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TEX  7
@BAL  6
 BOS 14
@CHW  4
 DET  5
CLE  1
 CLE  6
@DET  4
 MIN  9
SEA  2
 NYY  7
MIL  4
 CAL  7
@OAK  3
 TOR  6
KCR  5
 PHI  2
@CHC  1
(12)		 CIN  3
SFG  0
 ATL  6
@HOU  3
 PIT  5
MON  3
 SDP  1
LAD  0
 STL  6
NYM  3
Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 23,156

 Tuesday, July 31, 1984
Time of Game: 2:33
Royals
5
50-55
Lost 1
4th, 5 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    5 11  1
Blue Jays       0  3  2   0  0  0   0  1  X    6  9  1
W: Doyle Alexander (9-5), L: Frank Wills (1-2), S: Jim Gott (1)
 Blue Jays
6
59-45
Won 1
2nd, 12 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .733              4   0   2·SB
P Sheridan RF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .763              2   0   SB
G Brett 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .822              2   1   2B
J Orta DH                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .784              0   0   2B,GDP
  H McRae PH                  2   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .721              0   0   2B
  B Biancalana PR             0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .477              0   0   
D Iorg 1B                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .612              3   0   HR
D Motley LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .769              4   1   
F White 2B                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .259  .730              2   2   HR,2B
J Wathan C                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .188  .575              4   0   
  D Slaught PH-C              1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .699              1   0   
O Concepcion SS               3   0   1   2    1   0  .244  .599              2   1   3B

F Wills P                                                                     0   0
  M Jones P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       38   5  11   0    3   2                         24   5
Batting Events
2B: H McRae (10, off R Jackson); G Brett (16, off R Jackson); J Orta (14, off D Alexander); F White (11, off D Alexander).
3B: O Concepcion (2, off D Alexander).
HR: D Iorg (3, off D Alexander; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); F White (10, off R Jackson; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: F White 7; D Iorg 4; O Concepcion 3; G Brett 3; J Orta 2; H McRae 2; W Wilson; D Slaught.
GIDP: J Orta (4).
RBI: O Concepcion 2 (18); H McRae (33); F White (27); D Iorg (21).
2-out RBI: H McRae; F White.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding Events
E: J Wathan (5).
Baserunning Events
SB: W Wilson 2 (25, 2nd base off D Alexander/E Whitt, 3rd base off R Jackson/E Whitt); P Sheridan (15, 2nd base off R Jackson/E Whitt).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .725              0   5   
D Collins LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .830              3   0   2B
L Moseby CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .876              3   0   SB
W Upshaw 1B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .304  .910             11   1   2B
W Aikens DH                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .213  .683              0   0   
  J Barfield PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .835              0   0   
G Bell RF                     4   1   2   1    0   2  .295  .797              0   0   HR
R Mulliniks 3B                2   1   2   2    0   0  .323  .825              3   1   2B
  G Iorg PH-3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .546              0   0   
E Whitt C                     1   0   0   1    2   1  .253  .750              4   0   SF
A Griffin SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .575              3   2   3B

D Alexander P                                                                 0   3
  J Key P                                                                     0   0
  R Jackson P                                                                 0   0
  J Gott P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       31   6   9   0    3   5                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: R Mulliniks (13, off F Wills); D Collins (18, off M Jones); W Upshaw (20, off F Wills).
3B: A Griffin (2, off F Wills).
HR: G Bell (13, off M Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: E Whitt (4, off F Wills).
TB: G Bell 5; W Upshaw 3; R Mulliniks 3; A Griffin 3; D Collins 2; L Moseby.
RBI: R Mulliniks 2 (27); E Whitt (26); G Bell (55); W Upshaw (68); A Griffin (23).
2-out RBI: R Mulliniks; A Griffin.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Garcia-A Griffin-W Upshaw.
E: A Griffin (14).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Moseby (24, 2nd base off F Wills/J Wathan).

Pitching Stats

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
F Wills, L (1-2)               2.2   7   5   5    1   1   0   6.59   16     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 7     24    -     1.21  -0.40
M Jones                        5.1   2   1   1    2   4   1   4.50   19     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 2          2-0    0.56   0.10
Totals                         8     9   6   6    3   5   1          35     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 9          2-0 
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
D Alexander, W (9-5)           6.1   7   3   3    3   0   1   3.54   29     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7     44    -     1.17  -0.02
J Key, H (6)                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.03    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.12   0.07
R Jackson, H (5)               2     4   2   2    0   2   1   3.63   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          2-0    1.48   0.03
J Gott, S (1)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.96   0.11
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3   2   2          41     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0·11          5-0
Balks: None.
WP: D Alexander (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 23,156.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Damaso Garcia                2B
2. Pat Sheridan                 RF       2. Dave Collins                 LF
3. George Brett                 3B       3. Lloyd Moseby                 CF
4. Jorge Orta                   DH       4. Willie Upshaw                1B
5. Dane Iorg                    1B       5. Willie Aikens                DH
6. Darryl Motley                LF       6. George Bell                  RF
7. Frank White                  2B       7. Rance Mulliniks              3B
8. John Wathan                   C       8. Ernie Whitt                   C
9. Onix Concepcion              SS       9. Alfredo Griffin              SS

   Frank Wills                   P          Doyle Alexander               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 1 1-3 RR -14% 19% 1-0 KCR O. Concepcion D. Alexander Triple; White Scores; Wathan Scores
b2 1 12- R 14% 44% 0-3 TOR R. Mulliniks F. Wills Double; Upshaw Scores; Aikens to 3B
t9 2 -2- O 11% 100% 5-6 KCR D. Iorg J. Gott Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --3 R 11% 54% 2-3 TOR A. Griffin F. Wills Triple; Mulliniks Scores
t4 1 -23 O 11% 74% 3-5 KCR O. Concepcion D. Alexander Fielder's Choice P; White out at Hm/P-C; Concepcion to 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Alexander Single
t1 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan D. Alexander Flyball: CF
t1 1 1-- -3% 46% 0-0 KCR G. Brett D. Alexander Single; Wilson to 2B
t1 1 12- OO 9% 55% 0-0 KCR J. Orta D. Alexander Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Frank Wills facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TOR D. Garcia F. Wills Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 TOR D. Collins F. Wills Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 TOR L. Moseby F. Wills Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- R -10% 40% 0-0 KCR D. Iorg D. Alexander Home Run
t2 0 --- O 2% 42% 1-0 KCR D. Motley D. Alexander Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- -4% 38% 1-0 KCR F. White D. Alexander Double
t2 1 -2- -3% 35% 1-0 KCR J. Wathan D. Alexander Wild Pitch; White to 3B
t2 1 --3 -2% 34% 1-0 KCR J. Wathan D. Alexander Walk
t2 1 1-3 RR -14% 19% 1-0 KCR O. Concepcion D. Alexander Triple; White Scores; Wathan Scores
t2 1 --3 O 4% 23% 3-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Alexander Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 2 --3 O 2% 25% 3-0 KCR P. Sheridan D. Alexander Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Frank Wills facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 6% 31% 0-3 TOR W. Upshaw F. Wills Double
b2 0 -2- 4% 35% 0-3 TOR W. Aikens F. Wills Walk
b2 0 12- O -6% 29% 0-3 TOR G. Bell F. Wills Strikeout
b2 1 12- R 14% 44% 0-3 TOR R. Mulliniks F. Wills Double; Upshaw Scores; Aikens to 3B
b2 1 -23 RO -1% 43% 1-3 TOR E. Whitt F. Wills Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Aikens Scores; Mulliniks to 3B
b2 2 --3 R 11% 54% 2-3 TOR A. Griffin F. Wills Triple; Mulliniks Scores
b2 2 --3 O -4% 50% 3-3 TOR D. Garcia F. Wills Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 3-3 KCR G. Brett D. Alexander Flyball: SS
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 3-3 KCR J. Orta D. Alexander Flyball: 3B
t3 2 --- O 1% 56% 3-3 KCR D. Iorg D. Alexander Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Frank Wills facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 3-3 TOR D. Collins F. Wills Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- 3% 56% 3-3 TOR L. Moseby F. Wills Single
b3 1 1-- 5% 61% 3-3 TOR W. Upshaw F. Wills Moseby Steals 2B; Moseby to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 1 --3 R 6% 67% 3-3 TOR W. Upshaw F. Wills Single; Moseby Scores
b3 1 1-- O -3% 64% 4-3 TOR W. Aikens F. Wills Flyball: CF
b3 2 1-- 2% 67% 4-3 TOR G. Bell F. Wills Single; Upshaw to 3B
b3 2 1-3 R 9% 76% 4-3 TOR R. Mulliniks F. Wills Single; Upshaw Scores; Bell to 2B
Mike Jones replaces Frank Wills pitching
b3 2 12- 2% 78% 5-3 TOR E. Whitt M. Jones Walk; Bell to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
b3 2 123 O -5% 73% 5-3 TOR A. Griffin M. Jones Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Whitt to 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 3% 76% 3-5 KCR D. Motley D. Alexander Foul Flyball: C
t4 1 --- -3% 73% 3-5 KCR F. White D. Alexander Single
t4 1 1-- -10% 63% 3-5 KCR J. Wathan D. Alexander Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); White to 3B; Wathan to 2B
t4 1 -23 O 11% 74% 3-5 KCR O. Concepcion D. Alexander Fielder's Choice P; White out at Hm/P-C; Concepcion to 1B
t4 2 12- O 5% 79% 3-5 KCR W. Wilson D. Alexander Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Concepcion to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike Jones facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -1% 77% 5-3 TOR D. Garcia M. Jones Flyball: 2B
b4 1 --- O -1% 76% 5-3 TOR D. Collins M. Jones Double to LF; Collins out at 3B/LF-3B
b4 2 --- O -1% 75% 5-3 TOR L. Moseby M. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 3% 78% 3-5 KCR P. Sheridan D. Alexander Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- O 2% 80% 3-5 KCR G. Brett D. Alexander Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- -3% 77% 3-5 KCR J. Orta D. Alexander Double
t5 2 -2- O 4% 81% 3-5 KCR D. Iorg D. Alexander Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike Jones facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 80% 5-3 TOR W. Upshaw M. Jones Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- O -1% 79% 5-3 TOR W. Aikens M. Jones Strikeout
b5 2 --- O -1% 78% 5-3 TOR G. Bell M. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O 3% 81% 3-5 KCR D. Motley D. Alexander Groundout: P-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 83% 3-5 KCR F. White D. Alexander Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 85% 3-5 KCR J. Wathan D. Alexander Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike Jones facing 7-8-9
Garth Iorg pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks (3B) batting 7th
b6 0 --- O -1% 83% 5-3 TOR G. Iorg M. Jones Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- 1% 85% 5-3 TOR E. Whitt M. Jones Walk
b6 1 1-- O -2% 83% 5-3 TOR A. Griffin M. Jones Flyball: LF
b6 2 1-- O -1% 81% 5-3 TOR D. Garcia M. Jones Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
Garth Iorg moves from PH to 3B
t7 0 --- -6% 76% 3-5 KCR O. Concepcion D. Alexander Walk
t7 0 1-- O 5% 81% 3-5 KCR W. Wilson D. Alexander Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 1 1-- -2% 79% 3-5 KCR P. Sheridan D. Alexander Wilson Steals 2B
t7 1 -2- -4% 75% 3-5 KCR P. Sheridan D. Alexander Walk
Jimmy Key replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
t7 1 12- O 7% 82% 3-5 KCR G. Brett J. Key Flyball: CF
Roy Lee Jackson replaces Jimmy Key pitching; Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta (DH) batting 4th
t7 2 12- -3% 79% 3-5 KCR H. McRae R. Jackson Wilson Steals 3B; Sheridan Steals 2B
t7 2 -23 O 9% 89% 3-5 KCR H. McRae R. Jackson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Mike Jones facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O -1% 88% 5-3 TOR D. Collins M. Jones Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O -1% 87% 5-3 TOR L. Moseby M. Jones Strikeout
b7 2 --- O -1% 86% 5-3 TOR W. Upshaw M. Jones Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Roy Lee Jackson facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 4% 90% 3-5 KCR D. Iorg R. Jackson Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- O 3% 93% 3-5 KCR D. Motley R. Jackson Strikeout
t8 2 --- R -9% 84% 3-5 KCR F. White R. Jackson Home Run
Don Slaught pinch hits for John Wathan (C) batting 8th
t8 2 --- -3% 81% 4-5 KCR D. Slaught R. Jackson Single
t8 2 1-- O 6% 87% 4-5 KCR O. Concepcion R. Jackson Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
Don Slaught moves from PH to C; Jesse Barfield pinch hits for Willie Aikens (DH) batting 5th
b8 0 --- O -1% 85% 5-4 TOR J. Barfield M. Jones Flyball: SS
b8 1 --- R 8% 93% 5-4 TOR G. Bell M. Jones Home Run
b8 1 --- O -0% 93% 6-4 TOR G. Iorg M. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- O -0% 92% 6-4 TOR E. Whitt M. Jones Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Blue Jays' Roy Lee Jackson facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 4% 96% 4-6 KCR W. Wilson R. Jackson Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 4-6 KCR P. Sheridan R. Jackson Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- -3% 96% 4-6 KCR G. Brett R. Jackson Double
t9 2 -2- R -7% 89% 4-6 KCR H. McRae R. Jackson Double; Brett Scores
Jim Gott replaces Roy Lee Jackson pitching; Buddy Biancalana pinch runs for Hal McRae (DH) batting 4th
t9 2 -2- O 11% 100% 5-6 KCR D. Iorg J. Gott Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 6.

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