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Tuesday, April 24, 1984,
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 15,237, Time of Game: 2:08
Royals
0
7-8
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Yankees
4
7-8
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Phil Niekro (4-0)
L: Buddy Black (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2
Yankees         0  2  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    4  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Motley LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .355 .806 -0.037 0.67 0.029 -0.066 -0.5 3 0 CS
Pat Sheridan CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .340 .909 0.001 0.77 0.063 -0.062 0.1 3 0 CS
Jorge Orta RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .326 .829 -0.096 0.91 0.000 -0.096 -1.2 2 0
Hal McRae DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .800 -0.004 0.66 0.038 -0.042 -0.2
Frank White 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .843 -0.031 0.74 0.026 -0.057 -0.3 3 2
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .815 -0.064 0.69 0.014 -0.079 -1.0 6 1 GDP
Don Slaught C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .504 -0.053 0.64 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 2 0
   John Wathan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Greg Pryor 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .774 -0.030 0.85 0.023 -0.052 -0.1 2 4
Onix Concepcion SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .435 -0.052 0.79 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 1 1
Buddy Black P 1 2
   Bret Saberhagen P 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 8 0 1 8 .250 .523 -0.366 0.74 0.193 -0.559 -4.3 24 10
TB: P Sheridan 3; D Motley 2; G Pryor; H McRae; F White.
GIDP: S Balboni (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Black-G Pryor; O Concepcion-F White-S Balboni.
E: G Pryor (2); S Balboni (2).
Baserunning
CS: D Motley (1, 2nd base by P Niekro/B Wynegar); P Sheridan (1, 2nd base by P Niekro/B Wynegar).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .296 .840 0.039 0.60 0.060 -0.021 0.3 1 2
Ken Griffey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .618 -0.066 0.71 0.000 -0.066 -1.1 2 0
Lou Piniella RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .747 -0.053 0.56 0.008 -0.061 -0.7 1 0 GDP
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .143 .454 0.027 0.61 0.067 -0.040 0.3
Roy Smalley 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 .787 0.001 0.40 0.026 -0.025 -0.4 10 0
Toby Harrah 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .133 .582 0.019 0.49 0.038 -0.018 -0.1 0 4
Don Mattingly LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .348 .945 0.119 0.64 0.119 -0.001 1.8 2 0 HR,2B
Butch Wynegar C 2 0 1 2 1 0 .225 .537 0.152 1.21 0.154 -0.003 1.6 9 2
Andre Robertson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .458 -0.104 0.82 0.004 -0.108 -1.4 2 2 2B
Phil Niekro P 0 2
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 2 2 .250 .700 0.134 0.65 0.476 -0.343 0.2 27 12
2B: A Robertson (1, off B Black); D Mattingly (5, off B Black).
HR: D Mattingly (1, off B Black; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: D Mattingly 6; A Robertson 2; D Baylor; W Randolph; R Smalley; L Piniella; B Wynegar.
GIDP: L Piniella (2).
RBI: B Wynegar 2 (4); D Mattingly (7); D Baylor (3).
2-out RBI: D Baylor.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Harrah-W Randolph-R Smalley.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, L (3-1) 6 8 4 2 2 1 1 3.60 28 43 -0.142 0.78 -1.2
Bret Saberhagen 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.92 6 0 0 0.008 0.05 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 4 2 2 2 1 2.25 34 43 0 0 -0.134 0.74 -0.2

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, W (4-0) 9 8 0 0 1 8 0 0.98 33 78 0.366 0.74 4.3
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 33 78 0.366 0.65 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: B Black (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 15,237.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Darryl Motley LF 1 Willie Randolph 2B
2 Pat Sheridan CF 2 Ken Griffey CF
3 Jorge Orta RF 3 Lou Piniella RF
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Don Baylor DH
5 Frank White 2B 5 Roy Smalley 1B
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Toby Harrah 3B
7 Don Slaught C 7 Don Mattingly LF
8 Greg Pryor 3B 8 Butch Wynegar C
9 Onix Concepcion SS 9 Andre Robertson SS
Buddy Black P Phil Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 123 RR NYY B. Wynegar B. Black 15% 80% Single; Smalley Scores/unER; Harrah Scores/unER; Mattingly to 3B
b2 2-0 1 1-3 OO NYY A. Robertson B. Black -8% 72% Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
b5 2-0 2 --3 R NYY D. Baylor B. Black 7% 88% Single; Randolph Scores
b2 0-0 1 12- NYY D. Mattingly B. Black 6% 65% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smalley to 3B; Harrah to 2B
t3 0-2 2 1-3 O KCR J. Orta P. Niekro 5% 77% Strikeout

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' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley P. Niekro 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Orta P. Niekro 4% 54% Sheridan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Orta P. Niekro 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY W. Randolph B. Black 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O NYY K. Griffey B. Black -3% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO NYY L. Piniella B. Black -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR H. McRae P. Niekro -4% 46% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR F. White P. Niekro 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR D. Slaught P. Niekro 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYY D. Baylor B. Black -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- NYY R. Smalley B. Black 3% 55% Single
b2 0-0 1 1-- NYY T. Harrah B. Black 4% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smalley to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- NYY D. Mattingly B. Black 6% 65% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smalley to 3B; Harrah to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 RR NYY B. Wynegar B. Black 15% 80% Single; Smalley Scores/unER; Harrah Scores/unER; Mattingly to 3B
b2 2-0 1 1-3 OO NYY A. Robertson B. Black -8% 72% Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor P. Niekro 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro 2% 76% Groundout: P-3B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- KCR D. Motley P. Niekro -1% 75% Single
t3 0-2 2 1-- KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro -3% 72% Single; Motley to 3B
t3 0-2 2 1-3 O KCR J. Orta P. Niekro 5% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Black -1% 76% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 1 --- O NYY K. Griffey B. Black -1% 75% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 --- NYY L. Piniella B. Black 1% 76% Single
b3 2-0 2 1-- O NYY D. Baylor B. Black -2% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- O KCR H. McRae P. Niekro 3% 77% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 1 --- O KCR F. White P. Niekro 2% 78% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 2 --- KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro -1% 77% Walk
t4 0-2 2 1-- O KCR D. Slaught P. Niekro 3% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O NYY R. Smalley B. Black -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O NYY T. Harrah B. Black -1% 77% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 --- NYY D. Mattingly B. Black 2% 79% Double
b4 2-0 2 -2- NYY B. Wynegar B. Black 0% 79% Walk
b4 2-0 2 12- O NYY A. Robertson B. Black -3% 76% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor P. Niekro 3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro 2% 81% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 0-2 2 --- KCR D. Motley P. Niekro -2% 79% Single
t5 0-2 2 1-- O KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro 3% 82% Motley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- NYY W. Randolph B. Black 2% 84% Walk
b5 2-0 0 1-- O NYY K. Griffey B. Black -2% 82% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 1 1-- O NYY L. Piniella B. Black -1% 81% Flyball: LF; Randolph to 2B
b5 2-0 2 -2- NYY D. Baylor B. Black 0% 82% Wild Pitch; Randolph to 3B
b5 2-0 2 --3 R NYY D. Baylor B. Black 7% 88% Single; Randolph Scores
b5 3-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Smalley B. Black -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro 2% 90% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --- O KCR J. Orta P. Niekro 1% 91% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-3 2 --- O KCR H. McRae P. Niekro 1% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 6-7-8
b6 3-0 0 --- O NYY T. Harrah B. Black -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-0 1 --- R NYY D. Mattingly B. Black 4% 95% Home Run
b6 4-0 1 --- O NYY B. Wynegar B. Black -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-0 2 --- NYY A. Robertson B. Black 0% 95% Double
b6 4-0 2 -2- O NYY W. Randolph B. Black -1% 95% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- KCR F. White P. Niekro -3% 92% Single
t7 0-4 0 1-- OO KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro 5% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 0-4 2 --- O KCR D. Slaught P. Niekro 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
Bret Saberhagen replaces Buddy Black pitching
b7 4-0 0 --- O NYY K. Griffey B. Saberhagen -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b7 4-0 1 --- O NYY L. Piniella B. Saberhagen -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
b7 4-0 2 --- O NYY D. Baylor B. Saberhagen -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t8 0-4 0 --- KCR G. Pryor P. Niekro -2% 95% Single
t8 0-4 0 1-- O KCR O. Concepcion P. Niekro 2% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Pryor to 2B
t8 0-4 1 -2- O KCR D. Motley P. Niekro 2% 98% Strikeout
t8 0-4 2 -2- KCR P. Sheridan P. Niekro -1% 97% Single; Pryor to 3B
t8 0-4 2 1-3 O KCR J. Orta P. Niekro 2% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
John Wathan replaces Don Slaught playing C batting 7th
b8 4-0 0 --- O NYY R. Smalley B. Saberhagen -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 4-0 1 --- O NYY T. Harrah B. Saberhagen -0% 99% Flyball: SS
b8 4-0 2 --- O NYY D. Mattingly B. Saberhagen -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t9 0-4 0 --- O KCR H. McRae P. Niekro 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-4 1 --- O KCR F. White P. Niekro 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-4 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni P. Niekro 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.

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