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TOR  6
@BAL  1
 DET  4
@BOS  0
 CAL 10
CHW  6
 CLE  8
OAK  6
 MIL  8
NYY  7
(10)		 MIN  4
TEX  2
 KCR  9
@SEA  0
 ATL  5
HOU  4
 PHI  5
@CHC  0
 SDP  6
@CIN  4
(13)		 NYM  4
MON  3
 SFG  9
LAD  8
 PIT  2
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 8,503

 Wednesday, September 23, 1987
Time of Game: 2:32
Royals
9
76-77
Won 2
3rd, 6½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   3  0  0   3  0  2    9 14  1
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
W: Mark Gubicza (12-17), L: Mark Langston (18-12)
 Mariners
0
70-82
Lost 2
6th, 12 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .704              1   0   3B
  G Thurman CF                1   0   1   2    0   0  .284  .647              0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   2   1    2   0  .323  .869              0   1   SB
G Brett 1B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .296  .895              7   1   
  S Madison 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
D Tartabull RF                3   1   3   2    1   0  .307  .910              0   0   2B
  T Bosley PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .671              0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .697              2   2   2·GDP
  A Salazar SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .468              1   2   
S Balboni DH                  4   1   0   0    1   3  .210  .702              0   0   
L Smith LF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .258  .736              0   0   
  B Jackson PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .762              0   0   
B Pecota SS-2B                4   2   2   2    1   1  .287  .758              2   4   HR,2B
L Owen C                      5   1   2   1    0   1  .195  .594             12   1   HR

M Gubicza P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       39   9  14   0    8   9                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: B Pecota (5, off M Langston); D Tartabull (26, off M Langston).
3B: W Wilson (15, off M Langston).
HR: B Pecota (3, off M Langston; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); L Owen (5, off M Langston; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Pecota 6; L Owen 5; D Tartabull 4; W Wilson 3; K Seitzer 2; G Brett 2; G Thurman; F White.
GIDP: F White 2 (16).
RBI: B Pecota 2 (11); D Tartabull 2 (89); G Thurman 2 (5); K Seitzer (78); F White (75); L Owen (14).
2-out RBI: G Thurman 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. F White-B Pecota-G Brett; B Pecota-A Salazar-S Madison.
E: A Salazar (9).
Baserunning Events
SB: K Seitzer (11, 2nd base off M Langston/S Bradley).
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Nixon CF                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .219  .601              4   0   2B
P Bradley LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .850              0   0   
A Davis 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .296  .883              9   0   HBP
K Phelps DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .973              0   0   
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .249  .734              0   2   
M Brantley RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .813              2   0   
S Bradley C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .683             10   0   2·GDP
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .703              1   2   
H Reynolds 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .704              1   4   CS

M Langston P                                                                  0   0
  M Trujillo P                                                                0   1
  C Parker P                                                                  0   1
Totals                       30   0   5   0    4  11                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Nixon (4, off M Gubicza).
HBP: A Davis (2, by M Gubicza).
TB: D Nixon 2; J Presley; S Bradley; K Phelps; P Bradley.
GIDP: S Bradley 2 (13).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Presley-H Reynolds-A Davis; H Reynolds-R Quinones-A Davis.
Baserunning Events
CS: H Reynolds (17, 2nd base by M Gubicza/L Owen).

Pitching Stats

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 (12-17)           9     5   0   0    4  11   0   4.14   35     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 5     84    -     0.82   0.33
Totals                         9     5   0   0    4  11   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 5           -  
Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Langston, L (18-12)          6    11   7   7    5   7   2   3.95   32     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0·11     24    -     0.77  -0.18
M Trujillo                     2     1   0   0    1   1   0   6.25    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 1          1-0    0.03   0.01
C Parker                       1     2   2   2    2   1   0  13.50    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   9    8   9   2          47     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2·14          1-0
M Langston faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Gubicza (6; A Davis).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 8,503.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Seattle Mariners                             
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Donell Nixon                 CF
2. Kevin Seitzer                3B       2. Phil Bradley                 LF
3. George Brett                 1B       3. Alvin Davis                  1B
4. Danny Tartabull              RF       4. Ken Phelps                   DH
5. Frank White                  2B       5. Jim Presley                  3B
6. Steve Balboni                DH       6. Mickey Brantley              RF
7. Lonnie Smith                 LF       7. Scott Bradley                 C
8. Bill Pecota                  SS       8. Rey Quinones                 SS
9. Larry Owen                    C       9. Harold Reynolds              2B

   Mark Gubicza                  P          Mark Langston                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 1 1-- RR 17% 78% 1-0 KCR B. Pecota M. Langston Home Run; Smith Scores
t3 1 123 OO -14% 55% 1-0 KCR F. White M. Langston Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0 12- OO 12% 56% 0-1 SEA S. Bradley M. Gubicza Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Presley to 3B
t1 0 --- 8% 58% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson M. Langston Triple to CF
b5 1 1-3 O 7% 88% 0-4 SEA D. Nixon M. Gubicza Reynolds Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 8% 58% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson M. Langston Triple to CF
t1 0 --3 R 4% 62% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer M. Langston Single to LF; Wilson Scores
t1 0 1-- O -3% 59% 1-0 KCR G. Brett M. Langston Flyball: CF
t1 1 1-- 3% 62% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull M. Langston Single to RF; Seitzer to 2B
t1 1 12- O -3% 59% 1-0 KCR F. White M. Langston Flyball: CF; Seitzer to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O -4% 54% 1-0 KCR S. Balboni M. Langston Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -6% 48% 0-1 SEA D. Nixon M. Gubicza Double to LF
b1 0 -2- O 2% 50% 0-1 SEA P. Bradley M. Gubicza Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon to 3B
b1 1 --3 O 6% 56% 0-1 SEA A. Davis M. Gubicza Strikeout
b1 2 --3 O 4% 60% 0-1 SEA K. Phelps M. Gubicza Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 57% 1-0 KCR L. Smith M. Langston Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -2% 56% 1-0 KCR B. Pecota M. Langston Strikeout
t2 2 --- O -1% 55% 1-0 KCR L. Owen M. Langston Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- -4% 51% 0-1 SEA J. Presley M. Gubicza Single to RF
b2 0 1-- -6% 45% 0-1 SEA M. Brantley M. Gubicza Walk; Presley to 2B
b2 0 12- OO 12% 56% 0-1 SEA S. Bradley M. Gubicza Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Presley to 3B
b2 2 --3 O 4% 60% 0-1 SEA R. Quinones M. Gubicza Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 KCR W. Wilson M. Langston Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- 2% 60% 1-0 KCR K. Seitzer M. Langston Walk
t3 1 1-- 2% 62% 1-0 KCR G. Brett M. Langston Seitzer Steals 2B
t3 1 -2- 2% 64% 1-0 KCR G. Brett M. Langston Walk
t3 1 12- 5% 69% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull M. Langston Walk; Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B
t3 1 123 OO -14% 55% 1-0 KCR F. White M. Langston Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3% 58% 0-1 SEA H. Reynolds M. Gubicza Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 SEA D. Nixon M. Gubicza Strikeout
b3 2 --- -1% 59% 0-1 SEA P. Bradley M. Gubicza Single to CF
b3 2 1-- O 3% 61% 0-1 SEA A. Davis M. Gubicza Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -3% 59% 1-0 KCR S. Balboni M. Langston Strikeout
t4 1 --- 3% 62% 1-0 KCR L. Smith M. Langston Walk
t4 1 1-- RR 17% 78% 1-0 KCR B. Pecota M. Langston Home Run; Smith Scores
t4 1 --- R 7% 85% 3-0 KCR L. Owen M. Langston Home Run
t4 1 --- O -1% 84% 4-0 KCR W. Wilson M. Langston Flyball: RF
t4 2 --- O -1% 84% 4-0 KCR K. Seitzer M. Langston Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 2% 86% 0-4 SEA K. Phelps M. Gubicza Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1 --- O 2% 87% 0-4 SEA J. Presley M. Gubicza Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 88% 0-4 SEA M. Brantley M. Gubicza Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-0 KCR G. Brett M. Langston Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- 1% 88% 4-0 KCR D. Tartabull M. Langston Single to CF
t5 1 1-- OO -2% 86% 4-0 KCR F. White M. Langston Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- -3% 83% 0-4 SEA S. Bradley M. Gubicza Single to LF
b5 0 1-- -6% 77% 0-4 SEA R. Quinones M. Gubicza Walk; Bradley to 2B
b5 0 12- O 4% 80% 0-4 SEA H. Reynolds M. Gubicza Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bradley to 3B; Reynolds to 1B
b5 1 1-3 O 7% 88% 0-4 SEA D. Nixon M. Gubicza Reynolds Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 2 --3 O 3% 91% 0-4 SEA D. Nixon M. Gubicza Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -1% 90% 4-0 KCR S. Balboni M. Langston Strikeout
t6 1 --- 1% 91% 4-0 KCR L. Smith M. Langston Walk
t6 1 1-- 3% 94% 4-0 KCR B. Pecota M. Langston Double to RF; Smith to 3B
t6 1 -23 O -3% 91% 4-0 KCR L. Owen M. Langston Strikeout
t6 2 -23 O -2% 89% 4-0 KCR W. Wilson M. Langston Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 2% 91% 0-4 SEA P. Bradley M. Gubicza Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- -2% 88% 0-4 SEA A. Davis M. Gubicza Hit By Pitch
b6 1 1-- -4% 85% 0-4 SEA K. Phelps M. Gubicza Single to CF; Davis to 2B
b6 1 12- O 3% 88% 0-4 SEA J. Presley M. Gubicza Groundout: 3B-1B; Davis to 3B; Phelps to 2B
b6 2 -23 O 5% 93% 0-4 SEA M. Brantley M. Gubicza Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mariners' Mark Langston facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- 1% 94% 4-0 KCR K. Seitzer M. Langston Single to CF
t7 0 1-- 1% 95% 4-0 KCR G. Brett M. Langston Single to CF; Seitzer to 2B
t7 0 12- RR 3% 99% 4-0 KCR D. Tartabull M. Langston Double to RF; Seitzer Scores; Brett Scores
t7 0 -2- R 0% 99% 6-0 KCR F. White M. Langston Single to CF; Tartabull Scores
Mike Trujillo replaces Mark Langston pitching
t7 0 1-- O 0% 99% 7-0 KCR S. Balboni M. Trujillo Groundout: P-1B; White to 2B
t7 1 -2- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR L. Smith M. Trujillo Lineout: 1B
t7 2 -2- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR B. Pecota M. Trujillo Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-7 SEA S. Bradley M. Gubicza Foul Flyball: C
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 SEA R. Quinones M. Gubicza Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 SEA H. Reynolds M. Gubicza Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mariners' Mike Trujillo facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 KCR L. Owen M. Trujillo Flyball: RF
t8 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR W. Wilson M. Trujillo Lineout: CF
t8 2 --- 0% 99% 7-0 KCR K. Seitzer M. Trujillo Walk
t8 2 1-- 0% 100% 7-0 KCR G. Brett M. Trujillo Single to RF; Seitzer to 2B
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Danny Tartabull (RF) batting 4th
t8 2 12- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR T. Bosley M. Trujillo Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
Scotti Madison replaces George Brett playing 1B batting 3rd; Bill Pecota moves from SS to 2B; Angel Salazar replaces Frank White (2B) playing SS batting 5th; Gary Thurman replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st; Thad Bosley moves from PH to RF
b8 0 --- -1% 99% 0-7 SEA D. Nixon M. Gubicza Walk
b8 0 1-- O 1% 99% 0-7 SEA P. Bradley M. Gubicza Strikeout
b8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-7 SEA A. Davis M. Gubicza Strikeout
b8 2 1-- -0% 100% 0-7 SEA K. Phelps M. Gubicza Walk; Nixon to 2B
b8 2 12- O 0% 100% 0-7 SEA J. Presley M. Gubicza Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mariners' Clay Parker facing 5-6-7
Clay Parker replaces Mike Trujillo pitching
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 KCR A. Salazar C. Parker Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 --- 0% 100% 7-0 KCR S. Balboni C. Parker Walk
Bo Jackson pinch hits for Lonnie Smith (LF) batting 7th
t9 1 1-- O -0% 100% 7-0 KCR B. Jackson C. Parker Strikeout
t9 2 1-- 0% 100% 7-0 KCR B. Pecota C. Parker Walk; Balboni to 2B
t9 2 12- 0% 100% 7-0 KCR L. Owen C. Parker Single to LF; Balboni to 3B; Pecota to 2B
t9 2 123 RR 0% 100% 7-0 KCR G. Thurman C. Parker Single to LF; Balboni Scores; Pecota Scores; Owen to 2B
t9 2 12- O 0% 100% 9-0 KCR K. Seitzer C. Parker Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
Bo Jackson moves from PH to LF
b9 0 --- -0% 100% 0-9 SEA M. Brantley M. Gubicza Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brantley to 1B
b9 0 1-- OO 0% 100% 0-9 SEA S. Bradley M. Gubicza Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 SEA R. Quinones M. Gubicza Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Mariners 0.

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