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Standings
BOS
@BAL		2
8
MIN
@CAL		4
3
CLE
@DET		2
3
CLE
@DET		9
2
MIL
@NYY		3
5
MIL
@NYY		4
5
CHW
@OAK		0
3
KCR
@TEX		4
13
CIN
@ATL		9
4
NYM
@CHC		4
7
SFG
@HOU		4
3
MON
@PHI		1
2
MON
@PHI		8
3
STL
@PIT		2
0
STL
@PIT		5
7
LAD
@SDP		5
3
Sunday, August 13, 1972,
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 5,598, Time of Game: 3:20
Royals
4
51-56
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Rangers
13
44-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Dick Bosman (5-8)
L: Dick Drago (8-14)
S: Horacio Pina (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  8  1
Rangers         0  2  0   2  0  0   3  6  X   13 17  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cookie Rojas 2B-3B-SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 .277 .695 -0.082 1.08 0.012 -0.094 -0.5 1 5
Amos Otis CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .302 .791 -0.020 1.10 0.078 -0.099 2.3 1 0 HR,GDP
Richie Scheinblum RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .315 .845 0.197 1.20 0.218 -0.021 1.6 1 0
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 .776 -0.028 1.64 0.053 -0.081 -0.3 4 0
   Jerry May C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .589 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Lou Piniella LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .311 .818 -0.036 1.19 0.065 -0.100 -0.6 2 1
Ed Kirkpatrick C-1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .798 -0.095 1.47 0.035 -0.131 -1.0 7 2
Paul Schaal 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .209 .600 -0.016 1.20 0.041 -0.057 -0.1 2 2 GDP
   Gail Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .524 -0.076 3.26 0.000 -0.076 -0.7
   Bobby Knoop 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .589 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 2 0
Bobby Floyd SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .408 -0.042 1.44 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 2 0
   Joe Keough PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .502 0.038 0.77 0.038 0.000 0.4 HBP
   Ken Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Hovley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .674 0.002 0.07 0.002 0.000 0.2
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .727 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Norm Angelini P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dick Drago P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .058 .213 -0.054 1.10 0.000 -0.054 -0.4 0 0
   Al Fitzmorris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .510 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carl Taylor PH-3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .604 0.068 0.84 0.070 -0.002 0.4 0 1
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 6 3 .229 .671 -0.146 1.19 0.612 -0.759 0.7 24 11
HR: A Otis (9, off H Pina; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: J Keough (2, by H Pina).
TB: A Otis 5; R Scheinblum 2; L Piniella 2; P Schaal; C Taylor.
GIDP: A Otis (5); P Schaal (10).
RBI: A Otis 3 (42); R Scheinblum (48).
2-out RBI: A Otis 3; R Scheinblum.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Piniella-C Rojas-J Mayberry.
TP: 1. E Kirkpatrick-P Schaal-C Rojas-P Schaal.
E: B Knoop (4).
Outfield Assists: L Piniella (T Ford at 1st base).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elliott Maddox CF 2 2 0 1 2 0 .240 .627 0.006 0.53 0.042 -0.036 0.9 2 0 CS,HBP
Toby Harrah SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 .266 .661 -0.125 0.56 0.010 -0.134 -0.7 4 5
Larry Biittner LF-1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .293 .744 0.066 0.34 0.075 -0.009 1.8 2 1 3·2B,SF
Dick Billings C 5 3 4 5 0 1 .282 .677 0.124 0.56 0.134 -0.010 4.5 3 0 2·2B
Frank Howard 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .236 .713 0.271 0.59 0.277 -0.005 2.2 7 1 HR
   Joe Lovitto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .548 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Ford RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .241 .698 -0.002 0.44 0.034 -0.036 -0.0 2 0
   Tom Grieve PR-RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .181 .470 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.0 0 0
Jim Mason 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .200 .486 -0.015 0.56 0.046 -0.062 0.2 1 1
Vic Harris 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .098 .281 -0.020 0.31 0.005 -0.025 0.2 4 1
Dick Bosman P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .086 .200 0.045 0.67 0.059 -0.014 0.2 1 2 2B
   Horacio Pina P 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .533 0.003 0.16 0.008 -0.004 -0.3 1 3
Team Totals 36 13 17 12 5 7 .472 1.257 0.353 0.47 0.690 -0.335 10.0 27 14
2B: D Bosman (1, off D Drago); D Billings 2 (13, 1 off K Wright, 1 off T Abernathy); L Biittner 3 (17, 1 off A Fitzmorris, 1 off D Drago, 1 off T Burgmeier).
HR: F Howard (8, off D Drago; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: L Biittner (1, off K Wright).
HBP: E Maddox (2, by A Fitzmorris).
TB: D Billings 6; L Biittner 6; F Howard 5; J Mason 2; T Ford 2; D Bosman 2; T Grieve; V Harris; T Harrah.
RBI: D Billings 5 (44); F Howard 2 (28); L Biittner 2 (18); J Mason (1); E Maddox (9); T Grieve (6).
2-out RBI: D Billings 4; L Biittner; T Grieve.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 8 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Bosman-T Harrah-F Howard; H Pina-T Harrah-F Howard.
E: J Mason (3).
Baserunning
CS: E Maddox (9, 2nd base by A Fitzmorris/E Kirkpatrick).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, L (8-14) 3 7 4 4 1 0 1 3.03 14 28 -0.339 0.96 -3.2
Al Fitzmorris 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 3.32 8 2 1 0.031 0.53 1.0
Ken Wright 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 4.91 10 0 0 -0.026 0.18 -2.3
Tom Burgmeier 0.2 4 5 5 1 1 0 3.74 7 0 0 -0.018 0.10 -3.2
Ted Abernathy 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.55 3 2 2 -0.001 0.00 -2.8
Norm Angelini 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69 1 2 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 8 17 13 13 5 7 1 14.62 43 28 6 3 -0.353 1.19 -10.0
D Drago faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
T Abernathy faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Bosman, W (5-8) 5 6 1 1 4 1 0 4.07 25 48 0.094 1.58 0.9
Horacio Pina, S (14) 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 2.61 17 0 0 0.053 0.62 -1.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 6 3 1 4.00 42 48 0 0 0.147 0.47 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: K Wright (3).
HBP: A Fitzmorris (1; E Maddox); H Pina (5; J Keough).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 5,598.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Texas Rangers
1 Cookie Rojas 2B 1 Elliott Maddox CF
2 Amos Otis CF 2 Toby Harrah SS
3 Richie Scheinblum RF 3 Larry Biittner LF
4 John Mayberry 1B 4 Dick Billings C
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Frank Howard 1B
6 Ed Kirkpatrick C 6 Ted Ford RF
7 Paul Schaal 3B 7 Jim Mason 3B
8 Bobby Floyd SS 8 Vic Harris 2B
9 Dick Drago P 9 Dick Bosman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 0 1-- RR TEX F. Howard D. Drago 22% 68% Home Run; Billings Scores
t2 0-0 2 123 R KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -12% 35% Walk; Schaal Scores; Rojas to 3B; Otis to 2B
b3 2-1 0 12- OOO TEX T. Harrah D. Drago -12% 65% Triple Play: Bunt Groundout: C-3B-2B; Maddox out at 3B/2B-3B
t6 1-4 1 12- OO KCR A. Otis H. Pina 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 123 O KCR L. Piniella D. Bosman 8% 47% Flyball: 2B

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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, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR A. Otis D. Bosman -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -7% 42% Single to CF; Otis to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 KCR J. Mayberry D. Bosman -3% 39% Walk; Scheinblum to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 O KCR L. Piniella D. Bosman 8% 47% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman 7% 54% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TEX E. Maddox D. Drago -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah D. Drago -1% 51% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O TEX L. Biittner D. Drago -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR P. Schaal D. Bosman -4% 46% Single to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR B. Floyd D. Bosman 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B; Schaal to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O KCR D. Drago D. Bosman 4% 51% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 -2- KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman -1% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- KCR A. Otis D. Bosman -3% 47% Fielder's Choice ; Rojas to 2B; Schaal to 3B
t2 0-0 2 123 R KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -12% 35% Walk; Schaal Scores; Rojas to 3B; Otis to 2B
t2 1-0 2 123 O KCR J. Mayberry D. Bosman 6% 41% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- TEX D. Billings D. Drago 5% 45% Single to LF
b2 0-1 0 1-- RR TEX F. Howard D. Drago 22% 68% Home Run; Billings Scores
b2 2-1 0 --- TEX T. Ford D. Drago 3% 71% Single to LF
b2 2-1 0 1-- OO TEX J. Mason D. Drago -6% 65% Line Drive Double Play: LF-2B-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- O TEX V. Harris D. Drago -1% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
t3 1-2 0 --- KCR L. Piniella D. Bosman -5% 59% Single to LF
t3 1-2 0 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman 4% 63% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 1-- OO KCR P. Schaal D. Bosman 6% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
b3 2-1 0 --- TEX D. Bosman D. Drago 6% 75% Double to RF
b3 2-1 0 -2- TEX E. Maddox D. Drago 2% 77% Walk
b3 2-1 0 12- OOO TEX T. Harrah D. Drago -12% 65% Triple Play: Bunt Groundout: C-3B-2B; Maddox out at 3B/2B-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
t4 1-2 0 --- O KCR B. Floyd D. Bosman 3% 68% Lineout: SS
t4 1-2 1 --- O KCR D. Drago D. Bosman 2% 70% Flyball: RF
t4 1-2 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman 1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
b4 2-1 0 --- TEX L. Biittner D. Drago 6% 77% Double to LF
b4 2-1 0 -2- R TEX D. Billings D. Drago 7% 84% Single to CF; Biittner Scores
b4 3-1 0 1-- TEX F. Howard D. Drago 6% 90% Single to RF; Billings to 3B
Al Fitzmorris replaces Dick Drago pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-1 0 1-3 O TEX T. Ford A. Fitzmorris -3% 86% Strikeout
b4 3-1 1 1-3 R TEX J. Mason A. Fitzmorris 4% 91% Single to RF; Howard to 2B; Billings Scores
b4 4-1 1 12- O TEX V. Harris A. Fitzmorris -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b4 4-1 2 12- O TEX D. Bosman A. Fitzmorris -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 2-3-4
t5 1-4 0 --- O KCR A. Otis D. Bosman 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 1 --- KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -2% 87% Single to CF
t5 1-4 1 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry D. Bosman 2% 89% Groundout: 1B-P; Scheinblum to 2B
t5 1-4 2 -2- KCR L. Piniella D. Bosman -2% 87% Single to SS; Scheinblum to 3B
t5 1-4 2 1-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman -4% 84% Walk; Piniella to 2B
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Paul Schaal (3B) batting 7th
t5 1-4 2 123 O KCR G. Hopkins D. Bosman 8% 91% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
Bobby Knoop replaces Gail Hopkins (PH) playing 2B batting 7th
Cookie Rojas moves from 2B to 3B
b5 4-1 0 --- TEX E. Maddox A. Fitzmorris 1% 92% Hit By Pitch
b5 4-1 0 1-- O TEX T. Harrah A. Fitzmorris -2% 91% Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 4-1 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah A. Fitzmorris -0% 90% Strikeout
b5 4-1 2 --- TEX L. Biittner A. Fitzmorris 1% 91% Double to CF
b5 4-1 2 -2- O TEX D. Billings A. Fitzmorris -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Horacio Pina facing 8-9-1
Horacio Pina replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
Joe Keough pinch hits for Bobby Floyd (SS) batting 8th
t6 1-4 0 --- KCR J. Keough H. Pina -4% 86% Hit By Pitch
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris (P) batting 9th
t6 1-4 0 1-- KCR C. Taylor H. Pina -7% 79% Single to 3B; Keough to 2B
t6 1-4 0 12- O KCR C. Rojas H. Pina 6% 86% Strikeout
t6 1-4 1 12- OO KCR A. Otis H. Pina 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Ken Wright facing 5-6-7
Ken Wright replaces Joe Keough (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Carl Taylor moves from PH to 3B
Cookie Rojas moves from 3B to SS
b6 4-1 0 --- O TEX F. Howard K. Wright -0% 93% Flyball: 2B
b6 4-1 1 --- O TEX T. Ford K. Wright -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-1 2 --- O TEX J. Mason K. Wright -0% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Horacio Pina facing 3-4-5
t7 1-4 0 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum H. Pina 2% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry H. Pina -2% 92% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t7 1-4 1 1-- O KCR L. Piniella H. Pina 2% 94% Strikeout
t7 1-4 2 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick H. Pina 1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Ken Wright facing 8-9-1
Jerry May replaces John Mayberry (1B) playing C batting 4th
Ed Kirkpatrick moves from C to 1B
b7 4-1 0 --- O TEX V. Harris K. Wright -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- TEX H. Pina K. Wright 0% 96% Walk
b7 4-1 1 1-- TEX E. Maddox K. Wright 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Pina to 2B
b7 4-1 1 -2- TEX E. Maddox K. Wright 0% 96% Walk
b7 4-1 1 12- TEX T. Harrah K. Wright 1% 97% Single to RF; Maddox to 2B; Pina to 3B
b7 4-1 1 123 RO TEX L. Biittner K. Wright 1% 98% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pina Scores
b7 5-1 2 12- RR TEX D. Billings K. Wright 2% 100% Double to LF; Harrah Scores; Maddox Scores
b7 7-1 2 -2- O TEX F. Howard K. Wright -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 7.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Rangers' Horacio Pina facing 7-8-9
t8 1-7 0 --- O KCR B. Knoop H. Pina 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Ken Wright (P) batting 8th
t8 1-7 1 --- KCR S. Hovley H. Pina -0% 100% Walk
t8 1-7 1 1-- O KCR C. Taylor H. Pina 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-7 2 1-- KCR C. Rojas H. Pina -0% 100% Walk; Taylor to 2B
t8 1-7 2 12- RRR KCR A. Otis H. Pina -2% 98% Home Run; Taylor Scores; Rojas Scores
t8 4-7 2 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum H. Pina 0% 98% Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
Tom Burgmeier replaces Steve Hovley (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 7-4 0 --- TEX T. Ford T. Burgmeier 0% 98% Single to SS
Tom Grieve pinch runs for Ted Ford (RF) batting 6th
b8 7-4 0 1-- TEX J. Mason T. Burgmeier 0% 99% Single to CF; Grieve to 2B
b8 7-4 0 12- TEX V. Harris T. Burgmeier 1% 99% Single to 3B; Mason to 2B; Grieve to 3B
b8 7-4 0 123 O TEX H. Pina T. Burgmeier -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 7-4 1 123 RRO TEX E. Maddox T. Burgmeier 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Grieve Scores; Mason Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI
b8 9-4 2 1-- TEX T. Harrah T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Walk; Maddox to 2B
b8 9-4 2 12- R TEX L. Biittner T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Double to LF; Harrah to 3B; Maddox Scores
Ted Abernathy replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 8th
b8 10-4 2 -23 RR TEX D. Billings T. Abernathy 0% 100% Double to LF; Biittner Scores; Harrah Scores
b8 12-4 2 -2- TEX F. Howard T. Abernathy 0% 100% Walk
b8 12-4 2 12- R TEX T. Grieve T. Abernathy 0% 100% Single to LF; Howard to 2B; Billings Scores
Norm Angelini replaces Ted Abernathy pitching and batting 8th
b8 13-4 2 12- O TEX J. Mason N. Angelini 0% 100% Strikeout
6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 13.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-13, Rangers' Horacio Pina facing 4-5-6
Larry Biittner moves from LF to 1B
Joe Lovitto replaces Frank Howard (1B) playing LF batting 5th
Tom Grieve moves from PR to RF
t9 4-13 0 --- O KCR J. May H. Pina 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-13 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella H. Pina 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 4-13 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick H. Pina 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 13.

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  • 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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