4   2  3-3  -2-     -14%  38% W Aikens        G Nelson        Double to CF; Wilson Scores
   b10   2  4-4  1-3     -13%  50% B Murcer        D Quisenberry   Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Wilson        Walk
          1--      37%  J Wathan        Single to CF; Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3      31%  W Aikens        Single to LF; Wilson Scores; Wathan to 2B
   O      12-      36%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      39%  A Otis          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wathan to 3B
          1-3      38%  J Quirk         Otis Steals 2B
          -23      37%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      123      29%  F White         Wild Pitch; Wathan Scores; Otis to 3B; Quirk to 2B
          -23      28%  " "             Walk
   O      123      33%  C Geronimo      Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
          ---      37%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      34%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      37%  D Winfield      Single to LF; Randolph to 2B
   O      12-      33%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   R      12-      44%  L Piniella      Single to CF; Randolph Scores; Winfield to 3B
   R      1-3      55%  B Foote         Single to RF; Winfield Scores; Piniella to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Piniella Scores; Foote to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Nelson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  U Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
          ---      64%  J Wathan        Single to LF
          1--      61%  W Aikens        Single to RF; Wathan to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  H McRae         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  D Werth         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  B Murcer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  A Otis          Single to LF
   OO     1--      67%  J Quirk         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   O      ---      68%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
          ---      63%  U Washington    Walk
          1--      61%  W Wilson        Washington Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Washington to 3B
   RO     1-3      53%  J Wathan        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Washington Scores
          1--      52%  W Aikens        Wilson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      38%  " "             Double to CF; Wilson Scores
          -2-      36%  H McRae         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Aikens to 3B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      1-3      41%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      56%  B Foote         Home Run
   O      ---      53%  G Nettles       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      51%  B Dent          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Werth         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  J Quirk         Walk
   O      1--      50%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  U Washington    White Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Randolph      Double to CF (CF-RF); Randolph out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
          ---      57%  B Murcer        Single to LF
   OO     1--      50%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaRoche facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  U Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  W Wilson        Strikeout
          ---      54%  J Wathan        Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  W Aikens        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  L Piniella      Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaRoche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  H McRae         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  J Quirk         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  G Nettles       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      52%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Werth         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaRoche facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  F White         Groundout: P unassisted
                  Lee May pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo batting 8th
   O      ---      58%  L May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
                  Danny Garcia replaces Lee May playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---      56%  W Randolph      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      52%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaRoche facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Wilson        Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  J Wathan        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  W Aikens        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ron Davis replaces Dave LaRoche pitching
   O      -2-      63%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Foote         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ron Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  A Otis          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Quirk         Bunt Popfly: P
          1--      44%  F White         Otis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      63%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      57%  G Nettles       Lineout: RF
          ---      69%  B Dent          Double to LF
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Larry Gura pitching; Dave Revering pinch hits for Dennis Werth batting 9th
          -2-      70%  D Revering      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      63%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF; Dent to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Castro facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Castro replaces Ron Davis pitching; Dave Revering moves to 1B; Ken Phelps pinch hits for U L Washington batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  K Phelps        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  W Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  J Wathan        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      63%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
                  Rance Mulliniks replaces Ken Phelps playing SS batting 9th
          ---      80%  D Winfield      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Winfield to 2B
          -2-      81%  R Jackson       Intentional Walk
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lou Piniella batting 5th
   O      12-      82%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Winfield to 3B
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Barry Foote batting 6th
          1-3      83%  J Mumphrey      Intentional Walk; Gamble to 2B
   R      123     100%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Winfield Scores/unER; Gamble to 3B; Mumphrey to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5.

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