April 16, 1991 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 25,815

Tuesday, April 16, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:28

Royals

4-3

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

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

W: D Darwin (1-1), L: K Appier (1-1), S: J Reardon (1)

Red Sox

3-5

Won 1

6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .250   13    4   0   
  D Howard 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .739   18    0   2   
G Brett 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .508   13    4   0   
D Tartabull RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.181   21    4   0   
K Gibson DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .898   13    0   0   
J Eisenreich LF-CF            4   0   0   0    0   1  .368  .929   15    1   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .651   13    8   0   
K Stillwell SS                2   1   1   2    1   1  .522 1.316   13    0   0   HR
T Shumpert 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .461    6    2   1   
  W Cromartie PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    2    1   0   

K Appier P                                                               0   1
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    1   8              127   24   4

BATTING

HR: K Stillwell (1, off D Darwin; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: K Stillwell 4; D Tartabull; K Gibson; M Macfarlane; K Seitzer; G Brett.

RBI: K Stillwell 2 (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: K Stillwell (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .829   20    1   1   HR
J Reed 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .094  .265   12    0   4   
M Greenwell LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .666   12    8   0   
M Marshall DH                 4   2   1   1    0   2  .143  .714   11    0   0   HR
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .276  .812   19    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   1   2   2    0   0  .259  .717   12    3   0   HR
C Quintana 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .546   16    7   0   
T Pena C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .532   16    8   0   
T Naehring SS                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .559   15    0   1   SH

D Darwin P                                                               0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   8   5    1   8              133   27   6

BATTING

HR: M Marshall (1, off K Appier; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); W Boggs (1, off K Appier; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); T Brunansky (1, off K Appier; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: T Naehring (2, off K Appier).

TB: T Brunansky 5; W Boggs 4; M Marshall 4; T Pena; M Greenwell; C Quintana; E Burks.

RBI: T Brunansky 2 (3); M Marshall (1); W Boggs (1); E Burks (3).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky 2; W Boggs; E Burks.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

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
K Appier, L (1-1)              5     7   5   3    1   4   3   2.08   24   89-56   32·11·13    6· 6· 7· 0     40    -     0.65  -0.22
T Gordon                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7   31-21    9· 1·11    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
S Crawford                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3   13-10    5· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   3    1   8   3          34  133-87   46·12·29    9· 8· 8· 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
D Darwin, W (1-1)              7.2   5   2   2    1   7   1   7.71   29  107-75   42· 9·24    8· 8· 5· 0     67    -     0.58   0.25
T Fossas, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.65   0.02
J Reardon, S (1)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   18-12    4· 2· 6    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   8   1          34  127-88   47·11·30    9· 9· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 25,815.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. B McRae              CF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. J Reed               2B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. M Greenwell          LF 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. M Marshall           DH 
5. K Gibson             DH    5. E Burks              CF 
6. J Eisenreich         LF    6. T Brunansky          RF 
7. M Macfarlane         C     7. C Quintana           1B 
8. K Stillwell          SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. T Shumpert           2B    9. T Naehring           SS 

   K Appier             P        D Darwin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  4   10%  64% E Burks         K Appier        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Greenwell Scores/unER; Marshall to 3B
   b 1   2  0-1  1-3  2    9%  73% T Brunansky     K Appier        Single (Line Drive); Marshall Scores/unER; Burks to 3B
   b 3   2  0-2  ---  3    8%  82% T Brunansky     K Appier        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brunansky Scores
   b 4   2  0-3  ---  5    6%  90% W Boggs         K Appier        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Boggs Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  4    5%  55% K Gibson        D Darwin        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   53%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  6   50%  D Tartabull     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brett to 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  W Boggs         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   51%  J Reed          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   52%  M Greenwell     Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  1   54%  M Marshall      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Greenwell to 2B; Marshall to 1B
   R      12-  4   64%  E Burks         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Greenwell Scores/unER; Marshall to 3B
   R      1-3  2   73%  T Brunansky     Single (Line Drive); Marshall Scores/unER; Burks to 3B
   O      1-3  3   70%  C Quintana      Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   72%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   74%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   72%  K Stillwell     Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  T Shumpert      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   77%  T Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   76%  T Naehring      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
          -2-  5   77%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      12-  2   74%  J Reed          Lineout: CF
   O      12-  4   71%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  B McRae         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   75%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  G Brett         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   75%  M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   74%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   82%  T Brunansky     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brunansky Scores
   O      ---  2   81%  C Quintana      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   85%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   85%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   84%  T Naehring      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   90%  W Boggs         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Boggs Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  J Reed          Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   91%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   92%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   93%  T Shumpert      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   92%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   96%  M Marshall      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Marshall Scores
   O      ---  5   95%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   96%  B McRae         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  G Brett         Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Gordon replaces Kevin Appier pitching
          ---  4   98%  C Quintana      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   97%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  7   97%  T Naehring      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   97%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Boggs to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   98%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  K Gibson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   98%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   98%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   98%  M Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   97%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   RR     1--  4   93%  K Stillwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Macfarlane Scores; Stillwell Scores
                  Warren Cromartie pinch hits for Terry Shumpert batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  W Cromartie     Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   96%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   95%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
                  Tony Fossas replaces Danny Darwin pitching
   O      1--  2   97%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Crawford replaces Tom Gordon pitching; David Howard replaces Brian McRae playing 2B batting 1st; Warren Cromartie moves to LF; Jim Eisenreich moves to CF
   O      ---  4   97%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   97%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   96%  C Quintana      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Tony Fossas pitching
   O      ---  7   99%  D Tartabull     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   96%  K Gibson        Single to 1B (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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