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MIL
@BOS		5
3
TEX
@CAL		6
4
TOR
@NYY		4
1		 
(11)
KCR
@OAK		3
4
CHW
@SEA		7
1
SFG
@ATL		5
4		 
(18)
SDP
@HOU		0
11
CHC
@MON		5
3
NYM
@PHI		7
26
STL
@PIT		2
13
Tuesday, June 11, 1985
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 7,201, Time of Game: 2:43
Royals
3
28-27
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Athletics
4
28-28
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 2½ GB
W: Jay Howell (6-3)
L: Buddy Black (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  3
Athletics       1  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  1    4  9  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .726 -0.106 1.73 0.107 -0.213 -0.2 2 0 SB
Lonnie Smith LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .616 -0.062 1.19 0.048 -0.110 -0.7 0 0
   Lynn Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .502 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jorge Orta DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .289 .743 0.037 1.45 0.092 -0.056 0.3
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 .259 .746 -0.074 1.50 0.013 -0.087 -0.7 10 1 SF
Frank White 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .692 0.017 1.00 0.081 -0.064 0.2 4 5
Pat Sheridan RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .214 .607 0.034 1.32 0.108 -0.074 0.6 2 0 SB
Greg Pryor 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .710 0.008 1.53 0.097 -0.089 -0.5 1 2
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 .642 -0.065 1.60 0.074 -0.139 -0.3 6 0
Onix Concepcion SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 .202 .481 0.015 1.69 0.047 -0.032 0.1 0 3 SH
Buddy Black P 1 2
   Mike LaCoss P
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 1 7 .265 .542 -0.196 1.46 0.667 -0.864 -1.2 26 13
SF: S Balboni (1, off D Sutton).
SH: O Concepcion (4, off D Sutton).
TB: P Sheridan 2; G Pryor; O Concepcion; L Smith; J Orta; W Wilson; F White; J Sundberg.
RBI: P Sheridan (12); J Orta (22); S Balboni (29).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Pryor-F White-S Balboni.
E: O Concepcion (8); G Pryor (3); B Black ().
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (13, 2nd base off D Sutton/M Tettleton); P Sheridan (8, 2nd base off D Sutton/M Tettleton).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .301 .694 -0.003 2.11 0.136 -0.139 0.2 2 1 2B,SH
Carney Lansford 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .248 .678 0.169 2.28 0.409 -0.241 -1.4 2 1 GDP
Mike Davis RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .304 .975 -0.141 1.88 0.024 -0.165 -1.0 4 0
Dave Kingman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .809 -0.039 1.12 0.045 -0.083 -0.3
Dusty Baker 1B-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .824 -0.010 1.27 0.064 -0.073 -0.1 5 0
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .729 -0.130 1.40 0.000 -0.130 -0.8 3 0
Mike Heath LF-C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 .697 -0.088 1.71 0.053 -0.141 -0.4 4 0
Mickey Tettleton C 3 0 2 0 0 1 .273 .733 0.247 1.62 0.267 -0.020 1.4 4 0 2B
   Rob Picciolo PR-1B 1 2 1 0 0 0 .325 .741 0.054 1.74 0.054 0.000 0.2 1 0
Donnie Hill 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .253 .600 0.244 2.06 0.267 -0.023 1.4 2 1 SH
Don Sutton P 2
   Jay Howell P 1
Team Totals 35 4 9 3 1 6 .257 .592 0.303 1.75 1.319 -1.015 -0.8 27 6
2B: A Griffin (6, off B Black); M Tettleton (2, off B Black).
SH: D Hill (7, off B Black); A Griffin (2, off B Black).
TB: M Tettleton 3; A Griffin 3; C Lansford 2; M Heath; R Picciolo; D Hill.
GIDP: C Lansford (4).
RBI: M Davis (39); D Hill (18); C Lansford (23).
2-out RBI: C Lansford.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
PB: M Heath (6).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, L (5-6) 8.1 8 4 3 1 5 0 3.32 36 57 -0.006 1.61 0.3
Mike LaCoss 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.69 2 2 1 -0.297 4.32 0.5
Team Totals 8.2 9 4 3 1 6 0 3.12 38 57 2 1 -0.303 1.46 0.8

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton 7 8 3 3 0 4 0 5.36 29 53 -0.037 1.20 0.3
Jay Howell, W (6-3) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2.18 8 0 0 0.234 2.39 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 7 0 3.00 37 53 0 0 0.197 1.75 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: B Black (4); D Sutton (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 7,201.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 Lonnie Smith LF 2 Carney Lansford 3B
3 Jorge Orta DH 3 Mike Davis RF
4 Steve Balboni 1B 4 Dave Kingman DH
5 Frank White 2B 5 Dusty Baker 1B
6 Pat Sheridan RF 6 Dwayne Murphy CF
7 Greg Pryor 3B 7 Mike Heath LF
8 Jim Sundberg C 8 Mickey Tettleton C
9 Onix Concepcion SS 9 Donnie Hill 2B
Buddy Black P Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 2 12- R OAK C. Lansford M. LaCoss 39% 100% Single; Picciolo Scores; Hill to 2B
b5 2-3 1 1-3 OO OAK C. Lansford B. Black -18% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b7 2-3 0 -2- R OAK D. Hill B. Black 16% 64% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Picciolo Scores/No RBI/unER; Hill to 1B
b7 2-3 0 --- OAK M. Tettleton B. Black 14% 48% Double
b5 1-3 0 1-- OAK M. Tettleton B. Black 13% 46% Single; Heath 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' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Sutton 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Smith D. Sutton 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Orta D. Sutton 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK A. Griffin B. Black 6% 61% Double
b1 0-0 0 -2- O OAK C. Lansford B. Black -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffin to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO OAK M. Davis B. Black 2% 62% Groundout: 1B-P; Griffin Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- O OAK D. Kingman B. Black -1% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Sutton 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 --- O KCR F. White D. Sutton 2% 65% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 2 --- KCR P. Sheridan D. Sutton -1% 64% Single
t2 0-1 2 1-- KCR G. Pryor D. Sutton -1% 63% Sheridan Steals 2B
t2 0-1 2 -2- O KCR G. Pryor D. Sutton 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Baker B. Black -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Black -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O OAK M. Heath B. Black -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Sundberg D. Sutton 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCR O. Concepcion D. Sutton 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Sutton 1% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- O OAK M. Tettleton B. Black -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- OAK D. Hill B. Black 2% 68% Single
b3 1-0 1 1-- O OAK A. Griffin B. Black -2% 65% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 2 1-- OAK C. Lansford B. Black 2% 67% Single; Hill to 2B
b3 1-0 2 12- OAK M. Davis B. Black 1% 68% Wild Pitch; Hill to 3B; Lansford to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -23 O OAK M. Davis B. Black -5% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- KCR L. Smith D. Sutton -5% 58% Single
t4 0-1 0 1-- KCR J. Orta D. Sutton -7% 51% Single; Smith to 2B
t4 0-1 0 12- RO KCR S. Balboni D. Sutton -1% 50% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
t4 1-1 1 1-- KCR F. White D. Sutton -8% 42% Single; Orta to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 R KCR P. Sheridan D. Sutton -8% 33% Single; Orta Scores; White to 2B
t4 2-1 1 12- O KCR G. Pryor D. Sutton 4% 37% Flyball: RF
t4 2-1 2 12- O KCR J. Sundberg D. Sutton 4% 42% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- O OAK D. Kingman B. Black -3% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-2 1 --- O OAK D. Baker B. Black -2% 37% Flyball: RF
b4 1-2 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Black -1% 35% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- KCR O. Concepcion D. Sutton -4% 32% Single
t5 2-1 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson D. Sutton -10% 22% Single; Concepcion to 3B
t5 2-1 0 1-3 KCR L. Smith D. Sutton -1% 21% Wilson Steals 2B
t5 2-1 0 -23 O KCR L. Smith D. Sutton 5% 26% Foul Flyball: 2B
t5 2-1 1 -23 RO KCR J. Orta D. Sutton -2% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B; Concepcion Scores; Wilson to 3B
t5 3-1 2 --3 O KCR S. Balboni D. Sutton 3% 27% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- OAK M. Heath B. Black 5% 33% Single
b5 1-3 0 1-- OAK M. Tettleton B. Black 13% 46% Single; Heath to 3B
b5 1-3 0 1-3 RO OAK D. Hill B. Black -2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B; Heath Scores; Tettleton to 2B
b5 2-3 1 -2- OAK A. Griffin B. Black 7% 51% Single; Tettleton to 3B
b5 2-3 1 1-3 OO OAK C. Lansford B. Black -18% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t6 3-2 0 --- O KCR F. White D. Sutton 2% 35% Strikeout
t6 3-2 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Sutton 2% 37% Strikeout
t6 3-2 2 --- O KCR G. Pryor D. Sutton 1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
b6 2-3 0 --- O OAK M. Davis B. Black -4% 34% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2-3 1 --- OAK D. Kingman B. Black 4% 39% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kingman to 1B
b6 2-3 1 1-- OAK D. Baker B. Black 6% 45% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kingman to 2B; Baker to 1B
b6 2-3 1 12- O OAK D. Murphy B. Black -8% 37% Strikeout
b6 2-3 2 12- O OAK M. Heath B. Black -8% 30% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t7 3-2 0 --- KCR J. Sundberg D. Sutton -4% 26% Single
t7 3-2 0 1-- O KCR O. Concepcion D. Sutton 1% 27% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
t7 3-2 1 -2- KCR W. Wilson D. Sutton -4% 24% Wild Pitch; Sundberg to 3B
t7 3-2 1 --3 O KCR W. Wilson D. Sutton 7% 31% Flyball: 2B
t7 3-2 2 --3 O KCR L. Smith D. Sutton 4% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
b7 2-3 0 --- OAK M. Tettleton B. Black 14% 48% Double
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton (C) batting 8th
b7 2-3 0 -2- R OAK D. Hill B. Black 16% 64% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Picciolo Scores/No RBI/unER; Hill to 1B
b7 3-3 0 1-- O OAK A. Griffin B. Black -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hill to 2B
b7 3-3 1 -2- O OAK C. Lansford B. Black -5% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hill to 3B
b7 3-3 2 --3 O OAK M. Davis B. Black -7% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Jay Howell facing 3-4-5
Jay Howell replaces Don Sutton pitching
Mike Heath moves from LF to C
Rob Picciolo moves from PR to 1B
Dusty Baker moves from 1B to LF
t8 3-3 0 --- O KCR J. Orta J. Howell 5% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 3-3 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni J. Howell 3% 58% Strikeout
t8 3-3 2 --- O KCR F. White J. Howell 2% 60% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b8 3-3 0 --- O OAK D. Kingman B. Black -4% 56% Flyball: 2B
b8 3-3 1 --- O OAK D. Baker B. Black -3% 52% Flyball: 2B
b8 3-3 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Black -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Jay Howell facing 6-7-8
t9 3-3 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan J. Howell 6% 56% Strikeout
t9 3-3 1 --- KCR G. Pryor J. Howell -6% 50% Single
t9 3-3 1 1-- O KCR J. Sundberg J. Howell 7% 57% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-3 2 1-- KCR O. Concepcion J. Howell -4% 53% Passed Ball; Pryor to 2B
t9 3-3 2 -2- KCR O. Concepcion J. Howell -1% 52% Walk
t9 3-3 2 12- O KCR W. Wilson J. Howell 11% 63% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
b9 3-3 0 --- O OAK M. Heath B. Black -6% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-3 1 --- OAK R. Picciolo B. Black 5% 63% Single
b9 3-3 1 1-- OAK D. Hill B. Black 7% 70% Walk; Picciolo to 2B
Mike LaCoss replaces Buddy Black pitching
b9 3-3 1 12- O OAK A. Griffin M. LaCoss -9% 61% Strikeout
b9 3-3 2 12- R OAK C. Lansford M. LaCoss 39% 100% Single; Picciolo Scores; Hill to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 4.

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