May 31, 1993 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 5
@BOS 3 TOR 10
@CAL 5 TEX 1
@MIN 0 NYY 8
CLE 2 BAL 3
@OAK 1 ATL 2
SDP 1 NYM 9
@CHC 5 CIN 6
PHI 4 COL 6
PIT 2 HOU 2
MON 1 LAD 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 21,487

Monday, May 31, 1993, 7:38
Time of Game: 3:08

Royals

25-23

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: D Cone (3-5), L: J Dopson (3-4), S: J Montgomery (16)

Red Sox

27-23

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Jose RF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .644   19    2   0   2B
B McRae CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .759   12    1   0   2B,SH
G Brett DH                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .233  .632   19    0   0   
W Joyner 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .877   11    4   2   IW
M Macfarlane C                4   0   2   1    0   2  .305  .953   15   10   0   
C Gwynn LF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .327  .728    8    1   0   SF,GDP
P Hiatt 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .240  .728   10    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .675   20    1   2   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .223  .512   18    6   3   

D Cone P                                                                 2   1
  M Gubicza P                                                            0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   5    3   4              132   27   8

BATTING

2B: F Jose (7, off J Dopson); B McRae (10, off J Dopson).

SF: C Gwynn (2, off J Dopson).

SH: B McRae (8, off J Dopson).

IBB: W Joyner (4, by J Dopson).

TB: M Macfarlane 2; G Brett 2; F Jose 2; B McRae 2; W Joyner; J Lind; P Hiatt; C Gwynn.

GIDP: C Gwynn (6).

RBI: J Lind 2 (15); C Gwynn (15); M Macfarlane (24); G Brett (22).

2-out RBI: J Lind 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gagne-J Lind-W Joyner.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher 2B                 4   2   2   0    1   1  .282  .824   18    1   5   2·2B
B Hatcher CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .319  .771   15    2   0   SH
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .337  .966   26   12   1   
A Dawson DH                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .239  .574    9    0   0   GDP
  J Byrd PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
I Calderon RF-LF              3   0   0   0    1   2  .212  .575   19    2   0   SB
E Riles 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .203  .653   34    0   1   2B
  C Quintana RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .666         1   0   
B Zupcic LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .668   14    4   1   
  S Cooper PH-3B              0   0   0   0    1   0  .315  .787    6    0   0   
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .436   12    4   1   
  B Melvin PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .662    9    0   0   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .652   19    1   6   2B

J Dopson P                                                               0   0
  S Bankhead P                                                           0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   2    4  10              181   27  15

BATTING

2B: E Riles (5, off D Cone); S Fletcher 2 (10, 2 off D Cone); J Valentin (5, off D Cone).

SH: B Hatcher (3, off D Cone).

TB: S Fletcher 4; E Riles 2; M Vaughn 2; J Valentin 2; A Dawson; B Hatcher.

GIDP: A Dawson (7).

RBI: A Dawson 2 (19).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Fletcher-J Valentin-M Vaughn; B Zupcic-T Pena-S Fletcher-M Vaughn.

E: S Fletcher (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: I Calderon (3, 2nd base off D Cone/M Macfarlane).

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 Cone, W (3-5)                7     7   3   3    3   7   0   2.87   30  127-76   48·12·16    8· 8· 4· 0     55    -     0.96   0.04
M Gubicza, H (2)               1     1   0   0    1   2   0   6.04    5   29-16    9· 3· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.26   0.19
J Montgomery, S (16)           1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.59    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  10   0          38  167-99   61·16·22    9·10· 5· 0          2-1

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
J Dopson, L (3-4)              5     8   5   5    2   3   0   3.55   24   80-51   32· 8·11   11· 3· 5· 0     32    -     1.20  -0.23
S Bankhead                     3     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.86   12   37-20   13· 3· 4    3· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.22   0.04
T Fossas                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.16    3   15-10    6· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   4   0          39  132-81   51·12·18   14·10· 8· 0           -

D Cone faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Cone (5); M Gubicza (6).

IBB: J Dopson (4; W Joyner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 21,487.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 19mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. F Jose               RF    1. S Fletcher           2B 
2. B McRae              CF    2. B Hatcher            CF 
3. G Brett              DH    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. W Joyner             1B    4. A Dawson             DH 
5. M Macfarlane         C     5. I Calderon           RF 
6. C Gwynn              LF    6. E Riles              3B 
7. P Hiatt              3B    7. B Zupcic             LF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. J Lind               2B    9. J Valentin           SS 

   D Cone               P        J Dopson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-1  123  5   19%  72% J Lind          J Dopson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gwynn Scores; Hiatt Scores; Gagne to 3B
   b 8   2  5-3  123  9   16%  92% B Melvin        M Gubicza       Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   1  5-3  -23  8   14%  79% E Riles         M Gubicza       Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   1  0-1  123  1  -13%  55% C Gwynn         J Dopson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 8   0  5-3  12-  4   11%  73% I Calderon      M Gubicza       Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Dopson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  F Jose          Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  1   62%  B McRae         Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B to 1B); Jose to 3B; McRae to 1B
   R      1-3  1   67%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jose Scores; McRae to 2B
          12-  2   73%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive); McRae to 3B; Brett to 2B
   O      123  3   67%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  1   55%  C Gwynn         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   49%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   50%  B Hatcher       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Fletcher to 3B
          --3  8   48%  M Vaughn        Walk
   RO     1-3  1   48%  A Dawson        Lineout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fletcher Scores; Dawson to 1B
   O      1--  3   50%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Dopson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  P Hiatt         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   45%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   49%  B Zupcic        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Dopson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  F Jose          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   44%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, David Cone facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   38%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  8   42%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   46%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Dopson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   45%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   47%  C Gwynn         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   50%  P Hiatt         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Gwynn to 3B
          1-3  6   52%  G Gagne         Walk; Hiatt to 2B
   RR     123  5   72%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gwynn Scores; Hiatt Scores; Gagne to 3B
   O      1-3  3   67%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   70%  A Dawson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   73%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   70%  E Riles         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   74%  B Zupcic        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Dopson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   79%  B McRae         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   78%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); McRae to 3B
          --3  4   79%  W Joyner        Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  6   86%  M Macfarlane    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); McRae Scores; Joyner to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   86%  C Gwynn         Double Play: Flyball: LF-C-2B-1B/Sacrifice Fly; Joyner Scores
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   89%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   90%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   88%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   91%  B Hatcher       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Bankhead facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Bankhead replaces John Dopson pitching
   O      ---  1   90%  P Hiatt         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   90%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, David Cone facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   85%  M Vaughn        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  4   93%  A Dawson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  6   92%  I Calderon      Walk
          1--      91%  E Riles         Calderon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   93%  F Jose          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   92%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   93%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   92%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   94%  B Zupcic        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   95%  T Pena          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   96%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Bankhead facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   96%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   96%  C Gwynn         Lineout: LF
          1--  6   96%  P Hiatt         Walk; Macfarlane to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   95%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   92%  S Fletcher      Walk
          1--  5   84%  B Hatcher       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  M Vaughn        Wild Pitch; Fletcher Scores; Hatcher to 2B
          -2-  4   73%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Hatcher to 3B
                  Mark Gubicza replaces David Cone pitching
   R      1-3  2   62%  A Dawson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hatcher Scores; Vaughn to 2B
                  Jim Byrd pinch runs for Andre Dawson batting 4th
   O      12-  4   73%  I Calderon      Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
          12-      64%  E Riles         Wild Pitch; Vaughn to 3B; Byrd to 2B
   O      -23  8   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Cooper pinch hits for Bob Zupcic batting 7th
          -23  6   76%  S Cooper        Walk
                  Bob Melvin pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th
   O      123  9   92%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tony Fossas facing 1-2-3
                  Tony Fossas replaces Scott Bankhead pitching; Bob Melvin moves to C; Scott Cooper moves to 3B; Ivan Calderon moves to LF; Carlos Quintana replaces Ernest Riles playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  7   91%  F Jose          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   90%  B McRae         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   90%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Montgomery facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      ---  8   95%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  B Hatcher       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

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