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Wednesday, October 23, 1985 7:15
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 53,634, Time of Game: 2:19
Royals
0
 at Cardinals
3
W: John Tudor (3-1)
L: Buddy Black (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  1  0   0  0  X    3  6  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .674 -0.086 0.84 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 1 1
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 .732 -0.038 0.77 0.024 -0.062 -0.4 1 0
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .351 1.165 -0.015 0.87 0.040 -0.055 -0.3 0 3
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .695 -0.096 0.97 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 2 3
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .189 .664 -0.015 0.89 0.044 -0.059 -0.2 7 1
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .450 -0.086 0.94 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 0 0
Steve Balboni 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .154 .386 0.046 0.82 0.057 -0.010 0.3 11 1
Buddy Biancalana SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .582 -0.052 1.00 0.000 -0.052 -0.4 0 4
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .667 -0.081 3.27 0.000 -0.081 -0.7
   Onix Concepcion SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Buddy Black P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.1 1 2
   John Wathan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.87 0.000 -0.022 -0.2
   Joe Beckwith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lynn Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.500 0.051 0.80 0.051 0.000 0.6 2B
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 1 8 .156 .369 -0.412 0.95 0.216 -0.627 -4.1 24 16
2B: L Jones (1, off J Tudor).
TB: L Jones 2; W Wilson; S Balboni; J Sundberg; G Brett.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Black-F White.
E: B Black (1).
Outfield Assists: L Smith (J Clark at 2nd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie McGee CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .293 .795 0.091 0.32 0.116 -0.025 0.7 2 0 HR,IW
Ozzie Smith SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .862 -0.039 0.55 0.024 -0.063 -0.8 0 0 CS,SH
Tom Herr 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 .910 -0.003 0.36 0.021 -0.024 0.5 0 2 2B,IW
Jack Clark 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .343 .910 -0.045 0.42 0.001 -0.045 -0.7 10 0
Tito Landrum LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .414 1.020 0.095 0.38 0.118 -0.023 0.1 1 0 HR
Cesar Cedeno RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .488 -0.037 0.49 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 4 0
   Andy Van Slyke RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .206 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .243 .651 0.034 0.31 0.048 -0.014 0.4 1 2 3B
Tom Nieto C 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .333 0.073 0.62 0.076 -0.003 1.0 9 0 SH
John Tudor P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .111 -0.080 0.62 0.000 -0.080 -1.2 0 1
Team Totals 25 3 6 3 5 6 .240 .967 0.089 0.44 0.404 -0.314 -0.6 27 5
2B: T Herr (5, off J Beckwith).
3B: T Pendleton (1, off B Black).
HR: W McGee (1, off B Black; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Landrum (1, off B Black; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
SH: T Nieto (1, off B Black); O Smith (2, off D Quisenberry).
IBB: T Herr (2, by D Quisenberry); W McGee (1, by B Black).
TB: W McGee 5; T Landrum 4; T Pendleton 3; T Herr 2; J Clark.
RBI: T Landrum (5); T Nieto (1); W McGee (5).
2-out RBI: W McGee.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: O Smith (1, 2nd base by B Black POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, L (0-1) 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2.81 20 47 -0.120 0.62 -0.7
Joe Beckwith 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.025 0.25 0.9
Dan Quisenberry 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.52 5 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 5 6 2 3.38 32 47 0 0 -0.090 0.95 0.6

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Tudor, W (3-1) 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 1.59 33 84 0.410 0.95 4.1
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 33 84 0.410 0.44 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: D Quisenberry (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Black (2; W McGee); D Quisenberry (2; T Herr).
Pickoffs: B Black (1; O Smith, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Don Denkinger, LF - Bill Williams, RF - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 53,634.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Lonnie Smith LF 1 Willie McGee CF
2 Willie Wilson CF 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 George Brett 3B 3 Tom Herr 2B
4 Frank White 2B 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Jim Sundberg C 5 Tito Landrum LF
6 Darryl Motley RF 6 Cesar Cedeno RF
7 Steve Balboni 1B 7 Terry Pendleton 3B
8 Buddy Biancalana SS 8 Tom Nieto C
9 Buddy Black P 9 John Tudor P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL T. Landrum B. Black 12% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b3 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R STL W. McGee B. Black 11% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 0-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. McRae J. Tudor 8% 95% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
b3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL J. Tudor B. Black -6% 64% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
t8 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR L. Jones J. Tudor -5% 89% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)

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, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR L. Smith J. Tudor 2% 52% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR W. Wilson J. Tudor -2% 50% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett J. Tudor 2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. White J. Tudor 3% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee B. Black -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL O. Smith B. Black 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-1)  O STL T. Herr B. Black -4% 51% Smith Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-C)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Herr B. Black -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Sundberg J. Tudor 2% 52% Lineout: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR D. Motley J. Tudor 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR S. Balboni J. Tudor 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Clark B. Black -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL T. Landrum B. Black 12% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Cedeno B. Black -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton B. Black -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Biancalana J. Tudor 3% 65% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Black J. Tudor 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Smith J. Tudor 1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Nieto B. Black 3% 71% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL J. Tudor B. Black -6% 64% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
b3 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R STL W. McGee B. Black 11% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b3 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL O. Smith B. Black -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson J. Tudor 3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett J. Tudor 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White J. Tudor 1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
b4 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL T. Herr B. Black -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Clark B. Black -1% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark out at 2B/LF-2B
b4 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Landrum B. Black -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Sundberg J. Tudor 3% 80% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t5 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Motley J. Tudor 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR S. Balboni J. Tudor -2% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Biancalana J. Tudor 3% 83% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 6-7-8
b5 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Cedeno B. Black -1% 81% Popfly: 1B
b5 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Pendleton B. Black 5% 86% Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b5 2-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  R STL T. Nieto B. Black 4% 91% Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Pendleton Scores; Nieto to 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Tudor B. Black -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL W. McGee B. Black 0% 89% Intentional Walk
b5 3-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL O. Smith B. Black -2% 88% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 9-1-2
John Wathan pinch hits for Buddy Black (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Wathan J. Tudor 2% 90% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Smith J. Tudor 1% 91% Popfly: 1B
t6 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Wilson J. Tudor 1% 92% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Joe Beckwith facing 3-4-5
Joe Beckwith replaces John Wathan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Herr J. Beckwith 2% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b6 3-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Clark J. Beckwith -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Landrum J. Beckwith -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b6 3-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Cedeno J. Beckwith -1% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 3-4-5
Andy Van Slyke replaces Cesar Cedeno playing RF batting 6th
t7 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR G. Brett J. Tudor -4% 87% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t7 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White J. Tudor 4% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 0-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Sundberg J. Tudor -4% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive); Brett to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Motley J. Tudor 5% 91% Flyball: LF
t7 0-3 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR S. Balboni J. Tudor -4% 87% Walk; Brett to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana (SS) batting 8th
t7 0-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. McRae J. Tudor 8% 95% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Joe Beckwith facing 7-8-9
Onix Concepcion replaces Hal McRae (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton J. Beckwith -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b7 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Nieto J. Beckwith -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Tudor J. Beckwith -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 9-1-2
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Joe Beckwith (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR L. Jones J. Tudor -5% 89% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 0-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Smith J. Tudor 4% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson J. Tudor 3% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
t8 0-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR G. Brett J. Tudor 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
Dan Quisenberry replaces Lynn Jones (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL W. McGee D. Quisenberry 0% 98% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b8 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL O. Smith D. Quisenberry -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McGee to 2B
b8 3-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Herr D. Quisenberry 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b8 3-0 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O STL J. Clark D. Quisenberry -0% 98% Wild Pitch; McGee out at Hm/C-P; Herr to 3B
b8 3-0 2 --3 9,(3-2)  STL J. Clark D. Quisenberry 0% 98% Walk
b8 3-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O STL T. Landrum D. Quisenberry -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 4-5-6
t9 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White J. Tudor 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Sundberg J. Tudor 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 0-3 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR D. Motley J. Tudor 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

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