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CAL
@BAL		0
4
MIL
@CHW		3
5		 
(10)
OAK
@DET		2
3		 
(11)
BOS
@KCR		5
12
BOS
@KCR		2
1
CLE
@MIN		2
5
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@TEX		7
6
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@TEX		6
4		 
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@CIN		4
3
CHC
@LAD		2
5
HOU
@NYM		1
3
ATL
@PIT		1
13
STL
@SDP		2
1
PHI
@SFG		5
3
Thursday, July 15, 1976, 10:20PM
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 24,720, Time of Game: 2:12
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
2
41-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 10½ GB
 at Royals
1
52-32
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Rick Jones (3-0)
L: Doug Bird (9-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  8  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  8  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Miller CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .716 -0.018 0.78 0.036 -0.055 -0.1 5 0
Rick Burleson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .650 -0.049 0.76 0.015 -0.064 -0.4 1 6 2B
Cecil Cooper 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 .788 -0.007 0.94 0.053 -0.061 -0.3 9 1
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 .846 0.238 1.17 0.271 -0.033 1.5 3 0 SB
Jim Rice DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 .245 .737 -0.068 1.32 0.003 -0.071 -0.8 SF
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .759 0.054 0.69 0.070 -0.016 0.4 3 0
Denny Doyle 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .234 .550 -0.013 1.06 0.047 -0.060 -0.2 3 1
Bob Montgomery C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .555 -0.112 1.23 0.000 -0.112 -1.2 2 3
Bob Heise 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .711 -0.097 0.94 0.000 -0.097 -1.0 1 1
Team Totals 35 2 8 1 0 6 .229 .479 -0.072 0.99 0.495 -0.569 -2.1 27 12
2B: R Burleson (9, off D Bird).
SF: J Rice (6, off D Bird).
TB: D Doyle 2; R Burleson 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Miller; C Cooper; D Evans.
RBI: J Rice (41).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: C Yastrzemski (3).
Baserunning
SB: C Yastrzemski (4, 3rd base off D Bird/B Martinez).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Nelson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .676 -0.045 1.13 0.047 -0.093 -0.3 3 1 SB
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .811 -0.101 0.99 0.000 -0.101 -0.8 2 0
George Brett 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .371 .925 0.089 1.09 0.149 -0.059 0.7 1 1 2B
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 .749 0.037 1.53 0.109 -0.072 -0.2 7 1
Al Cowens RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .264 .635 -0.024 2.02 0.105 -0.129 -0.2 4 0 CS,SH
Cookie Rojas DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .549 -0.198 2.17 0.000 -0.198 -0.8
Jim Wohlford LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 .240 .629 -0.062 1.41 0.071 -0.133 -0.3 3 0 2B,CS
   Jamie Quirk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .579 -0.135 4.91 0.000 -0.135 -0.3
Frank White SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .525 -0.102 1.27 0.000 -0.102 -0.7 0 4
Buck Martinez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .701 -0.032 1.06 0.032 -0.064 -0.2 6 0 2B
Team Totals 32 1 8 1 1 2 .250 .616 -0.573 1.52 0.513 -1.086 -3.1 27 7
2B: B Martinez (7, off R Jones); J Wohlford (7, off R Jones); G Brett (18, off R Jones).
SH: A Cowens (2, off J Willoughby).
TB: G Brett 3; J Wohlford 3; B Martinez 2; A Cowens; D Nelson; J Mayberry.
RBI: J Mayberry (57).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: G Brett (14); B Martinez (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Nelson (8, 2nd base off R Jones/B Montgomery).
CS: J Wohlford (8, 2nd base by R Jones/B Montgomery); A Cowens (9, 2nd base by R Jones/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Jones, W (3-0) 8 8 1 0 1 2 0 2.80 31 65 0.257 1.21 2.2
Jim Willoughby, S (4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 3 1 0 0.316 5.05 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 1 0 1 2 0 0.00 34 65 1 0 0.573 0.99 3.1
R Jones faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Bird, L (9-2) 9 8 2 2 0 6 0 2.79 36 69 0.073 0.99 2.1
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 6 0 2.00 36 69 0.073 1.52 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 24,720.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Rick Miller CF 1 Dave Nelson 2B
2 Rick Burleson SS 2 Amos Otis CF
3 Cecil Cooper 1B 3 George Brett 3B
4 Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Jim Rice DH 5 Al Cowens RF
6 Dwight Evans RF 6 Cookie Rojas DH
7 Denny Doyle 2B 7 Jim Wohlford LF
8 Bob Montgomery C 8 Frank White SS
9 Bob Heise 3B 9 Buck Martinez C
Rick Jones P Doug Bird P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-0 0 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird 14% 69% Single to RF; Cooper to 3B
b9 1-2 2 -2- O KCR J. Quirk J. Willoughby 13% 100% Lineout: CF
b9 1-2 1 -2- O KCR C. Rojas J. Willoughby 13% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-2 0 --- KCR G. Brett R. Jones -13% 79% Single to LF; Brett to 3B/Adv on E7
b9 0-2 0 --3 R KCR J. Mayberry R. Jones -11% 68% Single to CF; Brett Scores/unER

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS R. Miller D. Bird 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS R. Burleson D. Bird -3% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS C. Cooper D. Bird -3% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird -2% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Nelson R. Jones 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Jones 1% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- KCR G. Brett R. Jones -2% 47% Double to LF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR J. Mayberry R. Jones 3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Bird -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans D. Bird 3% 50% Single to 3B/Bunt
t2 0-0 1 1-- BOS D. Doyle D. Bird 4% 54% Single to LF; Evans to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird -4% 50% Flyball: RF; Evans to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O BOS B. Heise D. Bird -5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR A. Cowens R. Jones -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas R. Jones 6% 47% Cowens Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas R. Jones 2% 49% Popfly: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- KCR J. Wohlford R. Jones -2% 47% Double to LF
b2 0-0 2 -2- O KCR F. White R. Jones 3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Bird -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Bird -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Cooper D. Bird -1% 45% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez R. Jones 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- KCR D. Nelson R. Jones -3% 44% Single to RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- KCR A. Otis R. Jones -2% 42% Nelson Steals 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis R. Jones 4% 46% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett R. Jones 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 0 1-- O BOS J. Rice D. Bird -4% 50% Foul Popfly: 2B
t4 0-0 1 1-- BOS D. Evans D. Bird 4% 55% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- O BOS D. Doyle D. Bird -5% 49% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 12- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird -5% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry R. Jones 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O KCR A. Cowens R. Jones 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas R. Jones 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Heise D. Bird -3% 47% Lineout: 3B
t5 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Bird -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Bird -1% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Wohlford R. Jones -5% 39% Single to CF
b5 0-0 0 1-- O KCR F. White R. Jones 8% 47% Wohlford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. White R. Jones 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-0 2 --- KCR B. Martinez R. Jones -3% 45% Double to LF
b5 0-0 2 -2- O KCR D. Nelson R. Jones 5% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
t6 0-0 0 --- BOS C. Cooper D. Bird 5% 55% Single to RF
t6 0-0 0 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird 14% 69% Single to RF; Cooper to 3B
t6 0-0 0 1-3 RO BOS J. Rice D. Bird 0% 70% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cooper Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B
t6 1-0 1 -2- R BOS D. Evans D. Bird 9% 78% Yastrzemski Steals 3B; Yastrzemski Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
t6 2-0 1 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Bird -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-0 2 --- BOS D. Doyle D. Bird 1% 78% Single to CF
t6 2-0 2 1-- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird -2% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 2-3-4
b6 0-2 0 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Jones 3% 80% Flyball: RF
b6 0-2 1 --- O KCR G. Brett R. Jones 2% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 0-2 2 --- O KCR J. Mayberry R. Jones 1% 83% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
t7 2-0 0 --- O BOS B. Heise D. Bird -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Bird -1% 81% Flyball: LF
t7 2-0 2 --- BOS R. Burleson D. Bird 2% 82% Double to LF
t7 2-0 2 -2- O BOS C. Cooper D. Bird -2% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 5-6-7
b7 0-2 0 --- KCR A. Cowens R. Jones -7% 74% Single to RF
b7 0-2 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas R. Jones 4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B; Cowens to 2B
b7 0-2 1 -2- O KCR J. Wohlford R. Jones 6% 83% Strikeout (C-1B)
b7 0-2 2 -2- O KCR F. White R. Jones 5% 88% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
t8 2-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Bird -1% 86% Popfly: 1B
t8 2-0 2 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Bird -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 9-1-2
b8 0-2 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez R. Jones 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-2 1 --- O KCR D. Nelson R. Jones 3% 92% Lineout: 3B
b8 0-2 2 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Jones 1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
t9 2-0 0 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. Bird -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-0 1 --- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird -0% 92% Popfly: 2B
t9 2-0 2 --- O BOS B. Heise D. Bird -0% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 3-4-5
b9 0-2 0 --- KCR G. Brett R. Jones -13% 79% Single to LF; Brett to 3B/Adv on E7
b9 0-2 0 --3 R KCR J. Mayberry R. Jones -11% 68% Single to CF; Brett Scores/unER
Jim Willoughby replaces Rick Jones pitching
b9 1-2 0 1-- O KCR A. Cowens J. Willoughby 5% 73% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mayberry to 2B
b9 1-2 1 -2- O KCR C. Rojas J. Willoughby 13% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jim Wohlford (LF) batting 7th
b9 1-2 2 -2- O KCR J. Quirk J. Willoughby 13% 100% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

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