April 16, 1986 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 1
@BOS 0 CAL 4
SEA 0 CHW 10
DET 4 MIN 7
OAK 5
(10) CIN 5
@ATL 3 SDP 2
LAD 1 HOU 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 11,164

Wednesday, April 16, 1986
Time of Game: 2:05

Royals

5-3

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0

W: B Saberhagen (1-0), L: A Nipper (1-1)

Red Sox

3-5

Lost 2

7th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law LF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .348  .965    0    1   0   
W Wilson CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .588    0    1   0   2B
G Brett 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .292 1.250    0    0   2   IW
H McRae DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .120  .447    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .676    0    2   4   
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .323  .995    0   11   1   HR
D Motley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .695    0    2   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .499    0    7   0   
A Salazar SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .130  .297    0    2   3   

B Saberhagen P                                                           1   3
Totals                       32   1   5   1    4   1                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Wilson (1, off A Nipper).

HR: S Balboni (2, off A Nipper; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: G Brett (3, by A Nipper).

TB: S Balboni 4; W Wilson 3; R Law; J Sundberg.

RBI: S Balboni (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Brett-F White-S Balboni.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .895    0    1   0   
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .324  .881    0    4   4   
B Buckner 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .567    0   10   1   
J Rice LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .632    0    0   0   GDP
D Baylor DH                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .692    0    0   0   
T Armas CF                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .515    0    3   0   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .562    0    1   1   
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .357 1.045    0    1   3   
E Romero SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .770    0    6   3   
  S Lyons PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   

A Nipper P                                                               1   3
Totals                       28   0   2   0    1   6                    27  15

BATTING

TB: D Baylor; T Armas.

GIDP: J Rice (3).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

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
B Saberhagen, W (1-0)          9     2   0   0    1   6   0   2.45   29     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2· 0     88    -     1.39   0.86
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   6   0          29     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Nipper, L (1-1)              9     5   1   1    4   1   1   1.02   36     -       ·  ·     16·14· 1· 0     70    -     0.82   0.36
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4   1   1          36     -       ·  ·     16·14· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Nipper (1; G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 11,164.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Law                LF    1. D Evans              RF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. H McRae              DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. F White              2B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. T Armas              CF 
7. D Motley             RF    7. R Gedman             C  
8. J Sundberg           C     8. M Barrett            2B 
9. A Salazar            SS    9. E Romero             SS 

   B Saberhagen         P        A Nipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% S Balboni       A Nipper        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 9   0  1-0  ---       9%  88% S Lyons         B Saberhagen    Strikeout
   b 4   1  1-0  1--       7%  64% J Rice          B Saberhagen    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 9   1  1-0  ---       7%  95% D Evans         B Saberhagen    Flyball: RF
   b 8   0  1-0  ---       7%  75% T Armas         B Saberhagen    Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Law           Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  W Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      47%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  H McRae         Walk; Brett to 2B
   O      12-      45%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  B Buckner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      60%  S Balboni       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      58%  D Motley        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      57%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  A Salazar       Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
          ---      59%  T Armas         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      61%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      59%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      56%  F White         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  E Romero        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  S Balboni       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      58%  D Motley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
          ---      52%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--      57%  B Buckner       Flyball: C
   OO     1--      64%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  A Salazar       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      59%  R Law           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      62%  W Wilson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-      63%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      58%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  D Baylor        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      58%  T Armas         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      62%  R Gedman        Strikeout
   O      1--      66%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  S Balboni       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Motley        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  E Romero        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  A Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  R Law           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      63%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  D Baylor        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      70%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  F White         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  R Gedman        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Motley        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      81%  J Sundberg      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--      79%  A Salazar       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Ed Romero batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  S Lyons         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation