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11
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12
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8
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@TEX		3
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1
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5
Tuesday, August 21, 1984,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 21,143, Time of Game: 2:30
Royals
1
61-64
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
11
65-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Red Sox         2  3  0   0  0  6   0  0  X   11 13  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 .729 -0.049 0.46 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 4 1
   Lynn Jones CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .674 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Pat Sheridan RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .295 .751 -0.040 0.39 0.000 -0.040 -0.8 3 0
Dane Iorg 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .249 .668 0.070 0.38 0.070 0.000 0.6 0 0 2B
   Bucky Dent 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jorge Orta DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 .301 .796 0.100 0.79 0.128 -0.028 0.8 2B
Darryl Motley LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .290 .760 -0.117 0.88 0.000 -0.117 -1.7 4 0 GDP
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 .735 -0.041 0.39 0.000 -0.041 -0.8 1 2
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .234 .801 -0.035 0.46 0.000 -0.035 -0.6 3 0
Don Slaught C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .716 -0.023 0.29 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 5 0
   John Wathan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .579 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Buddy Biancalana SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 .214 .533 -0.009 0.31 0.009 -0.018 -0.4 1 1
Charlie Leibrandt P 1 0
   Bret Saberhagen P 0 0
   Mike Jones P 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 0 15 .212 .485 -0.144 0.49 0.207 -0.351 -3.7 24 4
2B: D Iorg (15, off R Clemens); J Orta (17, off R Clemens).
TB: D Iorg 4; J Orta 3; B Biancalana; W Wilson.
GIDP: D Motley (18).
RBI: J Orta (40).
2-out RBI: J Orta.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
PB: D Slaught (2).
Outfield Assists: W Wilson (J Gutierrez at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 3 2 0 1 0 .305 .802 0.040 0.35 0.047 -0.007 0.4 0 3 IW
Dwight Evans RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .295 .913 -0.008 0.61 0.033 -0.041 1.5 1 0 2·2B
   Rick Miller CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .662 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Jim Rice LF 4 1 2 4 0 2 .275 .784 0.285 0.70 0.290 -0.005 2.7 1 0 HR
   Reid Nichols LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .603 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 1 0
Tony Armas CF-RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 .273 .845 0.009 0.22 0.025 -0.015 1.8 0 0 HR
Mike Easler DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .310 .880 -0.037 0.30 0.000 -0.037 -1.3
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .729 -0.029 0.26 0.000 -0.029 -0.6 6 0
   Ed Jurak 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .710 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jeff Newman C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .535 -0.009 0.26 0.011 -0.020 0.0 15 0
Marty Barrett 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 .310 .756 0.063 0.44 0.063 0.000 1.6 1 2 2B
Jackie Gutierrez SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 .262 .606 0.043 0.63 0.058 -0.015 1.0 0 3
   Glenn Hoffman PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .494 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Roger Clemens P 0 0
Team Totals 36 11 13 11 5 6 .361 1.050 0.357 0.37 0.527 -0.169 6.8 27 8
2B: M Barrett (16, off C Leibrandt); D Evans 2 (30, 1 off C Leibrandt, 1 off B Saberhagen).
HR: J Rice (23, off C Leibrandt; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out); T Armas (34, off B Saberhagen; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
IBB: W Boggs (5, by B Saberhagen).
TB: T Armas 5; J Rice 5; D Evans 4; W Boggs 2; J Newman 2; J Gutierrez 2; M Barrett 2.
RBI: J Rice 4 (97); T Armas 3 (92); J Gutierrez 2 (22); D Evans 2 (75).
2-out RBI: J Rice 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Gutierrez-M Barrett-B Buckner.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt, L (7-6) 5 9 7 7 3 3 1 3.74 26 21 -0.334 0.56 -3.9
Bret Saberhagen 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 3.77 10 2 2 -0.023 0.06 -3.5
Mike Jones 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.06 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 11 11 5 6 2 12.38 41 21 2 2 -0.357 0.49 -6.8
C Leibrandt faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, W (8-4) 9 7 1 1 0 15 0 4.62 33 84 0.143 0.49 3.7
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 0 15 0 1.00 33 84 0.143 0.37 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Saberhagen (4; W Boggs).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 21,143.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Pat Sheridan RF 2 Dwight Evans RF
3 Dane Iorg 3B 3 Jim Rice LF
4 Jorge Orta DH 4 Tony Armas CF
5 Darryl Motley LF 5 Mike Easler DH
6 Frank White 2B 6 Bill Buckner 1B
7 Steve Balboni 1B 7 Jeff Newman C
8 Don Slaught C 8 Marty Barrett 2B
9 Buddy Biancalana SS 9 Jackie Gutierrez SS
Charlie Leibrandt P Roger Clemens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 1 1-- RR BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 18% 63% Home Run; Boggs Scores
b2 3-1 2 -23 RR BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 11% 87% Single; Boggs Scores; Evans Scores
t1 0-0 2 -2- R KCR J. Orta R. Clemens -10% 42% Double; Iorg Scores
t6 1-5 1 12- OO KCR D. Motley R. Clemens 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 2-1 1 -2- RO BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt 5% 72% Single; Barrett Scores; Gutierrez out at 2B/CF-SS

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' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan R. Clemens 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR D. Iorg R. Clemens -2% 52% Double
t1 0-0 2 -2- R KCR J. Orta R. Clemens -10% 42% Double; Iorg Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- O KCR D. Motley R. Clemens 3% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt 4% 49% Single
b1 0-1 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt -4% 45% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 1 1-- RR BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 18% 63% Home Run; Boggs Scores
b1 2-1 1 --- BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt 2% 65% Walk
b1 2-1 1 1-- O BOS M. Easler C. Leibrandt -2% 62% Strikeout
b1 2-1 2 1-- O BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt -2% 60% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 2% 63% Flyball: RF
t2 1-2 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni R. Clemens 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 1-2 2 --- O KCR D. Slaught R. Clemens 1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O BOS J. Newman C. Leibrandt -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-1 1 --- BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt 2% 66% Walk
b2 2-1 1 1-- BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt 1% 67% Passed Ball; Barrett to 2B
b2 2-1 1 -2- RO BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt 5% 72% Single; Barrett Scores; Gutierrez out at 2B/CF-SS
b2 3-1 2 --- BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt 1% 73% Single
b2 3-1 2 1-- BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt 2% 75% Double; Boggs to 3B
b2 3-1 2 -23 RR BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 11% 87% Single; Boggs Scores; Evans Scores
b2 5-1 2 1-- O BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt -1% 86% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
t3 1-5 0 --- O KCR B. Biancalana R. Clemens 2% 88% Strikeout
t3 1-5 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-5 2 --- O KCR P. Sheridan R. Clemens 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b3 5-1 0 --- O BOS M. Easler C. Leibrandt -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 5-1 1 --- O BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b3 5-1 2 --- BOS J. Newman C. Leibrandt 0% 88% Single
b3 5-1 2 1-- BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt 1% 89% Walk; Newman to 2B
b3 5-1 2 12- O BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt -2% 88% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
t4 1-5 0 --- KCR D. Iorg R. Clemens -3% 85% Single
t4 1-5 0 1-- O KCR J. Orta R. Clemens 3% 87% Strikeout
t4 1-5 1 1-- O KCR D. Motley R. Clemens 2% 90% Strikeout
t4 1-5 2 1-- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 2% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b4 5-1 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt -1% 90% Groundout: P unassisted
b4 5-1 1 --- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b4 5-1 2 --- O BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt -0% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
t5 1-5 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni R. Clemens 2% 91% Strikeout
t5 1-5 1 --- O KCR D. Slaught R. Clemens 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-5 2 --- KCR B. Biancalana R. Clemens -1% 92% Single
t5 1-5 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b5 5-1 0 --- O BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt -1% 92% Flyball: CF
b5 5-1 1 --- O BOS M. Easler C. Leibrandt -0% 92% Flyball: CF
b5 5-1 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt -0% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
t6 1-5 0 --- O KCR P. Sheridan R. Clemens 2% 93% Strikeout
t6 1-5 1 --- KCR D. Iorg R. Clemens -2% 92% Single
t6 1-5 1 1-- KCR J. Orta R. Clemens -3% 88% Single; Iorg to 2B
t6 1-5 1 12- OO KCR D. Motley R. Clemens 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b6 5-1 0 --- BOS J. Newman C. Leibrandt 1% 96% Single
b6 5-1 0 1-- BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt 2% 98% Double; Newman to 3B
Bret Saberhagen replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
b6 5-1 0 -23 R BOS J. Gutierrez B. Saberhagen 1% 99% Single; Newman Scores; Barrett to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 6-1 0 -23 BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 0% 99% Intentional Walk
b6 6-1 0 123 RR BOS D. Evans B. Saberhagen 1% 100% Double; Barrett Scores; Gutierrez Scores; Boggs to 3B
b6 8-1 0 -23 O BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen -0% 100% Strikeout
b6 8-1 1 -23 RRR BOS T. Armas B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Home Run; Boggs Scores; Evans Scores
b6 11-1 1 --- O BOS M. Easler B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b6 11-1 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Strikeout
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-11, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
Reid Nichols replaces Jim Rice playing LF batting 3rd
Rick Miller replaces Dwight Evans (RF) playing CF batting 2nd
Tony Armas moves from CF to RF
t7 1-11 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 1-11 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni R. Clemens 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 1-11 2 --- O KCR D. Slaught R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
John Wathan replaces Don Slaught playing C batting 8th
b7 11-1 0 --- O BOS J. Newman B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 11-1 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Glenn Hoffman pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez (SS) batting 9th
b7 11-1 2 --- O BOS G. Hoffman B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-11, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
Ed Jurak replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 6th
Glenn Hoffman moves from PH to SS
t8 1-11 0 --- O KCR B. Biancalana R. Clemens 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 1-11 1 --- KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens -0% 100% Single
t8 1-11 1 1-- O KCR P. Sheridan R. Clemens 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 1-11 2 1-- O KCR D. Iorg R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-1, Royals' Mike Jones facing 1-2-3
Mike Jones replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
Bucky Dent replaces Dane Iorg playing 3B batting 3rd
Lynn Jones replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
b8 11-1 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Jones 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 11-1 1 --- O BOS R. Miller M. Jones -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 11-1 2 --- BOS R. Nichols M. Jones 0% 100% Walk
b8 11-1 2 1-- BOS T. Armas M. Jones 0% 100% Single; Nichols to 2B
b8 11-1 2 12- O BOS M. Easler M. Jones -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-11, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
t9 1-11 0 --- O KCR J. Orta R. Clemens 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-11 1 --- O KCR D. Motley R. Clemens 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-11 2 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 11.

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