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OAK
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KCR
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Friday, October 9, 1981 5:10PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 40,002, Time of Game: 2:59
Royals
1
 at Athletics
4
W: Rick Langford (1-0)
L: Larry Gura (0-1)
S: Dave Beard (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  3
Athletics       1  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .615 0.027 0.69 0.059 -0.032 0.3 3 0
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .182 .432 0.034 1.20 0.083 -0.049 0.2 1 0
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.084 1.60 0.044 -0.127 -0.8 0 3
Willie Aikens 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .833 0.047 1.35 0.117 -0.071 0.4 8 1
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 -0.124 1.53 0.001 -0.125 -1.2 3 0 GDP
Hal McRae DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .091 .348 -0.027 0.60 0.024 -0.051 -0.3 2B
Clint Hurdle RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .606 -0.125 1.14 0.039 -0.164 -1.2 0 0
John Wathan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .664 0.025 0.81 0.066 -0.041 0.2 6 1
U L Washington SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.050 0.71 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 2 4
Larry Gura P 0 0
   Renie Martin P 1 0
Team Totals 35 1 10 1 0 6 .286 .600 -0.277 1.08 0.433 -0.710 -2.9 24 9
2B: H McRae (1, off R Langford).
TB: H McRae 2; W Aikens 2; F White 2; W Wilson 2; J Wathan; C Hurdle; G Brett.
GIDP: A Otis (2).
RBI: A Otis (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: U Washington (1); J Wathan (1); F White (1).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: C Hurdle (2nd base by M Heath).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 2 3 2 0 2 0 .182 .490 0.133 0.82 0.133 0.000 1.5 4 0 SB,CS
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .545 1.492 0.056 1.06 0.155 -0.099 0.4 1 0 2B,CS
Cliff Johnson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .714 0.007 0.74 0.061 -0.054 0.1
Tony Armas RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .545 1.311 0.110 0.64 0.121 -0.010 1.0 1 0
Mickey Klutts 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.065 0.56 0.000 -0.065 -1.2 0 1
Kelvin Moore 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.072 0.66 0.000 -0.072 -1.3 6 1
Mike Heath C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.039 0.41 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 6 1
Dave McKay 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .273 .879 0.118 0.28 0.123 -0.005 0.9 2 2 HR
Fred Stanley SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .143 -0.025 0.40 0.003 -0.028 -0.2 5 3
Rick Langford P 2 2
   Tom Underwood P 0 0
   Dave Beard P 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 7 3 5 5 .233 .710 0.223 0.66 0.596 -0.372 0.5 27 10
2B: D Murphy (1, off L Gura).
HR: D McKay (1, off L Gura; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D McKay 4; D Murphy 3; R Henderson 2; C Johnson; T Armas.
RBI: D Murphy (2); T Armas (3); D McKay (1).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; T Armas.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Klutts-D McKay-K Moore.
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (2, 2nd base off L Gura/J Wathan).
CS: D Murphy (1, Home by L Gura/J Wathan); R Henderson (1, 2nd base by L Gura/J Wathan).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, L (0-1) 3.2 7 4 3 3 3 1 7.36 20 33 -0.283 0.94 -2.6
Renie Martin 4.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 15 1 0 0.060 0.20 2.1
Team Totals 8 7 4 3 5 5 1 3.38 35 33 1 0 -0.223 1.08 -0.5

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Langford, W (1-0) 7.1 10 1 1 0 3 0 1.23 30 57 0.167 1.10 1.6
Tom Underwood, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.047 2.19 0.4
Dave Beard, S (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 2 0 0.063 0.64 0.8
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 0 6 0 1.00 35 57 4 0 0.277 0.66 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Jim McKean, LF - George Maloney, RF - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 40,002.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Frank White 2B 2 Dwayne Murphy CF
3 George Brett 3B 3 Cliff Johnson DH
4 Willie Aikens 1B 4 Tony Armas RF
5 Amos Otis CF 5 Mickey Klutts 3B
6 Hal McRae DH 6 Kelvin Moore 1B
7 Clint Hurdle RF 7 Mike Heath C
8 John Wathan C 8 Dave McKay 2B
9 U L Washington SS 9 Fred Stanley SS
Larry Gura P Rick Langford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-1 1 --- R OAK D. McKay L. Gura 11% 79% Home Run
b1 0-0 2 -2- R OAK T. Armas L. Gura 10% 63% Single to 2B; Henderson Scores
t5 1-4 0 12- O KCR U. Washington R. Langford 10% 86% Hurdle Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b4 3-1 2 1-- R OAK D. Murphy L. Gura 9% 88% Double to RF; Henderson Scores; Murphy to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 0-2 1 1-- KCR W. Aikens R. Langford -8% 67% Single to RF; White to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Langford 2% 52% Lineout: P
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. White R. Langford 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett R. Langford 1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Henderson L. Gura 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- OAK D. Murphy L. Gura 3% 61% Henderson Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O OAK D. Murphy L. Gura -4% 57% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O OAK C. Johnson L. Gura -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- R OAK T. Armas L. Gura 10% 63% Single to 2B; Henderson Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- O OAK M. Klutts L. Gura -2% 62% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O KCR W. Aikens R. Langford 2% 64% Lineout: LF
t2 0-1 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Langford 2% 66% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- KCR H. McRae R. Langford -2% 63% Double
t2 0-1 2 -2- O KCR C. Hurdle R. Langford 3% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O OAK K. Moore L. Gura -2% 65% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- O OAK M. Heath L. Gura -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- OAK D. McKay L. Gura 1% 64% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O OAK F. Stanley L. Gura -2% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan R. Langford 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCR U. Washington R. Langford 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Langford 1% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- OAK R. Henderson L. Gura 3% 71% Single to LF
b3 1-0 0 1-- OAK D. Murphy L. Gura 3% 74% Henderson Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
b3 1-0 0 -2- OAK D. Murphy L. Gura 0% 74% E2 on Foul Ball
b3 1-0 0 -2- R OAK D. Murphy L. Gura 7% 81% Single to 2B; Henderson Scores/Adv on E4/unER
b3 2-0 0 1-- OAK C. Johnson L. Gura 6% 87% Single to LF; Murphy to 3B
b3 2-0 0 1-3 OAK T. Armas L. Gura 2% 88% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b3 2-0 0 123 O OAK M. Klutts L. Gura -4% 85% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 123 O OAK K. Moore L. Gura -5% 80% Strikeout
b3 2-0 2 123 O OAK M. Heath L. Gura -5% 75% Murphy Caught Stealing Hm (C)
1 run, 3 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- KCR F. White R. Langford -5% 71% Single to LF
t4 0-2 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett R. Langford 4% 75% Foul Flyball: SS
t4 0-2 1 1-- KCR W. Aikens R. Langford -8% 67% Single to RF; White to 3B
t4 0-2 1 1-3 RO KCR A. Otis R. Langford -0% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; White Scores
t4 1-2 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae R. Langford 3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- O OAK M. Heath L. Gura -2% 68% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 1 --- R OAK D. McKay L. Gura 11% 79% Home Run
b4 3-1 1 --- O OAK F. Stanley L. Gura -1% 78% Flyball: LF
b4 3-1 2 --- OAK R. Henderson L. Gura 1% 79% Single (CF-RF)
b4 3-1 2 1-- R OAK D. Murphy L. Gura 9% 88% Double to RF; Henderson Scores; Murphy to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching
b4 4-1 2 --3 O OAK C. Johnson R. Martin -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
t5 1-4 0 --- KCR C. Hurdle R. Langford -4% 82% Single to RF
t5 1-4 0 1-- KCR J. Wathan R. Langford -7% 76% Single to RF; Hurdle to 2B
t5 1-4 0 12- O KCR U. Washington R. Langford 10% 86% Hurdle Picked off 2B (C-SS)
t5 1-4 1 1-- O KCR U. Washington R. Langford 3% 88% Popfly: SS
t5 1-4 2 1-- KCR W. Wilson R. Langford -2% 86% Single to RF; Wathan to 2B
t5 1-4 2 12- KCR F. White R. Langford -4% 82% Single to CF; Wathan to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t5 1-4 2 123 O KCR G. Brett R. Langford 8% 90% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 4-5-6
b5 4-1 0 --- O OAK T. Armas R. Martin -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- O OAK M. Klutts R. Martin -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b5 4-1 2 --- O OAK K. Moore R. Martin -0% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
t6 1-4 0 --- KCR W. Aikens R. Langford -4% 85% Single to 2B
t6 1-4 0 1-- OO KCR A. Otis R. Langford 7% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 1-4 2 --- O KCR H. McRae R. Langford 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- O OAK M. Heath R. Martin -1% 92% Popfly: SS
b6 4-1 1 --- O OAK D. McKay R. Martin -0% 92% Strikeout
b6 4-1 2 --- OAK F. Stanley R. Martin 0% 92% Walk
b6 4-1 2 1-- OAK R. Henderson R. Martin 1% 92% Walk; Stanley to 2B
b6 4-1 2 12- O OAK D. Murphy R. Martin -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
t7 1-4 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle R. Langford 2% 93% Popfly: SS
t7 1-4 1 --- O KCR J. Wathan R. Langford 1% 95% Flyball: LF
t7 1-4 2 --- O KCR U. Washington R. Langford 1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 3-4-5
b7 4-1 0 --- O OAK C. Johnson R. Martin -0% 95% Popfly: 1B
b7 4-1 1 --- O OAK T. Armas R. Martin -0% 94% Foul Popfly: 1B
b7 4-1 2 --- O OAK M. Klutts R. Martin -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
t8 1-4 0 --- KCR W. Wilson R. Langford -4% 90% Single to RF
t8 1-4 0 1-- O KCR F. White R. Langford 3% 94% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-4 1 1-- KCR G. Brett R. Langford -4% 89% Single to CF; White to 2B
Tom Underwood replaces Rick Langford pitching
t8 1-4 1 12- O KCR W. Aikens T. Underwood 5% 94% Strikeout
Dave Beard replaces Tom Underwood pitching
t8 1-4 2 12- O KCR A. Otis D. Beard 4% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 6-7-8
b8 4-1 0 --- O OAK K. Moore R. Martin -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- O OAK M. Heath R. Martin -0% 97% Popfly: SS
b8 4-1 2 --- O OAK D. McKay R. Martin -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dave Beard facing 6-7-8
t9 1-4 0 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Beard 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 1-4 1 --- O KCR C. Hurdle D. Beard 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-4 2 --- O KCR J. Wathan D. Beard 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

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