September 9, 1990 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CAL 1 SEA 3
@BOS 1 DET 5
@MIL 0 CLE 12
@MIN 9 OAK 7
@NYY 3 TEX 6
KCR 5 TOR 6
CHW 1 STL 9
@CHC 2 LAD 6
CIN 4 PHI 6
NYM 2 MON 9
@PIT 5 SDP 5
ATL 4
(11) SFG 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 16,909

Sunday, September 9, 1990, 2:05
Time of Game: 3:26

Royals

66-74

Lost 7

6th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   1  2  0   0  0  0    5 11  1
Rangers         0  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  1    6  7  1

W: B Arnsberg (6-1), L: S Farr (10-7)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Rangers

73-67

Won 5

3rd, 16½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   0   0    1   3  .270  .666   21    1   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .704   19    1   0   
G Brett 1B                    4   1   2   4    0   1  .323  .885   13    4   1   HR
B Jackson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .877   12    0   0   
J Eisenreich LF-RF            4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .754   15    4   0   
J Schulz RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .262  .759   19    3   0   GDP
  M Macfarlane C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .698         1   0   
K Stillwell SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .656   22    2   0   
B Pecota 2B                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .248  .725   13    2   2   SH
B Boone C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .588    9    8   1   
  W Wilson PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .713    4    0   0   
  S Jeltz LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .377         0   0   

A McGaffigan P                                                           0   1
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
  S Farr P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   5  11   5    1  10              147   26   5

BATTING

HR: G Brett (11, off C McMurtry; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: B Pecota (5, off B Arnsberg).

TB: G Brett 5; B Pecota 2; K Stillwell 2; B Jackson; J Eisenreich; B Boone; K Seitzer; J Schulz.

GIDP: J Schulz (1).

RBI: G Brett 4 (76); B Pecota (17).

2-out RBI: G Brett 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: K Stillwell (20).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Eisenreich (2nd base by G Petralli).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .238  .670   22    1   0   SB
J Franco 2B                   2   3   1   0    2   0  .303  .791   24    2   3   SB,HBP
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   0   2   3    0   0  .322  .843   20    7   1   2B
R Sierra DH                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .277  .771   23    0   0   IW
J Daugherty RF                3   1   1   2    0   1  .311  .819   11    1   0   HR
  J Gonzalez PH-RF            2   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .906   11    0   0   2B
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   0   1    2   1  .236  .726   20    0   0   IW
G Petralli C                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .657   15    9   1   
  M Stanley PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .709    4    0   0   
  K Belcher PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  S Coolbaugh 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .544         0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .223  .660   15    2   0   
  K Reimer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .775    4    0   0   
  C Kreuter C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .240         0   1   
J Kunkel SS                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .179  .528    8    4   2   
  G Green SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .486         0   0   
  J Huson PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .608    4    0   0   

G Alexander P                                                            1   0
  C McMurtry P                                                           0   0
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           0   0
  B Arnsberg P                                                           0   1
Totals                       34   6   7   6    7  10              181   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (4, off M Davis); R Palmeiro (34, off A McGaffigan).

HR: J Daugherty (5, off A McGaffigan; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: R Sierra (12, by S Farr); P Incaviglia (4, by M Davis).

HBP: J Franco (2, by S Farr).

TB: J Daugherty 4; R Palmeiro 3; J Gonzalez 2; S Buechele; J Franco; G Pettis.

RBI: R Palmeiro 3 (81); J Daugherty 2 (39); P Incaviglia (76).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro 3; J Daugherty 2; P Incaviglia.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Palmeiro-J Kunkel-G Alexander.

E: G Petralli (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Pettis (33, 2nd base off S Crawford/B Boone); J Franco (29, 2nd base off A McGaffigan/B Boone).

PITCHING

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
A McGaffigan                   4.2   4   5   2    2   3   1   3.89   21   88-50   31· 8· 9    5· 8· 3· 0     43    -     1.24  -0.36
S Crawford                     2     1   0   0    1   5   0   3.21    8   37-24   12· 8· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.31   0.13
M Davis                        0.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   6.29    5   16-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    2.43  -0.10
S Farr, L (10-7)               1.1   1   1   1    2   2   0   2.34    8   37-20   12· 2· 5    0· 2· 1· 0          3-0    4.21  -0.09
Totals                         8.2   7   6   3    7  10   1          42  178-98   58·18·19    7·12· 5· 0          6-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Alexander                    3.1   8   3   3    1   2   0   8.10   17   68-44   23· 9·10    4· 6· 4· 0     33    -     1.29  -0.22
C McMurtry                     2.2   2   2   2    0   3   1   3.83   10   39-25   11· 9· 5    4· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.87  -0.03
M Jeffcoat                     2     0   0   0    0   4   0   4.61    6   26-16    7· 5· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.19
B Arnsberg, W (6-1)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    4   13-9     5· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.18   0.13
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1  10   1          37  146-94   46·24·22   12· 9· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Davis (2; P Incaviglia); S Farr (9; R Sierra).

HBP: S Farr (4; J Franco).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 16,909.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. B McRae              CF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. J Franco             2B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. B Jackson            DH    4. R Sierra             DH 
5. J Eisenreich         LF    5. J Daugherty          RF 
6. J Schulz             RF    6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. K Stillwell          SS    7. G Petralli           C  
8. B Pecota             2B    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. B Boone              C     9. J Kunkel             SS 

   A McGaffigan         P        G Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-5  123  4   34% 100% P Incaviglia    S Farr          Walk; Franco Scores; Palmeiro to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   b 5   2  5-2  123  3   33%  55% R Palmeiro      A McGaffigan    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buechele Scores/unER; Kunkel Scores/unER; Franco Scores/unER
   t 3   2  0-0  123  2  -20%  27% G Brett         G Alexander     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pecota Scores; Boone Scores; McRae to 3B; Brett to 2B/Adv on E2
   b 4   2  3-0  1--  4   19%  37% J Daugherty     A McGaffigan    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Franco Scores
   b 9   1  5-5  1--  5   19%  82% R Palmeiro      S Farr          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Franco to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gerald Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  K Seitzer       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   55%  G Brett         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy McGaffigan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
          1--      53%  R Sierra        Franco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gerald Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  B Jackson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   55%  J Schulz        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy McGaffigan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  J Daugherty     Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   51%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  G Petralli      Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gerald Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   52%  K Stillwell     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   50%  B Pecota        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   40%  B Boone         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pecota to 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23  6   39%  B McRae         Walk
   O      123  6   47%  K Seitzer       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   RR     123  2   27%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pecota Scores; Boone Scores; McRae to 3B; Brett to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -23  1   32%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy McGaffigan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   29%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   27%  J Kunkel        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   26%  G Pettis        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gerald Alexander facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   24%  J Eisenreich    Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF)
          1--  4   20%  J Schulz        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Eisenreich to 2B
   O      12-      26%  K Stillwell     Eisenreich Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          1--  2   23%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Schulz to 2B
   R      12-  4   13%  B Pecota        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Schulz Scores; Stillwell to 3B; Pecota to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Craig McMurtry replaces Gerald Alexander pitching
   O      -23  2   17%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -23  6   20%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy McGaffigan facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   25%  J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   21%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   18%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   37%  J Daugherty     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Franco Scores
   O      ---  4   36%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Craig McMurtry facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   32%  K Seitzer       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   RR     1--  3   16%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Seitzer Scores
   O      ---  1   17%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   17%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   18%  J Schulz        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Andy McGaffigan facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   22%  G Petralli      Walk
          1--  4   30%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Petralli to 2B
   O      12-  1   23%  J Kunkel        Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Buechele to 2B
   O      12-  6   18%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  3   22%  J Franco        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Buechele to 3B; Kunkel to 2B; Franco to 1B
   RRR    123  3   55%  R Palmeiro      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buechele Scores/unER; Kunkel Scores/unER; Franco Scores/unER
                  Steve Crawford replaces Andy McGaffigan pitching
   O      -2-  5   50%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Craig McMurtry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  K Stillwell     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   56%  B Pecota        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   54%  J Daugherty     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   52%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  G Petralli      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Craig McMurtry pitching
   O      ---  4   54%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   57%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   59%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Crawford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   55%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   52%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  G Pettis        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  J Franco        Pettis Steals 2B
          -2-  5   57%  " "             Walk
                  Mark Davis replaces Steve Crawford pitching
   O      12-  2   50%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Jeffcoat facing 4-5-6
                  Gary Green replaces Jeff Kunkel playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   55%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   58%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  J Schulz        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Mark Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   56%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Juan Gonzalez pinch hits for Jack Daugherty batting 5th
          ---  1   65%  J Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   67%  P Incaviglia    Intentional Walk
                  Mike Stanley pinch hits for Geno Petralli batting 7th
          12-  4   77%  M Stanley       Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
                  Steve Farr replaces Mark Davis pitching; Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Steve Buechele batting 8th; Kevin Belcher pinch runs for Mike Stanley batting 7th
   O      123  4   63%  K Reimer        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Gary Green batting 9th
   O      123  4   50%  J Huson         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Brad Arnsberg facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Arnsberg replaces Mike Jeffcoat pitching; Chad Kreuter replaces Kevin Reimer playing C batting 8th; Scott Coolbaugh replaces Kevin Belcher playing 3B batting 7th; Jeff Huson moves to SS; Juan Gonzalez moves to RF
          ---  7   42%  K Stillwell     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   44%  B Pecota        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Stillwell to 2B
                  Willie Wilson pinch hits for Bob Boone batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   53%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   63%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Macfarlane replaces Jeff Schulz playing C batting 6th; Willie Wilson moves to LF; Jim Eisenreich moves to RF
   O      ---  2   58%  G Pettis        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   63%  J Franco        Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   82%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Franco to 3B
          1-3  4   83%  R Sierra        Intentional Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
                  Steve Jeltz replaces Willie Wilson playing LF batting 9th
   O      123 10   66%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  4  100%  P Incaviglia    Walk; Franco Scores; Palmeiro to 3B; Sierra to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 6.

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