July 8, 1988 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 8
@BAL 5 CHW 6
BOS 5 BOS 10
@CHW 7 CAL 10
@CLE 6 OAK 3
@DET 2 MIL 5
@MIN 3 KCR 4
@NYY 0 TOR 3
SEA 2 MON 7
@ATL 1 PHI 1
@CIN 0 HOU 4
NYM 2 PIT 4
@LAD 3 SDP 4
CHC 2 SFG 1
STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 34,038

Friday, July 8, 1988, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:32

Royals

45-40

Won 2

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: M Gubicza (12-5), L: J Candelaria (9-5)

Yankees

48-35

Lost 2

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Pecota SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .476   12    0   4   SB
W Wilson CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .270  .638   19    2   0   
G Brett 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .968   13   15   0   
D Tartabull RF                4   1   0   0    0   3  .275  .890   29    3   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .819   15    0   5   
F White 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .255  .669   12    0   4   
B Jackson LF                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .294  .837   15    1   0   HR
P Tabler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .633   12    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .720   17    6   0   GDP

M Gubicza P                                                              0   2
Totals                       35   4   7   4    1  12              144   27  15

BATTING

HR: B Jackson (11, off J Candelaria; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: B Jackson 4; K Seitzer 2; F White 2; P Tabler; B Pecota.

GIDP: M Macfarlane (4).

RBI: B Jackson 3 (36); F White (36).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Pecota (2, 2nd base off J Candelaria/D Slaught).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .829   16    2   0   
C Washington CF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .778   14    2   0   
D Mattingly 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .832   17    8   0   
J Clark DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .894   15    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .345 1.009   16    0   0   
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .336  .945   11   13   1   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .587   13    2   1   
R Santana SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .615   10    0   4   
B Meacham 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .604    8    0   1   2B

J Candelaria P                                                           0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                           0   1
  N Allen P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   6              120   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Meacham (9, off M Gubicza).

TB: B Meacham 2; W Randolph; R Santana; C Washington.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Meacham-W Randolph-D Mattingly.

E: B Meacham 2 (7); R Henderson (9).

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
M Gubicza, W (12-5)            9     4   0   0    2   6   0   2.58   33  119-71   41·10·20   17· 6· 2· 0     83    -     0.88   0.37
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          33  119-71   41·10·20   17· 6· 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 Candelaria, L (9-5)          5.1   6   4   3    0   8   1   2.85   24   98-72   42·12·18    6· 7· 3· 0     50    -     0.88  -0.19
T Stoddard                     2.2   0   0   0    1   4   0   6.43    9   30-22    9· 9· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.25   0.06
N Allen                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.72    3    9-6     3· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   3    1  12   1          36  137-100  54·23·23    9·10· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: J Candelaria 2 (11).

WP: M Gubicza (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 34,038.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. B Pecota             SS    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. C Washington         CF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. J Clark              DH 
5. K Seitzer            3B    5. D Winfield           RF 
6. F White              2B    6. D Slaught            C  
7. B Jackson            LF    7. W Randolph           2B 
8. P Tabler             DH    8. R Santana            SS 
9. M Macfarlane         C     9. B Meacham            3B 

   M Gubicza            P        J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  12-  4   23%  84% B Jackson       J Candelaria    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Seitzer Scores; White Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  1--  2    7%  62% F White         J Candelaria    Single to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer to 2B
   b 5   0  3-0  ---  1   -7%  75% B Meacham       M Gubicza       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   b 5   0  3-0  -2-  6    5%  80% R Henderson     M Gubicza       Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  4    5%  55% K Seitzer       J Candelaria    Single to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  B Pecota        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          1--      52%  G Brett         Pecota Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
          -2-      49%  D Tartabull     Balk; Pecota to 3B
   O      --3  9   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  R Henderson     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   45%  C Washington    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      43%  D Mattingly     Wild Pitch; Washington to 2B
   O      -2-  2   47%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          -2-  6   46%  J Clark         Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   46%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  B Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   45%  W Randolph      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   41%  R Santana       Single to RF (Line Drive); Randolph to 2B
   O      12-  3   46%  B Meacham       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  4   50%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   48%  P Tabler        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   45%  B Pecota        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   47%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   44%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   50%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   45%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  R Santana       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   55%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   62%  F White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   84%  B Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Seitzer Scores; White Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   83%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  B Pecota        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   82%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   75%  B Meacham       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      -2-  6   80%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   84%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Meacham to 3B
   O      --3  4   87%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   86%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   87%  D Tartabull     Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   89%  K Seitzer       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tartabull to 2B
          12-      91%  F White         Balk; Tartabull to 3B; Seitzer to 2B
   R      -23  7   95%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Tartabull Scores/unER; Seitzer to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
                  Tim Stoddard replaces John Candelaria pitching
   O      -23  3   93%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   91%  P Tabler        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Stoddard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   94%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  B Pecota        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   94%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  1   93%  G Brett         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   95%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  B Meacham       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Stoddard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   96%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  K Seitzer       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  2   96%  F White         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   97%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   99%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Neil Allen facing 7-8-9
                  Neil Allen replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   99%  P Tabler        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   OO     1--  2   98%  M Macfarlane    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  J Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation