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Friday, August 16, 1985
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 38,269, Time of Game: 2:31
Royals
4
62-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Blue Jays
2
72-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: Jimmy Key (9-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          3  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    4 13  2
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .264 .719 0.036 0.40 0.062 -0.026 0.1 3 0 CS
Lynn Jones CF 5 1 4 0 0 0 .237 .568 0.099 0.49 0.100 -0.001 1.6 3 0
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .356 1.031 -0.074 0.72 0.003 -0.078 -1.0 1 0 IW
Hal McRae DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 .255 .820 0.126 0.97 0.141 -0.014 2.1
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 .687 -0.083 0.84 0.000 -0.083 -2.0 3 5
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 .781 0.048 0.76 0.089 -0.041 -0.4 6 0
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .233 .675 0.081 0.56 0.099 -0.018 1.1 2 0 2B
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 .702 -0.066 0.54 0.004 -0.070 -1.3 7 0 GDP
Onix Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .495 -0.034 0.33 0.000 -0.034 -1.0 2 2 GDP
Charlie Leibrandt P
Team Totals 36 4 13 4 3 3 .361 .799 0.133 0.61 0.498 -0.365 -0.8 27 7
2B: D Motley (14, off J Key).
IBB: G Brett (25, by J Acker).
TB: L Jones 4; D Motley 3; L Smith 3; H McRae 2; S Balboni; G Brett.
GIDP: O Concepcion (6); J Sundberg (7).
RBI: H McRae 2 (47); D Motley (33); S Balboni (63).
2-out RBI: D Motley; S Balboni.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. F White-O Concepcion-S Balboni.
E: F White 2 (15).
Baserunning
CS: L Smith (11, 2nd base by J Acker/G Allenson).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 .276 .713 0.008 0.97 0.083 -0.075 0.2 5 6
Lloyd Moseby CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .250 .747 0.004 0.86 0.066 -0.062 1.8 2 0 HR
Damaso Garcia 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .682 -0.108 1.21 0.027 -0.135 -1.3 2 2 GDP
   Manuel Lee 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .315 0.030 0.64 0.030 0.000 0.4 1 2
   Cecil Fielder PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .820 -0.016 0.60 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
George Bell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .822 -0.001 1.10 0.085 -0.086 0.1 1 1
Jesse Barfield RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .272 .848 -0.076 1.11 0.021 -0.097 -0.9 3 0
Jeff Burroughs DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .783 -0.087 1.10 0.025 -0.112 -1.2
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .756 -0.032 0.90 0.037 -0.069 -0.6 10 0
Garth Iorg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .781 0.015 0.96 0.063 -0.049 -0.0 0 4
Gary Allenson C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .133 .300 -0.105 0.97 0.000 -0.105 -1.3 3 1
Jimmy Key P 1
   Jim Acker P
   Ron Musselman P
   Bill Caudill P
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 4 7 .229 .622 -0.368 0.99 0.437 -0.806 -2.8 27 17
HR: L Moseby (9, off C Leibrandt; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: L Moseby 5; T Fernandez 2; M Lee; D Garcia; W Upshaw; G Iorg.
GIDP: D Garcia (6).
RBI: L Moseby 2 (44).
2-out RBI: L Moseby 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Garcia-T Fernandez-W Upshaw; G Iorg-M Lee-W Upshaw.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt, W (11-6) 9 8 2 2 4 7 1 2.99 39 66 0.369 0.99 2.8
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 4 7 1 2.00 39 66 0.369 0.61 2.8

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jimmy Key, L (9-5) 4.1 10 4 4 0 1 0 2.82 22 28 -0.207 0.86 -2.3
Jim Acker 2.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 3.00 11 2 0 0.063 0.40 2.0
Ron Musselman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.28 3 0 0 0.009 0.21 0.5
Bill Caudill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 3 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 3 3 0 4.00 39 28 2 0 -0.131 0.99 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: J Acker (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Acker (1; G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 38,269.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Lonnie Smith LF 1 Tony Fernandez SS
2 Lynn Jones CF 2 Lloyd Moseby CF
3 George Brett 3B 3 Damaso Garcia 2B
4 Hal McRae DH 4 George Bell LF
5 Frank White 2B 5 Jesse Barfield RF
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Jeff Burroughs DH
7 Darryl Motley RF 7 Willie Upshaw 1B
8 Jim Sundberg C 8 Garth Iorg 3B
9 Onix Concepcion SS 9 Gary Allenson C
Charlie Leibrandt P Jimmy Key P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-3 0 12- OO TOR D. Garcia C. Leibrandt 10% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fernandez to 3B
t1 0-0 1 12- R KCR H. McRae J. Key 9% 63% Single; Smith Scores; Jones to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- R KCR S. Balboni J. Key 9% 68% Single; Jones Scores; McRae to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- R KCR D. Motley J. Key 9% 76% Double; McRae Scores; Balboni to 3B
b8 0-4 0 1-- TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt -8% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Lee to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on E4

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, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Smith J. Key 3% 53% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR L. Jones J. Key 5% 59% Single; Smith to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O KCR G. Brett J. Key -5% 54% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 12- R KCR H. McRae J. Key 9% 63% Single; Smith Scores; Jones to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- O KCR F. White J. Key -4% 59% Flyball: LF
t1 1-0 2 12- R KCR S. Balboni J. Key 9% 68% Single; Jones Scores; McRae to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- R KCR D. Motley J. Key 9% 76% Double; McRae Scores; Balboni to 3B
t1 3-0 2 -23 O KCR J. Sundberg J. Key -4% 73% Strikeout
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt -3% 69% Walk
b1 0-3 0 1-- TOR L. Moseby C. Leibrandt -6% 64% Single; Fernandez to 2B
b1 0-3 0 12- OO TOR D. Garcia C. Leibrandt 10% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fernandez to 3B
b1 0-3 2 --3 O TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt 3% 77% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
t2 3-0 0 --- O KCR O. Concepcion J. Key -1% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- O KCR L. Smith J. Key -1% 75% Flyball: RF
t2 3-0 2 --- KCR L. Jones J. Key 1% 76% Single
t2 3-0 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett J. Key -1% 74% Single; Jones to 3B; Brett out at 2B/SS-LF-2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 2% 76% Strikeout
b2 0-3 1 --- TOR J. Burroughs C. Leibrandt -3% 74% Walk
b2 0-3 1 1-- TOR W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt -4% 70% Single; Burroughs to 2B
b2 0-3 1 12- TOR G. Iorg C. Leibrandt -6% 64% Single; Burroughs to 3B; Upshaw to 2B
b2 0-3 1 123 O TOR G. Allenson C. Leibrandt 8% 72% Strikeout
b2 0-3 2 123 O TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt 7% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Key -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- O KCR F. White J. Key -1% 77% Flyball: CF
t3 3-0 2 --- O KCR S. Balboni J. Key -1% 76% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
b3 0-3 0 --- O TOR L. Moseby C. Leibrandt 2% 78% Strikeout
b3 0-3 1 --- TOR D. Garcia C. Leibrandt -3% 76% Single
b3 0-3 1 1-- O TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt 3% 79% Flyball: CF
b3 0-3 2 1-- TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt -2% 77% Walk; Garcia to 2B
b3 0-3 2 12- O TOR J. Burroughs C. Leibrandt 4% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley J. Key -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- O KCR J. Sundberg J. Key -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-0 2 --- O KCR O. Concepcion J. Key -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b4 0-3 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt 3% 80% Flyball: CF
b4 0-3 1 --- O TOR G. Iorg C. Leibrandt 2% 82% Flyball: RF
b4 0-3 2 --- O TOR G. Allenson C. Leibrandt 1% 83% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- KCR L. Smith J. Key 2% 85% Single
t5 3-0 0 1-- KCR L. Jones J. Key 3% 88% Single; Smith to 2B
t5 3-0 0 12- O KCR G. Brett J. Key -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith to 3B; Brett to 1B
t5 3-0 1 1-3 R KCR H. McRae J. Key 4% 91% Single; Smith Scores; Brett to 2B
Jim Acker replaces Jimmy Key pitching
t5 4-0 1 12- O KCR F. White J. Acker -2% 89% Strikeout
t5 4-0 2 12- O KCR S. Balboni J. Acker -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b5 0-4 0 --- TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt -3% 84% Single
b5 0-4 0 1-- O TOR L. Moseby C. Leibrandt 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Fernandez to 2B
b5 0-4 1 -2- O TOR D. Garcia C. Leibrandt 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-4 2 -2- O TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt 2% 91% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
t6 4-0 0 --- KCR D. Motley J. Acker 1% 93% Single
t6 4-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Sundberg J. Acker -2% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 4-0 2 --- O KCR O. Concepcion J. Acker -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b6 0-4 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 2% 92% Flyball: LF
b6 0-4 1 --- O TOR J. Burroughs C. Leibrandt 1% 93% Flyball: 2B
b6 0-4 2 --- O TOR W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
t7 4-0 0 --- KCR L. Smith J. Acker 1% 95% Single
t7 4-0 0 1-- O KCR L. Jones J. Acker -1% 93% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t7 4-0 1 --- KCR L. Jones J. Acker 1% 94% Single
t7 4-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett J. Acker 0% 94% Wild Pitch; Jones to 2B
t7 4-0 1 -2- KCR G. Brett J. Acker 0% 95% Intentional Walk
t7 4-0 1 12- KCR H. McRae J. Acker 1% 96% Walk; Jones to 3B; Brett to 2B
t7 4-0 1 123 O KCR F. White J. Acker -2% 94% Strikeout
t7 4-0 2 123 O KCR S. Balboni J. Acker -2% 93% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b7 0-4 0 --- O TOR G. Iorg C. Leibrandt 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- O TOR G. Allenson C. Leibrandt 1% 96% Strikeout
b7 0-4 2 --- TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt -1% 95% Walk
b7 0-4 2 1-- O TOR L. Moseby C. Leibrandt 2% 96% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Ron Musselman facing 7-8-9
Ron Musselman replaces Jim Acker pitching
Manuel Lee replaces Damaso Garcia playing 2B batting 3rd
t8 4-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley R. Musselman -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-0 1 --- KCR J. Sundberg R. Musselman 0% 96% Walk
t8 4-0 1 1-- OO KCR O. Concepcion R. Musselman -1% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
b8 0-4 0 --- TOR M. Lee C. Leibrandt -3% 92% Single
b8 0-4 0 1-- TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt -8% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Lee to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on E4
b8 0-4 0 -23 O TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 5% 89% Flyball: 2B
b8 0-4 1 -23 O TOR J. Burroughs C. Leibrandt 6% 95% Flyball: CF
b8 0-4 2 -23 O TOR W. Upshaw C. Leibrandt 4% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Bill Caudill facing 1-2-3
Bill Caudill replaces Ron Musselman pitching
t9 4-0 0 --- O KCR L. Smith B. Caudill -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t9 4-0 1 --- O KCR L. Jones B. Caudill -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett B. Caudill -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b9 0-4 0 --- O TOR G. Iorg C. Leibrandt 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b9 0-4 1 --- O TOR G. Allenson C. Leibrandt 1% 100% Strikeout
b9 0-4 2 --- TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt -0% 99% Single
b9 0-4 2 1-- RR TOR L. Moseby C. Leibrandt -1% 98% Home Run; Fernandez Scores
Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Manuel Lee (2B) batting 3rd
b9 2-4 2 --- O TOR C. Fielder C. Leibrandt 2% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 2.

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