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CAL
@BAL		4
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MIL
@CHW		2
5
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@DET		0
1		 
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@KCR		1
5
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@KCR		1
2
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@MIN		7
6
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@TEX		3
0
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@CIN		3
4		 
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4
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3
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@PIT		2
7
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@SDP		4
2
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@SFG		0
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Friday, July 16, 1976, 7:45PM
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 35,600, Time of Game: 2:25
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
1
41-43
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
 at Royals
2
54-32
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Al Fitzmorris (11-5)
L: Rick Wise (7-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    2  4  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .697 -0.121 1.23 0.000 -0.121 -0.7 4 0
Denny Doyle 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .239 .563 0.100 0.87 0.121 -0.021 0.5 2 0 2B
Fred Lynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .830 -0.152 2.07 0.034 -0.186 -0.9 3 0 SB
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 .831 -0.055 1.73 0.098 -0.152 0.3 1 0
Jim Rice DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .735 -0.050 0.64 0.000 -0.050 -0.4
Cecil Cooper 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .775 0.046 1.28 0.088 -0.042 -0.1 7 0
Rick Burleson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .640 -0.110 1.60 0.000 -0.110 -0.6 2 2
Bob Montgomery C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .564 0.066 1.24 0.086 -0.020 0.2 3 0
   Steve Dillard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .767 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Carlton Fisk C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .753 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Heise 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .653 -0.044 0.89 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 1 1
   Bobby Darwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .701 -0.208 4.76 0.000 -0.208 -0.9 GDP
   Rico Petrocelli 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 0 2 .161 .355 -0.528 1.45 0.427 -0.954 -3.1 24 7
2B: D Doyle (8, off A Fitzmorris).
TB: D Doyle 3; C Yastrzemski; C Cooper; B Montgomery.
GIDP: B Darwin (4).
RBI: C Yastrzemski (55).
2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Wise-R Burleson-C Cooper.
Baserunning
SB: F Lynn (11, 2nd base off A Fitzmorris/B Stinson).

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 .250 .639 -0.055 0.85 0.025 -0.080 -0.2 4 4 SB
Amos Otis CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .280 .812 -0.002 1.19 0.053 -0.055 -0.4 0 0 SB
George Brett 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .367 .917 0.035 0.80 0.066 -0.031 0.0 0 3 2B,SB
John Mayberry 1B 2 0 2 2 1 0 .258 .763 0.396 2.11 0.396 0.000 2.2 13 1 2B
Jamie Quirk DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .548 -0.173 1.73 0.000 -0.173 -1.4 GDP
Al Cowens RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .640 -0.062 0.84 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 1 0
Bob Stinson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .684 -0.062 0.86 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 2 0
Jim Wohlford LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .617 -0.043 0.58 0.000 -0.043 -0.3 5 0
Frank White SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .513 -0.063 0.85 0.000 -0.063 -0.5 1 4
Team Totals 27 2 4 2 3 2 .148 .456 -0.029 1.07 0.540 -0.569 -1.6 27 14
2B: J Mayberry (11, off R Wise); G Brett (19, off R Wise).
TB: J Mayberry 3; G Brett 2; D Nelson.
GIDP: J Quirk (5).
RBI: J Mayberry 2 (60).
2-out RBI: J Mayberry 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. F White-D Nelson-J Mayberry.
Baserunning
SB: D Nelson (9, 2nd base off R Wise/C Fisk); G Brett (10, 2nd base off R Wise/B Montgomery); A Otis (14, 3rd base off R Wise/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Wise, L (7-7) 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 3.86 30 65 0.028 1.07 1.6
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 2.25 30 65 0.028 1.45 1.6

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Fitzmorris, W (11-5) 9 5 1 1 0 2 0 3.13 31 75 0.528 1.45 3.1
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.00 31 75 0.528 1.07 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 35,600.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Rick Miller CF 1 Dave Nelson 2B
2 Denny Doyle 2B 2 Amos Otis CF
3 Fred Lynn RF 3 George Brett 3B
4 Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Jim Rice DH 5 Jamie Quirk DH
6 Cecil Cooper 1B 6 Al Cowens RF
7 Rick Burleson SS 7 Bob Stinson C
8 Bob Montgomery C 8 Jim Wohlford LF
9 Bob Heise 3B 9 Frank White SS
Rick Wise P Al Fitzmorris P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-1 2 -23 RR KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise 34% 74% Double to CF; Otis Scores; Brett Scores
t8 1-2 1 12- OO BOS B. Darwin A. Fitzmorris 21% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 1-2 2 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris 11% 100% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- R BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris -10% 42% Single to CF; Doyle Scores
t8 1-2 0 --- BOS C. Cooper A. Fitzmorris -9% 67% Single to 2B

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' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Miller A. Fitzmorris 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Doyle A. Fitzmorris -4% 48% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 -2- O BOS F. Lynn A. Fitzmorris 3% 51% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 -2- R BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris -10% 42% Single to CF; Doyle Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Rice A. Fitzmorris 2% 44% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O KCR D. Nelson R. Wise -2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Wise -2% 40% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 2 --- O KCR G. Brett R. Wise -1% 39% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O BOS C. Cooper A. Fitzmorris 2% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson A. Fitzmorris 1% 42% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 --- O BOS B. Montgomery A. Fitzmorris 1% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise 4% 47% Single to RF
b2 0-1 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk R. Wise -8% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O KCR A. Cowens R. Wise -1% 38% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O BOS B. Heise A. Fitzmorris 2% 40% Foul Popfly: 1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O BOS R. Miller A. Fitzmorris 1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O BOS D. Doyle A. Fitzmorris 1% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O KCR B. Stinson R. Wise -3% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O KCR J. Wohlford R. Wise -2% 38% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- O KCR F. White R. Wise -1% 37% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn A. Fitzmorris 2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice A. Fitzmorris 1% 41% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- O KCR D. Nelson R. Wise -3% 38% Lineout: P
b4 0-1 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Wise -2% 36% Lineout: RF
b4 0-1 2 --- KCR G. Brett R. Wise 3% 39% Double to CF
b4 0-1 2 -2- KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise 1% 41% Walk
b4 0-1 2 12- O KCR J. Quirk R. Wise -6% 35% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 6-7-8
t5 1-0 0 --- O BOS C. Cooper A. Fitzmorris 2% 37% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson A. Fitzmorris 2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O BOS B. Montgomery A. Fitzmorris 1% 40% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens R. Wise -3% 36% Foul Popfly: C
b5 0-1 1 --- O KCR B. Stinson R. Wise -2% 34% Flyball: LF
b5 0-1 2 --- O KCR J. Wohlford R. Wise -2% 33% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- O BOS B. Heise A. Fitzmorris 2% 35% Flyball: LF
t6 1-0 1 --- O BOS R. Miller A. Fitzmorris 2% 37% Flyball: LF
t6 1-0 2 --- O BOS D. Doyle A. Fitzmorris 1% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
b6 0-1 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Wise -4% 34% Flyball: CF
b6 0-1 1 --- O KCR D. Nelson R. Wise -3% 31% Flyball: RF
b6 0-1 2 --- KCR A. Otis R. Wise 2% 33% Walk
b6 0-1 2 1-- KCR G. Brett R. Wise 4% 37% Walk; Otis to 2B
b6 0-1 2 12- KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise 3% 40% Otis Steals 3B; Brett Steals 2B
b6 0-1 2 -23 RR KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise 34% 74% Double to CF; Otis Scores; Brett Scores
b6 2-1 2 -2- O KCR J. Quirk R. Wise -3% 71% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 3-4-5
t7 1-2 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn A. Fitzmorris 4% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-2 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris 3% 78% Popfly: LF
t7 1-2 2 --- O BOS J. Rice A. Fitzmorris 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
b7 2-1 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens R. Wise -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O KCR B. Stinson R. Wise -1% 77% Popfly: 3B
b7 2-1 2 --- O KCR J. Wohlford R. Wise -1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 6-7-8
t8 1-2 0 --- BOS C. Cooper A. Fitzmorris -9% 67% Single to 2B
t8 1-2 0 1-- O BOS R. Burleson A. Fitzmorris 8% 75% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-2 1 1-- BOS B. Montgomery A. Fitzmorris -9% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cooper to 2B
Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Bob Heise (3B) batting 9th
Steve Dillard pinch runs for Bob Montgomery (C) batting 8th
t8 1-2 1 12- OO BOS B. Darwin A. Fitzmorris 21% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
Carlton Fisk replaces Steve Dillard (PR) playing C batting 8th
Rico Petrocelli replaces Bobby Darwin (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 2-1 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Wise -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- KCR D. Nelson R. Wise 1% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 2-1 1 1-- KCR A. Otis R. Wise 1% 89% Nelson Steals 2B
b8 2-1 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis R. Wise -2% 87% Flyball: RF
b8 2-1 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett R. Wise -2% 85% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
t9 1-2 0 --- O BOS R. Miller A. Fitzmorris 7% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-2 1 --- BOS D. Doyle A. Fitzmorris -8% 84% Single to 2B
t9 1-2 1 1-- O BOS F. Lynn A. Fitzmorris 9% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1-2 2 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris -3% 89% Lynn Steals 2B
t9 1-2 2 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris 11% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

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