April 20, 1986 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
TEX 1 BOS 6
CHW 2 CAL 8
MIN 5 NYY 5
@MIL 4
(10) OAK 9
@SEA 3 KCR 6
@TOR 4 LAD 7
@ATL 3 PIT 10
@CHC 8
(17) HOU 6
@CIN 4 MON 2
STL 0 NYM 8
PHI 0 SFG 4
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 38,141

Sunday, April 20, 1986
Time of Game: 2:51

Royals

7-5

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    6 10  1
Blue Jays       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4 11  0

W: C Leibrandt (2-0), L: D Lamp (0-1), S: D Quisenberry (3)

Blue Jays

5-7

Lost 1

7th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law LF                      4   0   2   1    1   0  .342  .998    0    2   0   2B,2·SB
W Wilson CF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .196  .483    0    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .250 1.172    0    0   0   2·IW
F White 2B                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .283  .717    0    1   2   HR
S Balboni 1B                  5   1   2   0    0   3  .292  .875    0    7   3   
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .498    0    0   0   2B
D Motley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .590    0    0   0   
J Quirk C                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .367    0    9   1   SF
B Biancalana SS               3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   6   SH

C Leibrandt P                                                            1   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                        1   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Law (7, off J Acker); H McRae (1, off J Acker).

HR: F White (1, off D Lamp; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Quirk (1, off J Acker).

SH: B Biancalana (1, off D Lamp).

IBB: G Brett 2 (5, by J Acker, by D Lamp).

TB: F White 5; R Law 3; S Balboni 2; H McRae 2; B Biancalana; J Quirk; W Wilson.

RBI: F White 3 (8); R Law (6); W Wilson (7); J Quirk (1).

2-out RBI: F White 3; R Law; W Wilson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Leibrandt-B Biancalana-S Balboni; B Biancalana-S Balboni.

E: B Biancalana (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Law 2 (2, 2nd base off J Acker/J Hearron 2).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .327  .902    0    7   0   HR
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   0    1   1  .240  .543    0    0   5   
C Johnson DH                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .316  .883    0    0   0   2B
J Barfield RF                 3   1   1   0    1   2  .227  .624    0    2   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .310  .896    0   10   1   
G Iorg 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    1   3   
  G Bell PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .897    0    0   0   
  D Garcia PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .474         0   0   
  B Martinez C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .405         1   0   
K Gruber 3B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .818    0    0   1   CS
  R Mulliniks PH-2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .799    0    0   0   
R Leach LF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .385  .770    0    1   0   GDP
J Hearron C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .586    0    3   0   
  C Fielder PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .384    0    0   0   

J Acker P                                                                2   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   1
  D Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4  11   4    3   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Johnson (3, off C Leibrandt).

HR: L Moseby (3, off C Leibrandt; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: L Moseby 5; C Johnson 2; K Gruber 2; W Upshaw 2; J Barfield; G Bell; T Fernandez; R Leach.

GIDP: R Leach (1).

RBI: R Leach 2 (4); L Moseby (6); W Upshaw (8).

2-out RBI: R Leach 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Gruber (1, 2nd base by C Leibrandt/J Quirk).

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
C Leibrandt, W (2-0)           7.1   8   4   4    3   7   1   5.09   32     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 3· 1     50    -     1.08   0.17
D Quisenberry, S (3)           1.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 4· 0          2-2    2.38   0.10
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   8   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 7· 1          2-2

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 Acker                        5     5   2   2    2   1   0   2.13   22     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 5· 0     48    -     1.25   0.09
D Lamp, L (0-1)                2     4   4   4    1   1   1   4.97   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 2· 1          0-0    1.35  -0.35
D Gordon                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.70    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     14·10· 8· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Acker (1; G Brett); D Lamp (2; G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 38,141.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Law                LF    1. L Moseby             CF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. T Fernandez          SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. C Johnson            DH 
4. F White              2B    4. J Barfield           RF 
5. S Balboni            1B    5. W Upshaw             1B 
6. H McRae              DH    6. G Iorg               2B 
7. D Motley             RF    7. K Gruber             3B 
8. J Quirk              C     8. R Leach              LF 
9. B Biancalana         SS    9. J Hearron            C  

   C Leibrandt          P        J Acker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-3  12-      25%  93% F White         D Lamp          Home Run; Wilson Scores; Brett Scores
   t 7   2  2-2  -2-      20%  67% W Wilson        D Lamp          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Quirk Scores; Wilson to 2B
   b 9   1  6-4  1--      11% 100% C Johnson       D Quisenberry   Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   t 2   2  2-1  1-3      11%  51% R Law           J Acker         Double to RF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Biancalana to 3B
   t 2   0  2-0  1--      11%  45% H McRae         J Acker         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Balboni to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  R Law           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      56%  W Wilson        Law Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      49%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P; Law to 3B
   O      --3      45%  F White         Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      36%  L Moseby        Home Run
   O      ---      37%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
          ---      34%  C Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-      30%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3      24%  W Upshaw        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson Scores; Barfield to 2B
   O      12-      28%  G Iorg          Strikeout
   O      12-      31%  K Gruber        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
          ---      34%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      45%  H McRae         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Balboni to 3B
   O      -23      39%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
   RO     -23      38%  J Quirk         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Balboni Scores
          -2-      40%  B Biancalana    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McRae to 3B
   R      1-3      51%  R Law           Double to RF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Biancalana to 3B
   O      -23      45%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Hearron       Strikeout
          ---      48%  L Moseby        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      50%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  C Johnson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 1B
   O      1--      44%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      1--      46%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  G Iorg          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Acker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  D Motley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      44%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      49%  J Hearron       Gruber Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-2B-C)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Biancalana    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  R Law           Walk
          1--      52%  W Wilson        Law Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      49%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      43%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  T Fernandez     Walk
          1--      39%  C Johnson       Walk; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-      44%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      ---      47%  S Balboni       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  D Motley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  G Iorg          Flyball: SS
          ---      42%  K Gruber        Single to SS (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      50%  R Leach         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
          ---      56%  J Quirk         Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   O      1--      53%  B Biancalana    Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Quirk to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  R Law           Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      67%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Quirk Scores; Wilson to 2B
          -2-      68%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-      93%  F White         Home Run; Wilson Scores; Brett Scores
          ---      93%  S Balboni       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      92%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  J Hearron       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      96%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Gordon facing 7-8-9
                  Don Gordon replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      ---      96%  D Motley        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  J Quirk         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      95%  B Biancalana    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  C Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  J Barfield      Walk
          1--      92%  W Upshaw        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Barfield to 2B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching; George Bell pinch hits for Garth Iorg batting 6th
          12-      85%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Barfield to 3B; Upshaw to 2B
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Kelly Gruber batting 7th; Damaso Garcia pinch runs for George Bell batting 6th
   O      123      92%  R Mulliniks     Lineout: SS
   RR     123      83%  R Leach         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Barfield Scores; Upshaw Scores; Garcia to 3B
                  Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Jeff Hearron batting 9th
   O      1-3      92%  C Fielder       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Don Gordon facing 1-2-3
                  Buck Martinez replaces Damaso Garcia playing C batting 6th; Rance Mulliniks moves to 2B; Cecil Fielder moves to 3B
   O      ---      91%  R Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---      91%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      92%  F White         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Brett to 2B
   O      12-      90%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      89%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--     100%  C Johnson       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198604200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation