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@CHW  1
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CAL  2
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 MIL  4
MIN  1
 SEA  4
@NYY  3
(17)		 ATL  4
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Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,484

 Friday, May 11, 1984
Time of Game: 2:23
Red Sox
4
13-18
Lost 1
5th, 13½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  0   1  1  0    4  9  1
Royals          0  0  2   0  3  0   1  0  X    6  6  1
W: Larry Gura (5-1), L: Dennis Eckersley (2-4), S: Dan Quisenberry (8)
 Royals
6
10-18
Won 1
6th, 5 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Barrett 2B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .400  .991              2   2   HR
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .319  .850              1   2   
D Evans RF                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .209  .755              1   0   
J Rice LF                     5   0   2   2    0   1  .230  .614              4   0   
M Easler 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .840              6   1   GDP
T Armas DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .800              0   0   HR
R Nichols CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .601              4   0   
  J Remy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .586              0   0   
  J Gutierrez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .508              1   0   
G Allenson C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269              5   0   
  R Miller PH-CF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .495              0   0   
G Hoffman SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .173  .468              0   0   
  R Gedman PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .866              0   0   

D Eckersley P                                                                 0   0
  M Clear P                                                                   0   0
  S Crawford P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   0    4   1                         24   5
Batting Events
HR: T Armas (8, off D Quisenberry; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Barrett (1, off L Gura; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: M Barrett 6; T Armas 4; J Rice 2; R Miller; M Easler; W Boggs.
GIDP: M Easler (4).
RBI: J Rice 2 (20); M Barrett (4); T Armas (15).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding Events
E: D Eckersley ().
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Sheridan CF                 4   1   3   2    0   1  .304  .824              3   0   2B
J Orta LF                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .292  .787              2   0   HR
  D Motley LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .749              0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .830              3   5   
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .741              0   0   
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .736             15   1   
D Iorg RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .375              1   0   
  L Jones RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
J Wathan C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .115  .361              1   1   2·SB
G Pryor 3B                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .230  .574              1   4   
U Washington SS               1   2   0   0    1   0  .103  .395              1   2   2·SB,SH

L Gura P                                                                      0   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   6   6   0    3   5                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: P Sheridan (4, off D Eckersley).
HR: J Orta (3, off D Eckersley; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: U Washington (1, off D Eckersley).
TB: J Orta 5; P Sheridan 4; J Wathan.
RBI: J Orta 3 (14); P Sheridan 2 (10).
2-out RBI: J Orta 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. L Gura-U Washington-S Balboni.
E: U Washington (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: U Washington 2 (4, 2nd base off M Clear/G Allenson, 2nd base off D Eckersley/G Allenson); J Wathan 2 (2, 2nd base off M Clear/G Allenson, 2nd base off D Eckersley/G Allenson).

Pitching Stats

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
D Eckersley, L (2-4)           5     5   5   4    1   5   1   5.89   22     -       ·  ·      1·10· 0· 5     43    -     0.87  -0.35
M Clear                        2     1   1   1    2   0   0   5.93    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.41  -0.02
S Crawford                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     6   6   5    3   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 6           -  
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
L Gura, W (5-1)                6.1   7   3   3    4   0   1   2.72   30     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7     43    -     1.30  -0.08
D Quisenberry, S (8)           2.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   3.09   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          2-0    1.58   0.22
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   1   2          40     -       ·  ·     16·10· 0· 9          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 21,484.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Kansas City Royals                           
1. Marty Barrett                2B       1. Pat Sheridan                 CF
2. Wade Boggs                   3B       2. Jorge Orta                   LF
3. Dwight Evans                 RF       3. Frank White                  2B
4. Jim Rice                     LF       4. Hal McRae                    DH
5. Mike Easler                  1B       5. Steve Balboni                1B
6. Tony Armas                   DH       6. Dane Iorg                    RF
7. Reid Nichols                 CF       7. John Wathan                   C
8. Gary Allenson                 C       8. Greg Pryor                   3B
9. Glenn Hoffman                SS       9. U L Washington               SS

   Dennis Eckersley              P          Larry Gura                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 2 1-- RR 22% 74% 0-0 KCR J. Orta D. Eckersley Home Run; Sheridan Scores
t5 1 123 RR -17% 45% 0-2 BOS J. Rice L. Gura Single; Barrett Scores; Boggs Scores; Evans to 2B
b5 0 12- R 15% 83% 2-2 KCR U. Washington D. Eckersley Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Wathan Scores/No RBI; Pryor to 3B
t5 1 12- OO 12% 57% 2-2 BOS M. Easler L. Gura Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t3 0 1-- -10% 36% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett L. Gura Single; Hoffman to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett L. Gura Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs L. Gura Flyball: LF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Evans L. Gura Groundout: 3B-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' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan D. Eckersley Strikeout
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 KCR J. Orta D. Eckersley Single
b1 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 KCR F. White D. Eckersley Flyball: CF
b1 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 KCR H. McRae D. Eckersley Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS J. Rice L. Gura Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 BOS M. Easler L. Gura Single
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 BOS T. Armas L. Gura Flyball: RF
t2 2 1-- -2% 51% 0-0 BOS R. Nichols L. Gura Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Easler to 2B
t2 2 12- O 5% 55% 0-0 BOS G. Allenson L. Gura Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Eckersley Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 KCR D. Iorg D. Eckersley Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Wathan D. Eckersley Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 BOS G. Hoffman L. Gura Walk
t3 0 1-- -10% 36% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett L. Gura Single; Hoffman to 3B
t3 0 1-3 O 10% 46% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs L. Gura Fielder's Choice 1B; Hoffman out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Barrett to 2B
t3 1 12- O 5% 51% 0-0 BOS D. Evans L. Gura Flyball: 2B
t3 2 12- -3% 47% 0-0 BOS J. Rice L. Gura Single; Barrett to 3B; Boggs to 2B
t3 2 123 O 8% 56% 0-0 BOS M. Easler L. Gura Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 KCR G. Pryor D. Eckersley Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 KCR U. Washington D. Eckersley Flyball: CF
b3 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan D. Eckersley Single
b3 2 1-- RR 22% 74% 0-0 KCR J. Orta D. Eckersley Home Run; Sheridan Scores
b3 2 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 KCR F. White D. Eckersley Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 3% 76% 0-2 BOS T. Armas L. Gura Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O 2% 78% 0-2 BOS R. Nichols L. Gura Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 79% 0-2 BOS G. Allenson L. Gura Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-0 KCR H. McRae D. Eckersley Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Eckersley Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 KCR D. Iorg D. Eckersley Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 3% 79% 0-2 BOS G. Hoffman L. Gura Flyball: 2B
t5 1 --- -3% 75% 0-2 BOS M. Barrett L. Gura Single
t5 1 1-- -5% 70% 0-2 BOS W. Boggs L. Gura Walk; Barrett to 2B
t5 1 12- -8% 62% 0-2 BOS D. Evans L. Gura Walk; Barrett to 3B; Boggs to 2B
t5 1 123 RR -17% 45% 0-2 BOS J. Rice L. Gura Single; Barrett Scores; Boggs Scores; Evans to 2B
t5 1 12- OO 12% 57% 2-2 BOS M. Easler L. Gura Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 2-2 KCR J. Wathan D. Eckersley Single
b5 0 1-- 4% 65% 2-2 KCR G. Pryor D. Eckersley Wathan Steals 2B
b5 0 -2- 3% 68% 2-2 KCR G. Pryor D. Eckersley Walk
b5 0 12- R 15% 83% 2-2 KCR U. Washington D. Eckersley Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Wathan Scores/No RBI; Pryor to 3B
b5 0 1-3 1% 84% 3-2 KCR P. Sheridan D. Eckersley Washington Steals 2B
b5 0 -23 RR 8% 91% 3-2 KCR P. Sheridan D. Eckersley Double; Pryor Scores; Washington Scores/unER
b5 0 -2- O -2% 90% 5-2 KCR J. Orta D. Eckersley Flyball: LF
b5 1 -2- O -1% 88% 5-2 KCR F. White D. Eckersley Strikeout
b5 2 -2- O -1% 87% 5-2 KCR H. McRae D. Eckersley Flyball: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O 2% 89% 2-5 BOS T. Armas L. Gura Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 91% 2-5 BOS R. Nichols L. Gura Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- O 1% 92% 2-5 BOS G. Allenson L. Gura Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 5-6-7
Mark Clear replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
b6 0 --- O -1% 91% 5-2 KCR S. Balboni M. Clear Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O -0% 90% 5-2 KCR D. Iorg M. Clear Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2 --- 0% 91% 5-2 KCR J. Wathan M. Clear Walk
b6 2 1-- 0% 91% 5-2 KCR G. Pryor M. Clear Wathan Steals 2B
b6 2 -2- O -1% 90% 5-2 KCR G. Pryor M. Clear Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O 2% 92% 2-5 BOS G. Hoffman L. Gura Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- R -7% 85% 2-5 BOS M. Barrett L. Gura Home Run
t7 1 --- -4% 81% 3-5 BOS W. Boggs L. Gura Single
t7 1 1-- -6% 75% 3-5 BOS D. Evans L. Gura Walk; Boggs to 2B
Dan Quisenberry replaces Larry Gura pitching
t7 1 12- O 7% 83% 3-5 BOS J. Rice D. Quisenberry Flyball: 2B
t7 2 12- O 6% 89% 3-5 BOS M. Easler D. Quisenberry Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
b7 0 --- 2% 91% 5-3 KCR U. Washington M. Clear Walk
b7 0 1-- 1% 92% 5-3 KCR P. Sheridan M. Clear Washington Steals 2B
b7 0 -2- 3% 95% 5-3 KCR P. Sheridan M. Clear Single; Washington to 3B
b7 0 1-3 RO 0% 95% 5-3 KCR J. Orta M. Clear Groundout: 1B-2B; Washington Scores; Sheridan to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -1% 94% 6-3 KCR F. White M. Clear Groundout: 3B-1B; Sheridan to 3B
b7 2 --3 O -1% 93% 6-3 KCR H. McRae M. Clear Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
Darryl Motley replaces Jorge Orta playing LF batting 2nd; Lynn Jones replaces Dane Iorg playing RF batting 6th
t8 0 --- R -6% 87% 3-6 BOS T. Armas D. Quisenberry Home Run
Jerry Remy pinch hits for Reid Nichols (CF) batting 7th
t8 0 --- O 4% 90% 4-6 BOS J. Remy D. Quisenberry Groundout: P-1B
Rick Miller pinch hits for Gary Allenson (C) batting 8th
t8 1 --- -4% 86% 4-6 BOS R. Miller D. Quisenberry Single
Rich Gedman pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman (SS) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- O 4% 90% 4-6 BOS R. Gedman D. Quisenberry Groundout: 1B unassisted; Miller to 2B
t8 2 -2- O 4% 94% 4-6 BOS M. Barrett D. Quisenberry Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
Steve Crawford replaces Mark Clear pitching; Rich Gedman moves from PH to C; Jackie Gutierrez replaces Jerry Remy (PH) playing SS batting 7th; Rick Miller moves from PH to CF
b8 0 --- O -1% 94% 6-4 KCR S. Balboni S. Crawford Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 93% 6-4 KCR L. Jones S. Crawford Flyball: SS
b8 2 --- O -0% 93% 6-4 KCR J. Wathan S. Crawford Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- O 4% 96% 4-6 BOS W. Boggs D. Quisenberry Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 4-6 BOS D. Evans D. Quisenberry Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 4-6 BOS J. Rice D. Quisenberry Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

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