May 26, 1980 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
CLE 3 TOR 3
@BOS 1 TEX 6
@CAL 5 MIL 11
SEA 1 CHW 6
@MIN 3 NYY 13
DET 5 OAK 4
KCR 1 ATL 2
SFG 1 MON 4
@CHC 0 LAD 4
@CIN 0 CIN 5
LAD 4 HOU 4
SDP 1 PHI 7
PIT 6 STL 8
NYM 5

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 21,882

Monday, May 26, 1980, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Royals

24-17

Lost 1

1st

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

W: M Keough (6-4), L: R Martin (5-2)

Athletics

22-20

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .736    0    1   0   SB
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .298  .683    0    2   5   
G Brett 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .865    0    1   3   GDP
W Aikens DH                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .706    0    0   0   
J Wathan C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .336  .847    0    5   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   0   
P LaCock 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .363    0    7   0   
C Hurdle RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .833    0    3   0   
U Washington SS               3   1   1   1    0   1  .288  .731    0    2   3   HR

R Martin P                                                               0   0
  G Christenson P                                                        0   0
  M Pattin P                                                             0   0
  P Splittorff P                                                         0   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    1   6                    24  11

BATTING

HR: U Washington (2, off M Keough; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: U Washington 4; W Wilson; F White.

GIDP: G Brett (3).

RBI: U Washington (14).

2-out RBI: U Washington.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F White-U Washington-P LaCock 2; G Brett-F White-P LaCock.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (16, 2nd base off M Keough/J Essian).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .710    0    3   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .303  .814    0    2   0   GDP
D Revering 1B                 4   2   3   2    0   0  .339  .996    0    9   1   HR
W Gross 3B                    1   0   1   1    2   0  .271  .805    0    1   2   SH
M Page DH                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .684    0    0   0   GDP
  R Elliott PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  M Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .297  .802    0    3   0   
J Essian C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .235  .566    0    6   0   
M Klutts SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .635    0    1   2   GDP
M Edwards 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .316    0    1   3   
  D McKay 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .635         0   1   

M Keough P                                                               1   0
Totals                       28   4   8   4    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

HR: D Revering (7, off R Martin; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: W Gross (2, off P Splittorff).

TB: D Revering 6; D Murphy 2; J Essian; W Gross; T Armas.

GIDP: M Page (2); M Klutts (3); D Murphy (3).

RBI: D Revering 2 (25); J Essian (4); W Gross (21).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Klutts-D Revering.

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
R Martin, L (5-2)              5     6   4   4    2   4   1   3.67   22     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 1· 6     41    -     0.96  -0.21
G Christenson                  0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.40    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.68  -0.01
M Pattin                       0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.96    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.13  -0.01
P Splittorff                   2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.55    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          3-0    0.32   0.05
D Quisenberry                  0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.52    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   4    5   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 8          9-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Keough, W (6-4)              9     3   1   1    1   6   1   2.28   30     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 3     82    -     0.85   0.33
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   6   1          30     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 3           -

R Martin faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
G Christenson faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 21,882.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. W Wilson             LF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. F White              2B    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. D Revering           1B 
4. W Aikens             DH    4. W Gross              3B 
5. J Wathan             C     5. M Page               DH 
6. A Otis               CF    6. T Armas              RF 
7. P LaCock             1B    7. J Essian             C  
8. C Hurdle             RF    8. M Klutts             SS 
9. U Washington         SS    9. M Edwards            2B 

   R Martin             P        M Keough             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  1--      25%  67% D Revering      R Martin        Home Run (Deep RF); Murphy Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---     -13%  42% U Washington    M Keough        Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 6   0  1-2  1--       8%  86% D Revering      R Martin        Single to RF; Murphy to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      -8%  51% M Page          R Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   0  0-1  1--       7%  41% G Brett         M Keough        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  F White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Revering      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  W Gross         Walk
   OO     1--      51%  M Page          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  C Hurdle        Lineout: RF
   R      ---      42%  U Washington    Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      43%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  J Essian        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      38%  M Klutts        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      37%  M Edwards       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  F White         Single to LF
   OO     1--      41%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  W Aikens        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  D Murphy        Single to RF
   RR     1--      67%  D Revering      Home Run (Deep RF); Murphy Scores
          ---      69%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      67%  M Page          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      65%  T Armas         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  P LaCock        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  J Essian        Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  M Klutts        Strikeout
   O      1--      70%  M Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B; Essian to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  R Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  U Washington    Strikeout Looking
          ---      71%  W Wilson        Single to CF
          1--      69%  F White         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Renie Martin facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  D Murphy        Single to RF
          1--      86%  D Revering      Single to RF; Murphy to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  W Gross         Single to RF; Murphy Scores; Revering to 3B
                  Gary Christenson replaces Renie Martin pitching
          1-3      94%  M Page          Walk; Gross to 2B
                  Marty Pattin replaces Gary Christenson pitching
   O      123      90%  T Armas         Strikeout
   R      123      95%  J Essian        Walk; Revering Scores; Gross to 3B; Page to 2B
                  Paul Splittorff replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   OO     123      90%  M Klutts        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      90%  W Aikens        Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  J Wathan        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  A Otis          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  M Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  R Henderson     Walk
   OO     1--      94%  D Murphy        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
                  Dave McKay replaces Mike Edwards playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  P LaCock        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  C Hurdle        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  U Washington    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  D Revering      Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  W Gross         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Revering to 2B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Paul Splittorff pitching; Mike Davis pinch hits for Randy Elliott batting 5th; Randy Elliott pinch hits for Mitchell Page batting 5th
   O      -2-      97%  M Davis         Fielder's Choice SS; Revering out at 3B/SS-3B
          1--      97%  T Armas         Single to CF; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Essian        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation