April 13, 1983 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
SEA 1 CLE 4
TEX 3 BOS 18
@KCR 4 DET 7
@NYY 5 OAK 5
MIN 4 TOR 7
MIL 2 ATL 6
CIN 1 LAD 5
HOU 3
(14) PHI 10
NYM 9 STL 9
@PIT 1 SDP 2
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,275

Wednesday, April 13, 1983, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Red Sox

3-5

Won 1

6th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  1   4  4  0   4  0  3   18 20  1
Royals          1  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    4 11  6

W: M Brown (1-0), L: P Splittorff (0-1), S: B Stanley (1)

Royals

4-3

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    6   3   3   3    1   1  .412 1.029    0    0   2   2B,SB
D Evans DH                    6   3   2   1    1   1  .333  .941    0    0   0   2B
J Rice LF                     4   3   2   3    1   0  .185  .785    0    3   0   HR,3B,HBP
T Armas CF                    1   0   1   1    1   0  .200  .473    0    2   0   
  R Miller PH-CF              3   2   2   3    0   0  .333  .762    0    5   0   HBP
R Nichols RF                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .364  .864    0    4   0   HBP,GDP
D Stapleton 1B                5   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .926    0    7   0   GDP
G Hoffman SS                  6   2   5   1    0   1  .400  .922    0    1   2   2B
J Newman C                    6   2   1   2    0   1  .167  .500    0    1   0   2B,GDP
J Valdez 2B                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .317    0    3   3   

M Brown P                                                                0   1
  B Stanley P                                                            1   1
Totals                       47  18  20  15    6   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Newman (1, off P Splittorff); W Boggs (4, off B Castro); G Hoffman (2, off B Castro); D Evans (3, off P Splittorff).

3B: J Rice (1, off P Splittorff).

HR: J Rice (1, off B Castro; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: R Nichols (2, by B Castro); R Miller (1, by B Tufts); J Rice (2, by B Castro).

TB: J Rice 7; G Hoffman 6; W Boggs 4; D Evans 3; R Miller 2; J Newman 2; R Nichols 2; D Stapleton; J Valdez; T Armas.

GIDP: R Nichols (1); D Stapleton (2); J Newman (1).

RBI: R Miller 3 (3); J Rice 3 (5); W Boggs 3 (8); J Newman 2 (2); R Nichols (1); D Evans (6); G Hoffman (3); T Armas (1).

2-out RBI: R Miller 3; W Boggs 3; J Rice 2; G Hoffman; D Evans; T Armas; R Nichols.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 11 for 27.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hoffman-J Valdez-D Stapleton; B Stanley-D Stapleton.

E: B Stanley ().

BASERUNNING

SB: W Boggs (1, 2nd base off P Splittorff/D Slaught).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   3   2   3   0    2   0  .419 1.019    0    2   0   2·SB
U Washington SS               5   0   1   0    0   0  .148  .562    0    2   3   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .423 1.247    0    1   1   2B
A Otis CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .509    0    2   0   
  J Simpson CF                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .879    0    0   0   2B
W Aikens 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .673    0    8   1   
F White 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .321  .774    0    3   7   SF
J Martin RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .385 1.061    0    0   0   
D Slaught C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    7   0   GDP

P Splittorff P                                                           0   0
  B Castro P                                                             1   0
  B Tufts P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   4  11   3    2   1                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Brett (5, off B Stanley); H McRae (2, off M Brown).

SF: F White (1, off M Brown).

TB: W Wilson 3; G Brett 2; H McRae 2; A Otis; J Simpson; U Washington; D Slaught; J Martin; F White.

GIDP: D Slaught (1).

RBI: G Brett 2 (6); F White (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. U Washington-F White-W Aikens; G Brett-F White-W Aikens; F White-U Washington-W Aikens.

E: U Washington 3 (5); W Wilson (3); D Slaught (1); G Brett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson 2 (7, 2nd base off M Brown/J Newman 2).

PITCHING

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
M Brown, W (1-0)               5.1   7   2   2    1   0   0   3.18   23     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 7     45    -     0.82   0.06
B Stanley, S (1)               3.2   4   2   1    1   1   0   3.38   15     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 4          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   3    2   1   0          38     -       ·  ·      8·14· 2·11          1-0

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
P Splittorff, L (0-1)          3.2   7   7   4    3   3   0   9.82   20     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 7     25    -     1.00  -0.32
B Castro                       3.1  11   8   6    1   1   1  13.50   24     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 1·11          2-2    0.19  -0.12
B Tufts                        2     2   3   1    2   2   0   5.79   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  18  11    6   6   1          56     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 3·20          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: P Splittorff (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Tufts (1; R Miller); B Castro 2 (2; R Nichols, J Rice).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 13,275.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 39° F.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Boggs              3B    1. W Wilson             LF 
2. D Evans              DH    2. U Washington         SS 
3. J Rice               LF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. T Armas              CF    4. A Otis               CF 
5. R Nichols            RF    5. H McRae              DH 
6. D Stapleton          1B    6. W Aikens             1B 
7. G Hoffman            SS    7. F White              2B 
8. J Newman             C     8. J Martin             RF 
9. J Valdez             2B    9. D Slaught            C  

   M Brown              P        P Splittorff         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-1  1-3      13%  61% D Slaught       M Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   2  1-2  -2-      10%  70% T Armas         P Splittorff    Single to LF; Evans Scores; Armas to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 4   1  1-3  1--      10%  83% J Newman        P Splittorff    Double to LF; Hoffman Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  --3       9%  64% J Rice          P Splittorff    Triple to RF; Boggs Scores
   t 2   0  1-2  12-      -9%  59% J Newman        P Splittorff    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stapleton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  W Boggs         Walk
          1--      59%  D Evans         Boggs Steals 2B; Boggs to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      54%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      64%  J Rice          Triple to RF; Boggs Scores
   R      --3      67%  T Armas         Wild Pitch; Rice Scores
          ---      69%  " "             Walk
   OO     1--      65%  R Nichols       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  W Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      52%  U Washington    Single to LF; Wilson to 3B
   RO     1-3      55%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilson Scores
   O      1--      58%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  D Stapleton     Walk
          1--      69%  G Hoffman       Single to RF; Stapleton to 2B
   OO     12-      59%  J Newman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stapleton to 3B
   O      --3      56%  J Valdez        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  W Aikens        Lineout: CF
          ---      56%  F White         Single to CF
          1--      48%  J Martin        Single to CF; White to 3B
   OO     1-3      61%  D Slaught       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  W Boggs         Strikeout
          ---      63%  D Evans         Double to RF
   O      -2-      60%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      70%  T Armas         Single to LF; Evans Scores; Armas to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      68%  R Nichols       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  W Wilson        Single to CF
          1--      61%  U Washington    Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      70%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      73%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  G Hoffman       Single to CF
   R      1--      83%  J Newman        Double to LF; Hoffman Scores
          -2-      86%  J Valdez        Single to LF; Newman to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
   R      1-3      88%  D Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Newman Scores/unER/No RBI; Valdez to 3B; Evans to 1B
                  Bill Castro replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
          1-3      89%  J Rice          Walk; Evans to 2B
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 4th
   RR     123      95%  R Miller        Single to RF; Valdez Scores/unER; Evans Scores/unER; Rice to 3B
          1-3      96%  R Nichols       Hit By Pitch; Miller to 2B
   O      123      94%  D Stapleton     Lineout: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Brown facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Miller moves to CF
          ---      92%  H McRae         Double to LF
   O      -2-      93%  W Aikens        Flyball: CF; McRae to 3B
   RO     --3      93%  F White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
   O      ---      94%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Bill Castro facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  G Hoffman       Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  J Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hoffman to 3B
   O      --3      94%  J Valdez        Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      --3      96%  W Boggs         Double to RF; Hoffman Scores
   R      -2-      98%  D Evans         Single to LF; Boggs Scores
   RR     1--      99%  J Rice          Home Run; Evans Scores
   O      ---      99%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-11, Mike Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--      99%  U Washington    Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  G Brett         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Bill Castro facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  R Nichols       Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  D Stapleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---     100%  G Hoffman       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-11, Mike Brown facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  A Otis          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  Bob Stanley replaces Mike Brown pitching
   OO     1--     100%  W Aikens        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Bill Castro facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Simpson replaces Amos Otis playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  J Valdez        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  W Boggs         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P; Boggs to 2B
          -2-     100%  J Rice          Hit By Pitch
   R      12-     100%  R Miller        Single to RF; Boggs Scores; Rice to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  R Nichols       Single to LF; Rice Scores; Miller to 3B/Adv on E6
   R      1-3     100%  D Stapleton     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Miller Scores/unER/No RBI; Nichols to 3B; Stapleton to 1B
   R      1-3     100%  G Hoffman       Single to LF; Nichols Scores/unER; Stapleton to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Newman        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 15, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-15, Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 15, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 15-2, Bob Tufts facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Tufts replaces Bill Castro pitching
   O      ---     100%  J Valdez        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  W Boggs         Popfly: SS
          ---     100%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 15, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-15, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  W Wilson        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
   R      1--     100%  G Brett         Double to LF; Wilson Scores
   R      -2-     100%  J Simpson       Single; Brett Scores/unER/No RBI; Simpson to 2B/Adv on E1
   O      -2-     100%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  W Aikens        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 15, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 15-4, Bob Tufts facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  R Miller        Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  R Nichols       Walk; Miller to 2B
          12-     100%  D Stapleton     Single to CF; Miller to 3B; Nichols to 2B
   O      123     100%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   R      123     100%  J Newman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Nichols to 3B; Stapleton to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Valdez        Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Stapleton to 3B; Newman to 2B
   RR     123     100%  W Boggs         Single to RF; Stapleton Scores/unER; Newman Scores/unER; Valdez to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Evans         Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 18, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-18, Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  D Slaught       Single to RF
          1--     100%  W Wilson        Walk; Slaught to 2B
   O      12-     100%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 18, Royals 4.

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