September 15, 1985 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 12
TEX 4 MIN 5
@CLE 2 DET 4
BAL 1 BOS 4
@MIL 2 TOR 8
@NYY 5 OAK 4
KCR 2 KCR 7
@OAK 2 CHW 6
@SEA 3 ATL 4
SFG 1 STL 5
@CHC 1 CIN 10
LAD 6 HOU 2
SDP 1 NYM 6
@MON 2 PIT 5
PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 15,236

Sunday, September 15, 1985
Time of Game: 2:31

Royals

82-60

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   1  3  0   0  2  0    7 11  1
Athletics       0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  4  0

W: B Black (9-14), L: C Young (0-3)

Athletics

70-74

Lost 1

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .262  .712    0    1   0   2B
  P Sheridan RF               2   0   0   0    0   2  .215  .612    0    3   1   
L Jones CF                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .561    0    3   0   2B
  O Moreno PH-CF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .672    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   3    1   0  .333 1.013    0    1   1   HR
  G Pryor 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .535         0   0   
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .815    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .246  .693    0    1   2   HR
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .246  .789    0    5   0   
D Motley RF-LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .233  .701    0    4   0   2B,GDP
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .691    0    9   0   
O Concepcion SS               4   2   3   2    0   0  .213  .517    0    0   2   

B Black P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   7    4   7                    27   6

BATTING

2B: L Smith (23, off C Young); D Motley (20, off K Atherton); L Jones (7, off C Young).

HR: G Brett (25, off K Atherton; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out); F White (20, off C Young; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: F White 5; G Brett 4; D Motley 3; O Concepcion 3; L Smith 3; L Jones 2.

GIDP: D Motley (16).

RBI: G Brett 3 (96); O Concepcion 2 (20); L Smith (43); F White (64).

2-out RBI: O Concepcion 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Sheridan-G Brett.

E: O Concepcion (20).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .611    0    2   1   
T Phillips 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .737    0    2   4   2B
S Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .749    0    2   0   
D Kingman DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .722    0    0   0   
M Heath RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .682    0    1   1   2B
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .824    0    5   1   
M Davis CF                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .291  .849    0    5   0   HR
M Tettleton C                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .224  .647    0    8   1   
M Gallego 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .583    0    2   0   
  R Picciolo PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .663    0    0   0   

C Young P                                                                0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
  B Krueger P                                                            0   0
  S Mura P                                                               0   0
  S McCatty P                                                            0   1
  T Conroy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   2    0   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Heath (15, off B Black); T Phillips (5, off B Black).

HR: M Davis (23, off B Black; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: M Davis 4; T Phillips 2; M Heath 2; A Griffin.

RBI: M Davis 2 (76).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S McCatty-M Tettleton-B Bochte.

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
B Black, W (9-14)              9     4   2   2    0   8   1   4.38   30     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 4     79    -     0.67   0.19
Totals                         9     4   2   2    0   8   1          30     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 4           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Young, L (0-3)               4     7   4   4    1   2   1   7.34   19     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 7     33    -     0.82  -0.15
K Atherton                     2     2   1   1    0   3   1   4.37    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          2-2    0.80  -0.13
B Krueger                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.75    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
S Mura                         0     1   2   2    2   0   0   4.04    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.42  -0.04
S McCatty                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.63    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-2    0.55  -0.01
T Conroy                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.73    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    4   7   2          40     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0·11          5-4

C Young faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
S Mura faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 15,236.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   B Black              P        C Young              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-2  12-      21%  90% G Brett         K Atherton      Home Run; Concepcion Scores; Smith Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  ---      13%  61% F White         C Young         Home Run
   b 3   0  1-0  ---     -13%  45% M Davis         B Black         Home Run
   t 3   1  0-0  1--       8%  58% L Smith         C Young         Double; Concepcion Scores; Smith out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
   b 6   1  5-2  -2-       7%  90% T Phillips      B Black         Double Play: Flyball: RF; Griffin out at 3B/RF-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Jones         Strikeout
          ---      48%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      45%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Griffin       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  T Phillips      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  S Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Motley        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Kingman       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      49%  M Heath         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  O Concepcion    Single
   RO     1--      58%  L Smith         Double; Concepcion Scores; Smith out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
          ---      60%  L Jones         Double
   O      -2-      57%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      45%  M Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      47%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Young facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      61%  F White         Home Run
   O      ---      59%  S Balboni       Flyball: RF
          ---      61%  D Motley        Single
   O      1--      58%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  T Phillips      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Curt Young facing 9-1-2
          ---      68%  O Concepcion    Single
          1--      74%  L Smith         Single; Concepcion to 2B
                  Keith Atherton replaces Curt Young pitching; Omar Moreno pinch hits for Lynn Jones batting 2nd
   O      12-      69%  O Moreno        Flyball: SS
   RRR    12-      90%  G Brett         Home Run; Concepcion Scores; Smith Scores
   O      ---      89%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Bud Black facing 5-6-7
                  Darryl Motley moves to LF; Omar Moreno moves to CF; Pat Sheridan replaces Lonnie Smith playing RF batting 1st
          ---      84%  M Heath         Double
   O      -2-      86%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B; Heath to 3B
   RO     --3      86%  M Davis         Groundout: SS-1B; Heath Scores
   O      ---      87%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Keith Atherton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          ---      88%  D Motley        Double
   O      -2-      87%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  O Concepcion    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  A Griffin       Single to SS; Griffin to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   OO     -2-      90%  T Phillips      Double Play: Flyball: RF; Griffin out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Krueger replaces Keith Atherton pitching
   O      ---      90%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  O Moreno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  S Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Steve Mura facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Mura replaces Bill Krueger pitching
          ---      95%  H McRae         Walk
          1--      96%  F White         Single; McRae to 2B
          12-      97%  S Balboni       Walk; McRae to 3B; White to 2B
                  Steve McCatty replaces Steve Mura pitching
   OO     123      94%  D Motley        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; White to 3B; Balboni to 2B
          -23      94%  J Sundberg      Walk
   RR     123      99%  O Concepcion    Single; White Scores; Balboni Scores; Sundberg to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Concepcion to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      98%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  B Bochte        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tim Conroy facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Conroy replaces Steve McCatty pitching
   O      ---      99%  O Moreno        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  G Brett         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Pryor replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 3rd; Rob Picciolo pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Griffin       Strikeout
          ---     100%  T Phillips      Double
   O      -2-     100%  S Henderson     Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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