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Standings
KCR
@BOS		3
4
TEX
@CHW		2
1
TOR
@CLE		0
3
CAL
@DET		1
5
OAK
@MIL		0
3
BAL
@MIN		9
4
STL
@ATL		3
11
CHC
@HOU		0
5
NYM
@LAD		5
6
CIN
@PIT		4
1
PHI
@SDP		2
1
MON
@SFG		2
4
Friday, May 15, 1981 7:37PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 22,943, Time of Game: 2:55
Royals
3
7-18
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 13 GB
 at Red Sox
4
16-14
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Mark Clear (3-0)
L: Renie Martin (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  3
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    4  9  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .604 -0.093 1.48 0.063 -0.156 -0.3 1 0
John Wathan C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .695 -0.059 1.39 0.059 -0.118 -1.0 7 0
Hal McRae DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .524 -0.061 1.44 0.075 -0.135 -0.6 SB
Willie Aikens 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .956 -0.074 1.29 0.094 -0.168 -0.0 10 0 HR
Amos Otis CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .207 .552 -0.087 0.92 0.006 -0.094 -0.5 1 0
Jamie Quirk 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 .788 0.012 0.90 0.070 -0.059 0.3 0 1 2B
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 .226 .625 0.140 1.28 0.208 -0.068 1.8 4 3 HR
Cesar Geronimo RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .195 .513 0.077 1.11 0.089 -0.012 0.3 2 0 SB,SH
U L Washington SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .593 -0.153 1.29 0.009 -0.162 -1.3 0 4
Rich Gale P 1
   Ken Brett P 1
   Renie Martin P
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 6 5 .212 .758 -0.298 1.25 0.673 -0.972 -1.4 26 9
2B: J Quirk (5, off S Crawford).
HR: W Aikens (4, off S Crawford; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); F White (2, off S Crawford; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: C Geronimo (1, off S Crawford).
TB: F White 5; W Aikens 4; W Wilson 2; J Quirk 2; J Wathan.
RBI: F White 2 (7); W Aikens (12).
2-out RBI: W Aikens.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: J Quirk 2 (3); R Gale ().
Baserunning
SB: C Geronimo (2, 2nd base off M Clear/D Schmidt); H McRae (1, 2nd base off M Clear/D Schmidt).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Remy 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .347 .767 0.077 1.35 0.155 -0.078 0.8 1 4
Dwight Evans RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .354 1.096 0.100 1.52 0.213 -0.113 1.2 0 0 HR,SH
Carl Yastrzemski DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 .189 .556 0.062 1.42 0.190 -0.128 0.1 HR
   Reid Nichols PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .573 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Jim Rice LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .683 -0.096 1.49 0.047 -0.143 -0.8 3 0
Tony Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .232 .650 0.010 1.77 0.095 -0.084 0.2 12 0
Carney Lansford 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .328 .846 0.341 2.34 0.434 -0.094 -0.3 1 3
Dave Stapleton SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .236 .624 0.031 1.37 0.067 -0.036 0.3 2 3 IW
Dave Schmidt C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217 .699 -0.128 1.81 0.022 -0.151 -0.8 6 2
Rick Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .717 -0.195 1.89 0.000 -0.195 -1.3 2 0
Steve Crawford P
   Mark Clear P
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 6 6 .257 .794 0.202 1.65 1.223 -1.022 -0.6 27 12
HR: D Evans (8, off R Gale; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Yastrzemski (2, off R Gale; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: D Evans (1, off R Gale).
IBB: D Stapleton (1, by R Martin).
TB: C Yastrzemski 4; D Evans 4; J Remy 3; D Stapleton 2; J Rice; C Lansford.
RBI: D Evans 2 (22); C Yastrzemski (17); C Lansford (12).
2-out RBI: C Lansford.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Rice (1).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Gale 6.1 7 3 3 3 5 2 4.66 29 49 -0.066 1.18 -0.3
Ken Brett 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0.060 2.14 0.4
Renie Martin, L (0-1) 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 5.02 12 1 0 -0.197 2.79 0.5
Team Totals 8.2 9 4 4 6 6 2 4.15 42 49 2 0 -0.203 1.25 0.6

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Crawford 5.1 6 3 3 4 2 2 4.15 26 42 -0.106 0.85 -0.6
Mark Clear, W (3-0) 3.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.28 14 1 0 0.403 1.89 2.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 6 5 2 3.00 40 42 1 0 0.297 1.65 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Martin (3; D Stapleton).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 22,943.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 John Wathan C 2 Dwight Evans RF
3 Hal McRae DH 3 Carl Yastrzemski DH
4 Willie Aikens 1B 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Amos Otis CF 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Jamie Quirk 3B 6 Carney Lansford 3B
7 Frank White 2B 7 Dave Stapleton SS
8 Cesar Geronimo RF 8 Dave Schmidt C
9 U L Washington SS 9 Rick Miller CF
Rich Gale P Steve Crawford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 2 123 R BOS C. Lansford R. Martin 34% 100% Single to RF; Nichols Scores; Rice to 3B; Perez to 2B
b5 0-3 1 1-- RR BOS D. Evans R. Gale 19% 37% Home Run; Remy Scores
t2 0-0 1 -2- RR KCR F. White S. Crawford -17% 31% Home Run; Quirk Scores
b5 2-3 1 --- R BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Gale 16% 54% Home Run
t5 2-0 2 --- R KCR W. Aikens S. Crawford -9% 18% Home Run

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' Steve Crawford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson S. Crawford -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Wathan S. Crawford 2% 48% Groundout: C-1B; Wilson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR H. McRae S. Crawford 3% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR W. Aikens S. Crawford 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Remy R. Gale -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans R. Gale 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Gale -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Rice R. Gale -2% 50% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Otis S. Crawford 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Quirk S. Crawford -4% 48% Double to LF
t2 0-0 1 -2- RR KCR F. White S. Crawford -17% 31% Home Run; Quirk Scores
t2 2-0 1 --- O KCR C. Geronimo S. Crawford 1% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- KCR U. Washington S. Crawford -1% 32% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-- KCR W. Wilson S. Crawford -3% 29% Single to LF; Washington to 3B; Wilson to 2B/Adv on E7
t2 2-0 2 -23 O KCR J. Wathan S. Crawford 4% 33% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Perez R. Gale -2% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O BOS C. Lansford R. Gale -2% 29% Flyball: LF
b2 0-2 2 --- BOS D. Stapleton R. Gale 1% 31% Single to LF
b2 0-2 2 1-- BOS D. Schmidt R. Gale 2% 33% Walk; Stapleton to 2B
b2 0-2 2 12- O BOS R. Miller R. Gale -5% 28% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae S. Crawford 2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O KCR W. Aikens S. Crawford 1% 31% Flyball: LF
t3 2-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis S. Crawford 1% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- BOS J. Remy R. Gale 4% 36% Single to CF
b3 0-2 0 1-- BOS D. Evans R. Gale 3% 39% Remy Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Remy to 2B
b3 0-2 0 -2- O BOS D. Evans R. Gale -5% 34% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Gale -4% 30% Strikeout
b3 0-2 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice R. Gale -4% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- KCR J. Quirk S. Crawford -3% 24% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- KCR F. White S. Crawford -4% 20% Single to CF; Quirk to 2B
t4 2-0 0 12- O KCR C. Geronimo S. Crawford -0% 20% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Quirk to 3B; White to 2B
t4 2-0 1 -23 O KCR U. Washington S. Crawford 7% 26% Fielder's Choice 3B; Quirk out at Hm/3B-C; White to 3B; Washington to 1B
t4 2-0 2 1-3 O KCR W. Wilson S. Crawford 4% 30% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- BOS T. Perez R. Gale 5% 35% Walk
b4 0-2 0 1-- O BOS C. Lansford R. Gale -4% 31% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 1 1-- O BOS D. Stapleton R. Gale -4% 27% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 2 1-- O BOS D. Schmidt R. Gale -3% 24% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan S. Crawford 2% 26% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae S. Crawford 1% 27% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 2 --- R KCR W. Aikens S. Crawford -9% 18% Home Run
t5 3-0 2 --- KCR A. Otis S. Crawford -1% 17% Walk
t5 3-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Quirk S. Crawford 1% 18% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- O BOS R. Miller R. Gale -3% 16% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-3 1 --- BOS J. Remy R. Gale 3% 19% Single to LF
b5 0-3 1 1-- RR BOS D. Evans R. Gale 19% 37% Home Run; Remy Scores
b5 2-3 1 --- R BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Gale 16% 54% Home Run
b5 3-3 1 --- O BOS J. Rice R. Gale -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-3 2 --- O BOS T. Perez R. Gale -1% 50% Foul Flyball: C
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 7-8-9
t6 3-3 0 --- O KCR F. White S. Crawford 3% 53% Strikeout
t6 3-3 1 --- KCR C. Geronimo S. Crawford -4% 50% Walk
Mark Clear replaces Steve Crawford pitching
t6 3-3 1 1-- KCR U. Washington M. Clear -3% 47% Geronimo Steals 2B
t6 3-3 1 -2- O KCR U. Washington M. Clear 5% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Geronimo to 3B
t6 3-3 2 --3 O KCR W. Wilson M. Clear 6% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Rich Gale facing 6-7-8
b6 3-3 0 --- O BOS C. Lansford R. Gale -3% 54% Flyball: 2B
b6 3-3 1 --- BOS D. Stapleton R. Gale 4% 58% Single to LF
b6 3-3 1 1-- O BOS D. Schmidt R. Gale -4% 54% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-3 2 1-- O BOS R. Miller R. Gale -4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 2-3-4
t7 3-3 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan M. Clear 4% 54% Lineout: LF
t7 3-3 1 --- KCR H. McRae M. Clear -4% 50% Walk
t7 3-3 1 1-- KCR W. Aikens M. Clear -3% 46% McRae Steals 2B
t7 3-3 1 -2- O KCR W. Aikens M. Clear 6% 52% Strikeout
t7 3-3 2 -2- O KCR A. Otis M. Clear 6% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b7 3-3 0 --- BOS J. Remy R. Gale 6% 64% Single/Bunt
b7 3-3 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans R. Gale -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Remy to 2B
Ken Brett replaces Rich Gale pitching
b7 3-3 1 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski K. Brett -6% 56% Foul Flyball: P
Renie Martin replaces Ken Brett pitching
b7 3-3 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice R. Martin -6% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 6-7-8
t8 3-3 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk M. Clear 5% 55% Flyball: SS
t8 3-3 1 --- O KCR F. White M. Clear 3% 58% Strikeout
t8 3-3 2 --- KCR C. Geronimo M. Clear -3% 56% Walk
t8 3-3 2 1-- O KCR U. Washington M. Clear 5% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Renie Martin facing 5-6-7
b8 3-3 0 --- O BOS T. Perez R. Martin -5% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-3 1 --- BOS C. Lansford R. Martin 9% 65% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 2B/Adv on E5
b8 3-3 1 -2- BOS D. Stapleton R. Martin 2% 67% Intentional Walk
b8 3-3 1 12- O BOS D. Schmidt R. Martin -8% 59% Flyball: 2B
b8 3-3 2 12- O BOS R. Miller R. Martin -9% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 1-2-3
t9 3-3 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson M. Clear 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-3 1 --- KCR J. Wathan M. Clear -6% 50% Single to LF
t9 3-3 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae M. Clear 7% 57% Flyball: SS
t9 3-3 2 1-- O KCR W. Aikens M. Clear 6% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
b9 3-3 0 --- O BOS J. Remy R. Martin -6% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-3 1 --- O BOS D. Evans R. Martin -4% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-3 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Martin 3% 56% Walk
Reid Nichols pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski (DH) batting 3rd
b9 3-3 2 1-- BOS J. Rice R. Martin 5% 61% Single to LF; Nichols to 2B
b9 3-3 2 12- BOS T. Perez R. Martin 5% 66% Walk; Nichols to 3B; Rice to 2B
b9 3-3 2 123 R BOS C. Lansford R. Martin 34% 100% Single to RF; Nichols Scores; Rice to 3B; Perez to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 4.

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