September 5, 1993 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,012

Sunday, September 5, 1993, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:54

Royals

72-65

Won 3

2nd, 6½ GB

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

W: T Gordon (9-6), L: R Clemens (10-12)

Red Sox

69-66

Lost 5

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Jose RF                     5   1   3   0    0   2  .254  .646   23    2   0   SB
B McRae CF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .772   35    2   0   
G Brett DH                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .733    9    0   0   2B
W Joyner 1B                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .293  .846   20   14   0   IW
K McReynolds LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .726   16    3   1   GDP
B Mayne C                     2   1   1   1    2   0  .246  .650   13    3   1   GDP,IW
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   4    0   0  .248  .722   12    1   7   HR
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .736   17    0   1   CS
J Lind 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .552   16    2   3   

T Gordon P                                                               0   2
  S Belinda P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   5   7   5    8   7              161   27  15

BATTING

2B: G Brett (29, off S Taylor).

HR: G Gaetti (9, off R Clemens; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: W Joyner (13, by R Clemens); B Mayne (6, by P Quantrill).

TB: G Gaetti 4; F Jose 3; G Brett 2; B Mayne; J Lind.

GIDP: B Mayne (6); K McReynolds (6).

RBI: G Gaetti 4 (37); B Mayne (20).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti 4; B Mayne.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Jose (25, 2nd base off R Clemens/T Pena).

CS: G Gagne (11, 2nd base by C Bailey/B Melvin).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .752   14    3   5   
  S Lyons 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .435         0   1   
B Hatcher CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .765   18    2   0   HBP
  B Zupcic CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .680         0   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .807   14    3   0   
A Dawson DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .745   18    0   0   HBP
  J McNeely PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .309  .934   26    7   1   
S Cooper 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .758   13    0   0   
R Deer RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .204  .658   15    1   0   
T Pena C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .477   18    7   0   
  G Blosser PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Melvin C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .521         0   1   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .739   12    3   5   

R Clemens P                                                              1   0
  S Taylor P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  C Bailey P                                                             0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   1    1   3              152   27  13

BATTING

HBP: A Dawson (11, by S Belinda); B Hatcher (11, by T Gordon).

TB: M Vaughn; S Fletcher; J Valentin; R Deer; S Cooper.

RBI: M Vaughn (81).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Valentin-S Fletcher-M Vaughn; S Fletcher-J Valentin-M Vaughn.

BASERUNNING

SB: J McNeely (1, 2nd base off S Belinda/B Mayne).

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
T Gordon, W (9-6)              7     5   1   1    1   1   0   3.76   27  108-69   37·11·21   14· 2· 8· 0     63    -     0.94   0.23
S Belinda                      2     0   1   1    0   2   0   3.47    7   29-18   12· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.06
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   3   0          34  137-87   49·12·26   16· 4· 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
R Clemens, L (10-12)           7     5   5   5    4   7   1   4.15   29  117-70   48·10·12    9· 3· 6· 0     50    -     1.44  -0.23
S Taylor                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2   10-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.01
P Quantrill                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.62    3    8-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.29   0.02
C Bailey                       0.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    4   20-10    8· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
T Fossas                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.20    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    8   7   1          39  156-89   61·12·16   11· 5· 8· 0          4-0

S Taylor faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Gordon 2 (17); S Belinda (1).

IBB: P Quantrill (11; B Mayne); R Clemens (3; W Joyner).

HBP: T Gordon (1; B Hatcher); S Belinda (2; A Dawson).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 32,012.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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 Greenwell          LF 
4. W Joyner             1B    4. A Dawson             DH 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. M Vaughn             1B 
6. B Mayne              C     6. S Cooper             3B 
7. G Gaetti             3B    7. R Deer               RF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. J Lind               2B    9. J Valentin           SS 

   T Gordon             P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-1  123  1   37%  90% G Gaetti        R Clemens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McRae Scores; Joyner Scores; Mayne Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  123  5   14%  53% B Mayne         R Clemens       Walk; Jose Scores; McRae to 3B; Joyner to 2B
   t 6   1  1-0  123  5  -12%  38% K McReynolds    R Clemens       Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  0-0  1-3  5  -10%  34% T Pena          T Gordon        Wild Pitch; Cooper Scores/No RBI; Deer to 2B
   t 6   0  1-0  ---  1    6%  41% F Jose          R Clemens       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  F Jose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   46%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  G Brett         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   43%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Fletcher to 2B
   O      -2-  2   47%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   50%  A Dawson        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   54%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   45%  B Mayne         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   44%  S Cooper        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   48%  R Deer          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   50%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   47%  J Lind          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  8   49%  F Jose          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Lind to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   40%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   44%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   46%  B Hatcher       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B); Valentin to 2B
          -2-      46%  M Greenwell     Wild Pitch; Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  G Brett         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   45%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   44%  K McReynolds    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  A Dawson        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   49%  M Vaughn        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Vaughn out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---  5   47%  S Cooper        Walk
          1--  4   44%  R Deer          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cooper to 3B
   R      1-3      34%  T Pena          Wild Pitch; Cooper Scores/No RBI; Deer to 2B
   O      -2-  6   37%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   42%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   37%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   33%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   30%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   32%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   34%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   32%  B Hatcher       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   35%  M Greenwell     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   41%  F Jose          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      44%  B McRae         Jose Steals 2B
          -2-  6   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   48%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Jose to 3B; McRae to 2B
          -23  4   50%  W Joyner        Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   38%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  5   53%  B Mayne         Walk; Jose Scores; McRae to 3B; Joyner to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   90%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McRae Scores; Joyner Scores; Mayne Scores
   O      ---  3   89%  G Gagne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  A Dawson        Lineout: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   93%  M Vaughn        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  S Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   93%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   92%  F Jose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   92%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  R Deer          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Greg Blosser pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th
   O      ---  4   95%  G Blosser       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   96%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Taylor facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Taylor replaces Roger Clemens pitching; Bob Melvin replaces Greg Blosser playing C batting 8th
          ---  4   97%  G Brett         Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  6   97%  W Joyner        Walk
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Scott Taylor pitching
   OO     12-  1   96%  K McReynolds    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Brett to 3B
          --3  4   96%  B Mayne         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   95%  G Gaetti        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Stan Belinda facing 1-2-3
                  Stan Belinda replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   98%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   98%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cory Bailey facing 8-9-1
                  Cory Bailey replaces Paul Quantrill pitching; Steve Lyons replaces Scott Fletcher playing 2B batting 1st; Bob Zupcic replaces Billy Hatcher playing CF batting 2nd
          ---  4   99%  G Gagne         Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Lind          Gagne Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   98%  " "             Walk
          1--  1   99%  F Jose          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Lind to 2B
   O      12-  9   98%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Tony Fossas replaces Cory Bailey pitching
   O      12-  1   98%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Stan Belinda facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   95%  A Dawson        Hit By Pitch
                  Jeff McNeely pinch runs for Andre Dawson batting 4th
          1--      95%  M Vaughn        McNeely Steals 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Wild Pitch; McNeely to 3B
   RO     --3  7   98%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; McNeely Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  S Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Deer          Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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