July 29, 1987 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@CLE 4 CHW 4
@DET 0 NYY 4
KCR 0 CAL 5
@OAK 4 SEA 8
MIN 3 MIL 9
@TEX 8
(12) BOS 6
@TOR 5 ATL 5
HOU 3 MON 11
@CHC 3 CIN 15
SDP 5 SFG 16
@LAD 2 PHI 4
@PIT 3 NYM 6
@STL 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 45,131

Wednesday, July 29, 1987
Time of Game: 3:02

Royals

49-51

Lost 2

4th, 4½ GB

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

W: T Stoddard (3-2), L: D Jackson (4-13), S: D Righetti (19)

Yankees

61-40

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .714    0    0   0   
L Smith DH                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .258  .658    0    0   0   SB
K Seitzer 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .825    0    0   0   
  B Pecota 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .394 1.005    0    0   2   
G Brett 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .295  .852    0    8   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .660    0    1   2   
D Tartabull RF                3   0   0   0    1   2  .293  .826    0    2   0   
B Jackson LF                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .256  .806    0    4   0   SB
A Salazar SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .469    0    1   3   
L Owen C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .209  .611    0    8   1   GDP
  S Balboni PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .656    0    0   0   

D Jackson P                                                              0   0
  J Davis P                                                              0   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0    6   9                    24   8

BATTING

TB: B Jackson; L Smith; W Wilson; A Salazar; B Pecota; G Brett.

GIDP: L Owen (4).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Pecota (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (2, 2nd base off S Trout/R Cerone); B Jackson (7, 2nd base off T Stoddard/R Cerone).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    2   0   2·SB
H Cotto LF                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .793    0    0   0   CS
  D Pasqua PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .693    0    0   0   
D Mattingly 1B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .335  .984    0   10   0   IW
D Winfield RF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .886    0    4   0   
G Ward DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .694    0    0   0   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   1   3    0   0  .282  .694    0    0   0   2B
J Bonilla 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    0   2   
M Pagliarulo 3B               2   0   0   1    0   1  .241  .810    0    0   4   SF
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .601    0    9   0   
W Tolleson SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .569    0    2   3   

S Trout P                                                                0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                           0   1
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   4   5   4    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Easler (9, off D Quisenberry).

SF: M Pagliarulo (3, off D Jackson).

IBB: D Mattingly (8, by J Davis).

TB: M Easler 2; D Winfield; H Cotto; D Mattingly; J Bonilla.

RBI: M Easler 3 (18); M Pagliarulo (52).

2-out RBI: M Easler 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Tolleson-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly 2 (2, 2nd base off J Davis/L Owen, 2nd base off D Jackson/L Owen).

CS: H Cotto (1, 2nd base by D Jackson/L Owen).

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 (4-13)            7.1   4   2   1    2   8   0   4.11   28     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 4     70    -     1.20   0.22
J Davis                        0.1   0   2   2    2   0   0  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.94  -0.01
D Quisenberry                  0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.11    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-3    0.90  -0.11
Totals                         8     5   4   3    4   8   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 5          4-3

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trout                        6     3   0   0    3   6   0   3.42   23     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 3     69    -     1.24   0.37
T Stoddard, W (3-2)            1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   3.81    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.88   0.09
D Righetti, S (19)             1.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.59    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          1-0    1.71   0.15
Totals                         9     6   0   0    6   9   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 5          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Davis (3; D Mattingly).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 45,131.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. W Wilson             CF    1. R Kelly              CF 
2. L Smith              DH    2. H Cotto              LF 
3. K Seitzer            3B    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. G Brett              1B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. F White              2B    5. G Ward               DH 
6. D Tartabull          RF    6. J Bonilla            2B 
7. B Jackson            LF    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. A Salazar            SS    8. R Cerone             C  
9. L Owen               C     9. W Tolleson           SS 

   D Jackson            P        S Trout              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-0  123      19%  57% L Owen          S Trout         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 8   2  0-1  123      11%  99% M Easler        D Quisenberry   Double to LF; Kelly Scores/unER; Mattingly Scores/Team unER; Winfield Scores/Team unER
   t 8   1  1-0  12-      11%  76% F White         D Righetti      Lineout: SS
   t 8   2  1-0  12-      11%  86% D Tartabull     D Righetti      Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 7   1  0-0  12-       9%  74% J Bonilla       D Jackson       Walk; Mattingly to 3B; Winfield to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  K Seitzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  H Cotto         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Mattingly     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Pecota replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---      53%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  G Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  J Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Salazar       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  L Owen          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Tolleson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  B Pecota        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      56%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  H Cotto         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  D Winfield      Cotto Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Tartabull     Walk
          1--      45%  B Jackson       Single to LF; Tartabull to 2B
          12-      38%  A Salazar       Single to RF; Tartabull to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   OO     123      57%  L Owen          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  J Bonilla       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Smith         Walk
          1--      47%  B Pecota        Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      51%  G Brett         Walk
   O      12-      58%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  R Cerone        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      52%  W Tolleson      Strikeout
          ---      54%  R Kelly         Walk
          1--      55%  H Cotto         Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Stoddard facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Steve Trout pitching
   O      ---      54%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Salazar       Flyball: RF
          1--      53%  L Owen          Jackson Steals 2B
          -2-      52%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      59%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---      65%  D Mattingly     Single to CF
          1--      73%  D Winfield      Single to LF; Mattingly to 2B
   O      12-      65%  G Ward          Strikeout
          12-      74%  J Bonilla       Walk; Mattingly to 3B; Winfield to 2B
   RO     123      78%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mattingly Scores
   O      12-      74%  R Cerone        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Stoddard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      73%  B Pecota        Single to LF
                  Dave Righetti replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
          1--      65%  G Brett         Single to RF; Pecota to 2B
   O      12-      76%  F White         Lineout: SS
   O      12-      86%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  W Tolleson      Strikeout
          ---      86%  R Kelly         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kelly to 1B
                  John Davis replaces Danny Jackson pitching; Dan Pasqua pinch hits for Henry Cotto batting 2nd
          1--      88%  D Pasqua        Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Flyball: LF; Kelly to 3B
          --3      86%  D Mattingly     Intentional Walk
          1-3      87%  D Winfield      Walk; Mattingly to 2B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces John Davis pitching; Mike Easler pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 5th
   RRR    123      99%  M Easler        Double to LF; Kelly Scores/unER; Mattingly Scores/Team unER; Winfield Scores/Team unER
   O      -2-      98%  J Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Righetti facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Pasqua moves to LF
          ---      96%  B Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      98%  A Salazar       Flyball: RF
                  Steve Balboni pinch hits for Larry Owen batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          1--      99%  W Wilson        Single (Ground Ball); Jackson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Smith         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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