April 10, 1986 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CLE 1 MIL 8
@CHW 5 BOS 4
@DET 2 NYY 6
KCR 5
(10) OAK 3
MIN 0 SEA 5
CAL 2 TOR 11
@TEX 10 MON 6
@ATL 3 HOU 4
SFG 0 SDP 3
@LAD 2 STL 4
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 13,052

Thursday, April 10, 1986
Time of Game: 3:24

Royals

1-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: D Righetti (1-0), L: A Hargesheimer (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Yankees

2-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .708    0    2   0   SB
W Wilson CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
G Brett 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .182 1.084    0    0   1   
F White 2B                    5   2   3   1    0   1  .357  .857    0    0   4   2·2B,CS
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .774    0   10   2   
R Law DH                      3   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.431    0    0   0   2B
  H McRae PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .286 1.114    0    0   0   IW
D Motley RF                   3   0   2   3    0   0  .429 1.143    0    1   0   2B
  L Jones RF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
J Sundberg C                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .558    0    7   2   
A Salazar SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    3   1   

B Saberhagen P                                                           1   2
  M Huismann P                                                           1   1
  A Hargesheimer P                                                       0   0
Totals                       40   5  11   5    4   3                    28  13

BATTING

2B: R Law (1, off J Niekro); F White 2 (2, off J Niekro, off R Scurry); D Motley (2, off J Niekro).

IBB: H McRae (1, by D Righetti).

TB: F White 5; D Motley 3; R Law 3; L Smith 2; A Salazar; S Balboni.

RBI: D Motley 3 (3); R Law (2); F White (1).

2-out RBI: D Motley 3; R Law; F White.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Sundberg-A Salazar.

E: F White (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (2, 2nd base off J Niekro/B Wynegar).

CS: F White (1, Home by D Righetti/B Wynegar).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                4   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .457    0    3   0   SB
W Randolph 2B                 3   1   1   0    2   1  .364  .955    0    2   6   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   1   1    1   1  .385  .814    0    9   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .083  .464    0    6   0   3B
M Easler DH                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .625    0    0   0   2B
K Griffey LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    3   0   CS
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   1   2    2   2  .200 1.229    0    0   0   HR,IW
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .650    0    4   0   IW
B Meacham SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    3   3   
  R Hassey PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  H Cotto PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  M Fischlin SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Berra PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .900    0    0   0   

J Niekro P                                                               0   0
  B Fisher P                                                             0   0
  R Scurry P                                                             0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   1
Totals                       37   6   9   6    8   7                    30  10

BATTING

2B: M Easler (1, off A Hargesheimer).

3B: D Winfield (1, off B Saberhagen).

HR: M Pagliarulo (1, off B Saberhagen; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: B Wynegar (1, by A Hargesheimer); M Pagliarulo (1, by A Hargesheimer).

TB: M Pagliarulo 4; M Easler 3; D Winfield 3; K Griffey; W Randolph; D Berra; D Mattingly; R Hassey.

RBI: M Pagliarulo 2 (2); D Berra (1); M Easler (1); D Winfield (2); D Mattingly (2).

2-out RBI: D Mattingly.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (2, 2nd base off M Huismann/J Sundberg).

CS: K Griffey (1, 2nd base by M Huismann/J Sundberg).

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                   5.2   5   4   4    3   4   1   6.35   25     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 4     44    -     1.02  -0.06
M Huismann, BS (1)             3.1   2   1   1    3   3   0   2.70   15     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          2-0    3.31   0.03
A Hargesheimer, L (0-1)        0.1   2   1   1    2   0   0  27.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.96  -0.36
Totals                         9.1   9   6   6    8   7   1          45     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 7          2-0

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
J Niekro                       4.2   9   5   5    2   1   0   9.64   25     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 7     25    -     1.00  -0.21
B Fisher                       3.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 0          1-0    0.60   0.14
R Scurry                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.07  -0.13
D Righetti, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    4.00   0.31
Totals                        10    11   5   5    4   3   0          44     -       ·  ·     12·16· 0· 9          2-0

R Scurry faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Huismann (1).

IBB: D Righetti (1; H McRae); A Hargesheimer 2 (2; M Pagliarulo, B Wynegar).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 3:24.

Attendance: 13,052.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. L Smith              LF    1. R Henderson          CF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. F White              2B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. S Balboni            1B    5. M Easler             DH 
6. R Law                DH    6. K Griffey            LF 
7. D Motley             RF    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. B Wynegar            C  
9. A Salazar            SS    9. B Meacham            SS 

   B Saberhagen         P        J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  12-      47%  64% D Mattingly     M Huismann      Single to CF; Cotto Scores; Randolph to 3B
   t10   1  5-5  1-3      22%  54% L Jones         D Righetti      White Caught Stealing Hm (P-C); McRae to 2B
   b10   0  5-5  ---      17%  81% M Easler        A Hargesheimer  Double to CF
   t10   0  5-5  ---     -17%  33% F White         R Scurry        Double to RF
   b10   1  5-5  123      17% 100% D Berra         A Hargesheimer  Single (Ground Ball); Easler Scores; Pagliarulo to 3B; Wynegar to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Smith         Single to RF
          1--      44%  W Wilson        Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      51%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B
   R      --3      42%  F White         Double to RF; Smith Scores
          -2-      41%  S Balboni       Walk
   R      12-      32%  R Law           Single to LF; White Scores; Balboni to 2B
          12-      30%  D Motley        Single to CF; Balboni to 3B; Law to 2B
   O      123      35%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      35%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      33%  D Mattingly     Groundout: C-1B; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-      30%  D Winfield      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  A Salazar       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      29%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      30%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      28%  B Meacham       Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  R Henderson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      22%  R Law           Double to LF
   O      -2-      25%  D Motley        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      28%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 2B
          -2-      27%  A Salazar       Single (Ground Ball); Law to 3B; Salazar to 1B
   O      1-3      31%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
          ---      28%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--      25%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      27%  F White         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      25%  S Balboni       Single to CF; White to 3B
          1-3      23%  R Law           Walk; Balboni to 2B
   RRR    123       7%  D Motley        Double to CF; White Scores; Balboni Scores; Law Scores
                  Brian Fisher replaces Joe Niekro pitching
   O      -2-       7%  J Sundberg      Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
          ---      10%  K Griffey       Single to LF
   RR     1--      19%  M Pagliarulo    Home Run; Griffey Scores
   O      ---      16%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  B Meacham       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      14%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brian Fisher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      15%  A Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      16%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      16%  W Wilson        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
          ---      21%  W Randolph      Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      17%  D Mattingly     Strikeout
   R      1--      32%  D Winfield      Triple to CF; Randolph Scores
   R      --3      40%  M Easler        Single to CF; Winfield Scores
   O      1--      35%  K Griffey       Fielder's Choice P; Easler out at 2B/P-SS; Griffey to 1B
          1--      38%  M Pagliarulo    Walk; Griffey to 2B
                  Mark Huismann replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      12-      31%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Brian Fisher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Huismann facing 9-1-2
                  Lynn Jones replaces Darryl Motley playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      31%  B Meacham       Foul Flyball: SS
          ---      37%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      41%  W Randolph      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      33%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      35%  D Mattingly     Walk
          12-      39%  D Winfield      Wild Pitch; Henderson to 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   O      -23      25%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Brian Fisher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      28%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  L Jones         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      31%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Huismann facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      24%  M Easler        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      31%  K Griffey       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Griffey to 1B
   OO     1--      16%  M Pagliarulo    Double Play: Strikeout, Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rod Scurry facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Scurry replaces Brian Fisher pitching
   O      ---      18%  A Salazar       Flyball: CF
          ---      16%  L Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      19%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      20%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Huismann facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      11%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ron Hassey pinch hits for Bob Meacham batting 9th
          ---      21%  R Hassey        Single to RF
                  Henry Cotto pinch runs for Ron Hassey batting 9th
   O      1--      10%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
          1--      17%  W Randolph      Walk; Cotto to 2B
   R      12-      64%  D Mattingly     Single to CF; Cotto Scores; Randolph to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Rod Scurry facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Fischlin replaces Henry Cotto playing SS batting 9th
          ---      33%  F White         Double to RF
                  Dave Righetti replaces Rod Scurry pitching
   O      -2-      33%  S Balboni       Flyball: RF; White to 3B
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Rudy Law batting 6th
          --3      32%  H McRae         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      54%  L Jones         White Caught Stealing Hm (P-C); McRae to 2B
          -2-      52%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      64%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Alan Hargesheimer facing 5-6-7
                  Alan Hargesheimer replaces Mark Huismann pitching
          ---      81%  M Easler        Double to CF
   O      -2-      83%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B; Easler to 3B
          --3      82%  M Pagliarulo    Intentional Walk
          1-3      83%  B Wynegar       Intentional Walk; Pagliarulo to 2B
                  Dale Berra pinch hits for Mike Fischlin batting 9th
   R      123     100%  D Berra         Single (Ground Ball); Easler Scores; Pagliarulo to 3B; Wynegar to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation