May 15, 1984 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 5
@BAL 2 CHW 3
KCR 2 CLE 7
BOS 5 DET 6
SEA 4 MIL 3
TEX 2 TOR 5
@MIN 2
(10) NYY 9
OAK 6 CHC 6
@CIN 3 PHI 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
HOU 2
(10) MON 6
@SDP 4 NYM 7
@SFG 6
(11) STL 9
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 20,740

Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Time of Game: 2:34

Royals

12-20

Lost 2

6th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  4  2
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    3  5  0

W: R Dotson (5-2), L: D Jackson (0-5)

White Sox

18-17

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Sheridan CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .783    0    1   0   
D Iorg 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .396    0    7   1   
J Orta LF                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .313  .844    0    0   0   3B
H McRae DH                    2   0   0   1    1   1  .280  .714    0    0   0   SF
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .858    0    4   3   
D Motley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .718    0    2   0   
D Slaught C                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .171  .431    0    9   0   
G Pryor 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .219  .559    0    0   2   2B
U Washington SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .440    0    1   5   

D Jackson P                                                              0   1
  M Huismann P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   2    2   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: G Pryor (3, off R Dotson).

3B: J Orta (2, off R Dotson).

SF: H McRae (2, off R Dotson).

TB: J Orta 4; G Pryor 2; F White.

RBI: G Pryor (6); H McRae (9).

2-out RBI: G Pryor.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F White-U Washington-D Iorg; F White-D Iorg.

E: D Slaught (1); D Iorg (1).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher SS                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .252  .696    0    2   2   SB,GDP
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .543    0    8   0   
T Paciorek 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .321  .801    0    6   0   
  M Squires 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .619         2   0   
G Luzinski DH                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .208  .598    0    0   0   
R Kittle LF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .227  .760    0    1   0   
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .548    0    4   0   GDP
D Stegman CF                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .256  .583    0    3   0   SB,2·HBP
V Law 3B                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .600    0    0   3   SH
J Cruz 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .223  .604    0    1   5   

R Dotson P                                                               0   0
Totals                       27   3   5   3    3   8                    27  10

BATTING

SH: V Law (4, off D Jackson).

HBP: D Stegman 2 (2, 2 by D Jackson).

TB: J Cruz 2; S Fletcher; H Baines; V Law.

GIDP: H Baines (3); S Fletcher (2).

RBI: S Fletcher (14); V Law (8); J Cruz (12).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Stegman (2, 2nd base off D Jackson/D Slaught); S Fletcher (2, 2nd base off M Huismann/D Slaught).

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
D Jackson, L (0-5)             6.1   5   3   3    3   6   0   5.22   28     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 5     54    -     1.41  -0.05
M Huismann                     1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.92    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.46   0.04
Totals                         8     5   3   3    3   8   0          33     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 5          1-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dotson, W (5-2)              9     4   2   2    2   7   0   2.80   33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 4     76    -     1.08   0.50
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 4           -

Balks: D Jackson (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Jackson 2 (3; D Stegman, D Stegman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 20,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. P Sheridan           CF    1. S Fletcher           SS 
2. D Iorg               1B    2. C Fisk               C  
3. J Orta               LF    3. T Paciorek           1B 
4. H McRae              DH    4. G Luzinski           DH 
5. F White              2B    5. R Kittle             LF 
6. D Motley             RF    6. H Baines             RF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. D Stegman            CF 
8. G Pryor              3B    8. V Law                3B 
9. U Washington         SS    9. J Cruz               2B 

   D Jackson            P        R Dotson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-1  123     -15%  50% S Fletcher      D Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  1--     -11%  41% G Pryor         R Dotson        Double; Slaught Scores
   t 9   0  3-1  ---     -11%  81% J Orta          R Dotson        Triple
   b 7   1  1-1  --3      10%  79% J Cruz          D Jackson       Single; Stegman Scores
   t 9   0  3-1  --3       9%  91% H McRae         R Dotson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Orta Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Iorg          Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  J Orta          Single
   O      1--      55%  H McRae         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--      55%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      52%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  F White         Single
   O      1--      50%  D Motley        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      53%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Slaught to 1B
   R      1--      41%  G Pryor         Double; Slaught Scores
   O      -2-      44%  U Washington    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      48%  R Kittle        Walk
          1--      55%  H Baines        Single; Kittle to 2B
          12-      63%  D Stegman       Hit By Pitch; Kittle to 3B; Baines to 2B
   R      123      72%  V Law           Single; Kittle Scores; Baines to 3B; Stegman to 2B
   O      123      65%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Stegman to 3B; Law to 2B; Cruz to 1B
   OO     123      50%  S Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  J Orta          Walk
   O      1--      56%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  F White         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  D Motley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  R Kittle        Walk
   OO     1--      51%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Stegman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Richard Dotson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  U Washington    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      57%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  V Law           Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  J Cruz          Single
          1--      65%  S Fletcher      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 3B; Fletcher to 1B
   O      1-3      57%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Richard Dotson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  D Iorg          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  J Orta          Strikeout Looking
          ---      54%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      58%  F White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  R Kittle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  G Pryor         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  D Stegman       Hit By Pitch
          1--      70%  V Law           Stegman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Stegman to 3B
   R      --3      79%  J Cruz          Single; Stegman Scores
          1--      81%  S Fletcher      Balk; Cruz to 2B
   R      -2-      89%  " "             Single; Cruz Scores
                  Mark Huismann replaces Danny Jackson pitching
          1--      91%  C Fisk          Fletcher Steals 2B; Fletcher to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      88%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      86%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Richard Dotson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Squires replaces Tom Paciorek playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      90%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Iorg          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Huismann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Kittle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  J Orta          Triple
   RO     --3      91%  H McRae         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Orta Scores
   O      ---      96%  F White         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198405150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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