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Sunday, September 15, 1985,
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:23
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Royals
2
81-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
4
70-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Chris Codiroli (12-12)
S: Jay Howell (25)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  1
Athletics       0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  X    4  9  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .692 -0.130 1.11 0.000 -0.130 -1.2 1 0 GDP
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 .706 0.025 0.79 0.065 -0.040 0.3 2 0
George Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .334 1.009 -0.066 0.93 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 0 2
Hal McRae DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .823 0.060 1.23 0.127 -0.068 0.6 2B
Frank White 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .685 -0.110 1.36 0.038 -0.149 -1.1 1 4 GDP
Steve Balboni 1B 2 1 2 2 1 0 .247 .793 0.190 1.16 0.190 0.000 1.9 10 1 HR,SF
   John Wathan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .695 -0.010 1.24 0.059 -0.069 -0.2 1 0
Jamie Quirk C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .763 -0.206 1.75 0.000 -0.206 -1.6 7 0 GDP
Buddy Biancalana SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .532 -0.039 0.99 0.025 -0.064 -0.3 2 3
Charlie Leibrandt P 0 3
   Mark Huismann P 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 1 4 .250 .640 -0.286 1.16 0.504 -0.792 -2.2 24 13
2B: H McRae (19, off C Codiroli).
HR: S Balboni (32, off S Ontiveros; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: S Balboni (5, off C Codiroli).
TB: S Balboni 5; H McRae 3; L Smith 2; B Biancalana; F White.
GIDP: F White (8); J Quirk (1); O Moreno (2).
RBI: S Balboni 2 (79).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: C Leibrandt (1).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .612 -0.056 0.70 0.000 -0.056 -0.8 4 3
Tony Phillips 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .277 .736 -0.032 0.59 0.020 -0.052 0.0 0 3 2B
Steve Henderson LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .312 .768 0.069 1.19 0.090 -0.021 0.3 3 0
   Bruce Bochte PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .831 -0.016 0.57 0.000 -0.016 -0.3 4 0
Dave Kingman DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .239 .726 0.061 0.87 0.093 -0.032 0.8 2B
   Rob Picciolo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .671 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Dusty Baker 1B-LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .823 -0.064 0.96 0.026 -0.090 -1.0 9 0
Jose Canseco RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .484 -0.125 1.34 0.000 -0.125 -1.1 0 0
   Mike Davis RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .844 -0.007 0.31 0.000 -0.007 -0.3 1 0
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .230 .747 0.121 0.94 0.155 -0.034 0.7 1 0
Mike Heath C 3 1 1 3 0 0 .233 .679 0.251 1.24 0.283 -0.032 2.1 4 0 HR
Mike Gallego 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .184 .610 0.013 0.47 0.042 -0.029 -0.1 1 6 CS
Chris Codiroli P 0 0
   Steve Ontiveros P 0 0
   Jay Howell P 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 9 3 1 6 .273 .718 0.215 0.87 0.709 -0.494 0.2 27 12
2B: D Kingman (15, off M Huismann); T Phillips (4, off C Leibrandt).
HR: M Heath (12, off C Leibrandt; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
TB: M Heath 4; D Kingman 3; T Phillips 3; M Gallego 2; D Murphy; S Henderson.
RBI: M Heath 3 (47).
2-out RBI: M Heath 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Gallego-A Griffin-D Baker 2; T Phillips-M Gallego-D Baker.
E: A Griffin (25).
Baserunning
CS: M Gallego (1, 2nd base by C Leibrandt/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt, L (15-8) 6.2 8 4 0 1 6 1 2.68 29 55 -0.242 0.96 -1.0
Mark Huismann 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5 1 0 0.028 0.35 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 4 0 1 6 1 0.00 34 55 1 0 -0.214 1.16 -0.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Codiroli, W (12-12) 5.1 6 1 1 1 3 0 4.46 22 54 0.045 1.16 0.7
Steve Ontiveros, H (5) 2.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.67 8 2 0 0.173 1.25 1.1
Jay Howell, S (25) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.27 4 0 0 0.069 0.98 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 4 1 2.00 34 54 2 0 0.287 0.87 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: C Leibrandt (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 Lonnie Smith LF 2 Tony Phillips 3B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Steve Henderson LF
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Dave Kingman DH
5 Frank White 2B 5 Dusty Baker 1B
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Jose Canseco RF
7 Darryl Motley RF 7 Dwayne Murphy CF
8 Jamie Quirk C 8 Mike Heath C
9 Buddy Biancalana SS 9 Mike Gallego 2B
Charlie Leibrandt P Chris Codiroli P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 -23 RRR OAK M. Heath C. Leibrandt 28% 85% Home Run; Kingman Scores/unER; Murphy Scores/unER; Heath Scores/unER
b4 0-1 2 1-3 R OAK D. Murphy C. Leibrandt 15% 57% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER; Kingman to 3B; Murphy to 2B
t7 2-4 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros 11% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 1-4 1 1-3 OO KCR F. White S. Ontiveros 11% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 1-3 O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -9% 42% Strikeout

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' Chris Codiroli facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR O. Moreno C. Codiroli 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR L. Smith C. Codiroli -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett C. Codiroli 2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR H. McRae C. Codiroli 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK S. Henderson C. Leibrandt -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chris Codiroli facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR F. White C. Codiroli -4% 46% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- KCR S. Balboni C. Codiroli -6% 40% Walk; White to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O KCR D. Motley C. Codiroli 3% 43% Flyball: LF; White to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 O KCR J. Quirk C. Codiroli 7% 50% Foul Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR B. Biancalana C. Codiroli 5% 55% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Kingman C. Leibrandt -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- OAK D. Baker C. Leibrandt 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- O OAK D. Murphy C. Leibrandt -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chris Codiroli facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR O. Moreno C. Codiroli 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Smith C. Codiroli 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett C. Codiroli 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Heath C. Leibrandt -2% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-0 1 --- OAK M. Gallego C. Leibrandt 3% 56% Single
b3 0-0 1 1-- O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gallego to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chris Codiroli facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- KCR H. McRae C. Codiroli -8% 42% Double
t4 0-0 0 -2- O KCR F. White C. Codiroli 1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B; McRae to 3B
t4 0-0 1 --3 RO KCR S. Balboni C. Codiroli -3% 41% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
t4 1-0 2 --- O KCR D. Motley C. Codiroli 1% 42% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- OAK S. Henderson C. Leibrandt 5% 47% Single
b4 0-1 0 1-- OAK D. Kingman C. Leibrandt 8% 54% Single; Henderson to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- O OAK D. Baker C. Leibrandt -7% 47% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 12- OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt 4% 51% Wild Pitch; Henderson to 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-3 O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -9% 42% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 1-3 R OAK D. Murphy C. Leibrandt 15% 57% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER; Kingman to 3B; Murphy to 2B
b4 1-1 2 -23 RRR OAK M. Heath C. Leibrandt 28% 85% Home Run; Kingman Scores/unER; Murphy Scores/unER; Heath Scores/unER
b4 4-1 2 --- O OAK M. Gallego C. Leibrandt -0% 85% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Chris Codiroli facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk C. Codiroli 2% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-4 1 --- KCR B. Biancalana C. Codiroli -3% 85% Single
t5 1-4 1 1-- OO KCR O. Moreno C. Codiroli 5% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b5 4-1 0 --- O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt 1% 89% Single
b5 4-1 1 1-- O OAK S. Henderson C. Leibrandt -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 4-1 2 1-- O OAK D. Kingman C. Leibrandt -1% 87% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Chris Codiroli facing 2-3-4
t6 1-4 0 --- KCR L. Smith C. Codiroli -4% 83% Single
t6 1-4 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett C. Codiroli 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 2B
t6 1-4 1 -2- KCR H. McRae C. Codiroli -5% 81% Single; Smith to 3B
Steve Ontiveros replaces Chris Codiroli pitching
t6 1-4 1 1-3 OO KCR F. White S. Ontiveros 11% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b6 4-1 0 --- O OAK D. Baker C. Leibrandt -1% 91% Flyball: CF
b6 4-1 1 --- O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-1 2 --- OAK D. Murphy C. Leibrandt 0% 91% Single
b6 4-1 2 1-- O OAK M. Heath C. Leibrandt -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 6-7-8
Mike Davis replaces Jose Canseco playing RF batting 6th
t7 1-4 0 --- R KCR S. Balboni S. Ontiveros -8% 83% Home Run
t7 2-4 0 --- KCR D. Motley S. Ontiveros -6% 77% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
t7 2-4 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros 11% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 2-4 2 --- O KCR B. Biancalana S. Ontiveros 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
b7 4-2 0 --- OAK M. Gallego C. Leibrandt 1% 91% Single/Bunt
b7 4-2 0 1-- O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -2% 89% Gallego Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
b7 4-2 1 --- O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-2 2 --- OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt 1% 89% Double
Mark Huismann replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
Bruce Bochte pinch hits for Steve Henderson (LF) batting 3rd
b7 4-2 2 -2- O OAK B. Bochte M. Huismann -2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3
Bruce Bochte moves from PH to 1B
Dusty Baker moves from 1B to LF
t8 2-4 0 --- O KCR O. Moreno S. Ontiveros 4% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-4 1 --- O KCR L. Smith S. Ontiveros 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-4 2 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Ontiveros 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 4-5-6
b8 4-2 0 --- OAK D. Kingman M. Huismann 2% 96% Double
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Dave Kingman (DH) batting 4th
b8 4-2 0 -2- O OAK D. Baker M. Huismann -1% 95% Flyball: LF
b8 4-2 1 -2- O OAK M. Davis M. Huismann -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Picciolo to 3B
b8 4-2 2 --3 O OAK D. Murphy M. Huismann -1% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Jay Howell facing 4-5-6
Jay Howell replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching
t9 2-4 0 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Howell 4% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 2-4 1 --- O KCR F. White J. Howell 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-4 2 --- KCR S. Balboni J. Howell -2% 97% Single
John Wathan pinch runs for Steve Balboni (1B) batting 6th
t9 2-4 2 1-- O KCR D. Motley J. Howell 3% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.

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