September 16, 1990 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 23,806

Sunday, September 16, 1990, 1:34
Time of Game: 2:59

Indians

67-80

Lost 1

5th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  4   0  0  0   2  0  0    6 12  1
Royals          3  1  2   0  0  0   3  0  X    9 13  1

W: J Montgomery (6-3), L: E Valdez (0-1)

Royals

68-78

Won 1

6th, 26 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cole CF                     5   1   2   0    0   2  .320  .779   26    2   0   2·SB
F Fermin SS                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .589   11    0   1   
  M McLemore PR-3B            3   1   0   0    0   3  .153  .392   12    0   2   
J Browne 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .266  .719   17    2   4   2B
S Alomar C                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .282  .714   17    5   1   2B
C James DH                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .304  .799   15    0   0   SB
C Baerga 3B-SS                4   0   2   2    0   2  .248  .669   15    0   3   SF
T Ward RF                     4   0   1   1    1   2  .357 1.114   19    4   0   SB
J Manto 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .529   17   11   0   
S Jefferson LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .659         0   0   
  D James PH-LF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .710   13    0   0   

M Walker P                                                               0   0
  E Valdez P                                                             0   1
  C Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       39   6  12   5    3  10              162   24  12

BATTING

2B: S Alomar (20, off C Maldonado); J Browne (23, off H Wagner).

SF: C Baerga (4, off H Wagner).

TB: S Alomar 3; J Browne 3; C James 2; A Cole 2; C Baerga 2; T Ward; F Fermin.

RBI: C Baerga 2 (40); F Fermin (35); C James (63); T Ward (7).

2-out RBI: C Baerga.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McLemore-J Browne-J Manto.

E: E Valdez ().

BASERUNNING

SB: C James (4, 3rd base off M Davis/B Boone); T Ward (1, 2nd base off M Davis/B Boone); A Cole 2 (29, 2nd base off H Wagner/B Boone, 3rd base off H Wagner/B Boone).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .281  .703   16    3   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .277  .712   20    0   3   HR
G Brett DH                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .325  .893   15    0   0   HR
B Jackson LF                  4   2   2   1    1   1  .281  .892   20    1   0   HR
G Perry 1B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .684    4    8   0   
  J Conine PH-1B              1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    8    0   0   GDP
J Eisenreich RF               2   2   1   1    1   1  .286  .747   17    3   0   2B,SH
K Stillwell SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .651   19    1   3   
B Pecota 2B                   2   1   2   3    1   0  .258  .758    8    1   2   HR,CS
  J Schulz PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .793   12    0   0   
  S Jeltz 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .398         1   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .232  .592   17    9   1   

H Wagner P                                                               0   0
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
  C Maldonado P                                                          0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   9  13   8    5   4              156   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Eisenreich (28, off M Walker).

HR: B Pecota (5, off M Walker; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF Line); B Jackson (25, off E Valdez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); G Brett (12, off M Walker; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); K Seitzer (5, off M Walker; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: J Eisenreich (2, off E Valdez).

TB: K Seitzer 6; B Pecota 5; B Jackson 5; G Brett 5; J Eisenreich 2; B McRae; B Boone; G Perry.

GIDP: J Conine (1).

RBI: B Pecota 3 (20); J Eisenreich (51); G Brett (79); K Seitzer (36); B Boone (8); B Jackson (71).

2-out RBI: J Eisenreich; B Boone; B Pecota; G Brett.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Seitzer (17).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Pecota (4, 2nd base by E Valdez/S Alomar).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Walker                       2.2   7   6   6    4   0   3   5.24   19   63-31   20· 0·11    6· 6· 3· 0     16    -     0.83  -0.49
E Valdez, L (0-1)              3.2   3   3   2    1   2   1   4.08   15   56-37   25· 7· 5    8· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.72  -0.13
C Ward                         1.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   4.01    7   27-19    8· 6· 5    3· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.60  -0.11
Totals                         8    13   9   8    5   4   4          41  146-87   53·13·21   17· 9· 6· 0          3-2

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
H Wagner                       2.1   7   4   3    1   2   0   8.31   16   51-33   21· 2·10    7· 3· 3· 0     30    -     1.35  -0.33
M Davis                        3.2   0   0   0    1   4   0   5.25   12   50-32   14· 7·11    4· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.14   0.27
C Maldonado, H (1)             0.2   2   2   2    0   1   0  27.00    4   15-11    7· 0· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.71  -0.09
J Montgomery, BS (9), W (6-3)  2.1   3   0   0    1   3   0   2.29   11   40-27   11· 6·10    4· 2· 1· 0          1-1    1.26  -0.08
Totals                         9    12   6   5    3  10   0          43  156-103  53·15·35   16· 7· 7· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: C Ward 2 (6); M Davis (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 23,806.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Cole               CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. F Fermin             SS    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. J Browne             2B    3. G Brett              DH 
4. S Alomar             C     4. B Jackson            LF 
5. C James              DH    5. G Perry              1B 
6. C Baerga             3B    6. J Eisenreich         RF 
7. T Ward               RF    7. K Stillwell          SS 
8. J Manto              1B    8. B Pecota             2B 
9. S Jefferson          LF    9. B Boone              C  

   M Walker             P        H Wagner             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  6-6  ---  2   21%  80% B Jackson       E Valdez        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 7   2  6-5  -2-  2  -19%  54% C Baerga        J Montgomery    Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Alomar Scores
   b 3   1  4-4  -2-  2   18%  76% B Pecota        M Walker        Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Eisenreich Scores
   t 7   1  6-4  1--  2  -13%  69% S Alomar        C Maldonado     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Browne to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  6   11%  63% K Seitzer       M Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Hector Wagner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  A Cole          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  F Fermin        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   51%  J Browne        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   55%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   R      ---  6   63%  K Seitzer       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   62%  G Brett         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   63%  B Jackson       Walk
          1--  1   65%  G Perry         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Jackson to 3B
   R      1-3  6   75%  J Eisenreich    Double to RF (Ground Ball); Jackson Scores; Perry to 3B
          -23  5   76%  K Stillwell     Walk
   R      123  4   83%  B Pecota        Walk; Perry Scores; Eisenreich to 3B; Stillwell to 2B
   O      123  3   79%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Hector Wagner facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   76%  C James         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   70%  C Baerga        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); James to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  T Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   79%  J Manto         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Dion James pinch hits for Stan Jefferson batting 9th
   O      12-  1   83%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Walker facing 1-2-3
                  Dion James moves to LF
   O      ---  1   82%  B McRae         Foul Bunt Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   81%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   87%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   88%  B Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   87%  G Perry         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Hector Wagner facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   84%  A Cole          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      83%  F Fermin        Cole Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Cole Steals 3B
   R      --3  4   77%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cole Scores
                  Mark McLemore pinch runs for Felix Fermin batting 2nd
          1--  6   71%  J Browne        Walk; McLemore to 2B
   R      12-  1   61%  S Alomar        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McLemore Scores/No RBI; Browne to 2B; Alomar to 1B
          12-  2   52%  C James         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Browne to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   RO     123  2   54%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Browne Scores; Alomar to 3B
   R      1-3  2   46%  T Ward          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Alomar Scores/unER; James to 2B
                  Mark Davis replaces Hector Wagner pitching
   O      12-  6   51%  J Manto         Strikeout Looking
          12-      49%  D James         James Steals 3B; Ward Steals 2B
   O      -23  2   55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Walker facing 6-7-8
                  Mark McLemore moves to 3B; Carlos Baerga moves to SS
          ---  5   59%  J Eisenreich    Walk
   O      1--  2   58%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Eisenreich to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   76%  B Pecota        Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Eisenreich Scores
   O      ---  4   75%  B Boone         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  1   76%  B McRae         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Efrain Valdez replaces Mike Walker pitching
          1--  1   77%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McRae to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Mark Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  A Cole          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   78%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  J Browne        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Efrain Valdez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   78%  B Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   77%  G Perry         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  5   76%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Mark Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   79%  S Alomar        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   81%  C James         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   82%  C Baerga        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Efrain Valdez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   81%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   82%  B Pecota        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      80%  B Boone         Pecota Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   79%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Mark Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   82%  T Ward          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   84%  J Manto         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   82%  D James         Walk
          1--      81%  A Cole          Wild Pitch; James to 2B
   O      -2-  7   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Efrain Valdez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   84%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  K Seitzer       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   83%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Carlos Maldonado facing 2-3-4
                  Carlos Maldonado replaces Mark Davis pitching
   O      ---  4   86%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   82%  J Browne        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   69%  S Alomar        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Browne to 3B
   RO     -23  5   73%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Browne Scores
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Carlos Maldonado pitching
   R      -2-  2   54%  C Baerga        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Alomar Scores
          1--  4   51%  T Ward          Walk; Baerga to 2B
   O      12-  2   59%  J Manto         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Efrain Valdez facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   80%  B Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Jeff Conine pinch hits for Gerald Perry batting 5th
          ---  7   82%  J Conine        Walk
          1--  1   86%  J Eisenreich    Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Conine to 2B; Eisenreich to 1B
   O      12-  5   82%  K Stillwell     Lineout: RF
                  Colby Ward replaces Efrain Valdez pitching; Jeff Schulz pinch hits for Bill Pecota batting 8th
          12-      87%  J Schulz        Wild Pitch; Conine to 3B; Eisenreich to 2B
   R      -23      92%  " "             Wild Pitch; Conine Scores; Eisenreich to 3B
   O      --3  5   89%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3  1   94%  B Boone         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Eisenreich Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   94%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 9.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-9, Jeff Montgomery facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Conine moves to 1B; Steve Jeltz replaces Jeff Schulz playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  6   96%  D James         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  4   93%  A Cole          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   96%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   97%  J Browne        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Colby Ward facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   98%  K Seitzer       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   98%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Seitzer to 2B
   O      12-  6   98%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  1   97%  J Conine        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 9.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-9, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   93%  S Alomar        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   97%  C James         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      1--  4   99%  C Baerga        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  T Ward          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation