April 22, 1977 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
MIL 4 CHW 8
@OAK 2 KCR 6
@SEA 5 MIN 4
@TEX 1 ATL 6
LAD 5 SDP 4
@HOU 2 MON 3
SFG 2
(10) PIT 4
@NYM 3 STL 10
@PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 19,756

Friday, April 22, 1977
Time of Game: 2:33

Royals

7-5

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: M Littell (2-1), L: D Pagan (0-1), S: L Gura (2)

Mariners

6-10

Lost 3

7th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .294  .791    0    0   3   2B
H McRae DH                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .392 1.024    0    0   0   2B
T Poquette LF                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   SH
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   0   1    0   2  .250  .727    0   17   0   
A Otis CF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .277  .893    0    1   0   
D Porter C                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .400 1.007    0    5   0   
  C Rojas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .481    0    0   0   
  B Martinez C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .637         0   0   
A Cowens RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .340  .877    0    2   0   
F Patek SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .827    0    1   6   SB,GDP
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .671    0    1   6   
  P LaCock PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .542    0    0   0   
  J Zdeb PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  B Heise 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   2   

A Hassler P                                                              0   2
  M Littell P                                                            0   0
  L Gura P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   6    4   4                    27  19

BATTING

2B: G Brett (3, off D Pagan); H McRae (4, off B Laxton).

SH: T Poquette (1, off B Laxton).

TB: F Patek 2; G Brett 2; H McRae 2; A Cowens; A Otis; D Porter; P LaCock; T Poquette.

GIDP: F Patek (1).

RBI: G Brett 2 (6); T Poquette (1); F Patek (8); A Otis (11); J Mayberry (12).

2-out RBI: G Brett 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F White-F Patek-J Mayberry.

E: J Mayberry (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Patek (6, 2nd base off B Laxton/S Jutze).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Baez 2B                     2   3   0   0    2   0  .250  .600    0    2   4   SB
S Braun LF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .283  .786    0    2   1   2B
  D Collins PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .152  .415         0   0   
R Jones CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .238  .734    0    1   0   
L Stanton RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .139  .490    0    1   0   
J Bernhardt DH                4   0   1   3    0   0  .382 1.194    0    0   0   3B
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .617    0    0   5   
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .726    0   14   1   GDP
S Jutze C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .834    0    5   0   
  J Lis PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  B Stinson C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .741         0   0   
  C Lopez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .549    0    0   0   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .555    0    2   6   
  L Milbourne PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .596    0    0   0   

G Abbott P                                                               0   0
  B Laxton P                                                             0   0
  D Pagan P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5   6   5    3   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: S Braun (2, off A Hassler).

3B: J Bernhardt (1, off M Littell).

TB: J Bernhardt 3; S Braun 3; R Jones; L Stanton; B Stein.

GIDP: D Meyer (2).

RBI: J Bernhardt 3 (12); L Stanton (5); R Jones (11).

2-out RBI: J Bernhardt 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Baez-C Reynolds-D Meyer; S Braun-C Reynolds.

TP: 1. C Reynolds-J Baez-D Meyer-S Jutze.

E: L Stanton (3); J Baez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Baez (1, 2nd base off A Hassler/D Porter).

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
A Hassler                      7.1   5   5   4    3   3   0   3.75   30     -       ·  ·     16· 1· 2· 5     50    -     1.18  -0.01
M Littell, BS (1), W (2-1)     0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.93    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-3    4.32  -0.47
L Gura, S (2)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     6   5   4    3   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     19· 1· 2· 6          3-3

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Abbott                       6.2   5   3   1    4   4   0   7.36   27     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 5     56    -     1.27  -0.10
B Laxton                       1.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.91    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.39  -0.03
D Pagan, BS (1), L (0-1)       1     3   2   2    0   0   0   5.59    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.72  -0.64
Totals                         9     9   6   4    4   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 19,756.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. G Brett              3B    1. J Baez               2B 
2. H McRae              DH    2. S Braun              LF 
3. T Poquette           LF    3. R Jones              CF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. L Stanton            RF 
5. A Otis               CF    5. J Bernhardt          DH 
6. D Porter             C     6. B Stein              3B 
7. A Cowens             RF    7. D Meyer              1B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. S Jutze              C  
9. F White              2B    9. C Reynolds           SS 

   A Hassler            P        G Abbott             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-4  12-      69%  83% G Brett         D Pagan         Double; Patek Scores; Zdeb Scores; Brett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 8   2  4-2  123     -64%  14% J Bernhardt     M Littell       Triple (LF-CF); Baez Scores; Collins Scores; Jones Scores
   t 4   0  2-1  1-3     -22%  31% D Porter        G Abbott        Triple Play: Groundout: SS-2B-1B-C
   b 8   1  4-2  123      14%  77% L Stanton       M Littell       Strikeout
   t 4   0  2-0  1--      13%  44% J Mayberry      G Abbott        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Poquette to 3B; Mayberry to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  H McRae         Walk
   OO     1--      45%  T Poquette      Line Drive Double Play: LF-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Baez          Walk
          1--      39%  S Braun         Baez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      39%  R Jones         Single to CF; Baez to 3B
   RO     1-3      37%  L Stanton       Groundout: 3B-1B; Baez Scores; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  J Bernhardt     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Glenn Abbott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      37%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      34%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Hassler facing 6-7-8
          ---      31%  B Stein         Single to LF
   OO     1--      38%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  S Jutze         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Glenn Abbott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      36%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      33%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Hassler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  C Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      33%  J Baez          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      25%  S Braun         Double to RF; Baez to 3B
   RO     -23      24%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; Baez Scores/unER; Braun to 3B
   O      --3      27%  L Stanton       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Glenn Abbott facing 3-4-5
          ---      31%  T Poquette      Single to LF
          1--      44%  J Mayberry      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Poquette to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   R      -23      54%  A Otis          Single to CF; Poquette Scores/unER; Mayberry to 3B
   OOO    1-3      31%  D Porter        Triple Play: Groundout: SS-2B-1B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Hassler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      33%  J Bernhardt     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  B Stein         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      36%  D Meyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Glenn Abbott facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  A Cowens        Walk
   OO     1--      30%  F Patek         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  F White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Hassler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  S Jutze         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      33%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  J Baez          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      41%  H McRae         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); McRae to 3B
   RO     --3      44%  T Poquette      Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae Scores/unER
   O      ---      42%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Hassler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  S Braun         Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  R Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      46%  L Stanton       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Bernhardt     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Glenn Abbott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Porter        Single to RF
          1--      62%  A Cowens        Single to RF; Porter to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  F Patek         Single to LF; Porter Scores; Cowens to 2B
   O      12-      70%  F White         Flyball: CF; Cowens to 3B
                  Bill Laxton replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
          1-3      70%  G Brett         Patek Steals 2B
   O      -23      64%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Andy Hassler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Joe Lis pinch hits for Skip Jutze batting 8th
   O      ---      75%  J Lis           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Laxton facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Stinson replaces Joe Lis playing C batting 8th
          ---      81%  H McRae         Double to RF
   O      -2-      81%  T Poquette      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McRae to 3B
   RO     --3      84%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae Scores
   O      ---      84%  A Otis          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Andy Hassler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  C Reynolds      Lineout: RF
          ---      83%  J Baez          Walk
          1--      75%  S Braun         Single to RF; Baez to 2B
                  Dave Collins pinch runs for Steve Braun batting 2nd
          12-      63%  R Jones         Walk; Baez to 3B; Collins to 2B
                  Mark Littell replaces Andy Hassler pitching
   O      123      77%  L Stanton       Strikeout
   RRR    123      14%  J Bernhardt     Triple (LF-CF); Baez Scores; Collins Scores; Jones Scores
   O      --3      16%  B Stein         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Pagan facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Pagan replaces Bill Laxton pitching; Dave Collins moves to LF; Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Darrell Porter batting 6th
   O      ---       9%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       4%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       8%  F Patek         Single to LF
                  Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White batting 9th
          1--      14%  P LaCock        Single to LF; Patek to 2B
                  Joe Zdeb pinch runs for Pete LaCock batting 9th
   RR     12-      83%  G Brett         Double; Patek Scores; Zdeb Scores; Brett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3      80%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-6, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
                  Larry Gura replaces Mark Littell pitching; Buck Martinez replaces Cookie Rojas playing C batting 6th; Bob Heise replaces Joe Zdeb playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Carlos Lopez pinch hits for Bob Stinson batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  C Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation