July 16, 1990 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,718

Monday, July 16, 1990, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:19

Royals

39-48

Lost 1

7th, 16½ GB

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

W: J Robinson (2-5), L: P Filson (0-1), S: D Righetti (18)

Yankees

31-54

Won 1

7th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .757   14    0   3   
K Stillwell SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .723   15    1   4   
G Brett 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .733   12   10   0   HR
B Jackson CF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .263  .809   20    5   0   
G Perry DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .697   17    0   0   
J Eisenreich LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .761   16    1   0   CS
P Tabler RF                   2   0   2   1    1   0  .287  .736   11    3   0   
M Macfarlane C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .713   15    3   0   GDP
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .605    6    0   2   GDP

P Filson P                                                               1   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   1
Totals                       30   2   6   2    3   3              126   24  10

BATTING

HR: G Brett (3, off J Robinson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: G Brett 5; P Tabler 2; J Eisenreich; G Perry.

GIDP: F White (6); M Macfarlane (5).

RBI: G Brett (34); P Tabler (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Eisenreich (11, 2nd base by J Robinson/B Geren).

PO: J Eisenreich (2nd base by L Guetterman).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .144  .433   15    3   0   
S Sax 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .648   11    2   4   SB
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .632   12   12   1   
S Balboni DH                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .221  .749   13    0   0   HR
J Leyritz 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .731   10    0   1   SB
J Barfield RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .801   26    1   0   
B Geren C                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .226  .624   14    3   1   HR
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522    5    3   6   
R Kelly LF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .700    8    2   0   2·2B,SB

J Robinson P                                                             0   1
  L Guetterman P                                                         1   1
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3    1   3              114   27  15

BATTING

2B: R Kelly 2 (18, 2 off P Filson).

HR: B Geren (6, off P Filson; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Balboni (9, off P Filson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: S Balboni 4; B Geren 4; R Kelly 4; D Sanders; J Leyritz.

RBI: J Leyritz (10); S Balboni (20); B Geren (17).

2-out RBI: J Leyritz; B Geren.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Espinoza-D Mattingly; A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly.

E: L Guetterman ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (19, 3rd base off P Filson/M Macfarlane); S Sax (22, 3rd base off P Filson/M Macfarlane); J Leyritz (1, 2nd base off P Filson/M Macfarlane).

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
P Filson, L (0-1)              7     6   3   3    1   3   2   9.58   28   99-56   38· 4·14    9·12· 3· 0     55    -     0.82  -0.05
S Crawford                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    3    4-4     4· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     6   3   3    1   3   2          31  103-60   42· 4·14   11·13· 3· 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 Robinson, W (2-5)            6     4   2   2    2   1   1   4.34   22   77-45   26· 5·14   11· 6· 2· 0     55    -     0.81   0.17
L Guetterman, H (10)           2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.77    8   30-17   14· 0· 3    6· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.69   0.15
D Righetti, S (18)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.67    3   12-9     3· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   3   1          33  119-71   43·10·18   18· 6· 3· 0          1-1

J Robinson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: L Guetterman (0; J Eisenreich, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 20,718.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. K Seitzer            3B    1. D Sanders            CF 
2. K Stillwell          SS    2. S Sax                2B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. B Jackson            CF    4. S Balboni            DH 
5. G Perry              DH    5. J Leyritz            3B 
6. J Eisenreich         LF    6. J Barfield           RF 
7. P Tabler             RF    7. B Geren              C  
8. M Macfarlane         C     8. A Espinoza           SS 
9. F White              2B    9. R Kelly              LF 

   P Filson             P        J Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-2  123  2   28%  79% F White         L Guetterman    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 4   0  0-1  ---  4   10%  79% S Balboni       P Filson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 7   1  3-1  1-3  1  -10%  62% P Tabler        L Guetterman    Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Jackson Scores; Eisenreich to 2B
   t 7   1  3-2  12-  5  -10%  53% M Macfarlane    L Guetterman    Eisenreich Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Eisenreich to 3B; Tabler to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  4   10%  64% J Leyritz       P Filson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sanders Scores; Sax to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  G Brett         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Filson facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  D Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   64%  S Sax           Walk; Sanders to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   55%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Sanders to 3B
   R      1-3  4   64%  J Leyritz       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sanders Scores; Sax to 2B
          12-      65%  J Barfield      Sax Steals 3B
          1-3      66%  " "             Leyritz Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   61%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   65%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   64%  J Eisenreich    Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   66%  P Tabler        Eisenreich Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Filson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   64%  B Geren         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   63%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   62%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Robinson facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   57%  P Tabler        Walk
   OO     1--  2   66%  M Macfarlane    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   67%  F White         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Filson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  D Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  S Sax           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   63%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  K Seitzer       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   68%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  1   66%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   69%  B Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Filson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   79%  S Balboni       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   78%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   77%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   85%  B Geren         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   84%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   87%  G Perry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   88%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   87%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   89%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Filson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   92%  R Kelly         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   91%  D Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3  2   89%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  3   87%  D Mattingly     Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   89%  F White         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  5   91%  K Seitzer       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Filson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   91%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  J Leyritz       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   82%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   76%  B Jackson       Walk
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
          1--  3   67%  G Perry         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  4   73%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jackson to 3B
   R      1-3  1   62%  P Tabler        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Jackson Scores; Eisenreich to 2B
          12-      53%  M Macfarlane    Eisenreich Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Eisenreich to 3B; Tabler to 2B
          -23  6   51%  " "             Walk
   OO     123  2   79%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Filson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   78%  B Geren         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   76%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   78%  R Kelly         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
          -2-      79%  D Sanders       Kelly Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   75%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Lee Guetterman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   81%  K Seitzer       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   87%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Crawford facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Crawford replaces Pete Filson pitching
   O      ---  2   86%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  D Mattingly     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   84%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Righetti replaces Lee Guetterman pitching
   O      ---  4   91%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   96%  G Perry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation