April 14, 1979 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@CHW 5 MIL 11
BAL 10 CAL 9
@OAK 3 MIN 6
@SEA 5 TEX 7
DET 5 TOR 8
KCR 6 LAD 6
ATL 5 MON 2
CHC 0 PIT 7
STL 4 SDP 3
CIN 2 SFG 2
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 11,683

Saturday, April 14, 1979, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Royals

4-3

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  3   0  1  0   1  0  0    6 12  3
Blue Jays       0  5  0   0  1  0   0  2  X    8 10  1

W: D Freisleben (1-0), L: D Leonard (1-1)

Blue Jays

4-3

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .393 1.076    0    0   2   2B,CS,GDP
H McRae DH                    4   3   2   1    1   0  .308  .976    0    0   0   HR,2B
A Otis CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .370  .989    0    2   0   SB
D Porter C                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .348  .883    0    4   1   SF
P LaCock 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .747    0    9   0   2B
C Hurdle LF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .118  .494    0    4   1   
  W Wilson PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
A Cowens RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .167  .551    0    3   0   HR,GDP
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .400    0    0   3   SB
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .417  .898    0    1   1   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   

D Leonard P                                                              0   2
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
  E Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   6  12   6    3   1                    24  10

BATTING

2B: P LaCock (3, off M Lemongello); H McRae (3, off M Lemongello); G Brett (4, off M Lemongello).

HR: H McRae (1, off M Lemongello; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Cowens (1, off M Lemongello; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Porter (1, off M Lemongello).

TB: H McRae 6; A Cowens 5; P LaCock 3; G Brett 2; A Otis; C Hurdle; D Porter; S Braun; F White.

GIDP: A Cowens (2); G Brett (1).

RBI: A Cowens 2 (4); D Porter 2 (9); H McRae (4); C Hurdle (1).

2-out RBI: A Cowens 2; C Hurdle; D Porter.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Porter (2); F Patek (2); S Mingori ().

BASERUNNING

SB: F White (2, 2nd base off M Lemongello/R Cerone); A Otis (2, 2nd base off M Lemongello/R Cerone).

CS: G Brett (1, 2nd base by M Lemongello/R Cerone).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .115  .412    0    1   3   
B Bailor RF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .700    0    4   1   2B
R Bosetti CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .491    0    3   0   
R Carty DH                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .292  .956    0    0   0   HR
J Mayberry 1B                 2   2   2   0    2   0  .458 1.203    0    7   1   2B
  T Wilborn PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Velez 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
A Woods LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .364 1.098    0    4   0   2B
R Howell 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .716    0    1   1   
D McKay 2B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .391  .918    0    3   3   2B
R Cerone C                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .292  .995    0    2   1   

M Lemongello P                                                           1   1
  D Freisleben P                                                         0   0
Totals                       36   8  10   7    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D McKay (2, off D Leonard); A Woods (3, off D Leonard); J Mayberry (3, off D Leonard); B Bailor (1, off D Leonard).

HR: R Carty (2, off D Leonard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: R Carty 4; A Woods 3; J Mayberry 3; D McKay 2; B Bailor 2; R Bosetti; R Cerone; A Griffin.

RBI: R Cerone 2 (8); D McKay 2 (6); A Woods (2); B Bailor (5); R Carty (3).

2-out RBI: B Bailor; A Woods.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Howell-D McKay-J Mayberry; D McKay-A Griffin-O Velez.

E: R Cerone (1).

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 Leonard, L (1-1)             7     7   7   5    3   1   1   3.46   32     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 7     37    -     0.95  -0.28
S Mingori                      0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.55  -0.10
E Rodriguez                    0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          3-2    1.60  -0.15
Totals                         8    10   8   6    3   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1·10          4-2

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
M Lemongello                   7    11   6   6    3   0   2   8.74   33     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1·11     28    -     1.22  -0.29
D Freisleben, W (1-0)          2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.76   0.25
Totals                         9    12   6   6    3   1   2          38     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1·12          1-0

D Leonard faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M Lemongello faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Sawchuk, 1B - Alan Contant, 2B - Rich Panas, 3B - Dick Nelson.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 11,683.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. G Brett              3B    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. H McRae              DH    2. B Bailor             RF 
3. A Otis               CF    3. R Bosetti            CF 
4. D Porter             C     4. R Carty              DH 
5. P LaCock             1B    5. J Mayberry           1B 
6. C Hurdle             LF    6. A Woods              LF 
7. A Cowens             RF    7. R Howell             3B 
8. F White              2B    8. D McKay              2B 
9. F Patek              SS    9. R Cerone             C  

   D Leonard            P        M Lemongello         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  6-5  ---     -19%  50% H McRae         M Lemongello    Home Run
   b 8   1  6-6  123      17%  95% R Cerone        E Rodriguez     Single to CF; Wilborn Scores; Woods Scores; Howell to 2B
   b 5   2  5-5  1--      16%  69% A Woods         D Leonard       Double to CF; Mayberry Scores
   t 8   0  6-6  1--      15%  58% A Cowens        D Freisleben    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 9   0  8-6  1--      14%  99% G Brett         D Freisleben    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Brett         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      54%  H McRae         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  A Otis          Single to RF
          1--      52%  D Porter        Otis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Bailor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  P LaCock        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Hurdle        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      43%  A Cowens        Home Run
   O      ---      44%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      55%  R Carty         Home Run
          ---      61%  J Mayberry      Double to RF
   O      -2-      60%  A Woods         Flyball: RF; Mayberry to 3B
          --3      62%  R Howell        Walk
   RR     1-3      76%  D McKay         Double to LF; Mayberry Scores; Howell Scores
   R      -2-      85%  R Cerone        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McKay Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Cerone to 3B
   O      --3      81%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
   R      --3      87%  B Bailor        Double to RF; Cerone Scores/unER
          -2-      88%  R Bosetti       Single to LF; Bailor to 3B; Bosetti to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      86%  R Carty         Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
          ---      84%  G Brett         Double to RF
          -2-      82%  H McRae         Walk
   O      12-      86%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; McRae to 2B
   R      12-      80%  D Porter        Single to LF; McRae Scores; Otis to 2B
          12-      77%  P LaCock        Single to CF; Otis to 3B; Porter to 2B
   R      123      68%  C Hurdle        Walk; Otis Scores; Porter to 3B; LaCock to 2B
   RO     123      67%  A Cowens        Single to RF; Porter Scores; LaCock out at Hm/RF-C; Hurdle to 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  J Mayberry      Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  A Woods         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      65%  R Howell        Groundout: P-SS-1B; Mayberry to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  D McKay         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Lemongello facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  F White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  F Patek         Popfly: 1B
          ---      66%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      68%  H McRae         Brett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  B Bailor        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Lemongello facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  H McRae         Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  A Otis          Flyball: RF; McRae to 3B
   RO     --3      55%  D Porter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
          ---      52%  P LaCock        Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  C Hurdle        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  R Bosetti       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      52%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  J Mayberry      Walk
   R      1--      69%  A Woods         Double to CF; Mayberry Scores
   O      -2-      66%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Mark Lemongello facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  F White         Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  F Patek         Flyball: RF
          1--      68%  G Brett         White Steals 2B; White to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      74%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  D McKay         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  R Cerone        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      69%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Mark Lemongello facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      50%  H McRae         Home Run
   O      ---      54%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      59%  P LaCock        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 6-6, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  B Bailor        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      52%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Carty         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Mark Lemongello facing 6-7-8
          ---      43%  C Hurdle        Single to RF
                  Dave Freisleben replaces Mark Lemongello pitching; Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle batting 6th
   OO     1--      58%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  F White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 6-6, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
                  Willie Wilson moves to LF
          ---      67%  J Mayberry      Walk
                  Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching; Ted Wilborn pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 5th
          1--      76%  A Woods         Single to RF; Wilborn to 2B
          12-      87%  R Howell        Fielder's Choice P; Wilborn to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 3B); Woods to 2B
   O      123      77%  D McKay         Strikeout
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Steve Mingori pitching
   RR     123      95%  R Cerone        Single to CF; Wilborn Scores; Woods Scores; Howell to 2B
          12-      96%  A Griffin       Single to RF; Howell to 3B; Cerone to 2B
   O      123      94%  B Bailor        Flyball: LF
   O      123      92%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Dave Freisleben facing 9-1-2
                  Otto Velez replaces Ted Wilborn playing 1B batting 5th; Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 9th
          ---      85%  S Braun         Single to LF
   OO     1--      99%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197904140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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