September 4, 1993 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,223

Saturday, September 4, 1993, 2:10
Time of Game: 3:03

Royals

71-65

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: D Cone (11-11), L: K Ryan (4-2), S: J Montgomery (42)

Red Sox

69-65

Lost 4

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gagne SS                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .740   19    0   1   2B,SH
B McRae CF                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .297  .777   16    3   0   HR
G Brett DH                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .734   22    0   0   2B
M Macfarlane C                4   0   0   0    1   2  .262  .840   21    9   1   
  F Jose PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .249  .640         0   0   
  B Mayne C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .638         0   0   
K McReynolds LF               5   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .735   16    3   0   3B
G Gaetti 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .248  .714   20    8   0   SF
H Brooks RF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .294  .727   18    2   0   
  K Koslofski PR-RF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .550   13    1   1   
  C Gwynn PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .766    5    0   0   
  R Rossy 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .678         1   1   
K Miller 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .165  .422   26    0   2   SB

D Cone P                                                                 0   1
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4    6   8              180   27   7

BATTING

2B: G Gagne (28, off G Harris); G Brett (28, off F Viola).

3B: K McReynolds (3, off K Ryan).

HR: B McRae (12, off G Harris; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: G Gaetti (4, off K Ryan).

SH: G Gagne (3, off F Viola).

TB: B McRae 4; G Brett 3; K McReynolds 3; G Gagne 2; H Brooks 2; G Gaetti.

RBI: B McRae 2 (61); K McReynolds (33); G Gaetti (33).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Miller (3, 2nd base off F Viola/T Pena).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Riles 2B                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .213  .703   14    2   1   HBP
  T Naehring 2B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .358    4    0   1   
B Hatcher CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .769    9    1   0   2·SH
  B Zupcic CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .680    4    1   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .814   21    5   0   
A Dawson DH                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .279  .749   11    0   0   HR
  L Ortiz PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .938   18    7   1   2B
S Cooper 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .757   13    1   3   
R Deer RF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .204  .659   24    2   0   
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .481   12    8   0   
  C Quintana PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .587    1    0   0   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .740   16    0   2   

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   1
  G Harris P                                                             0   0
  S Taylor P                                                             0   0
  K Ryan P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   2   5   2    2   8              147   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Vaughn (30, off D Cone).

HR: A Dawson (12, off D Cone; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: B Hatcher 2 (10, 2 off D Cone).

HBP: E Riles (2, by D Cone).

TB: A Dawson 5; M Vaughn 2; T Naehring; E Riles.

RBI: A Dawson 2 (62).

2-out RBI: A Dawson 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Cooper (20); J Valentin (17); F Viola ().

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 (11-11)              8     4   2   2    1   8   1   3.35   30  129-79   39·15·25    9· 8· 3· 0     73    -     0.56   0.09
J Montgomery, S (42)           1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.00    5   18-11    6· 1· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.74   0.10
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   8   1          35  147-90   45·16·29    9·10· 5· 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
F Viola                        6.2   5   0   0    2   5   0   3.15   29  122-75   49·11·15   12· 9· 1· 0     67    -     1.12   0.38
T Fossas, H (10)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.27    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.51   0.05
G Harris, BS (7)               1     2   2   2    3   2   1   2.83    8   36-19    6· 4· 9    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.07  -0.34
S Taylor                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.06
K Ryan, L (4-2)                0.2   1   2   2    1   1   0   3.43    4   13-7     2· 4· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.61  -0.46
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6   8   1          43  178-105  59·20·26   14·14· 1· 0          1-0

G Harris faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Cone (8; E Riles).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 31,223.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Overcast, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. G Gagne              SS    1. E Riles              2B 
2. B McRae              CF    2. B Hatcher            CF 
3. G Brett              DH    3. M Greenwell          LF 
4. M Macfarlane         C     4. A Dawson             DH 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. M Vaughn             1B 
6. G Gaetti             1B    6. S Cooper             3B 
7. H Brooks             RF    7. R Deer               RF 
8. J Lind               2B    8. T Pena               C  
9. K Miller             3B    9. J Valentin           SS 

   D Cone               P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-2  1--  1   37%  87% K McReynolds    K Ryan          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jose Scores
   t 9   0  2-0  -2-  5   33%  50% B McRae         G Harris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gagne Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  1  -16%  30% A Dawson        D Cone          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Riles Scores
   t 8   2  2-0  123  3  -14%   7% K Miller        G Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   2  4-2  12-  1   10% 100% C Quintana      J Montgomery    Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   48%  G Brett         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   45%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  E Riles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   43%  B Hatcher       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Riles to 2B
   O      -2-  7   47%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  1   30%  A Dawson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Riles Scores
          ---  6   29%  M Vaughn        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   31%  S Cooper        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   29%  K McReynolds    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1   31%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   28%  H Brooks        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   26%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   28%  R Deer          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   29%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   30%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
          --- 10   34%  K Miller        Walk
   O      1--  1   31%  G Gagne         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Miller to 2B
   O      -2-  1   28%  B McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   24%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   26%  E Riles         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   27%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   28%  M Greenwell     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   25%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   28%  K McReynolds    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); McReynolds to 1B
   O      1--  5   25%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  3   28%  H Brooks        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McReynolds to 3B
   O      1-3  5   22%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   24%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   25%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   26%  S Cooper        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   31%  K Miller        Walk
          1--      33%  G Gagne         Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   26%  " "             Reached on E5 unassisted (Ground Ball); Miller out at 3B/3B; Gagne to 1B
   O      1--  2   22%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McRae to 1B
          1--  7   26%  G Brett         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McRae to 3B
   O      1-3  3   20%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   21%  R Deer          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   22%  T Pena          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   23%  J Valentin      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   20%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   18%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   19%  H Brooks        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   16%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   14%  E Riles         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   15%  B Hatcher       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Riles to 2B
   O      -2-  6   17%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   20%  A Dawson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Naehring replaces Ernest Riles playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  6   16%  K Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   13%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   16%  B McRae         Reached on E1 (throw) (Bunt to Front of Home); McRae to 2B
                  Tony Fossas replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      -2-  2   12%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   13%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   14%  S Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   13%  R Deer          Walk
   O      1--  1   15%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Harris facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Harris replaces Tony Fossas pitching; Bob Zupcic replaces Billy Hatcher playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   11%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    8%  K McReynolds    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   10%  G Gaetti        Walk
          1--  6   14%  H Brooks        Walk; Gaetti to 2B
                  Chris Gwynn pinch hits for Jose Lind batting 8th
          12-  5   20%  C Gwynn         Walk; Gaetti to 3B; Brooks to 2B
                  Kevin Koslofski pinch runs for Hubie Brooks batting 7th
   O      123  3    7%  K Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 9-1-2
                  Rico Rossy replaces Chris Gwynn playing 2B batting 8th; Kevin Koslofski moves to RF
   O      ---  6    7%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4    7%  T Naehring      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4    7%  B Zupcic        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4    8%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   17%  G Gagne         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   RR     -2-  5   50%  B McRae         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gagne Scores
                  Scott Taylor replaces Greg Harris pitching
   O      ---  5   44%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Ken Ryan replaces Scott Taylor pitching
          ---  6   50%  M Macfarlane    Walk
                  Felix Jose pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane batting 4th
   R      1--  1   87%  K McReynolds    Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jose Scores
   RO     --3  2   90%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McReynolds Scores
   O      ---  4   90%  K Koslofski     Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces David Cone pitching; Brent Mayne replaces Felix Jose playing C batting 4th
          ---  2   80%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   88%  M Vaughn        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   95%  S Cooper        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  8   90%  R Deer          Walk; Dawson to 2B
                  Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th; Luis Ortiz pinch runs for Andre Dawson batting 4th
   O      12-  1  100%  C Quintana      Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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