April 17, 1991 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 24,651

Wednesday, April 17, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:17

Royals

4-4

Lost 2

4th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Red Sox         0  1  1   2  0  0   0  2  X    6 10  0

W: T Bolton (1-0), L: S Davis (1-1), S: J Gray (1)

Red Sox

4-5

Won 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Thurman CF                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .944    8    2   0   2B
  J Eisenreich PH-CF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .883    3    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .241  .643   17    0   6   
G Brett 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .447   17    8   1   
D Tartabull RF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .438 1.190   17    1   0   2B
K Gibson DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .830   18    0   0   
R Morman LF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400   11    3   0   
  K Stillwell PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.264    5    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .693   10    1   0   2B,GDP
B Pecota SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    3   5   
T Shumpert 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .399   10    5   1   

S Davis P                                                                1   1
  L Aquino P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   2              128   24  14

BATTING

2B: G Thurman (1, off T Bolton); M Macfarlane (2, off T Bolton); D Tartabull (4, off T Bolton).

TB: D Tartabull 3; G Thurman 3; M Macfarlane 2; R Morman.

GIDP: M Macfarlane (1).

RBI: D Tartabull (6); R Morman (1).

2-out RBI: D Tartabull.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Seitzer-T Shumpert-G Brett.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .738   18    0   2   
J Reed 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237   12    3   3   GDP
M Greenwell LF                3   2   2   1    1   0  .294  .826   17    1   0   HR
J Clark DH                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .214  .797   14    0   0   HR,2B
E Burks CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .816   15    5   0   
T Brunansky RF                3   0   1   2    0   0  .267  .703   17    3   0   SF
M Marshall 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .818    6   13   0   
T Pena C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .527    9    2   0   
L Rivera SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   12    0   7   

T Bolton P                                                               0   0
  J Gray P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   6  10   6    2   1              120   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Clark (1, off S Davis).

HR: M Greenwell (1, off S Davis; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); J Clark (2, off S Davis; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: T Brunansky (1, off S Davis).

TB: J Clark 6; M Greenwell 5; M Marshall 2; L Rivera; T Pena; T Brunansky; E Burks.

GIDP: J Reed (1).

RBI: J Clark 2 (6); T Brunansky 2 (5); W Boggs (2); M Greenwell (2).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Boggs-J Reed-M Marshall.

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
S Davis, L (1-1)               7.2   8   6   6    2   1   2   6.43   32  104-66   43· 1·22   13·13· 3· 0     38    -     0.73  -0.20
L Aquino                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.12  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   6   6    2   1   2          35  116-74   48· 2·24   14·13· 5· 0          1-1

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
T Bolton, W (1-0)              7     6   2   2    1   1   0   1.46   27  103-69   39· 5·25   13· 7· 5· 0     57    -     1.12   0.19
J Gray, S (1)                  2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    6   22-14    5· 4· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.62   0.09
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   2   0          33  125-83   44· 9·30   15· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Aquino (1); T Bolton 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 24,651.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. G Thurman            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. J Clark              DH 
5. K Gibson             DH    5. E Burks              CF 
6. R Morman             LF    6. T Brunansky          RF 
7. M Macfarlane         C     7. M Marshall           1B 
8. B Pecota             SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. T Shumpert           2B    9. L Rivera             SS 

   S Davis              P        T Bolton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-2  1--  7   18%  78% J Clark         S Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Greenwell Scores; Clark Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  12-  5  -15%  42% R Morman        T Bolton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Tartabull Scores; Gibson to 3B
   t 4   1  2-2  1-3  2   14%  56% M Macfarlane    T Bolton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 3   0  1-1  1--  5   10%  69% L Rivera        S Davis         Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Pena to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  5   -9%  42% D Tartabull     T Bolton        Double to RF (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bolton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  G Thurman       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   50%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Seitzer to 1B
   O      1--  4   52%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Seitzer to 2B
          -2-      51%  D Tartabull     Wild Pitch; Seitzer to 3B
   R      --3  5   42%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores
   O      -2-  4   45%  K Gibson        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   43%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   41%  J Reed          Flyball: SS
   O      ---  2   40%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Bolton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   42%  R Morman        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   43%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   44%  B Pecota        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   51%  J Clark         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   49%  E Burks         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Clark to 3B
   RO     --3  2   51%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
   O      ---  1   50%  M Marshall      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Bolton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  T Shumpert      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  G Thurman       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   56%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   60%  T Pena          Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   69%  L Rivera        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Pena to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   67%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pena Scores; Boggs to 1B
   OO     1--  2   62%  J Reed          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Bolton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   65%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   62%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      60%  K Gibson        Wild Pitch; Tartabull to 2B
          -2-  6   57%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  5   42%  R Morman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Tartabull Scores; Gibson to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   56%  M Macfarlane    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   60%  M Greenwell     Walk
   RR     1--  7   78%  J Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Greenwell Scores; Clark Scores
   O      ---  3   77%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   76%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   77%  M Marshall      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   75%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Pena to 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Bolton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  B Pecota        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   80%  T Shumpert      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   77%  G Thurman       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   81%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Storm Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   80%  L Rivera        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   78%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   78%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Bolton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   81%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   83%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   84%  K Gibson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  M Greenwell     Single (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   84%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
          1--  2   86%  E Burks         Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Greenwell to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  T Brunansky     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      12-  1   81%  M Marshall      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Greenwell to 3B; Marshall to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Bolton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   85%  R Morman        Lineout: CF
          ---  3   79%  M Macfarlane    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   84%  B Pecota        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Macfarlane to 3B
   O      --3  4   89%  T Shumpert      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  T Pena          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   87%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   86%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Gray facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Gray replaces Tom Bolton pitching; Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Gary Thurman batting 1st
   O      ---  3   90%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   92%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   94%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Eisenreich moves to CF
   O      ---  5   93%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   97%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Greenwell Scores
   O      ---  3   97%  J Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   97%  E Burks         Walk
                  Luis Aquino replaces Storm Davis pitching
          1--      97%  T Brunansky     Wild Pitch; Burks to 2B
   R      -2-  7   99%  " "             Single (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Burks Scores
          1--  3   99%  M Marshall      Single to CF (Line Drive); Brunansky to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pena to 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Jeff Gray facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  K Gibson        Strikeout Swinging
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Russ Morman batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.

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