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CHW
@BOS		8
5
DET
@CLE		6
5
NYY
@MIL		1
2		 
(10)
OAK
@MIN		4
5
CAL
@SEA		3
1
BAL
@TEX		7
5
KCR
@TOR		1
10
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@CHC		5
6		 
(10)
ATL
@MON		1
2		 
(10)
HOU
@NYM		10
6
CIN
@PHI		2
11
LAD
@PIT		7
8		 
(10)
SFG
@STL		7
0		 
(5)
Saturday, May 5, 1984,
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 31,076, Time of Game: 2:12
Royals
1
9-14
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
10
17-10
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Jim Gott (1-2)
L: Danny Jackson (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  0
Blue Jays       2  4  0   2  0  0   2  0  X   10 15  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
U L Washington SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .311 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -0.9 1 5
Pat Sheridan CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .301 .834 0.018 0.21 0.024 -0.006 -0.3 4 0
Jorge Orta LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .701 -0.015 0.40 0.016 -0.030 0.1 2 0 HBP
   Butch Davis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .420 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hal McRae DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 .310 .790 0.008 0.37 0.030 -0.023 1.8 2B
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .868 0.031 0.52 0.060 -0.029 -0.6 3 0 2B
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .747 -0.063 0.56 0.000 -0.063 -1.5 7 0
Don Slaught C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .448 -0.054 0.64 0.000 -0.054 -1.1 2 1
   Orlando Sanchez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .333 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Greg Pryor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .597 -0.035 0.31 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 3 3
Tucker Ashford 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.350 -0.006 0.12 0.004 -0.010 -0.4 1 1 GDP
Danny Jackson P 0 0
   Mark Huismann P 0 1
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 2 5 .182 .492 -0.149 0.37 0.134 -0.283 -3.6 24 11
2B: H McRae (3, off J McLaughlin); D Motley (4, off J Gott).
HBP: J Orta (1, by J Gott).
TB: H McRae 4; D Motley 2; T Ashford; J Orta.
GIDP: T Ashford (1).
RBI: H McRae (8).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Pryor-U Washington-S Balboni; T Ashford-G Pryor.

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Damaso Garcia 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .362 .847 -0.003 0.56 0.039 -0.042 -0.2 2 1
   Kelly Gruber 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 1
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 .274 .839 0.204 0.65 0.204 0.000 2.7 7 0 3B
Jesse Barfield RF 4 0 2 4 1 1 .231 .675 0.060 0.47 0.068 -0.008 2.3 2 0
Cliff Johnson DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 .247 .843 0.008 0.24 0.026 -0.018 0.4 HR,GDP
George Bell LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .376 .967 0.001 0.20 0.016 -0.015 0.5 1 0 HBP
   Geno Petralli C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .352 1.117 -0.021 0.18 0.000 -0.021 -1.1 7 0
Garth Iorg 3B-2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .204 .485 0.027 0.18 0.028 -0.001 0.1 2 2
Buck Martinez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .211 .562 0.032 0.29 0.037 -0.005 0.4 4 0
   Mitch Webster LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .714 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .224 .523 0.043 0.34 0.047 -0.004 1.5 0 3
Jim Gott P 0 0
   Joey McLaughlin P 0 0
   Jim Acker P 0 0
Team Totals 37 10 15 10 3 4 .405 1.004 0.351 0.34 0.465 -0.114 5.9 27 7
3B: L Moseby (3, off D Jackson).
HR: C Johnson (4, off M Huismann; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: G Bell (1, by D Jackson).
TB: C Johnson 5; L Moseby 4; B Martinez 2; G Iorg 2; D Garcia 2; J Barfield 2; A Griffin 2; G Bell.
GIDP: C Johnson (1).
RBI: J Barfield 4 (12); C Johnson 2 (12); L Moseby 2 (20); A Griffin (8); G Bell (16).
2-out RBI: G Bell; A Griffin.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Griffin-G Iorg-W Upshaw.
E: A Griffin (4).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny Jackson, L (0-3) 1.1 7 6 6 1 1 0 6.35 13 16 -0.356 0.92 -5.9
Mark Huismann 6.2 8 4 4 2 3 1 7.32 28 2 0 0.004 0.07 0.0
Team Totals 8 15 10 10 3 4 1 11.25 41 16 2 0 -0.352 0.37 -5.9

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Gott, W (1-2) 7 4 0 0 2 4 0 7.50 28 71 0.148 0.47 3.6
Joey McLaughlin 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 5 0 0 0.000 0.01 -0.5
Jim Acker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 36 71 0 0 0.148 0.34 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Jackson (1; G Bell); J Gott (1; J Orta).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 31,076.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 U L Washington SS 1 Damaso Garcia 2B
2 Pat Sheridan CF 2 Lloyd Moseby CF
3 Jorge Orta LF 3 Jesse Barfield RF
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Cliff Johnson DH
5 Darryl Motley RF 5 George Bell LF
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Willie Upshaw 1B
7 Don Slaught C 7 Garth Iorg 3B
8 Greg Pryor 2B 8 Buck Martinez C
9 Tucker Ashford 3B 9 Alfredo Griffin SS
Danny Jackson P Jim Gott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 1-- R TOR L. Moseby D. Jackson 14% 72% Triple; Garcia Scores
t2 0-2 0 --- KCR D. Motley J. Gott -6% 64% Double
b2 3-0 1 123 RR TOR J. Barfield D. Jackson 6% 93% Single; Martinez Scores; Griffin Scores; Moseby to 2B
b2 2-0 1 123 R TOR L. Moseby D. Jackson 6% 87% Walk; Iorg Scores; Martinez to 3B; Griffin to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- TOR A. Griffin D. Jackson 5% 85% Single; Iorg to 3B; Martinez to 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, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR U. Washington J. Gott 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Sheridan J. Gott -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Orta J. Gott 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae J. Gott 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TOR D. Garcia D. Jackson 3% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- R TOR L. Moseby D. Jackson 14% 72% Triple; Garcia Scores
b1 1-0 0 --3 RO TOR J. Barfield D. Jackson -1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B; Moseby Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- O TOR C. Johnson D. Jackson -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2-0 2 --- TOR G. Bell D. Jackson 1% 71% Hit By Pitch
b1 2-0 2 1-- O TOR W. Upshaw D. Jackson -2% 70% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- KCR D. Motley J. Gott -6% 64% Double
t2 0-2 0 -2- O KCR S. Balboni J. Gott 4% 68% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-2 1 -2- O KCR D. Slaught J. Gott 4% 72% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 2 -2- O KCR G. Pryor J. Gott 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Danny Jackson facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- TOR G. Iorg D. Jackson 2% 77% Single
b2 2-0 0 1-- TOR B. Martinez D. Jackson 4% 81% Single; Iorg to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- TOR A. Griffin D. Jackson 5% 85% Single; Iorg to 3B; Martinez to 2B
b2 2-0 0 123 O TOR D. Garcia D. Jackson -4% 81% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 1 123 R TOR L. Moseby D. Jackson 6% 87% Walk; Iorg Scores; Martinez to 3B; Griffin to 2B
b2 3-0 1 123 RR TOR J. Barfield D. Jackson 6% 93% Single; Martinez Scores; Griffin Scores; Moseby to 2B
b2 5-0 1 12- R TOR C. Johnson D. Jackson 3% 95% Single; Moseby Scores; Barfield to 2B
Mark Huismann replaces Danny Jackson pitching
b2 6-0 1 12- OO TOR G. Bell M. Huismann -1% 94% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 9-1-2
t3 0-6 0 --- O KCR T. Ashford J. Gott 1% 95% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-6 1 --- O KCR U. Washington J. Gott 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-6 2 --- O KCR P. Sheridan J. Gott 0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 6-7-8
b3 6-0 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw M. Huismann -0% 95% Flyball: CF
b3 6-0 1 --- TOR G. Iorg M. Huismann 0% 96% Single
b3 6-0 1 1-- O TOR B. Martinez M. Huismann -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 1B
b3 6-0 2 1-- O TOR A. Griffin M. Huismann -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 3-4-5
t4 0-6 0 --- KCR J. Orta J. Gott -2% 94% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-6 0 1-- KCR H. McRae J. Gott -3% 91% Single; Orta to 2B
t4 0-6 0 12- O KCR D. Motley J. Gott 3% 93% Flyball: RF
t4 0-6 1 12- O KCR S. Balboni J. Gott 2% 95% Flyball: CF; Orta to 3B
t4 0-6 2 1-3 O KCR D. Slaught J. Gott 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 1-2-3
b4 6-0 0 --- TOR D. Garcia M. Huismann 0% 97% Single
b4 6-0 0 1-- TOR L. Moseby M. Huismann 1% 98% Single; Garcia to 2B
b4 6-0 0 12- R TOR J. Barfield M. Huismann 1% 99% Single; Garcia Scores; Moseby to 2B
b4 7-0 0 12- OO TOR C. Johnson M. Huismann -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Moseby to 3B
b4 7-0 2 --3 R TOR G. Bell M. Huismann 1% 99% Single; Moseby Scores
b4 8-0 2 1-- O TOR W. Upshaw M. Huismann -0% 99% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 8-9-1
t5 0-8 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor J. Gott 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-8 1 --- KCR T. Ashford J. Gott -0% 99% Walk
t5 0-8 1 1-- O KCR U. Washington J. Gott 0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Washington to 1B
t5 0-8 2 1-- O KCR P. Sheridan J. Gott 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 7-8-9
b5 8-0 0 --- O TOR G. Iorg M. Huismann -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 8-0 1 --- O TOR B. Martinez M. Huismann -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 8-0 2 --- O TOR A. Griffin M. Huismann -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 3-4-5
t6 0-8 0 --- O KCR J. Orta J. Gott 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-8 1 --- KCR H. McRae J. Gott -0% 99% Single
t6 0-8 1 1-- O KCR D. Motley J. Gott 0% 99% Strikeout
t6 0-8 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni J. Gott 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 1-2-3
b6 8-0 0 --- O TOR D. Garcia M. Huismann -0% 100% Strikeout (C-1B)
b6 8-0 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby M. Huismann -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b6 8-0 2 --- O TOR J. Barfield M. Huismann -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Blue Jays' Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
Garth Iorg moves from 3B to 2B
Kelly Gruber replaces Damaso Garcia (2B) playing 3B batting 1st
t7 0-8 0 --- O KCR D. Slaught J. Gott 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 0-8 1 --- O KCR G. Pryor J. Gott 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-8 2 --- KCR T. Ashford J. Gott -0% 100% Single
t7 0-8 2 1-- O KCR U. Washington J. Gott 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 4-5-6
b7 8-0 0 --- R TOR C. Johnson M. Huismann 0% 100% Home Run
b7 9-0 0 --- TOR G. Bell M. Huismann 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-0 0 1-- O TOR W. Upshaw M. Huismann -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b7 9-0 1 1-- O TOR G. Iorg M. Huismann -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 9-0 2 1-- TOR B. Martinez M. Huismann 0% 100% Single; Bell to 3B
b7 9-0 2 1-3 R TOR A. Griffin M. Huismann 0% 100% Single; Bell Scores; Martinez to 3B
b7 10-0 2 1-3 O TOR K. Gruber M. Huismann 0% 100% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Blue Jays' Joey McLaughlin facing 2-3-4
Joey McLaughlin replaces Jim Gott pitching
Geno Petralli replaces George Bell (LF) playing C batting 5th
Mitch Webster replaces Buck Martinez (C) playing LF batting 8th
t8 0-10 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t8 0-10 1 --- KCR J. Orta J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Single
t8 0-10 1 1-- R KCR H. McRae J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Double; Orta Scores
t8 1-10 1 -2- O KCR D. Motley J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Flyball: RF; McRae to 3B
t8 1-10 2 --3 O KCR S. Balboni J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 10-1, Royals' Mark Huismann facing 2-3-4
Orlando Sanchez replaces Don Slaught playing C batting 7th
Butch Davis replaces Jorge Orta playing LF batting 3rd
b8 10-1 0 --- O TOR L. Moseby M. Huismann -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 10-1 1 --- TOR J. Barfield M. Huismann 0% 100% Walk
b8 10-1 1 1-- O TOR C. Johnson M. Huismann -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-1 2 1-- O TOR G. Petralli M. Huismann 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 10.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-10, Blue Jays' Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
Jim Acker replaces Joey McLaughlin pitching
t9 1-10 0 --- O KCR O. Sanchez J. Acker 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-10 1 --- KCR G. Pryor J. Acker -0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pryor to 1B
t9 1-10 1 1-- OO KCR T. Ashford J. Acker 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 10.

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