July 12, 1987 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MIN 0 CAL 5
DET 4 NYY 6
CHW 2 MIL 4
@OAK 3 SEA 6
BOS 1 TEX 7
CLE 6 TOR 3
KCR 2 ATL 9
PHI 3 LAD 12
@CHC 0 MON 4
@CIN 2 NYM 5
@HOU 2 PIT 4
SDP 2 STL 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 40,268

Sunday, July 12, 1987
Time of Game: 2:52

Royals

46-41

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: J Clancy (10-6), L: B Black (4-4), S: T Henke (17)

Blue Jays

51-36

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .704    0    2   0   CS
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .806    0    2   2   2B
G Brett DH                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .303  .910    0    0   0   2B
D Tartabull RF                4   1   1   2    0   1  .303  .856    0    1   0   HR
S Balboni 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .672    0    8   0   
B Jackson LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .807    0    0   0   
A Salazar SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .479    0    3   2   
  T Bosley PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .701    0    0   0   
B Biancalana 2B               3   0   0   0    0   3  .209  .529    0    0   3   
  J Eisenreich PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .785    0    0   0   
L Owen C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .202  .599    0    8   1   

M Gubicza P                                                              0   0
  B Black P                                                              0   0
  S Farr P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2  13                    24   8

BATTING

2B: G Brett (10, off J Clancy); K Seitzer (17, off J Clancy).

HR: D Tartabull (14, off J Clancy; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: D Tartabull 4; G Brett 3; K Seitzer 2; B Jackson; L Owen; W Wilson.

RBI: D Tartabull 2 (45).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Seitzer-S Balboni.

E: S Balboni (6); L Owen (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Wilson (5, 2nd base by J Clancy/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .310  .809    0    1   2   
L Moseby CF                   2   1   2   2    2   0  .258  .778    0    2   0   HR,SB
R Mulliniks 3B                3   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .746    0    0   1   
  K Gruber PH-3B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .280  .752    0    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .844    0    0   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .261  .782    0    7   2   CS
F McGriff DH                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .825    0    0   0   2B
  C Fielder PH                2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .996    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .251  .720    0   13   1   
R Leach LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .753    0    1   0   
G Iorg 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .511    0    1   2   

J Clancy P                                                               2   1
  J Musselman P                                                          0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3  10   3    3   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (7, off M Gubicza).

HR: L Moseby (14, off M Gubicza; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: L Moseby 5; J Barfield 2; F McGriff 2; E Whitt 2; R Mulliniks; W Upshaw; T Fernandez.

RBI: L Moseby 2 (54); J Barfield (51).

2-out RBI: J Barfield.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: L Moseby (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (18, 2nd base off M Gubicza/L Owen).

CS: W Upshaw (7, 2nd base by M Gubicza/L Owen).

PO: K Gruber (1st base by S Farr).

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
M Gubicza                      4.1   8   2   2    2   6   1   4.24   22     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 8     43    -     0.82  -0.07
B Black, L (4-4)               2     1   1   0    1   0   0   2.47    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          2-0    1.45   0.16
S Farr                         1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.60    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.18  -0.10
Totals                         8    10   3   2    3   8   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2·10          3-1

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
J Clancy, W (10-6)             7.2   6   2   2    1  11   1   2.92   29     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 6     69    -     1.03   0.29
J Musselman, H (9)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.33    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.06   0.03
T Henke, S (17)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.01   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  13   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Farr (0; K Gruber, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 40,268.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. G Brett              DH    3. R Mulliniks          3B 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. J Barfield           RF 
5. S Balboni            1B    5. W Upshaw             1B 
6. B Jackson            LF    6. F McGriff            DH 
7. A Salazar            SS    7. E Whitt              C  
8. B Biancalana         2B    8. R Leach              LF 
9. L Owen               C     9. G Iorg               2B 

   M Gubicza            P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-0  -2-     -21%  54% D Tartabull     J Clancy        Home Run; Brett Scores
   b 7   2  2-2  --3      18%  76% J Barfield      S Farr          Single to CF; Gruber Scores/unER
   t 9   2  3-2  12-      15% 100% J Eisenreich    T Henke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      14%  73% L Moseby        M Gubicza       Home Run; Fernandez Scores
   b 5   1  0-2  1-3      -8%  77% W Upshaw        B Black         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  W Wilson        Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  K Seitzer       Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  G Brett         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Fernandez     Single to CF
   RR     1--      73%  L Moseby        Home Run; Fernandez Scores
   O      ---      71%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  W Upshaw        Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  F McGriff       Upshaw Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  S Balboni       Walk
   O      1--      69%  B Jackson       Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  A Salazar       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Balboni to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  B Biancalana    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  F McGriff       Double to RF
   O      -2-      74%  E Whitt         Fielder's Choice 3B; McGriff out at 3B/3B-SS; Whitt to 1B
   O      1--      72%  R Leach         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      70%  G Iorg          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  L Owen          Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  K Seitzer       Double to RF
   O      -2-      76%  G Brett         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      76%  L Moseby        Single to 3B
          1--      78%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF; Moseby to 2B
   O      12-      75%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF
          12-      77%  W Upshaw        Walk; Moseby to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
   O      123      72%  F McGriff       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  D Tartabull     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  B Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  E Whitt         Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  R Leach         Lineout: 3B
   O      1--      76%  G Iorg          Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  A Salazar       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  B Biancalana    Strikeout
          ---      76%  L Owen          Single to CF; Owen to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      80%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
          ---      83%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--      85%  R Mulliniks     Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      85%  J Barfield      Single to LF; Moseby to 3B
                  Bud Black replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   OO     1-3      77%  W Upshaw        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  K Seitzer       Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  G Brett         Double to CF
   RR     -2-      54%  D Tartabull     Home Run; Brett Scores
   O      ---      56%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  B Jackson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
                  Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Fred McGriff batting 6th
   O      ---      54%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  E Whitt         Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Whitt to 3B/Adv on E3
   O      --3      50%  G Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  A Salazar       Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  B Biancalana    Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  L Owen          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  L Moseby        Walk
                  Steve Farr replaces Bud Black pitching; Kelly Gruber pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 3rd
   O      1--      54%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  J Barfield      Gruber Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Gruber to 3B
   R      --3      76%  " "             Single to CF; Gruber Scores/unER
   O      1--      73%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
                  Kelly Gruber moves to 3B
   O      ---      79%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      83%  K Seitzer       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      ---      86%  G Brett         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Farr facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Henke facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Henke replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
   O      ---      90%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  S Balboni       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      92%  B Jackson       Single to P
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Angel Salazar batting 7th
          1--      85%  T Bosley        Walk; Jackson to 2B
                  Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198707120

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