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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CAL		2
6
DET
@OAK		6
2
BAL
@SEA		7
4
KCR
@TEX		6
1
STL
@ATL		2
6
PIT
@HOU		7
0
LAD
@MON		6
1
SDP
@NYM		5
4
Monday, May 28, 1984,
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 15,640, Time of Game: 2:25
Royals
6
19-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Rangers
1
19-28
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Larry Gura (6-2)
L: Frank Tanana (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   3  1  1    6 11  0
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .648 0.017 0.69 0.079 -0.061 0.2 6 0 2B
Darryl Motley LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .305 .802 0.000 0.72 0.043 -0.043 0.5 4 0 SB
George Brett 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .351 1.023 0.117 0.75 0.165 -0.048 0.7 1 3 2B
   Greg Pryor PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .597 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hal McRae DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .658 -0.069 0.72 0.015 -0.084 -1.2
Frank White 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .285 .794 0.202 0.78 0.236 -0.035 0.6 2 3 HR,SB
Steve Balboni 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .235 .725 0.009 0.95 0.078 -0.069 0.8 8 0 HR
Lynn Jones RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.090 0.92 0.002 -0.092 -0.7 1 0
Don Slaught C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .179 .448 0.048 0.75 0.092 -0.044 0.3 4 0 2B
Onix Concepcion SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 .179 .468 -0.027 0.81 0.028 -0.055 0.2 1 1 SH
Larry Gura P 0 2
Team Totals 38 6 11 6 2 5 .289 .851 0.207 0.78 0.738 -0.531 1.4 27 9
2B: W Wilson (2, off F Tanana); D Slaught (4, off F Tanana); G Brett (4, off F Tanana).
HR: S Balboni (5, off D Tobik; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); F White (6, off F Tanana; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: O Concepcion (2, off F Tanana).
TB: S Balboni 5; F White 5; G Brett 3; W Wilson 2; D Slaught 2; D Motley; O Concepcion; L Jones.
RBI: S Balboni (17); F White (16); D Motley (14); G Brett (8); O Concepcion (6); W Wilson (2).
2-out RBI: W Wilson; S Balboni; G Brett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Brett-F White-S Balboni; O Concepcion-F White-S Balboni.
Baserunning
SB: F White (2, 2nd base off F Tanana/N Yost); D Motley (4, 2nd base off F Tanana/N Yost).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Sample CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .730 -0.038 0.99 0.042 -0.080 -0.4 1 0
Gary Ward LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 .580 -0.109 1.07 0.029 -0.138 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Buddy Bell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .324 .840 -0.035 0.77 0.028 -0.062 -0.4 0 5 2B
Larry Parrish RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 .699 -0.025 0.95 0.029 -0.054 -0.5 0 0 GDP
Pete O'Brien 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .290 .762 0.150 1.04 0.171 -0.022 1.0 13 0
Dave Hostetler DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 1.006 -0.133 1.22 0.000 -0.133 -1.3
Ned Yost C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .428 -0.075 0.73 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 6 0
Wayne Tolleson 2B-SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .597 0.054 0.80 0.072 -0.018 0.5 3 0 SB,HBP
Curt Wilkerson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .559 -0.046 0.82 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 0 5
   Alan Bannister PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .547 -0.035 1.43 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 1 2
Frank Tanana P 0 0
   Dave Tobik P 0 0
   Ricky Wright P 0 1
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 2 4 .194 .491 -0.292 0.95 0.371 -0.663 -3.6 27 13
2B: B Bell (11, off L Gura).
HBP: W Tolleson (2, by L Gura).
TB: B Bell 2; P O'Brien; G Ward; W Tolleson; B Sample; L Parrish.
GIDP: G Ward (7); L Parrish (8).
RBI: P O'Brien (25).
2-out RBI: P O'Brien.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
PB: N Yost (9).
E: B Bell (8).
Baserunning
SB: W Tolleson (9, 2nd base off L Gura/D Slaught).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, W (6-2) 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 3.59 34 73 0.292 0.95 3.6
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 34 73 0.292 0.78 3.6

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, L (5-5) 7 6 4 3 2 5 1 2.72 30 54 -0.174 1.03 -0.4
Dave Tobik 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.17 5 0 0 -0.027 0.19 -0.5
Ricky Wright 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.29 6 0 0 -0.007 0.07 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 2 5 2 5.00 41 54 0 0 -0.208 0.95 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: L Gura (2; W Tolleson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 15,640.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Texas Rangers
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Billy Sample CF
2 Darryl Motley LF 2 Gary Ward LF
3 George Brett 3B 3 Buddy Bell 3B
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Larry Parrish RF
5 Frank White 2B 5 Pete O'Brien 1B
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Dave Hostetler DH
7 Lynn Jones RF 7 Ned Yost C
8 Don Slaught C 8 Wayne Tolleson 2B
9 Onix Concepcion SS 9 Curt Wilkerson SS
Larry Gura P Frank Tanana P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 1-1 0 --- R KCR F. White F. Tanana 19% 69% Home Run
t6 0-1 2 -2- R KCR G. Brett F. Tanana 16% 48% Double to RF; Motley Scores/unER
b4 0-0 2 12- R TEX P. O'Brien L. Gura -14% 31% Single to CF; Bell Scores; Parrish to 3B; O'Brien to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 2-1 1 1-- KCR D. Slaught F. Tanana 9% 79% Double to LF; Jones to 3B
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX G. Ward L. Gura 9% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Motley F. Tanana -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Sample L. Gura 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O TEX G. Ward L. Gura 2% 49% Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- O TEX B. Bell L. Gura 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae F. Tanana -2% 48% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR F. White F. Tanana 3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana 2% 52% White Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana -4% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O KCR L. Jones F. Tanana -3% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O TEX L. Parrish L. Gura 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O TEX P. O'Brien L. Gura 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- O TEX D. Hostetler L. Gura 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Slaught F. Tanana -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR O. Concepcion F. Tanana -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O TEX N. Yost L. Gura 3% 47% Flyball: 1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O TEX W. Tolleson L. Gura 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson L. Gura 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley F. Tanana -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -2% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 2 --- KCR H. McRae F. Tanana 2% 47% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- O KCR F. White F. Tanana -3% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- TEX B. Sample L. Gura -4% 40% Single to CF
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX G. Ward L. Gura 9% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- TEX B. Bell L. Gura -3% 46% Double to LF
b4 0-0 2 -2- TEX L. Parrish L. Gura -1% 45% Walk
b4 0-0 2 12- R TEX P. O'Brien L. Gura -14% 31% Single to CF; Bell Scores; Parrish to 3B; O'Brien to 2B/Adv on throw
b4 1-0 2 -23 O TEX D. Hostetler L. Gura 6% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana -3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O KCR L. Jones F. Tanana -2% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O KCR D. Slaught F. Tanana -2% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O TEX N. Yost L. Gura 2% 31% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- TEX W. Tolleson L. Gura -2% 29% Hit By Pitch
b5 1-0 1 1-- TEX C. Wilkerson L. Gura -2% 27% Tolleson Steals 2B
b5 1-0 1 -2- O TEX C. Wilkerson L. Gura 3% 31% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 -2- O TEX B. Sample L. Gura 3% 34% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O KCR O. Concepcion F. Tanana -4% 30% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana -3% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- KCR D. Motley F. Tanana 2% 30% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t6 0-1 2 1-- KCR G. Brett F. Tanana 2% 31% Motley Steals 2B
t6 0-1 2 -2- R KCR G. Brett F. Tanana 16% 48% Double to RF; Motley Scores/unER
t6 1-1 2 -2- O KCR H. McRae F. Tanana -5% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- O TEX G. Ward L. Gura 3% 46% Flyball: LF
b6 1-1 1 --- O TEX B. Bell L. Gura 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-1 2 --- TEX L. Parrish L. Gura -2% 46% Single
b6 1-1 2 1-- TEX P. O'Brien L. Gura -3% 44% Walk; Parrish to 2B
b6 1-1 2 12- O TEX D. Hostetler L. Gura 6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
t7 1-1 0 --- R KCR F. White F. Tanana 19% 69% Home Run
t7 2-1 0 --- KCR S. Balboni F. Tanana 4% 73% Single to LF
t7 2-1 0 1-- O KCR L. Jones F. Tanana -4% 69% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2-1 1 1-- KCR D. Slaught F. Tanana 9% 79% Double to LF; Jones to 3B
t7 2-1 1 -23 RO KCR O. Concepcion F. Tanana 2% 81% Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Sacrifice; Jones Scores; Slaught to 3B
t7 3-1 2 --3 R KCR W. Wilson F. Tanana 8% 89% Double to RF; Slaught Scores
t7 4-1 2 -2- KCR D. Motley F. Tanana 0% 89% Walk
t7 4-1 2 12- O KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -2% 87% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b7 1-4 0 --- O TEX N. Yost L. Gura 3% 90% Flyball: CF
b7 1-4 1 --- TEX W. Tolleson L. Gura -3% 87% Single to LF
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Curt Wilkerson (SS) batting 9th
b7 1-4 1 1-- O TEX A. Bannister L. Gura 4% 90% Flyball: RF
b7 1-4 2 1-- O TEX B. Sample L. Gura 2% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rangers' Dave Tobik facing 4-5-6
Dave Tobik replaces Frank Tanana pitching
Alan Bannister moves from PH to 2B
Wayne Tolleson moves from 2B to SS
t8 4-1 0 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Tobik -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t8 4-1 1 --- O KCR F. White D. Tobik -1% 92% Flyball: C
t8 4-1 2 --- R KCR S. Balboni D. Tobik 4% 96% Home Run
t8 5-1 2 --- KCR L. Jones D. Tobik 0% 96% Single to RF
t8 5-1 2 1-- O KCR D. Slaught D. Tobik -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
b8 1-5 0 --- TEX G. Ward L. Gura -3% 93% Single to CF
b8 1-5 0 1-- O TEX B. Bell L. Gura 3% 95% Flyball: CF
b8 1-5 1 1-- OO TEX L. Parrish L. Gura 3% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Ricky Wright facing 9-1-2
Ricky Wright replaces Dave Tobik pitching
t9 5-1 0 --- KCR O. Concepcion R. Wright 0% 99% Single to CF
t9 5-1 0 1-- O KCR W. Wilson R. Wright -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Concepcion to 2B
t9 5-1 1 -2- KCR D. Motley R. Wright 0% 99% Passed Ball; Concepcion to 3B
t9 5-1 1 --3 R KCR D. Motley R. Wright 0% 99% Single to CF; Concepcion Scores
t9 6-1 1 1-- KCR G. Brett R. Wright 0% 99% Single to LF; Motley to 2B
Greg Pryor pinch runs for George Brett (3B) batting 3rd
t9 6-1 1 12- O KCR H. McRae R. Wright -0% 99% Flyball: 2B
t9 6-1 2 12- O KCR F. White R. Wright -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
Greg Pryor moves from PR to 3B
b9 1-6 0 --- O TEX P. O'Brien L. Gura 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-6 1 --- O TEX D. Hostetler L. Gura 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-6 2 --- O TEX N. Yost L. Gura 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 1.

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