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@BAL		0
3
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@BOS		4
9
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@CAL		5
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@CLE		3
7
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@MIL		5
2
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@OAK		8
1
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9
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@CIN		1
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@PIT		2
5
MON
@SDP		0
2
Friday, August 27, 1976 7:33PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 24,940, Time of Game: 2:33
Royals
4
77-50
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Red Sox
9
60-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 17 GB
W: Fergie Jenkins (12-11)
L: Doug Bird (11-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  3    4 10  1
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  3  1   3  0  X    9 14  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Wohlford LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .223 .581 -0.046 0.78 0.015 -0.061 -1.0 1 0
George Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .840 -0.106 1.04 0.000 -0.106 -1.0 0 2
   Jamie Quirk 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .614 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Amos Otis CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .828 -0.046 0.66 0.012 -0.058 -0.5 2 0 CS
   Ruppert Jones PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .539 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Hal McRae DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .358 .943 0.043 0.46 0.054 -0.011 0.1 HBP
John Mayberry 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .237 .693 -0.098 0.69 0.008 -0.107 -0.6 6 2 GDP
Al Cowens RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .639 -0.053 0.51 0.001 -0.054 -0.2 4 1
Buck Martinez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .645 -0.046 0.91 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 3 1
   Bob Stinson PH-C 2 1 1 3 0 0 .273 .701 -0.008 0.18 0.001 -0.009 2.1 2 0 HR
Freddie Patek SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .245 .635 -0.009 0.37 0.016 -0.025 -0.4 3 3
Frank White 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .223 .550 0.147 0.42 0.149 -0.003 1.4 1 1 2B,2·SB
Doug Bird P 1
   Tom Hall P 1 2
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 1 7 .286 .724 -0.222 0.59 0.256 -0.480 -0.5 24 12
2B: F White (13, off F Jenkins).
HR: B Stinson (2, off D Pole; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: H McRae (5, by F Jenkins).
TB: F White 4; B Stinson 4; J Mayberry 2; F Patek; A Cowens; A Otis; H McRae.
GIDP: J Mayberry (10).
RBI: B Stinson 3 (22); F White (34).
2-out RBI: F White.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Cowens-B Martinez.
E: F Patek (21).
Outfield Assists: A Cowens (D Doyle at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: F White 2 (20, 2nd base off F Jenkins/C Fisk, 2nd base off D Pole/C Fisk).
CS: A Otis (5, 2nd base by F Jenkins POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .281 .715 -0.040 0.59 0.009 -0.048 -0.8 2 4 HBP
Denny Doyle 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .256 .599 0.020 0.65 0.057 -0.037 0.9 1 2
Fred Lynn CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .304 .811 0.013 0.52 0.045 -0.031 2.6 1 0 2·2B
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .261 .781 0.057 0.48 0.106 -0.049 -0.3 2 0 HR
   Dwight Evans PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .729 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 2 3 1 0 1 .241 .726 0.154 0.34 0.154 0.000 1.7 7 0 HR,2B
Cecil Cooper 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .756 -0.038 0.44 0.000 -0.038 -0.9 8 3
Jim Rice DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .731 -0.080 0.58 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 CS
Rick Miller RF-LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 .284 .702 0.074 0.38 0.076 -0.002 0.9 3 0 CS
Butch Hobson 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .213 .610 0.115 0.62 0.145 -0.030 1.8 0 2 HR,3B
Fergie Jenkins P 1 2
   Dick Pole P 1 1
Team Totals 35 9 14 8 1 4 .400 1.232 0.275 0.51 0.592 -0.315 5.0 27 14
2B: F Lynn 2 (26, 2 off T Hall); C Fisk (13, off T Hall).
3B: B Hobson (4, off D Bird).
HR: B Hobson (3, off T Hall; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); C Fisk (13, off D Bird; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Yastrzemski (18, off D Bird; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
HBP: R Burleson (3, by D Bird).
TB: B Hobson 7; C Fisk 7; C Yastrzemski 5; F Lynn 4; R Miller 3; D Doyle 2.
RBI: F Lynn 2 (52); B Hobson 2 (17); D Doyle (24); R Miller (20); C Yastrzemski (78); C Fisk (38).
2-out RBI: R Miller; C Fisk.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Jenkins-R Burleson-C Cooper.
Baserunning
CS: R Miller (9, 2nd base by T Hall POCS); J Rice (5, 2nd base by D Bird/B Martinez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Bird, L (11-6) 4.1 7 5 5 0 2 2 3.60 20 31 -0.242 0.83 -2.7
Tom Hall 3.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 4.78 17 2 1 -0.035 0.14 -2.3
Team Totals 8 14 9 9 1 4 3 10.12 37 31 2 1 -0.277 0.59 -5.0

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fergie Jenkins, W (12-11) 7 6 1 1 1 5 0 3.34 27 65 0.222 0.80 2.5
Dick Pole 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 4.76 10 0 0 0.002 0.02 -2.0
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 1 7 1 4.00 37 65 0 0 0.224 0.51 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Bird (3; R Burleson); F Jenkins (5; H McRae).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: T Hall (1; R Miller, 2nd base (CS)); F Jenkins (1; A Otis, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 24,940.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Jim Wohlford LF 1 Rick Burleson SS
2 George Brett 3B 2 Denny Doyle 2B
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Fred Lynn CF
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Carl Yastrzemski LF
5 John Mayberry 1B 5 Carlton Fisk C
6 Al Cowens RF 6 Cecil Cooper 1B
7 Buck Martinez C 7 Jim Rice DH
8 Freddie Patek SS 8 Rick Miller RF
9 Frank White 2B 9 Butch Hobson 3B
Doug Bird P Fergie Jenkins P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-1 1 1-- R BOS B. Hobson D. Bird 14% 85% Triple to RF; Miller Scores
t5 0-2 2 1-- R KCR F. White F. Jenkins -12% 66% Double to LF; Patek Scores
b4 1-0 2 --- R BOS C. Fisk D. Bird 11% 76% Home Run
b2 0-0 0 --- R BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird 11% 66% Home Run
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Mayberry F. Jenkins 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Wohlford F. Jenkins 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Jenkins 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR A. Otis F. Jenkins -1% 53% Single to LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae F. Jenkins 2% 55% Otis Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Bird -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. Bird -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS F. Lynn D. Bird -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR H. McRae F. Jenkins -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Mayberry F. Jenkins 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Cowens F. Jenkins 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- R BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird 11% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- BOS C. Fisk D. Bird 3% 69% Single to LF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O BOS C. Cooper D. Bird -3% 66% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Rice D. Bird -2% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Miller D. Bird -2% 61% Rice Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez F. Jenkins 3% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCR F. Patek F. Jenkins 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- KCR F. White F. Jenkins -1% 64% Single to LF
t3 0-1 2 1-- KCR J. Wohlford F. Jenkins -1% 63% White Steals 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O KCR J. Wohlford F. Jenkins 4% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- BOS R. Miller D. Bird 3% 70% Single to RF
b3 1-0 0 1-- O BOS B. Hobson D. Bird -3% 67% Popfly: SS
b3 1-0 1 1-- O BOS R. Burleson D. Bird -3% 65% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Doyle D. Bird -2% 63% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O KCR G. Brett F. Jenkins 3% 65% Lineout: LF
t4 0-1 1 --- O KCR A. Otis F. Jenkins 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- KCR H. McRae F. Jenkins -2% 66% Single to RF
t4 0-1 2 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry F. Jenkins 3% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn D. Bird -2% 67% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird -2% 65% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 --- R BOS C. Fisk D. Bird 11% 76% Home Run
b4 2-0 2 --- O BOS C. Cooper D. Bird -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens F. Jenkins 3% 78% Lineout: LF
t5 0-2 1 --- O KCR B. Martinez F. Jenkins 2% 80% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-2 2 --- KCR F. Patek F. Jenkins -2% 79% Single to LF
t5 0-2 2 1-- R KCR F. White F. Jenkins -12% 66% Double to LF; Patek Scores
t5 1-2 2 -2- KCR J. Wohlford F. Jenkins -2% 65% Walk
t5 1-2 2 12- O KCR G. Brett F. Jenkins 6% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
b5 2-1 0 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Bird -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- BOS R. Miller D. Bird 2% 71% Single to RF
b5 2-1 1 1-- R BOS B. Hobson D. Bird 14% 85% Triple to RF; Miller Scores
b5 3-1 1 --3 BOS R. Burleson D. Bird 1% 86% Hit By Pitch
b5 3-1 1 1-3 R BOS D. Doyle D. Bird 6% 91% Single to RF; Hobson Scores; Burleson to 3B
Tom Hall replaces Doug Bird pitching
b5 4-1 1 1-3 R BOS F. Lynn T. Hall 4% 95% Double to LF; Burleson Scores; Doyle to 3B
b5 5-1 1 -23 OO BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Hall -3% 92% Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 3-4-5
t6 1-5 0 --- O KCR A. Otis F. Jenkins 2% 94% Flyball: RF
t6 1-5 1 --- O KCR H. McRae F. Jenkins 1% 95% Lineout: SS
t6 1-5 2 --- KCR J. Mayberry F. Jenkins -1% 94% Single to RF
t6 1-5 2 1-- O KCR A. Cowens F. Jenkins 1% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Tom Hall facing 5-6-7
b6 5-1 0 --- BOS C. Fisk T. Hall 1% 96% Double to LF
b6 5-1 0 -2- O BOS C. Cooper T. Hall -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B; Fisk to 3B
b6 5-1 1 --3 O BOS J. Rice T. Hall -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-1 2 --3 R BOS R. Miller T. Hall 2% 97% Single to LF; Fisk Scores
b6 6-1 2 1-- O BOS B. Hobson T. Hall -0% 97% Miller Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
Bob Stinson pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 7th
t7 1-6 0 --- O KCR B. Stinson F. Jenkins 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 1-6 1 --- O KCR F. Patek F. Jenkins 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 1-6 2 --- O KCR F. White F. Jenkins 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Tom Hall facing 9-1-2
Bob Stinson moves from PH to C
b7 6-1 0 --- R BOS B. Hobson T. Hall 1% 99% Home Run (CF-RF)
b7 7-1 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson T. Hall -0% 99% Lineout: LF
b7 7-1 1 --- BOS D. Doyle T. Hall 0% 99% Single to RF
b7 7-1 1 1-- RR BOS F. Lynn T. Hall 0% 100% Double to LF; Doyle Scores; Lynn Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to Hm)/No RBI
b7 9-1 1 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Hall 0% 100% Single to CF
Dwight Evans pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski (LF) batting 4th
b7 9-1 1 1-- O BOS C. Fisk T. Hall -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 9-1 2 1-- O BOS C. Cooper T. Hall -0% 100% Lineout: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 1-2-3
Dick Pole replaces Fergie Jenkins pitching
Rick Miller moves from RF to LF
Dwight Evans moves from PR to RF
t8 1-9 0 --- O KCR J. Wohlford D. Pole 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-9 1 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Pole 0% 100% Strikeout
Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Amos Otis (CF) batting 3rd
t8 1-9 2 --- O KCR R. Jones D. Pole 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-1, Royals' Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
Jamie Quirk replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 2nd
Ruppert Jones moves from PH to CF
b8 9-1 0 --- BOS J. Rice T. Hall 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-1 0 1-- O BOS R. Miller T. Hall 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 9-1 1 1-- O BOS B. Hobson T. Hall -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
b8 9-1 2 1-- O BOS R. Burleson T. Hall 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 4-5-6
t9 1-9 0 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Pole 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1-9 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry D. Pole -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 1-9 1 1-- KCR A. Cowens D. Pole -0% 100% Single to LF; Mayberry to 2B
t9 1-9 1 12- RRR KCR B. Stinson D. Pole -0% 100% Home Run (CF-RF); Mayberry Scores; Cowens Scores
t9 4-9 1 --- O KCR F. Patek D. Pole 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 4-9 2 --- KCR F. White D. Pole -0% 100% Single to RF
t9 4-9 2 1-- KCR J. Wohlford D. Pole -0% 100% White Steals 2B
t9 4-9 2 -2- O KCR J. Wohlford D. Pole 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 9.

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