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Saturday, May 3, 1980, 7:35PM
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 28,760, Time of Game: 2:30
Red Sox
7
11-9
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Royals
0
10-10
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Chuck Rainey (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  3  2    7 16  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .188 .636 -0.048 0.95 0.030 -0.078 -1.3 4 0 SF
Rick Burleson SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .205 .584 -0.066 0.46 0.002 -0.068 -0.2 3 2
Fred Lynn CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .727 -0.015 0.48 0.026 -0.041 -0.8 0 0
Jim Rice LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .262 .716 -0.060 0.71 0.024 -0.084 -0.2 4 0 2B
Tony Perez 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .363 .933 0.042 0.53 0.065 -0.023 1.9 11 2
Carlton Fisk C 5 1 4 2 0 0 .368 1.094 0.094 0.72 0.110 -0.016 2.4 4 1 2B
Butch Hobson DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .698 -0.140 0.86 0.001 -0.140 -1.8 GDP,IW
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .417 0.029 0.84 0.068 -0.039 0.1 1 3 2B
   Jerry Remy PH-2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292 .691 0.008 0.34 0.008 0.000 -0.6 0 1 SF
Glenn Hoffman 3B 4 1 4 2 0 0 .235 .675 0.194 0.69 0.194 0.000 2.9 0 2 3B,2B
Chuck Rainey P 0 2
Team Totals 40 7 16 7 2 3 .400 .959 0.038 0.67 0.528 -0.489 2.5 27 13
2B: T Sizemore (1, off P Splittorff); J Rice (1, off P Splittorff); G Hoffman (1, off G Christenson); C Fisk (6, off M Pattin).
3B: G Hoffman (1, off P Splittorff).
SF: J Remy (1, off G Christenson); D Evans (2, off P Splittorff).
IBB: B Hobson (1, by M Pattin).
TB: G Hoffman 7; C Fisk 5; T Perez 3; T Sizemore 2; J Rice 2; R Burleson; J Remy; F Lynn.
GIDP: B Hobson (2).
RBI: G Hoffman 2 (3); C Fisk 2 (10); D Evans (10); J Remy (3); T Perez (15).
2-out RBI: G Hoffman.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Perez-R Burleson 2; T Sizemore-R Burleson-T Perez.
E: T Sizemore (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .669 -0.083 0.80 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 4 0
Steve Braun LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .053 .195 -0.032 0.66 0.020 -0.052 -0.6 1 0
Hal McRae DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .785 0.009 0.62 0.055 -0.046 -0.2 2B
Willie Aikens 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .206 .661 0.058 1.03 0.105 -0.047 0.2 7 1
John Wathan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .422 1.068 0.034 1.43 0.155 -0.121 -0.0 3 1 GDP
Clint Hurdle RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .931 -0.208 1.29 0.053 -0.261 -1.4 3 0 GDP
Jamie Quirk 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .599 -0.189 1.75 0.044 -0.233 -1.4 1 3 CS,GDP
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .557 -0.041 0.54 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 6 3
U L Washington SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .706 -0.011 0.70 0.024 -0.035 0.1 2 8
Paul Splittorff P 0 0
   Marty Pattin P 0 0
   Gary Christenson P 0 0
   Renie Martin P 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 4 4 .172 .480 -0.463 1.00 0.456 -0.919 -4.5 27 16
2B: H McRae (9, off C Rainey).
TB: U Washington 2; H McRae 2; J Quirk; W Aikens.
GIDP: J Wathan (1); J Quirk (1); C Hurdle (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. U Washington-F White-W Aikens.
E: U Washington (4).
Baserunning
CS: J Quirk (1, 2nd base by C Rainey/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Rainey, W (1-0) 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 7.15 33 77 0.463 1.00 4.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 0.00 33 77 0.463 0.67 4.5

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff, L (3-1) 7.1 9 3 3 0 2 0 2.87 31 50 0.070 0.85 1.3
Marty Pattin 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.53 3 1 1 -0.079 0.73 -1.9
Gary Christenson 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 6.00 7 3 2 -0.028 0.16 -2.1
Renie Martin 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 3 2 1 0.000 0.01 0.2
Team Totals 9 16 7 7 2 3 0 7.00 44 50 6 4 -0.037 1.00 -2.5
M Pattin faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: G Christenson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Pattin (1; B Hobson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 28,760.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Dwight Evans RF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Rick Burleson SS 2 Steve Braun LF
3 Fred Lynn CF 3 Hal McRae DH
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Willie Aikens 1B
5 Tony Perez 1B 5 John Wathan C
6 Carlton Fisk C 6 Clint Hurdle RF
7 Butch Hobson DH 7 Jamie Quirk 3B
8 Ted Sizemore 2B 8 Frank White 2B
9 Glenn Hoffman 3B 9 U L Washington SS
Chuck Rainey P Paul Splittorff P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-2 0 1-3 OO KCR C. Hurdle C. Rainey 25% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS; Aikens stays at 3B
b7 0-2 0 1-- KCR J. Wathan C. Rainey -16% 56% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Aikens to 3B; Wathan to 1B
b5 0-2 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk C. Rainey 11% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
t2 0-0 1 12- OO BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 0-0 0 -2- R BOS G. Hoffman P. Splittorff 8% 65% Single to CF; Sizemore Scores

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' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff -2% 48% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson C. Rainey 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR S. Braun C. Rainey 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR H. McRae C. Rainey 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- BOS T. Perez P. Splittorff 3% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Perez to 1B
t2 0-0 1 1-- BOS C. Fisk P. Splittorff 4% 54% Single to LF; Perez to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- OO BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR W. Aikens C. Rainey -4% 41% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Wathan C. Rainey 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle C. Rainey 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- BOS T. Sizemore P. Splittorff 7% 57% Double to LF
t3 0-0 0 -2- R BOS G. Hoffman P. Splittorff 8% 65% Single to CF; Sizemore Scores
t3 1-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff -3% 62% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Evans to 1B
t3 1-0 1 1-- O BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff -3% 59% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Burleson to 1B
t3 1-0 2 1-- BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff 3% 61% Single to LF; Burleson to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff -5% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- KCR J. Quirk C. Rainey -4% 52% Single to RF
b3 0-1 0 1-- O KCR F. White C. Rainey 7% 59% Quirk Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
b3 0-1 1 --- O KCR F. White C. Rainey 2% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- KCR U. Washington C. Rainey -2% 60% Single to LF
b3 0-1 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson C. Rainey 3% 63% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O BOS T. Perez P. Splittorff -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk P. Splittorff -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O KCR S. Braun C. Rainey 3% 60% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 --- KCR H. McRae C. Rainey -5% 55% Double to LF
b4 0-1 1 -2- O KCR W. Aikens C. Rainey 5% 60% Flyball: RF
b4 0-1 2 -2- O KCR J. Wathan C. Rainey 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O BOS T. Sizemore P. Splittorff -2% 62% Flyball: 2B
t5 1-0 1 --- BOS G. Hoffman P. Splittorff 8% 69% Triple to LF
t5 1-0 1 --3 RO BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff 3% 72% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hoffman Scores
t5 2-0 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- KCR C. Hurdle C. Rainey -5% 66% Walk
b5 0-2 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk C. Rainey 11% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b5 0-2 2 --- O KCR F. White C. Rainey 1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff -1% 75% Flyball: RF
t6 2-0 2 --- BOS T. Perez P. Splittorff 1% 76% Single to LF
t6 2-0 2 1-- BOS C. Fisk P. Splittorff 2% 78% Single to RF; Perez to 3B
t6 2-0 2 1-3 O BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff -4% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 9-1-2
b6 0-2 0 --- O KCR U. Washington C. Rainey 4% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson C. Rainey 2% 80% Flyball: LF
b6 0-2 2 --- KCR S. Braun C. Rainey -2% 78% Walk
b6 0-2 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae C. Rainey 3% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
t7 2-0 0 --- O BOS T. Sizemore P. Splittorff -2% 80% Flyball: CF
t7 2-0 1 --- BOS G. Hoffman P. Splittorff 2% 82% Single to CF
t7 2-0 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff -2% 80% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff -2% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
b7 0-2 0 --- KCR W. Aikens C. Rainey -7% 72% Walk
b7 0-2 0 1-- KCR J. Wathan C. Rainey -16% 56% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Aikens to 3B; Wathan to 1B
b7 0-2 0 1-3 OO KCR C. Hurdle C. Rainey 25% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS; Aikens stays at 3B
b7 0-2 2 --3 O KCR J. Quirk C. Rainey 6% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
t8 2-0 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff -1% 85% Flyball: RF
t8 2-0 1 --- BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff 2% 88% Double to RF
Marty Pattin replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
t8 2-0 1 -2- BOS T. Perez M. Pattin 3% 90% Single to CF; Rice to 3B
t8 2-0 1 1-3 R BOS C. Fisk M. Pattin 5% 96% Double to LF; Rice Scores; Perez to 3B
t8 3-0 1 -23 BOS B. Hobson M. Pattin 0% 96% Intentional Walk
Gary Christenson replaces Marty Pattin pitching
Jerry Remy pinch hits for Ted Sizemore (2B) batting 8th
t8 3-0 1 123 RO BOS J. Remy G. Christenson 1% 96% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores
t8 4-0 2 12- R BOS G. Hoffman G. Christenson 2% 98% Double to RF; Fisk Scores; Hobson to 3B
t8 5-0 2 -23 O BOS D. Evans G. Christenson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 8-9-1
Jerry Remy moves from PH to 2B
b8 0-5 0 --- O KCR F. White C. Rainey 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-5 1 --- KCR U. Washington C. Rainey -1% 98% Single to LF
b8 0-5 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson C. Rainey 1% 99% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B; Washington to 2B
b8 0-5 2 -2- O KCR S. Braun C. Rainey 1% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Gary Christenson facing 2-3-4
t9 5-0 0 --- BOS R. Burleson G. Christenson 0% 99% Single to LF
t9 5-0 0 1-- BOS F. Lynn G. Christenson 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Burleson to 2B
t9 5-0 0 -2- O BOS F. Lynn G. Christenson -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-0 1 -2- BOS J. Rice G. Christenson 0% 99% Walk
t9 5-0 1 12- R BOS T. Perez G. Christenson 0% 100% Single to LF; Burleson Scores; Rice to 3B
Renie Martin replaces Gary Christenson pitching
t9 6-0 1 1-3 R BOS C. Fisk R. Martin 0% 100% Single to LF; Rice Scores; Perez to 2B
t9 7-0 1 12- O BOS B. Hobson R. Martin -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 7-0 2 12- O BOS J. Remy R. Martin -0% 100% Single to 1B; Perez out at Hm/1B-SS-C-3B; Fisk to 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Chuck Rainey facing 3-4-5
b9 0-7 0 --- O KCR H. McRae C. Rainey 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-7 1 --- O KCR W. Aikens C. Rainey 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 0-7 2 --- KCR J. Wathan C. Rainey -0% 100% Walk
b9 0-7 2 1-- O KCR C. Hurdle C. Rainey 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

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