September 28, 1977 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 3,056

Wednesday, September 28, 1977
Time of Game: 2:24

Royals

99-59

Lost 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          4  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   0    5 13  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  0   1    6 10  0

W: B Lacey (6-8), L: G Lance (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Athletics

63-95

Won 4

6th, 36 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Zdeb RF-LF                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .289  .709    0    1   0   
H McRae LF                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .873    0    0   0   
  W Wilson CF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .321  .702    0    2   0   
G Brett DH                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .312  .902    0    0   0   
A Cowens CF-RF                3   0   0   1    0   1  .310  .880    0    0   0   
  C Hurdle RF                 2   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .754    0    3   0   
J Wathan 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .330  .828    0    2   0   2B
  J Mayberry 1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .740    0    3   0   
C Rojas 3B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .243  .587    0    1   0   2B
D Porter C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .276  .809    0    9   0   
F Patek SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .696    0    3   5   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .631    0    5   1   

M Littell P                                                              0   0
  G Lance P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41   5  13   5    1   5                    29   6

BATTING

2B: J Wathan (5, off V Blue); C Rojas (8, off B Lacey).

TB: J Wathan 3; J Zdeb 3; G Brett 2; C Rojas 2; D Porter 2; F Patek; C Hurdle; H McRae.

RBI: D Porter (60); C Rojas (9); A Cowens (111); J Wathan (20); G Brett (87).

2-out RBI: D Porter.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Zdeb (3).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Scott 2B-SS                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .259  .633    0    4   5   3·SB
R Picciolo SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .197  .465    0    1   0   
  W Gross PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .780    0    0   0   
  L Lintz PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .454         0   0   
M Page LF                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .310  .935    0    2   1   
M Jorgensen 1B                4   0   2   2    0   1  .245  .694    0    3   0   2B,SF
  L Murray PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .165  .475         0   0   
J Tyrone RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .644    0    7   0   SH
M Sanguillen DH               4   0   3   2    0   1  .270  .646    0    0   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .579         0   0   SB
  J Tabb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .627    0    0   0   
M Perez 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .231  .603    0    0   0   
T Armas CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .243  .662    0    5   1   2B
J Newman C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .608    0    7   0   

V Blue P                                                                 1   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   6    4   9                    30   7

BATTING

2B: M Jorgensen (5, off M Littell); T Armas (8, off M Littell).

SF: M Jorgensen (4, off M Littell).

SH: J Tyrone (5, off G Lance).

TB: M Jorgensen 3; M Sanguillen 3; T Armas 2; R Picciolo 2; M Perez; R Scott.

RBI: M Sanguillen 2 (54); M Jorgensen 2 (29); M Perez (22); T Armas (53).

2-out RBI: M Sanguillen 2; M Perez; T Armas; M Jorgensen.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander (26, 2nd base off G Lance/D Porter); R Scott 3 (32, 2nd base off G Lance/D Porter, 2nd base off M Littell/D Porter 2).

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 Littell                      7.2   8   5   5    2   9   0   3.70   33     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 1· 8     50    -     1.36  -0.25
G Lance, L (0-1)               2     2   1   1    2   0   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          1-0    2.79  -0.18
Totals                         9.2  10   6   6    4   9   0          43     -       ·  ·      7·11· 2·10          1-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue                         9    12   5   5    0   4   0   3.83   38     -       ·  ·      4·13· 5·12     47    -     0.73  -0.07
B Lacey, W (6-8)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.08    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.02   0.14
Totals                        10    13   5   5    1   5   0          42     -       ·  ·      4·14· 5·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Littell (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 3,056.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Zdeb               RF    1. R Scott              2B 
2. H McRae              LF    2. R Picciolo           SS 
3. G Brett              DH    3. M Page               LF 
4. A Cowens             CF    4. M Jorgensen          1B 
5. J Wathan             1B    5. J Tyrone             RF 
6. C Rojas              3B    6. M Sanguillen         DH 
7. D Porter             C     7. M Perez              3B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. T Armas              CF 
9. F White              2B    9. J Newman             C  

   M Littell            P        V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  5-5  -2-      39% 100% M Perez         G Lance         Single to CF; Murray Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  -23      35%  55% M Sanguillen    M Littell       Single to LF; Picciolo Scores; Page Scores
   b 8   1  5-3  -23     -14%  20% J Tyrone        M Littell       Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -12%  29% G Brett         V Blue          Single to RF; Zdeb Scores; McRae to 3B
   b 9   2  5-5  12-     -11%  50% M Page          G Lance         Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Zdeb          Single to RF
          1--      41%  H McRae         Single to LF; Zdeb to 2B
   R      12-      29%  G Brett         Single to RF; Zdeb Scores; McRae to 3B
   RO     1-3      29%  A Cowens        Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae Scores; Brett to 2B
   R      -2-      22%  J Wathan        Double to RF; Brett Scores
   O      -2-      24%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      18%  D Porter        Single to RF; Wathan Scores
   O      1--      19%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
          ---      22%  R Scott         Walk
   O      1--      19%  R Picciolo      Popfly: SS
          1--      20%  M Page          Scott Steals 2B
          -2-      22%  " "             Wild Pitch; Scott to 3B
   O      --3      18%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      24%  M Jorgensen     Double to RF; Scott Scores
   O      -2-      22%  J Tyrone        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      23%  F White         Flyball: RF
          ---      21%  J Zdeb          Single to RF
   O      1--      23%  H McRae         Lineout: RF
   O      1--      24%  G Brett         Single to CF; Zdeb to 3B; Brett out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Zdeb moves to LF; Willie Wilson replaces Hal McRae playing CF batting 2nd; Al Cowens moves to RF
          ---      28%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      25%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      1--      22%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      20%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      21%  A Cowens        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      22%  J Wathan        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      23%  C Rojas         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      20%  R Scott         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      19%  R Picciolo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  M Page          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      18%  F Patek         Single to LF
   O      1--      19%  F White         Lineout: RF
          1--      18%  J Zdeb          Single to RF; Patek to 2B
   O      12-      21%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  J Tyrone        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      16%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      17%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      18%  A Cowens        Popfly: C
   O      ---      18%  J Wathan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 7-8-9
                  Clint Hurdle replaces Al Cowens playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      16%  M Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      14%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  J Newman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  C Rojas         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      15%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      16%  F Patek         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      13%  R Scott         Flyball: RF
          ---      17%  R Picciolo      Single to LF; Picciolo to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      13%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      -2-      10%  M Jorgensen     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      11%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      12%  J Zdeb          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      12%  W Wilson        Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       9%  J Tyrone        Flyball: CF
          ---      13%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF
   O      1--       9%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      18%  T Armas         Double to LF; Perez Scores
   O      -2-      13%  J Newman        Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      14%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
          ---      13%  C Hurdle        Single to LF
          1--       9%  J Wathan        Single to CF; Hurdle to 3B
   RO     1-3       8%  C Rojas         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hurdle Scores
          1--       7%  D Porter        Single to RF; Rojas to 3B
   O      1-3       8%  F Patek         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
                  John Mayberry replaces John Wathan playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      13%  R Scott         Single to RF
          1--      15%  R Picciolo      Scott Steals 2B
          -2-      25%  " "             Single to RF; Scott to 3B
          1-3      35%  M Page          Walk; Picciolo to 2B
   RO     123      34%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores; Picciolo to 3B; Page to 2B
   O      -23      20%  J Tyrone        Strikeout
   RR     -23      55%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Picciolo Scores; Page Scores
                  Gary Lance replaces Mark Littell pitching; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen batting 6th
          1--      58%  M Perez         Alexander Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  F White         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  J Zdeb          Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lance facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  T Armas         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      53%  J Newman        Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  R Scott         Walk
          1--      61%  R Picciolo      Scott Steals 2B
                  Wayne Gross pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 2nd
          -2-      61%  W Gross         Walk
                  Larry Lintz pinch runs for Wayne Gross batting 2nd
   O      12-      50%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob Lacey facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Lacey replaces Vida Blue pitching; Larry Lintz moves to 2B; Rodney Scott moves to SS
   O      ---      56%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  C Hurdle        Strikeout
          ---      57%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      64%  C Rojas         Double to LF; Mayberry out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lance facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  M Jorgensen     Single to LF
                  Larry Murray pinch runs for Mike Jorgensen batting 4th
   O      1--      70%  J Tyrone        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Murray to 2B
                  Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Matt Alexander batting 6th
   O      -2-      61%  J Tabb          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-     100%  M Perez         Single to CF; Murray Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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