October 21, 1980 World Series Game 6, Royals at Phillies

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Tuesday, October 21, 1980 , Veterans Stadium Attendance: 65,838, Time of Game: 3:00

Royals 1	at	Phillies 4	W: Steve Carlton (3-0) L: Rich Gale (0-1) S: Tug McGraw (4)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2Phillies 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 9 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	0	0	1	3	.205	.629	-0.071	1.23	0.053	-0.123	-0.6	3	0
U L Washington SS	3	0	1	1	0	2	.303	.658	-0.025	1.10	0.045	-0.070	0.0	2	4	SF
George Brett 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.343	1.138	-0.029	1.07	0.069	-0.098	-0.1	1	1	GDP
Hal McRae DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.807	-0.139	1.42	0.000	-0.139	-1.4
Amos Otis CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.429	1.245	-0.037	0.80	0.026	-0.063	-0.5	2	0
Willie Aikens 1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	.387	1.325	0.029	0.69	0.059	-0.030	0.3	6	0
Onix Concepcion PR	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0
John Wathan C	3	1	2	0	1	0	.154	.522	-0.009	0.98	0.082	-0.091	-0.0	4	1	GDP
Jose Cardenal RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.400	0.075	1.25	0.126	-0.052	0.8	4	0
Frank White 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.577	-0.164	1.85	0.000	-0.164	-1.7	2	1

Rich Gale P														0	0
Renie Martin P														0	0
Paul Splittorff P														0	1
Marty Pattin P														0	0
Dan Quisenberry P														0	0
Team Totals	31	1	7	1	5	9	.226	.550	-0.370	1.16	0.460	-0.830	-3.2	24	8

SF: U Washington (2, off T McGraw).

TB: J Cardenal 2; G Brett 2; J Wathan 2; U Washington.

GIDP: J Wathan (2); G Brett (2).

RBI: U Washington (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Fielding

DP: 1. P Splittorff-U Washington-W Aikens.

E: W Aikens (2); F White (3).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Lonnie Smith LF	4	2	1	0	0	0	.333	.735	0.074	0.80	0.100	-0.026	0.8	1	0	2B
Greg Gross LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	0
Pete Rose 1B	4	0	3	0	0	0	.326	.780	0.098	0.74	0.108	-0.010	0.7	9	0	CS
Mike Schmidt 3B	3	0	1	2	1	1	.289	.820	0.104	1.12	0.133	-0.029	1.3	0	0
Bake McBride RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.683	-0.036	0.74	0.024	-0.060	-0.6	2	0
Greg Luzinski DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.192	.635	-0.085	0.70	0.000	-0.085	-1.4
Garry Maddox CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.262	.676	0.018	0.57	0.054	-0.036	0.1	1	0	2B
Manny Trillo 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.714	-0.070	0.59	0.000	-0.070	-1.4	2	3	GDP
Larry Bowa SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.349	.763	-0.043	0.51	0.008	-0.051	-0.4	3	3	2B
Bob Boone C	2	1	1	1	1	0	.314	.762	0.070	0.56	0.077	-0.007	1.2	9	1

Steve Carlton P														0	2
Tug McGraw P														0	0
Team Totals	33	4	9	4	2	3	.273	.678	0.130	0.71	0.504	-0.374	0.2	27	9

2B: L Smith (1, off R Martin); G Maddox (4, off R Gale); L Bowa (1, off P Splittorff).

TB: P Rose 3; G Maddox 3; L Smith 2; L Bowa 2; B Boone; M Schmidt.

GIDP: M Trillo (2).

RBI: M Schmidt 2 (8); B McBride (5); B Boone (6).

2-out RBI: B Boone.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

Fielding

DP: 2. L Bowa-P Rose; L Bowa-M Trillo-P Rose.

Baserunning

CS: P Rose (3, 2nd base by M Pattin/J Wathan).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	BF	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Rich Gale, L (0-1)	2	4	2	1	1	1	4.26	12	42			-0.209	1.23	-2.4
Renie Martin	2.1	1	1	1	1	0	2.79	9		2	0	0.106	0.77	1.6
Paul Splittorff	1.2	4	1	1	0	0	2.57	8		2	1	-0.042	0.39	-0.8
Marty Pattin	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	3		1	0	0.009	0.10	0.8
Dan Quisenberry	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	3		0	0	0.006	0.07	0.5
Team Totals	8	9	4	3	2	3	3.38	35	42	5	1	-0.130	1.16	-0.2

R Gale faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
P Splittorff faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	BF	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Steve Carlton, W (3-0)	7	4	1	1	3	7	2.30	26	69			0.267	0.82	2.3
Tug McGraw, S (4)	2	3	0	0	2	2	2.87	11		2	1	0.103	1.94	0.9
Team Totals	9	7	1	1	5	9	1.00	37	69	2	1	0.370	0.71	3.2

S Carlton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Paul Pryor, LF - Don Denkinger, RF - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 65,838.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

	Kansas City Royals			Philadelphia Phillies
1	Willie Wilson	LF	1	Lonnie Smith	LF
2	U L Washington	SS	2	Pete Rose	1B
3	George Brett	3B	3	Mike Schmidt	3B
4	Hal McRae	DH	4	Bake McBride	RF
5	Amos Otis	CF	5	Greg Luzinski	DH
6	Willie Aikens	1B	6	Garry Maddox	CF
7	John Wathan	C	7	Manny Trillo	2B
8	Jose Cardenal	RF	8	Larry Bowa	SS
9	Frank White	2B	9	Bob Boone	C

	Rich Gale P			Steve Carlton P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)Sequence	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
b3	0-0	0	123	3,(1-1) BFX	RR	PHI	M. Schmidt	R. Gale	12%	86%	Single (CF-RF); Boone Scores/unER; Smith Scores; Rose to 3B
t2	0-0	1	12-	5,(2-2) BBCFX	OO	KCR	J. Wathan	S. Carlton	9%	55%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4	0-2	0	1--	4,(1-2) F1SBX	OO	KCR	G. Brett	S. Carlton	9%	78%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t9	1-4	1	123	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	F. White	T. McGraw	8%	92%	Foul Popfly: C-1B (1B-C Foul)
t9	1-4	1	12-	6,(2-2) FBFBFX		KCR	J. Cardenal	T. McGraw	-8%	84%	Single to CF (Line Drive); Concepcion to 3B; Wathan to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)Sequence	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1	0-0	0	---	4,(1-2) FCBC	O	KCR	W. Wilson	S. Carlton	2%	52%	Strikeout Looking
t1	0-0	1	---	8,(3-2) FBBCBFFS	O	KCR	U. Washington	S. Carlton	1%	54%	Strikeout Swinging
t1	0-0	2	---	4,(1-2) SCBX	O	KCR	G. Brett	S. Carlton	1%	55%	Groundout: 2B-1B
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b1	0-0	0	---	5,(1-2) SBFFX	O	PHI	L. Smith	R. Gale	-2%	52%	Groundout: 2B-1B
b1	0-0	1	---	1,(0-0) X		PHI	P. Rose	R. Gale	2%	55%	Single to LF
b1	0-0	1	1--	5,(2-2) 11BBFSX	O	PHI	M. Schmidt	R. Gale	-3%	52%	Popfly: SS
b1	0-0	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	O	PHI	B. McBride	R. Gale	-2%	50%	Lineout: LF (Short LF)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
t2	0-0	0	---	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	H. McRae	S. Carlton	2%	52%	Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2	0-0	1	---	8,(3-2) CFBBFBFB		KCR	A. Otis	S. Carlton	-3%	50%	Walk
t2	0-0	1	1--	6,(3-2) B1BS1FBB		KCR	W. Aikens	S. Carlton	-4%	46%	Walk; Otis to 2B
t2	0-0	1	12-	5,(2-2) BBCFX	OO	KCR	J. Wathan	S. Carlton	9%	55%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
b2	0-0	0	---	8,(3-2) BFCFBBFS	O	PHI	G. Luzinski	R. Gale	-2%	53%	Strikeout Swinging
b2	0-0	1	---	2,(0-1) FX		PHI	G. Maddox	R. Gale	4%	57%	Double (CF-RF)
b2	0-0	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	O	PHI	M. Trillo	R. Gale	-3%	54%	Flyball: RF; Maddox to 3B
b2	0-0	2	--3	3,(1-1) BFX	O	PHI	L. Bowa	R. Gale	-4%	50%	Foul Flyball: C
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
t3	0-0	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	O	KCR	J. Cardenal	S. Carlton	2%	52%	Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t3	0-0	1	---	6,(1-2) SBCFFS	O	KCR	F. White	S. Carlton	2%	54%	Strikeout Swinging
t3	0-0	2	---	3,(0-2) FSS	O	KCR	W. Wilson	S. Carlton	1%	55%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
b3	0-0	0	---	4,(3-0) BBBB		PHI	B. Boone	R. Gale	4%	59%	Walk
b3	0-0	0	1--	1,(0-0) X		PHI	L. Smith	R. Gale	6%	65%	Reached on E4 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Boone to 2B; Smith to 1B
b3	0-0	0	12-	5,(3-1) BBFBX		PHI	P. Rose	R. Gale	8%	73%	Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Boone to 3B; Smith to 2B
b3	0-0	0	123	3,(1-1) BFX	RR	PHI	M. Schmidt	R. Gale	12%	86%	Single (CF-RF); Boone Scores/unER; Smith Scores; Rose to 3B
									Renie Martin replaces Rich Gale pitching
b3	2-0	0	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	O	PHI	B. McBride	R. Martin	-4%	82%	Foul Flyball: 2B
b3	2-0	1	1-3	2,(1-0) B1X	O	PHI	G. Luzinski	R. Martin	-5%	77%	Lineout: 3B
b3	2-0	2	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	O	PHI	G. Maddox	R. Martin	-3%	74%	Flyball: RF
									2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
t4	0-2	0	---	4,(1-2) BFSX		KCR	U. Washington	S. Carlton	-4%	70%	Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4	0-2	0	1--	4,(1-2) F1SBX	OO	KCR	G. Brett	S. Carlton	9%	78%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t4	0-2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	O	KCR	H. McRae	S. Carlton	1%	80%	Groundout: SS-1B
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
b4	2-0	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	O	PHI	M. Trillo	R. Martin	-1%	78%	Popfly: LF (Deep SS-2B)
b4	2-0	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	O	PHI	L. Bowa	R. Martin	-1%	77%	Groundout: 3B-1B
b4	2-0	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	O	PHI	B. Boone	R. Martin	-1%	76%	Flyball: RF (Short RF)
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
t5	0-2	0	---	6,(2-2) CSBFBS	O	KCR	A. Otis	S. Carlton	3%	79%	Strikeout Swinging
t5	0-2	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFC	O	KCR	W. Aikens	S. Carlton	2%	81%	Strikeout Looking
t5	0-2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX		KCR	J. Wathan	S. Carlton	-2%	79%	Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t5	0-2	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	O	KCR	J. Cardenal	S. Carlton	3%	82%	Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
b5	2-0	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBFBX		PHI	L. Smith	R. Martin	4%	86%	Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5	2-0	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BBCX	O	PHI	P. Rose	R. Martin	-0%	86%	Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Smith to 3B
b5	2-0	1	--3	6,(3-2) BFBCBB		PHI	M. Schmidt	R. Martin	1%	87%	Walk
									Paul Splittorff replaces Renie Martin pitching
b5	2-0	1	1-3	5,(2-2) FBSBX	RO	PHI	B. McBride	P. Splittorff	2%	89%	Groundout: SS-1B; Smith Scores; Schmidt to 2B
b5	3-0	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	O	PHI	G. Luzinski	P. Splittorff	-1%	87%	Groundout: SS-1B
									1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
t6	0-3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	F. White	S. Carlton	2%	90%	Popfly: SS
t6	0-3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	W. Wilson	S. Carlton	1%	91%	Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t6	0-3	2	---	5,(1-2) CBCFS	O	KCR	U. Washington	S. Carlton	1%	92%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
b6	3-0	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX		PHI	G. Maddox	P. Splittorff	1%	93%	Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6	3-0	0	1--	2,(0-1) F1X	OO	PHI	M. Trillo	P. Splittorff	-2%	91%	Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b6	3-0	2	---	5,(2-2) FBBSX		PHI	L. Bowa	P. Splittorff	1%	92%	Double to LF (Deep LF)
b6	3-0	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	R	PHI	B. Boone	P. Splittorff	4%	95%	Single to CF (Line Drive); Bowa Scores
b6	4-0	2	1--	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	O	PHI	L. Smith	P. Splittorff	-0%	95%	Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
									1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
									Greg Gross replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1st
t7	0-4	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX		KCR	G. Brett	S. Carlton	-3%	92%	Single to RF
t7	0-4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	H. McRae	S. Carlton	2%	95%	Foul Flyball: SS
t7	0-4	1	1--	3,(0-2) SCX	O	KCR	A. Otis	S. Carlton	2%	96%	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7	0-4	2	1--	7,(3-2) CBBBCF1X	O	KCR	W. Aikens	S. Carlton	1%	97%	Groundout: P-1B
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
b7	4-0	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX		PHI	P. Rose	P. Splittorff	0%	98%	Single to 3B
									Marty Pattin replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
b7	4-0	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBS	O	PHI	M. Schmidt	M. Pattin	-1%	97%	Rose Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b7	4-0	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBS.BC	O	PHI	M. Schmidt	M. Pattin	-0%	97%	Strikeout Looking
b7	4-0	2	---	2,(1-0) BX		PHI	B. McBride	M. Pattin	0%	97%	Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); McBride to 1B
b7	4-0	2	1--	4,(1-2) BSSS	O	PHI	G. Luzinski	M. Pattin	-0%	97%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
t8	0-4	0	---	8,(3-2) BCBBCFFB		KCR	J. Wathan	S. Carlton	-2%	95%	Walk
t8	0-4	0	1--	5,(2-2) CFBBX		KCR	J. Cardenal	S. Carlton	-4%	90%	Single to LF; Wathan to 2B
									Tug McGraw replaces Steve Carlton pitching
t8	0-4	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	O	KCR	F. White	T. McGraw	4%	94%	Foul Flyball: 1B
t8	0-4	1	12-	5,(3-1) BBCBB		KCR	W. Wilson	T. McGraw	-5%	89%	Walk; Wathan to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
t8	0-4	1	123	4,(1-2) CBFX	RO	KCR	U. Washington	T. McGraw	5%	94%	Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wathan Scores
t8	1-4	2	12-	4,(1-2) FBFX		KCR	G. Brett	T. McGraw	-4%	89%	Single (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t8	1-4	2	123	8,(3-2) BBBCFFFX	O	KCR	H. McRae	T. McGraw	8%	98%	Groundout: 2B-1B
									1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
									Dan Quisenberry replaces Marty Pattin pitching
b8	4-1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	O	PHI	G. Maddox	D. Quisenberry	-0%	97%	Foul Flyball: LF
b8	4-1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	O	PHI	M. Trillo	D. Quisenberry	-0%	97%	Groundout: SS-1B
b8	4-1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	O	PHI	L. Bowa	D. Quisenberry	-0%	97%	Flyball: RF
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Phillies 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Phillies' Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
t9	1-4	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCCC	O	KCR	A. Otis	T. McGraw	2%	99%	Strikeout Looking
t9	1-4	1	---	7,(3-2) CBBCFBB		KCR	W. Aikens	T. McGraw	-2%	97%	Walk
									Onix Concepcion pinch runs for Willie Aikens (1B) batting 6th
t9	1-4	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX		KCR	J. Wathan	T. McGraw	-4%	92%	Single to RF; Concepcion to 2B
t9	1-4	1	12-	6,(2-2) FBFBFX		KCR	J. Cardenal	T. McGraw	-8%	84%	Single to CF (Line Drive); Concepcion to 3B; Wathan to 2B
t9	1-4	1	123	1,(0-0) X	O	KCR	F. White	T. McGraw	8%	92%	Foul Popfly: C-1B (1B-C Foul)
t9	1-4	2	123	4,(1-2) CFBX	O	KCR	W. Wilson	T. McGraw	8%	100%	Strikeout
									0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Phillies 4.

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Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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