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Standings
CLE
@CAL		2
12
TEX
@DET		4
7
MIN
@MIL		7
6
KCR
@NYY		4
0
BAL
@OAK		4
2
BOS
@SEA		7
4
CHW
@TOR		4
5
MON
@ATL		4
1		 
(11)
SFG
@CHC		4
3
NYM
@CIN		0
2
HOU
@PHI		4
5
SDP
@PIT		2
4
SDP
@PIT		2
3
LAD
@STL		4
0
Friday, August 21, 1981, 8:08PM
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 37,970, Time of Game: 2:22
Royals
4
26-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 13 GB
 at Yankees
0
38-29
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Larry Gura (7-5)
L: Dave Righetti (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .634 -0.018 0.62 0.055 -0.073 -0.5 4 0 SB,CS,GDP
U L Washington SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .215 .625 0.048 0.61 0.093 -0.045 0.6 1 3 2B,SB
George Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .291 .769 -0.096 0.92 0.000 -0.096 -1.1 5 2
Hal McRae DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 .270 .712 -0.078 0.98 0.005 -0.083 -0.6
Amos Otis CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .270 .746 0.083 0.98 0.105 -0.023 0.7 2 0 SB,SF
Lee May 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .340 .772 -0.062 0.90 0.002 -0.063 -0.5 6 2
   Cesar Geronimo PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .578 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank White 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .262 .713 0.130 0.85 0.157 -0.027 1.6 4 2
Darryl Motley RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .426 -0.001 0.85 0.028 -0.029 -0.1 0 0
   Willie Aikens PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .818 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.4 0 0
John Wathan C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .263 .615 0.053 0.84 0.123 -0.069 0.3 3 1 CS
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 5 7 .281 .681 0.054 0.80 0.568 -0.513 -0.0 27 10
2B: U Washington (12, off D Righetti).
SF: A Otis (8, off D Wehrmeister).
TB: U Washington 2; F White 2; A Otis 2; J Wathan; D Motley; L May; W Wilson.
GIDP: W Wilson (4).
RBI: F White 2 (25); A Otis (38); J Wathan (13).
2-out RBI: J Wathan; F White.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: U Washington (6, 3rd base off D Righetti/R Cerone); W Wilson (14, 2nd base off D Righetti/R Cerone); A Otis (9, 2nd base off D Righetti/R Cerone).
CS: W Wilson (7, 2nd base by D LaRoche/R Cerone); J Wathan (4, 2nd base by D Righetti/R Cerone).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .653 -0.050 0.51 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 2 3
Jerry Mumphrey CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .790 -0.075 0.82 0.003 -0.078 -0.4 4 1
Dave Winfield LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .789 -0.056 0.58 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .732 -0.048 0.65 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 8 2
Reggie Jackson RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .217 .704 -0.017 0.79 0.026 -0.043 -0.2 1 0
Lou Piniella DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .759 -0.018 0.79 0.020 -0.037 0.1 2B
Graig Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .670 -0.066 0.82 0.000 -0.066 -0.7 1 3
Rick Cerone C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .576 -0.068 1.09 0.040 -0.109 -0.7 6 1 CS
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .671 -0.048 0.66 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 3 3
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 0 3 .133 .300 -0.446 0.75 0.089 -0.535 -4.0 27 15
2B: L Piniella (7, off L Gura).
TB: L Piniella 2; R Jackson; J Mumphrey; R Cerone.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Dent-W Randolph-B Watson.
E: D Righetti (1).
Outfield Assists: J Mumphrey (L May at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Cerone (1, 2nd base by L Gura/J Wathan).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, W (7-5) 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 3.46 30 82 0.446 0.75 4.0
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 30 82 0.446 0.80 4.0

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Righetti, L (3-2) 7.1 8 4 4 4 5 0 2.01 31 47 -0.006 0.92 0.4
Dave Wehrmeister 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.14 3 2 2 -0.056 0.58 -1.3
Rich Gossage 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.55 1 2 0 0.005 0.21 0.4
Dave LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.60 3 0 0 0.003 0.02 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 5 7 0 4.00 38 47 4 2 -0.054 0.75 0.0
Balks: None.
WP: D LaRoche (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 37,970.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Willie Randolph 2B
2 U L Washington SS 2 Jerry Mumphrey CF
3 George Brett 3B 3 Dave Winfield LF
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Bob Watson 1B
5 Amos Otis CF 5 Reggie Jackson RF
6 Lee May 1B 6 Lou Piniella DH
7 Frank White 2B 7 Graig Nettles 3B
8 Darryl Motley RF 8 Rick Cerone C
9 John Wathan C 9 Bucky Dent SS
Larry Gura P Dave Righetti P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 -2- R KCR F. White D. Righetti 11% 64% Single to CF (Short CF); Otis Scores
t4 1-0 2 -2- R KCR J. Wathan D. Righetti 11% 73% Single to LF; White Scores
b3 0-0 0 1-- O NYY B. Dent L. Gura 6% 47% Cerone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR J. Wathan D. Righetti -5% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR U. Washington D. Righetti 5% 52% Double to RF

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, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson D. Righetti 4% 54% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR U. Washington D. Righetti -3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett D. Righetti 2% 52% Wilson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR G. Brett D. Righetti -3% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR H. McRae D. Righetti -3% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph L. Gura 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Mumphrey L. Gura 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYY D. Winfield L. Gura 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Otis D. Righetti -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. May D. Righetti -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- KCR F. White D. Righetti 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- KCR D. Motley D. Righetti 3% 50% Single to RF; White to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR J. Wathan D. Righetti -5% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Watson L. Gura 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- NYY R. Jackson L. Gura -3% 45% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O NYY L. Piniella L. Gura 2% 47% Flyball: LF; Jackson to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O NYY G. Nettles L. Gura 3% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Righetti -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR U. Washington D. Righetti 5% 52% Double to RF
t3 0-0 1 -2- O KCR G. Brett D. Righetti -4% 48% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O KCR H. McRae D. Righetti -4% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- NYY R. Cerone L. Gura -4% 41% Single to RF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O NYY B. Dent L. Gura 6% 47% Cerone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Dent L. Gura 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph L. Gura 1% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- KCR A. Otis D. Righetti 4% 54% Single to 2B
t4 0-0 0 1-- O KCR L. May D. Righetti -4% 50% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 1-- KCR F. White D. Righetti 2% 53% Otis Steals 2B
t4 0-0 1 -2- R KCR F. White D. Righetti 11% 64% Single to CF (Short CF); Otis Scores
t4 1-0 1 1-- O KCR D. Motley D. Righetti -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B; White to 2B
t4 1-0 2 -2- R KCR J. Wathan D. Righetti 11% 73% Single to LF; White Scores
t4 2-0 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson D. Righetti -2% 71% Wathan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O NYY J. Mumphrey L. Gura 3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O NYY D. Winfield L. Gura 2% 76% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-2 2 --- O NYY B. Watson L. Gura 1% 77% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Righetti -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O KCR U. Washington D. Righetti -1% 74% Lineout: SS
t5 2-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Righetti -1% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O NYY R. Jackson L. Gura 3% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 0-2 1 --- O NYY L. Piniella L. Gura 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O NYY G. Nettles L. Gura 1% 80% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Righetti -1% 78% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 1 --- KCR A. Otis D. Righetti 2% 80% Single to CF
t6 2-0 1 1-- O KCR L. May D. Righetti -1% 79% Single to CF; Otis to 3B; May out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
t6 2-0 2 --3 O KCR F. White D. Righetti -3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- O NYY R. Cerone L. Gura 3% 80% Lineout: 3B
b6 0-2 1 --- O NYY B. Dent L. Gura 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph L. Gura 1% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
t7 2-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley D. Righetti -1% 82% Flyball: CF
t7 2-0 1 --- KCR J. Wathan D. Righetti 1% 84% Walk
t7 2-0 1 1-- OO KCR W. Wilson D. Righetti -3% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
b7 0-2 0 --- O NYY J. Mumphrey L. Gura 4% 84% Lineout: 3B
b7 0-2 1 --- O NYY D. Winfield L. Gura 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- O NYY B. Watson L. Gura 1% 88% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 2-3-4
t8 2-0 0 --- KCR U. Washington D. Righetti 2% 90% Walk
t8 2-0 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett D. Righetti -2% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 2-0 1 1-- KCR H. McRae D. Righetti 1% 89% Washington Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Washington to 2B
t8 2-0 1 -2- KCR H. McRae D. Righetti 2% 91% Washington Steals 3B
t8 2-0 1 --3 KCR H. McRae D. Righetti 1% 91% Walk
Dave Wehrmeister replaces Dave Righetti pitching
t8 2-0 1 1-3 RO KCR A. Otis D. Wehrmeister 2% 94% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Washington Scores; McRae to 2B
t8 3-0 2 -2- KCR L. May D. Wehrmeister 0% 94% Walk
Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Lee May (1B) batting 6th
t8 3-0 2 12- R KCR F. White D. Wehrmeister 3% 97% Single to LF; McRae Scores; Geronimo to 2B
Rich Gossage replaces Dave Wehrmeister pitching
Willie Aikens pinch hits for Darryl Motley (RF) batting 8th
t8 4-0 2 12- O KCR W. Aikens R. Gossage -1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
Willie Aikens moves from PH to 1B
Cesar Geronimo moves from PR to RF
b8 0-4 0 --- O NYY R. Jackson L. Gura 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 0-4 1 --- NYY L. Piniella L. Gura -2% 96% Double to LF
b8 0-4 1 -2- O NYY G. Nettles L. Gura 2% 98% Popfly: 2B
b8 0-4 2 -2- O NYY R. Cerone L. Gura 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees' Dave LaRoche facing 9-1-2
Dave LaRoche replaces Rich Gossage pitching
t9 4-0 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan D. LaRoche -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 4-0 1 --- KCR W. Wilson D. LaRoche 0% 99% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Wilson to 1B
t9 4-0 1 1-- O KCR U. Washington D. LaRoche -0% 99% Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
t9 4-0 2 --- O KCR U. Washington D. LaRoche -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
b9 0-4 0 --- O NYY B. Dent L. Gura 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-4 1 --- O NYY W. Randolph L. Gura 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-4 2 --- NYY J. Mumphrey L. Gura -0% 100% Single to LF
b9 0-4 2 1-- O NYY D. Winfield L. Gura 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

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