August 14, 1977 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 4 BOS 11
SEA 1 CLE 12
MIL 4 CLE 14
MIL 5 DET 6
MIN 5 NYY 15
CAL 3 TEX 12
CHW 9 TOR 6
KCR 3 PHI 10
@CHC 2 PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 1
ATL 0 PIT 6
NYM 3 HOU 6
@SDP 3 SFG 6
CIN 1 CIN 9
@SFG 3 MON 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 27,430

Sunday, August 14, 1977, 1:31PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Royals

64-49

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  9  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  6  X    6  7  0

W: T Murphy (1-1), L: D Leonard (12-10), S: P Vuckovich (6)

Blue Jays

40-73

Won 1

7th, 28½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .874    0    1   1   
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .856    0    0   0   2B
A Otis CF                     4   0   1   2    0   2  .250  .777    0    0   0   2B
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .848    0    1   1   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .783    0    5   0   
J Zdeb LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .780    0    0   0   
  T Poquette PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .715    0    0   0   
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .553    0   14   0   
  P LaCock PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .797    0    0   0   
F Patek SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .699    0    3   2   SB
  J Lahoud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .611    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .633    0    0   1   SH
  D Porter PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .837    0    0   0   

D Leonard P                                                              0   2
  L Gura P                                                               0   0
  M Pattin P                                                             0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    1   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: H McRae (35, off J Garvin); A Otis (16, off T Murphy).

SH: F White (8, off J Garvin).

TB: H McRae 2; A Otis 2; F Patek; A Cowens; D Porter; J Zdeb; T Poquette; J Mayberry; G Brett.

RBI: A Otis 2 (57); H McRae (67).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Patek-J Mayberry.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Patek (38, 3rd base off J Garvin/A Ashby).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Staggs 2B                   3   1   0   1    1   1  .265  .749    0    2   1   
B Bailor CF                   3   1   0   0    1   3  .314  .750    0    8   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .294  .767    0    0   3   
R Fairly 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .286  .833    0    6   1   
O Velez RF                    3   0   0   1    0   3  .264  .850    0    3   0   SF
  S Bowling RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .119  .393         1   0   
S Ewing DH                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .293  .727    0    0   0   2B,GDP
A Woods LF                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .270  .697    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .204  .573    0    4   0   
  E Whitt PR-C                0   1   0   0    0   0  .189  .490         0   0   
D McKay SS                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .178  .467    0    2   1   2B

J Garvin P                                                               0   1
  T Murphy P                                                             0   0
  P Vuckovich P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   6   7   6    4  14                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D McKay (3, off D Leonard); S Ewing (6, off M Pattin).

SF: O Velez (6, off M Pattin).

TB: D McKay 2; S Ewing 2; R Fairly 2; A Ashby; R Howell; A Woods.

GIDP: S Ewing (7).

RBI: R Howell 2 (24); O Velez (54); S Staggs (16); D McKay (17); S Ewing (22).

2-out RBI: S Ewing.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

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
D Leonard, L (12-10)           7     5   5   5    4  12   0   3.40   29     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 5     55    -     1.41  -0.18
L Gura, BS (6)                 0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   3.24    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    2.39  -0.20
M Pattin                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.14    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.80  -0.06
S Mingori                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.04    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    4  14   0          34     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7          6-4

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Garvin                       7.1   6   3   3    1   4   0   4.07   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 6     57    -     1.33   0.12
T Murphy, W (1-1)              1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   5.15    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          2-2    0.91  -0.08
P Vuckovich, S (6)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.33   0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   4   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 9          4-2

D Leonard faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 27,430.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. G Brett              3B    1. S Staggs             2B 
2. H McRae              DH    2. B Bailor             CF 
3. A Otis               CF    3. R Howell             3B 
4. A Cowens             RF    4. R Fairly             1B 
5. J Mayberry           1B    5. O Velez              RF 
6. J Zdeb               LF    6. S Ewing              DH 
7. B Martinez           C     7. A Woods              LF 
8. F Patek              SS    8. A Ashby              C  
9. F White              2B    9. D McKay              SS 

   D Leonard            P        J Garvin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-0  12-      24%  47% D McKay         D Leonard       Double to LF; Woods Scores; Whitt to 3B
   b 8   0  3-2  123      23%  94% R Howell        L Gura          Single to RF; McKay Scores; Staggs Scores; Bailor to 3B
   t 8   1  0-0  1-3     -19%  17% H McRae         J Garvin        Double to RF; Patek Scores; Brett to 3B
   b 8   0  3-1  -23      17%  64% S Staggs        D Leonard       Fielder's Choice ; Whitt Scores; McKay to 3B
   t 8   1  0-1  -23     -10%   6% A Otis          T Murphy        Double to LF; Brett Scores; McRae Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  S Staggs        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Bailor        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  A Cowens        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Mayberry      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      53%  J Zdeb          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  B Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Fairly        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  O Velez         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Ewing         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  A Woods         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  A Ashby         Single to RF; Ashby out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      50%  D McKay         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  S Staggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  B Bailor        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Howell        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Zdeb          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Martinez      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  R Fairly        Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  O Velez         Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  S Ewing         Strikeout
          1--      56%  A Woods         Single to CF; Fairly to 2B
   O      12-      50%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  F Patek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  F White         Strikeout
          ---      54%  G Brett         Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  H McRae         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  S Staggs        Walk
   O      1--      54%  B Bailor        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Howell        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  A Cowens        Strikeout
          ---      55%  J Mayberry      Single to LF
          1--      51%  J Zdeb          Single to CF; Mayberry to 2B
   O      12-      59%  B Martinez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
          ---      64%  R Fairly        Single to RF
   O      1--      59%  O Velez         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      50%  S Ewing         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 8-9-1
          ---      43%  F Patek         Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  F White         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Patek to 2B
          -2-      38%  G Brett         Patek Steals 3B
          --3      36%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      17%  H McRae         Double to RF; Patek Scores; Brett to 3B
                  Tom Murphy replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
   RR     -23       6%  A Otis          Double to LF; Brett Scores; McRae Scores
   O      -2-       7%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B; Otis to 3B
   O      --3       9%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
          ---      14%  A Woods         Walk
          1--      23%  A Ashby         Walk; Woods to 2B
                  Ernie Whitt pinch runs for Alan Ashby batting 8th
   R      12-      47%  D McKay         Double to LF; Woods Scores; Whitt to 3B
   R      -23      64%  S Staggs        Fielder's Choice ; Whitt Scores; McKay to 3B
          1-3      71%  B Bailor        Walk; Staggs to 2B
                  Larry Gura replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
   RR     123      94%  R Howell        Single to RF; McKay Scores; Staggs Scores; Bailor to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  R Fairly        Strikeout Looking
                  Marty Pattin replaces Larry Gura pitching
   RO     1-3      94%  O Velez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bailor Scores; Howell to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  S Ewing         Double to LF; Howell Scores
                  Steve Mingori replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   O      -2-      97%  A Woods         Strikeout
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Murphy facing 6-7-8
                  Ernie Whitt moves to C; Steve Bowling replaces Otto Velez playing RF batting 5th; Tom Poquette pinch hits for Joe Zdeb batting 6th
          ---      93%  T Poquette      Single to RF
                  Pete LaCock pinch hits for Buck Martinez batting 7th
   O      1--      96%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
                  Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  J Lahoud        Flyball: RF
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Frank White batting 9th
          1--      97%  D Porter        Single to RF; Poquette to 2B
                  Pete Vuckovich replaces Tom Murphy pitching
   O      12-     100%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197708140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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