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KCR
@BOS		0
8
OAK
@CAL		5
8
MIL
@CHW		1
7
TOR
@CLE		0
5
SEA
@MIN		1
6
DET
@NYY		1
3
BAL
@TEX		4
6
ATL
@HOU		6
7
NYM
@PIT		9
6
CIN
@SDP		2
3
LAD
@SFG		11
8		 
(10)
CHC
@STL		5
4
Tuesday, April 21, 1987,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 29,082, Time of Game: 2:54
Royals
0
6-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
8
7-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Roger Clemens (1-2)
L: Rick Anderson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Red Sox         0  1  4   2  0  0   1  0  X    8 15  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .552 0.034 0.62 0.056 -0.022 0.2 2 0 SB,HBP
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .412 1.178 -0.055 0.42 0.000 -0.055 -1.0 0 2
Frank White 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .216 .604 -0.038 0.47 0.007 -0.044 0.1 6 2
Danny Tartabull RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .278 .704 0.015 0.47 0.024 -0.010 0.3 0 0
Thad Bosley DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.066 0.59 0.000 -0.066 -1.5
Bo Jackson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .927 -0.038 0.49 0.000 -0.038 -1.0 3 1
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .622 -0.026 0.33 0.000 -0.026 -0.8 7 0
Jamie Quirk C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .697 -0.015 0.18 0.000 -0.015 -0.5 5 0
Angel Salazar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .821 -0.033 0.41 0.000 -0.033 -0.7 1 2
Rick Anderson P 0 1
   Steve Farr P 0 0
   Dave Gumpert P 0 1
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 1 6 .100 .256 -0.222 0.46 0.087 -0.309 -5.1 24 9
HBP: W Wilson (2, by R Clemens).
TB: F White 2; D Tartabull.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Salazar-S Balboni.
Outfield Assists: B Jackson (D Evans at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (4, 2nd base off R Clemens/M Sullivan).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .294 .861 0.000 0.41 0.032 -0.032 -1.0 1 2
Ed Romero 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .275 .635 0.089 0.44 0.107 -0.017 1.3 0 6 2·2B
Bill Buckner 1B 5 1 3 4 0 0 .294 .667 0.073 0.37 0.084 -0.011 2.0 12 0
   Pat Dodson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Rice LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 .250 .781 0.090 0.37 0.092 -0.002 1.5 0 0 2B,GDP
Don Baylor DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .313 1.014 0.056 0.46 0.062 -0.006 -0.0 HBP
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 3 4 0 0 .292 .966 0.154 0.71 0.158 -0.004 2.5 2 0 HR,2B
Dave Henderson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .229 .773 -0.057 0.38 0.002 -0.059 -0.5 4 0
Marc Sullivan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .161 .452 -0.080 0.43 0.000 -0.080 -1.9 6 0
Glenn Hoffman SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.047 0.49 0.007 -0.055 -0.4 0 4
Roger Clemens P 1 1
Team Totals 37 8 15 8 3 5 .405 1.058 0.278 0.45 0.544 -0.266 3.5 27 13
2B: E Romero 2 (2, 1 off R Anderson, 1 off S Farr); J Rice (4, off R Anderson); D Evans (5, off R Anderson).
HR: D Evans (2, off D Gumpert; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
HBP: D Baylor (2, by S Farr).
TB: D Evans 7; E Romero 4; J Rice 4; B Buckner 3; D Henderson 2; G Hoffman 2.
GIDP: J Rice (2).
RBI: D Evans 4 (13); B Buckner 4 (10).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Anderson, L (0-1) 2 4 5 5 3 1 0 7.94 13 26 -0.212 1.07 -2.9
Steve Farr 3 6 2 2 0 3 0 9.64 15 2 2 -0.067 0.28 -1.3
Dave Gumpert 3 5 1 1 0 1 1 5.06 13 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.7
Team Totals 8 15 8 8 3 5 1 9.00 41 26 2 2 -0.278 0.46 -3.5
R Anderson faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, W (1-2) 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 3.10 32 86 0.221 0.46 5.1
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 32 86 0.221 0.45 5.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Farr (1; D Baylor); R Clemens (2; W Wilson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Nick Bremigan.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 29,082.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Ed Romero 2B
3 Frank White 2B 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Thad Bosley DH 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Bo Jackson LF 6 Dwight Evans RF
7 Steve Balboni 1B 7 Dave Henderson CF
8 Jamie Quirk C 8 Marc Sullivan C
9 Angel Salazar SS 9 Glenn Hoffman SS
Rick Anderson P Roger Clemens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 12- R BOS D. Evans R. Anderson 13% 77% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Rice Scores; Baylor to 3B
b3 1-0 0 1-- BOS E. Romero R. Anderson 9% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Boggs to 3B
b2 1-0 1 -23 O BOS M. Sullivan R. Anderson -7% 66% Flyball: 2B
b3 1-0 0 -23 RR BOS B. Buckner R. Anderson 6% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Boggs Scores; Romero Scores
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice R. Anderson 6% 61% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)

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 --- KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens -3% 47% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens -2% 44% Wilson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 4% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 3% 51% Flyball: CF; Wilson to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 KCR D. Tartabull R. Clemens -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs R. Anderson -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS E. Romero R. Anderson -2% 51% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner R. Anderson -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni R. Clemens 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk R. Clemens 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice R. Anderson 6% 61% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
b2 0-0 0 -2- BOS D. Baylor R. Anderson 3% 64% Walk
b2 0-0 0 12- R BOS D. Evans R. Anderson 13% 77% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Rice Scores; Baylor to 3B
b2 1-0 0 -23 O BOS D. Henderson R. Anderson -4% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 -23 O BOS M. Sullivan R. Anderson -7% 66% Flyball: 2B
b2 1-0 2 -23 O BOS G. Hoffman R. Anderson -5% 61% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar R. Clemens 3% 63% Lineout: 1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- BOS W. Boggs R. Anderson 3% 70% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- BOS E. Romero R. Anderson 9% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Boggs to 3B
b3 1-0 0 -23 RR BOS B. Buckner R. Anderson 6% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Boggs Scores; Romero Scores
b3 3-0 0 1-- BOS J. Rice R. Anderson 3% 88% Walk; Buckner to 2B
Steve Farr replaces Rick Anderson pitching
b3 3-0 0 12- BOS D. Baylor S. Farr 3% 91% Hit By Pitch; Buckner to 3B; Rice to 2B
b3 3-0 0 123 RRO BOS D. Evans S. Farr 3% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor to 3B; Evans out at 2B/LF-2B
b3 5-0 1 --3 O BOS D. Henderson S. Farr -2% 92% Strikeout
b3 5-0 2 --3 O BOS M. Sullivan S. Farr -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
t4 0-5 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-5 1 --- O KCR D. Tartabull R. Clemens 1% 93% Strikeout
t4 0-5 2 --- O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Farr facing 9-1-2
b4 5-0 0 --- BOS G. Hoffman S. Farr 1% 95% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 5-0 0 1-- O BOS W. Boggs S. Farr -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 5-0 1 1-- BOS E. Romero S. Farr 2% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Hoffman to 3B
b4 5-0 1 -23 RR BOS B. Buckner S. Farr 2% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hoffman Scores; Romero Scores
b4 7-0 1 1-- BOS J. Rice S. Farr 1% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Buckner to 3B
b4 7-0 1 1-3 O BOS D. Baylor S. Farr -1% 98% Strikeout
b4 7-0 2 1-3 O BOS D. Evans S. Farr -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
t5 0-7 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-7 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni R. Clemens 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-7 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk R. Clemens 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Steve Farr facing 7-8-9
b5 7-0 0 --- BOS D. Henderson S. Farr 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 7-0 0 1-- O BOS M. Sullivan S. Farr -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 7-0 1 1-- O BOS G. Hoffman S. Farr -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b5 7-0 2 1-- O BOS W. Boggs S. Farr -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
t6 0-7 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar R. Clemens 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t6 0-7 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 0-7 2 --- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Dave Gumpert facing 2-3-4
Dave Gumpert replaces Steve Farr pitching
b6 7-0 0 --- O BOS E. Romero D. Gumpert -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b6 7-0 1 --- BOS B. Buckner D. Gumpert 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 7-0 1 1-- OO BOS J. Rice D. Gumpert -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
t7 0-7 0 --- KCR F. White R. Clemens -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t7 0-7 0 1-- KCR D. Tartabull R. Clemens -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White to 2B
t7 0-7 0 12- O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 0-7 1 12- O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t7 0-7 2 12- O KCR S. Balboni R. Clemens 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Dave Gumpert facing 5-6-7
b7 7-0 0 --- O BOS D. Baylor D. Gumpert -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 7-0 1 --- R BOS D. Evans D. Gumpert 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b7 8-0 1 --- BOS D. Henderson D. Gumpert 0% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b7 8-0 1 1-- O BOS M. Sullivan D. Gumpert -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-0 2 1-- BOS G. Hoffman D. Gumpert 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Henderson to 2B
b7 8-0 2 12- O BOS W. Boggs D. Gumpert -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
t8 0-8 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-8 1 --- O KCR A. Salazar R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-8 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Dave Gumpert facing 2-3-4
b8 8-0 0 --- O BOS E. Romero D. Gumpert -0% 100% Lineout: 2B
b8 8-0 1 --- O BOS B. Buckner D. Gumpert 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-0 2 --- BOS J. Rice D. Gumpert 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b8 8-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Baylor D. Gumpert -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
Pat Dodson replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 3rd
t9 0-8 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-8 1 --- KCR F. White R. Clemens -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 0-8 1 1-- O KCR D. Tartabull R. Clemens 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-8 2 1-- O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8.

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