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Standings
CHW
@BOS		9
1
NYY
@CAL		3
0
CLE
@MIL		6
2
DET
@MIN		5
7
BAL
@OAK		5
4
TOR
@SEA		6
2
KCR
@TEX		4
6
ATL
@CHC		6
7		 
(16)
PIT
@CIN		3
2
STL
@HOU		4
3
LAD
@NYM		4
2
SFG
@PHI		8
9
MON
@SDP		6
0
Saturday, May 23, 1987,
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 35,133, Time of Game: 2:52
Royals
4
23-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Rangers
6
17-22
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Charlie Hough (4-1)
L: Buddy Black (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    4  7  2
Rangers         1  0  2   1  1  1   0  0  X    6 11  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .673 -0.001 0.85 0.057 -0.057 -0.1 2 0 SB,HBP
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .327 .896 0.062 1.01 0.102 -0.041 0.8 0 1
Juan Beniquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .699 -0.113 1.01 0.000 -0.113 -1.5 GDP
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .307 .810 0.056 0.64 0.072 -0.016 0.6 2 0
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219 .634 -0.091 0.81 0.019 -0.110 -0.9 1 3
Bo Jackson LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 .255 .771 -0.101 0.92 0.000 -0.101 -1.4 5 0
Angel Salazar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .623 -0.054 0.52 0.000 -0.054 -0.8 1 3
Steve Balboni 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .176 .585 0.028 0.45 0.053 -0.025 2.8 8 0 2·HR
Jamie Quirk C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .196 .593 -0.042 0.63 0.008 -0.050 -0.4 5 1
Buddy Black P 0 1
   Dave Gumpert P 0 0
   Steve Farr P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 1 9 .206 .632 -0.256 0.77 0.311 -0.567 -1.0 24 9
HR: S Balboni 2 (5, 2 off C Hough; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: W Wilson (3, by C Hough).
TB: S Balboni 8; D Tartabull 2; K Seitzer 2; J Quirk.
GIDP: J Beniquez (8).
RBI: S Balboni 3 (12); D Tartabull (20).
2-out RBI: S Balboni 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
PB: J Quirk (3).
E: A Salazar (3); D Tartabull (2).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (9, 2nd base off C Hough/D Slaught).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Brower CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .257 .794 0.073 0.92 0.117 -0.043 0.6 2 0 HR
   Oddibe McDowell PH-CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .640 -0.001 0.09 0.003 -0.004 0.2 0 0 SB
Scott Fletcher SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .342 .813 0.002 0.75 0.071 -0.070 -0.1 3 1
Ruben Sierra RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .255 .722 0.058 0.57 0.077 -0.019 1.2 0 0
Pete Incaviglia LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .319 .981 -0.051 0.74 0.012 -0.064 -1.1 3 0
Larry Parrish DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .321 .959 0.188 0.66 0.202 -0.014 1.4 HR
Pete O'Brien 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .701 -0.065 0.62 0.000 -0.065 -1.0 7 0
Don Slaught C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .248 .774 0.084 0.38 0.093 -0.009 1.4 9 1 HR
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .196 .582 0.001 0.67 0.043 -0.042 -0.1 0 2
Jeff Kunkel 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .435 -0.038 1.00 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 1 3 SH
   Jerry Browne PH-2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .240 .711 -0.007 0.11 0.002 -0.009 -0.5 0 0 CS
Charlie Hough P 2 1
Team Totals 34 6 11 5 4 4 .324 .983 0.244 0.59 0.620 -0.377 1.6 27 8
HR: D Slaught (6, off D Gumpert; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Brower (3, off B Black; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); L Parrish (10, off B Black; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: J Kunkel (1, off B Black).
TB: L Parrish 5; D Slaught 5; B Brower 5; R Sierra 3; S Fletcher; J Browne.
RBI: L Parrish 2 (31); B Brower (7); S Fletcher (20); D Slaught (8).
2-out RBI: S Fletcher; D Slaught.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Buechele-J Kunkel-P O'Brien.
PB: D Slaught (4).
E: S Fletcher (5).
Baserunning
SB: O McDowell (5, 2nd base off S Farr/J Quirk).
CS: J Browne (4, 2nd base by S Farr/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, L (2-1) 3.2 7 4 3 2 0 2 2.51 21 31 -0.227 0.95 -2.3
Dave Gumpert 3.1 3 2 1 1 4 1 4.00 14 2 0 -0.021 0.26 0.1
Steve Farr 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.47 4 0 0 0.003 0.08 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 6 4 4 4 3 4.50 39 31 2 0 -0.245 0.77 -1.6

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Hough, W (4-1) 9 7 4 4 1 9 2 4.02 36 65 0.256 0.77 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 1 9 2 4.00 36 65 0.256 0.59 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Hough (4; W Wilson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 35,133.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Texas Rangers
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Bob Brower CF
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Scott Fletcher SS
3 Juan Beniquez DH 3 Ruben Sierra RF
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Pete Incaviglia LF
5 Frank White 2B 5 Larry Parrish DH
6 Bo Jackson LF 6 Pete O'Brien 1B
7 Angel Salazar SS 7 Don Slaught C
8 Steve Balboni 1B 8 Steve Buechele 3B
9 Jamie Quirk C 9 Jeff Kunkel 2B
Buddy Black P Charlie Hough P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 1 1-- RR TEX L. Parrish B. Black 18% 74% Home Run; Sierra Scores
b1 0-1 0 --- R TEX B. Brower B. Black 10% 55% Home Run (LF-CF)
b4 3-1 2 --3 R TEX S. Fletcher B. Black 7% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive); Buechele Scores/unER
t1 1-0 1 -23 O KCR F. White C. Hough 7% 40% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR D. Tartabull C. Hough -6% 38% Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 2B

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' Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson C. Hough -3% 47% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR K. Seitzer C. Hough -2% 44% Wilson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- KCR K. Seitzer C. Hough -3% 41% Single (Ground Ball); Wilson stays at 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O KCR J. Beniquez C. Hough 3% 44% Flyball: CF; Wilson to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR D. Tartabull C. Hough -6% 38% Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- KCR F. White C. Hough -4% 33% Passed Ball; Seitzer to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -23 O KCR F. White C. Hough 7% 40% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 -23 O KCR B. Jackson C. Hough 5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- R TEX B. Brower B. Black 10% 55% Home Run (LF-CF)
b1 1-1 0 --- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Black -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1-1 1 --- O TEX R. Sierra B. Black -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 1-1 2 --- TEX P. Incaviglia B. Black 1% 52% Walk
b1 1-1 2 1-- TEX L. Parrish B. Black 2% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Incaviglia to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- O TEX P. O'Brien B. Black -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar C. Hough 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 1-1 1 --- KCR S. Balboni C. Hough -3% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Balboni to 1B
t2 1-1 1 1-- O KCR J. Quirk C. Hough 2% 52% Groundout: P unassisted; Balboni to 2B
t2 1-1 2 -2- O KCR W. Wilson C. Hough 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- TEX D. Slaught B. Black 4% 59% Walk
b2 1-1 0 1-- O TEX S. Buechele B. Black -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b2 1-1 1 1-- O TEX J. Kunkel B. Black -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b2 1-1 2 1-- TEX B. Brower B. Black 2% 54% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Slaught to 2B
b2 1-1 2 12- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Black -4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer C. Hough 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- O KCR J. Beniquez C. Hough 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 --- O KCR D. Tartabull C. Hough 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
b3 1-1 0 --- TEX R. Sierra B. Black 4% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-1 0 1-- O TEX P. Incaviglia B. Black -4% 56% Foul Flyball: C
b3 1-1 1 1-- RR TEX L. Parrish B. Black 18% 74% Home Run; Sierra Scores
b3 3-1 1 --- O TEX P. O'Brien B. Black -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 3-1 2 --- O TEX D. Slaught B. Black -1% 72% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
t4 1-3 0 --- O KCR F. White C. Hough 3% 75% Popfly: SS
t4 1-3 1 --- O KCR B. Jackson C. Hough 2% 77% Strikeout
t4 1-3 2 --- O KCR A. Salazar C. Hough 1% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- TEX S. Buechele B. Black 2% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Buechele to 1B
b4 3-1 0 1-- TEX J. Kunkel B. Black 2% 82% Passed Ball; Buechele to 2B
b4 3-1 0 -2- O TEX J. Kunkel B. Black -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Buechele to 3B
b4 3-1 1 --3 O TEX B. Brower B. Black -4% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 2 --3 R TEX S. Fletcher B. Black 7% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive); Buechele Scores/unER
b4 4-1 2 1-- TEX R. Sierra B. Black 1% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 2B
Dave Gumpert replaces Buddy Black pitching
b4 4-1 2 12- O TEX P. Incaviglia D. Gumpert -2% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni C. Hough 2% 85% Strikeout
t5 1-4 1 --- O KCR J. Quirk C. Hough 2% 87% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson C. Hough 1% 88% Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Dave Gumpert facing 5-6-7
b5 4-1 0 --- O TEX L. Parrish D. Gumpert -1% 87% Strikeout
b5 4-1 1 --- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Gumpert -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-1 2 --- R TEX D. Slaught D. Gumpert 5% 91% Home Run
b5 5-1 2 --- O TEX S. Buechele D. Gumpert -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
t6 1-5 0 --- KCR K. Seitzer C. Hough -3% 88% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 1-5 0 1-- OO KCR J. Beniquez C. Hough 6% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 1-5 2 --- KCR D. Tartabull C. Hough -1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-5 2 1-- O KCR F. White C. Hough 2% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Dave Gumpert facing 9-1-2
Jerry Browne pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel (2B) batting 9th
b6 5-1 0 --- O TEX J. Browne D. Gumpert -1% 94% Strikeout
Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Bob Brower (CF) batting 1st
b6 5-1 1 --- O TEX O. McDowell D. Gumpert -0% 94% Flyball: LF
b6 5-1 2 --- TEX S. Fletcher D. Gumpert 0% 94% Walk
b6 5-1 2 1-- R TEX R. Sierra D. Gumpert 3% 97% Single to RF; Fletcher Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Sierra to 2B
b6 6-1 2 -2- O TEX P. Incaviglia D. Gumpert -0% 96% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
Jerry Browne moves from PH to 2B
Oddibe McDowell moves from PH to CF
t7 1-6 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson C. Hough 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-6 1 --- O KCR A. Salazar C. Hough 1% 98% Popfly: SS
t7 1-6 2 --- R KCR S. Balboni C. Hough -2% 96% Home Run
t7 2-6 2 --- KCR J. Quirk C. Hough -1% 95% Single
t7 2-6 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson C. Hough 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Dave Gumpert facing 5-6-7
b7 6-2 0 --- O TEX L. Parrish D. Gumpert -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-2 1 --- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Gumpert -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b7 6-2 2 --- TEX D. Slaught D. Gumpert 0% 96% Single to RF
b7 6-2 2 1-- O TEX S. Buechele D. Gumpert -0% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
t8 2-6 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer C. Hough 1% 97% Strikeout
t8 2-6 1 --- O KCR J. Beniquez C. Hough 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 2-6 2 --- O KCR D. Tartabull C. Hough 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Steve Farr facing 9-1-2
Steve Farr replaces Dave Gumpert pitching
b8 6-2 0 --- TEX J. Browne S. Farr 0% 99% Single to LF
b8 6-2 0 1-- O TEX O. McDowell S. Farr -0% 99% Browne Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 6-2 1 --- TEX O. McDowell S. Farr 0% 99% Walk
b8 6-2 1 1-- TEX S. Fletcher S. Farr 0% 99% McDowell Steals 2B
b8 6-2 1 -2- O TEX S. Fletcher S. Farr -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 6-2 2 -2- O TEX R. Sierra S. Farr -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
t9 2-6 0 --- KCR F. White C. Hough -2% 96% Walk
t9 2-6 0 1-- O KCR B. Jackson C. Hough 2% 98% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t9 2-6 1 1-- O KCR A. Salazar C. Hough 1% 100% Groundout: C-1B; Jackson to 2B
t9 2-6 2 -2- RR KCR S. Balboni C. Hough -1% 99% Home Run; Jackson Scores
t9 4-6 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk C. Hough 1% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

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