October 23, 1985 World Series Game 4 at Busch Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1985 World Series Game 4
1985 postseason: WS: KCR-STL / ALCS: KCR-TOR / NLCS: STL-LAD

Game 1
STL  3
@KCR  1
Game 2
STL  4
@KCR  2
Game 3
KCR  6
@STL  1
Game 4
STL  3
KCR  0
Game 5
KCR  6
@STL  1
Game 6
KCR  2
STL  1
Game 7
KCR 11
STL  0

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 53,634

Wednesday, October 23, 1985, 7:15
Time of Game: 2:19

Royals

Dick Howser

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

W: J Tudor (2-0), L: B Black (0-1)

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .313  .728   17    1   1   
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .706    7    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .357  .900    9    0   3   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.145    9    2   3   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .720   14    7   1   
D Motley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286   19    0   0   
S Balboni 1B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .527   14   11   1   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .639    6    0   4   
  H McRae PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    1    0   0   
  O Concepcion SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Black P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    1   2   
  J Wathan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Beckwith P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.500    5    0   0   2B
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    1   8              108   24  16

BATTING

2B: L Jones (1, off J Tudor).

TB: L Jones 2; W Wilson; S Balboni; J Sundberg; G Brett.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Black-F White.

E: B Black (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .333 1.042   17    2   0   HR,IW
O Smith SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .077  .277   10    0   0   CS,SH
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .214  .599   20    0   2   2B,IW
J Clark 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .286  .732   27   10   0   
T Landrum LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.133   17    1   0   HR
C Cedeno RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .422    5    4   0   
  A Van Slyke RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .938    4    1   2   3B
T Nieto C                     1   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .500   15    9   0   SH
J Tudor P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    0   1   
Totals                       25   3   6   3    5   6              125   27   5

BATTING

2B: T Herr (1, off J Beckwith).

3B: T Pendleton (1, off B Black).

HR: W McGee (1, off B Black; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Landrum (1, off B Black; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SH: T Nieto (1, off B Black); O Smith (1, off D Quisenberry).

IBB: T Herr (1, by D Quisenberry); W McGee (1, by B Black).

TB: W McGee 5; T Landrum 4; T Pendleton 3; T Herr 2; J Clark.

RBI: T Nieto (1); T Landrum (1); W McGee (2).

2-out RBI: W McGee.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Smith (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Black).

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
B Black, L (0-1)               5     4   3   3    3   3   2   5.06   20   72-42   29· 6· 8    8· 4· 2· 0     47    -     0.66  -0.12
J Beckwith                     2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7   18-13    8· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.32   0.03
D Quisenberry                  1     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.00    5   26-12    9· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.00
Totals                         8     6   3   3    5   6   2          32  116-67   46· 9·13   12· 6· 3· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tudor, W (2-0)               9     5   0   0    1   8   0   0.57   33  108-80   42·13·24    9·10· 5· 0     84    -     1.00   0.41
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   8   0          33  108-80   42·13·24    9·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Quisenberry (1).

IBB: B Black (2; W McGee); D Quisenberry (2; T Herr).

PO: B Black (1; O Smith, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 53,634.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 73° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Smith              LF    1. W McGee              CF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. T Herr               2B 
4. F White              2B    4. J Clark              1B 
5. J Sundberg           C     5. T Landrum            LF 
6. D Motley             RF    6. C Cedeno             RF 
7. S Balboni            1B    7. T Pendleton          3B 
8. B Biancalana         SS    8. T Nieto              C  
9. B Black              P     9. J Tudor              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  7   12%  64% T Landrum       B Black         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 3   2  0-1  ---  5   11%  75% W McGee         B Black         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   2  3-0  123  1    8%  95% H McRae         J Tudor         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   b 3   0  0-1  1--  1   -7%  64% J Tudor         B Black         Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
   t 8   0  3-0  ---  5   -5%  89% L Jones         J Tudor         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Smith         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
          ---  1   50%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   51%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  F White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   55%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--      51%  T Herr          Smith Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-C)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  J Sundberg      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  D Motley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   64%  T Landrum       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   63%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   62%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   65%  B Biancalana    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   67%  B Black         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   68%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   71%  T Nieto         Walk
   OO     1--  1   64%  J Tudor         Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
   R      ---  5   75%  W McGee         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   75%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   79%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   80%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   79%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   78%  J Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  3   77%  T Landrum       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   80%  J Sundberg      Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   81%  D Motley        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   80%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   83%  B Biancalana    Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   86%  T Pendleton     Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      --3  6   91%  T Nieto         Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Pendleton Scores; Nieto to 2B
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Tudor         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   90%  W McGee         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   88%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Tudor facing 9-1-2
                  John Wathan pinch hits for Bud Black batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  J Wathan        Strikeout
   O      ---  2   91%  L Smith         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   92%  W Wilson        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Beckwith facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Beckwith replaces John Wathan pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  T Herr          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   93%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   92%  T Landrum       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  1   91%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
                  Andy Van Slyke replaces Cesar Cedeno playing RF batting 6th
          ---  1   87%  G Brett         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   90%  F White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  4   86%  J Sundberg      Single to RF (Line Drive); Brett to 2B
   O      12-  5   91%  D Motley        Flyball: LF
          12-  5   87%  S Balboni       Walk; Brett to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 8th
   O      123  1   95%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Beckwith facing 7-8-9
                  Onix Concepcion replaces Hal McRae playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  1   94%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   94%  T Nieto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  J Tudor         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Tudor facing 9-1-2
                  Lynn Jones pinch hits for Joe Beckwith batting 9th
          ---  5   89%  L Jones         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   93%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   96%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  3   98%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Lynn Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   98%  W McGee         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McGee to 2B
          -2-  4   98%  T Herr          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  J Clark         Wild Pitch; McGee out at Hm/C-P; Herr to 3B
          --3  9   98%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   97%  T Landrum       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Tudor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  F White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Sundberg      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 3.

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation