September 13, 1985 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
TEX 0 CLE 3
MIN 2 MIN 3
@CLE 1 BAL 6
@DET 4 MIL 6
BOS 3 TOR 3
@NYY 2 KCR 5
@OAK 2 CHW 6
@SEA 1 SFG 9
@ATL 3 STL 9
@CHC 3 LAD 8
@CIN 2 CIN 6
LAD 5 HOU 3
SDP 2 MON 5
NYM 1 NYM 7
@MON 2 PHI 6
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 11,253

Friday, September 13, 1985
Time of Game: 2:45

Royals

80-59

Won 3

1st

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

W: M Gubicza (13-7), L: J Rijo (3-3), S: D Quisenberry (34)

Athletics

69-72

Lost 2

4th, 12 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .720    0    3   0   
L Smith LF                    4   0   1   1    0   3  .256  .701    0    0   0   2B
  L Jones LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .559    0    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .340 1.025    0    0   2   
H McRae DH                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .258  .801    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .692    0    2   3   GDP
S Balboni 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   2  .246  .788    0   10   0   
D Motley RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .232  .704    0    0   0   2B
J Quirk C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .357  .843    0    7   1   
O Concepcion SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .509    0    2   2   SH
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .700    0    0   0   
  B Biancalana PR-SS          1   1   0   0    0   0  .178  .529    0    2   0   

M Gubicza P                                                              0   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   4    4   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Smith (22, off S Ontiveros); D Motley (19, off J Rijo).

SH: O Concepcion (12, off J Rijo).

TB: D Motley 3; L Smith 2; J Quirk 2; H McRae; O Moreno.

GIDP: F White (7).

RBI: J Orta (40); O Moreno (13); J Quirk (3); L Smith (42).

2-out RBI: L Smith; O Moreno.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Gubicza-O Concepcion-S Balboni.

E: G Brett (14); D Motley (6).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .618    0    1   2   
T Phillips 3B-2B              4   1   1   1    0   1  .253  .682    0    4   0   HR
B Bochte 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .306  .838    0    4   1   
D Kingman DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .728    0    0   0   
M Davis RF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .294  .852    0    3   0   2B
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .751    0    2   0   GDP
J Canseco LF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .623    0    1   0   CS
  D Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .829    0    0   0   
M Tettleton C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .657    0   10   0   
  D Collins PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .652    0    0   0   
  S Kiefer 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .383         0   0   
M Gallego 2B                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .147  .568    0    1   0   
  S Henderson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .774    0    0   0   
  C O'Brien C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .733         0   0   

J Rijo P                                                                 1   0
  S Ontiveros P                                                          0   0
  S Mura P                                                               0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   7                    27   3

BATTING

2B: M Davis (32, off M Gubicza).

HR: T Phillips (3, off M Gubicza; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: M Davis 4; T Phillips 4; D Collins; D Murphy; D Kingman.

GIDP: D Murphy (10).

RBI: D Murphy (56); T Phillips (4).

2-out RBI: D Murphy.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Griffin-B Bochte.

PB: M Tettleton (5).

E: M Davis (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Canseco (1, 2nd base by M Gubicza/J Quirk).

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 Gubicza, W (13-7)            6.2   4   2   2    2   6   1   3.77   24     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 4     62    -     0.82   0.29
D Quisenberry, S (34)          2.1   3   0   0    0   1   0   2.24   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          1-0    1.40   0.11
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 7          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
J Rijo, L (3-3)                6.1   5   4   4    1   9   0   3.86   26     -       ·  ·      2· 9· 0· 5     55    -     1.46   0.05
S Ontiveros                    0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   1.60    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          3-3    1.11  -0.17
S Mura                         0.2   0   0   0    3   0   0   3.53    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.00
K Atherton                     1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.37    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.24   0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   5    4   9   0          38     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 7          5-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 11,253.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. O Moreno             CF    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. L Smith              LF    2. T Phillips           3B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. B Bochte             1B 
4. H McRae              DH    4. D Kingman            DH 
5. F White              2B    5. M Davis              RF 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. D Murphy             CF 
7. D Motley             RF    7. J Canseco            LF 
8. J Quirk              C     8. M Tettleton          C  
9. O Concepcion         SS    9. M Gallego            2B 

   M Gubicza            P        J Rijo               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  0-0  123      14%  80% J Quirk         J Rijo          Single; McRae Scores; Balboni to 3B; Motley to 2B
   t 7   2  0-2  1-3      12%  95% O Moreno        S Ontiveros     Single; Motley Scores; Biancalana Scores/Adv on E9 (throw); Moreno to 2B
   t 7   1  0-0  12-      10%  66% D Motley        J Rijo          Single; McRae to 3B; Balboni to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  1--      10%  49% D Murphy        M Gubicza       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--       8%  63% O Concepcion    J Rijo          Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Quirk to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  A Griffin       E5 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      48%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  T Phillips      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Bochte        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  D Motley        Double
   O      -2-      52%  J Quirk         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      48%  O Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  O Moreno        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  J Canseco       Walk
   O      1--      44%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
   O      1--      49%  M Gallego       Canseco Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      47%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Bochte        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Motley        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  M Davis         Single
   OO     1--      49%  D Murphy        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      49%  J Canseco       E9 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  J Quirk         Single
          1--      63%  O Concepcion    Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Quirk to 2B
   O      12-      56%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      49%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      12-      43%  G Brett         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  H McRae         Single
   O      1--      50%  F White         Flyball: CF
          1--      56%  S Balboni       Walk; McRae to 2B
          12-      66%  D Motley        Single; McRae to 3B; Balboni to 2B
   R      123      80%  J Quirk         Single; McRae Scores; Balboni to 3B; Motley to 2B
                  Steve Ontiveros replaces Jose Rijo pitching; Jorge Orta pinch hits for Onix Concepcion batting 9th
   RO     123      83%  J Orta          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Balboni Scores; Motley to 3B; Orta to 1B
                  Buddy Biancalana pinch runs for Jorge Orta batting 9th
   RR     1-3      95%  O Moreno        Single; Motley Scores; Biancalana Scores/Adv on E9 (throw); Moreno to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  L Smith         Double; Moreno Scores
   O      -2-      97%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
                  Buddy Biancalana moves to SS; Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
   R      ---      94%  T Phillips      Home Run
   O      ---      95%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
          ---      95%  M Davis         Double
   R      -2-      91%  D Murphy        Single; Davis Scores
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      1--      94%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Steve Mura facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Mura replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching
          ---      95%  H McRae         Walk
   OO     1--      93%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      93%  S Balboni       Walk
          1--      93%  D Motley        Passed Ball; Balboni to 2B
          -2-      93%  " "             Walk
                  Keith Atherton replaces Steve Mura pitching
   O      12-      92%  J Quirk         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton batting 8th
          ---      88%  D Collins       Single
                  Steve Henderson pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  S Henderson     Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Griffin to 1B
   O      1--      97%  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Keith Atherton facing 9-1-2
                  Charlie O'Brien replaces Steve Henderson playing C batting 9th; Tony Phillips moves to 2B; Steve Kiefer replaces Dave Collins playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  B Biancalana    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  L Jones         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  B Bochte        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  D Kingman       Single
          1--      90%  M Davis         Single; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-      95%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kingman to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Dusty Baker pinch hits for Jose Canseco batting 7th
   O      -23     100%  D Baker         Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

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