August 1, 1986 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
KCR 3 DET 5
@CHW 4 CLE 4
NYY 3 NYY 5
@CLE 3 TEX 7
@MIL 2 TEX 8
@MIL 6 MIN 10
OAK 1 CAL 3
@SEA 2 BAL 7
@TOR 3 LAD 9
CIN 5 NYM 3
MON 1 PHI 4
CHC 3
(11) PIT 4
STL 0 HOU 6
@SDP 3 SFG 3
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,716

Friday, August 1, 1986
Time of Game: 2:15

Royals

46-57

Lost 4

3rd, 10½ GB

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

W: B Hurst (6-5), L: D Jackson (6-7), S: J Sambito (10)

Red Sox

60-41

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .748    0    2   0   
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .658    0    2   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .856    0    0   2   2B
H McRae DH                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .270  .721    0    0   0   HR
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .755    0    0   3   GDP
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .230  .746    0    9   2   HR
M Kingery RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .709    0    4   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .209  .594    0    4   0   HR
A Salazar SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .570    0    2   4   

D Jackson P                                                              0   1
  S Farr P                                                               1   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    1   9                    24  12

BATTING

2B: G Brett (20, off B Hurst).

HR: S Balboni (21, off B Hurst; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); H McRae (5, off B Hurst; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Sundberg (6, off B Hurst; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: H McRae 5; S Balboni 5; J Sundberg 4; G Brett 2; L Smith; W Wilson; F White.

GIDP: F White (10).

RBI: S Balboni (60); H McRae (32); J Sundberg (27).

2-out RBI: J Sundberg.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Jackson ().

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Barrett 2B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .283  .714    0    4   3   
W Boggs 3B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .347  .919    0    1   1   2B
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .248  .679    0    6   0   CS
J Rice LF                     4   0   3   2    0   0  .334  .874    0    1   1   
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .784    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .804    0    2   0   
T Armas CF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .737    0    3   0   HR,2B
  K Romine CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .567         0   0   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .705    0   10   0   
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .649    0    0   4   

B Hurst P                                                                0   0
  C Schiraldi P                                                          0   0
  J Sambito P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   5    1   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Armas (11, off D Jackson); W Boggs (28, off D Jackson).

HR: T Armas (5, off S Farr; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: T Armas 6; J Rice 3; W Boggs 3; M Barrett; B Buckner.

RBI: J Rice 2 (64); B Buckner 2 (58); T Armas (20).

2-out RBI: J Rice 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Quinones-M Barrett-B Buckner.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Buckner (3, 2nd base by D Jackson/J Sundberg).

PO: M Barrett (1st base by D Jackson).

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
D Jackson, L (6-7)             5     8   4   4    1   2   0   3.90   23     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 8· 0     36    -     0.99  -0.18
S Farr                         3     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.12   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.39  -0.03
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1   4   1          33     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 8· 1           -

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
B Hurst, W (6-5)               6.1   6   3   3    1   6   3   3.40   25     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 3· 3     54    -     1.05   0.09
C Schiraldi, H (1)             2     3   0   0    0   3   0   0.61    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.18   0.03
J Sambito, S (10)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    3.44   0.17
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   9   3          35     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 6· 3          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Jackson (5).

IBB: None.

PO: D Jackson (0; M Barrett, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 35,716.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. L Smith              LF    1. M Barrett            2B 
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. D Evans              RF 
7. M Kingery            RF    7. T Armas              CF 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. R Gedman             C  
9. A Salazar            SS    9. R Quinones           SS 

   D Jackson            P        B Hurst              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-3  --3      13%  68% J Rice          D Jackson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Barrett Scores
   t 4   2  3-2  ---     -12%  55% J Sundberg      B Hurst         Home Run
   t 6   0  4-3  1--      12%  72% F White         B Hurst         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   1  3-4  ---      11%  83% T Armas         S Farr          Home Run
   t 4   1  3-1  ---     -10%  65% S Balboni       B Hurst         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  W Wilson        Strikeout
          ---      52%  G Brett         Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-      55%  H McRae         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      57%  B Buckner       Wild Pitch; Boggs to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Lineout: CF
   R      -2-      62%  J Rice          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores
   O      1--      60%  D Baylor        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  S Balboni       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  M Kingery       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Lineout: RF
          ---      67%  T Armas         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-      64%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      61%  R Quinones      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      61%  A Salazar       Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  L Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      62%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      67%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  M Barrett       Walk
          1--      79%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Barrett to 3B
   RR     -23      86%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barrett Scores; Boggs Scores
   O      1--      83%  J Rice          Buckner Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      84%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      82%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      81%  D Evans         Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      73%  H McRae         Home Run
   O      ---      75%  F White         Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      65%  S Balboni       Home Run
   O      ---      67%  M Kingery       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      55%  J Sundberg      Home Run
   O      ---      56%  A Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Quinones      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Smith         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  G Brett         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--      65%  W Boggs         Barrett Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Barrett to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      55%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B; Barrett to 3B
   R      --3      68%  J Rice          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Barrett Scores
   O      1--      66%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  H McRae         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--      72%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  S Balboni       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Farr facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Farr replaces Danny Jackson pitching
   O      ---      72%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      83%  T Armas         Home Run
   O      ---      82%  R Gedman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  M Kingery       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
   O      ---      87%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  A Salazar       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Calvin Schiraldi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Wilson out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      94%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Calvin Schiraldi facing 4-5-6
                  Kevin Romine replaces Tony Armas playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---      96%  H McRae         Strikeout
          ---      91%  F White         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      83%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive); White to 2B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Calvin Schiraldi pitching
   O      12-      93%  M Kingery       Lineout: LF
   O      12-     100%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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