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CAL  6
MIN  5

BAL  5
@CLE  4

DET  7
MIL  4

MIL 14
@DET  4

BOS  6
@KCR  5
(12)
CHW  4
@NYY  1

OAK  5
SEA  3

TEX  8
@TOR  4

ATL  5
SFG  4

(10)
NYM  4
@CHC  1

CIN  5
LAD  4

HOU  2
SDP  1

PIT  4
MON  3

PHI  6
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 31,020

Sunday, August 4, 1985
Time of Game: 3:48
Red Sox
6
55-49
Won 2
4th, 11 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  3    6 16  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  2    5 16  0
W: Bob Stanley (6-5), L: Mike LaCoss (1-1), S: Mark Clear (3)
Royals
5
55-47
Lost 2
2nd, 4 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    4   2   1   0    2   1  .244  .754              1   0   2B
W Boggs 3B                    6   1   4   0    0   0  .354  .904              0   8   2B
B Buckner 1B                  6   2   3   3    0   1  .287  .759             18   2   2B,SB
J Rice LF                     6   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .758              4   0   2·2B
T Armas DH                    6   0   2   1    0   1  .241  .752              0   0   
  D Stapleton PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .763              0   0   
R Gedman C                    6   0   2   0    0   1  .304  .847              4   2   
M Barrett 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .723              2   4   SH,GDP
S Lyons CF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .683              4   0   SB
J Gutierrez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .545              0   2   
  M Easler PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .759              0   0   HR
  E Jurak SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              1   2   

O Boyd P                                                                      2   1
  B Stanley P                                                                 0   0
  M Clear P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       48   6  16   0    3   6                         36  21
Batting Events
2B: B Buckner (31, off M LaCoss); J Rice 2 (13, 1 off M LaCoss, 1 off C Leibrandt); W Boggs (30, off C Leibrandt); D Evans (14, off M LaCoss).
HR: M Easler (12, off D Quisenberry; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: M Barrett (6, off C Leibrandt).
TB: W Boggs 5; B Buckner 4; M Easler 4; J Rice 4; T Armas 2; D Evans 2; R Gedman 2; S Lyons.
GIDP: M Barrett (10).
RBI: B Buckner 3 (66); M Easler (46); J Rice (70); T Armas (33).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 19.
Fielding Events
E: R Gedman (10).
Baserunning Events
SB: S Lyons (6, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/J Sundberg); B Buckner (11, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/J Sundberg).
Pickoffs: J Rice (3rd base by J Sundberg).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   6   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .761              4   0   2B
L Smith LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .724              2   1   SB
  L Jones LF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .527              2   0   
G Brett 3B                    6   2   2   1    0   0  .347 1.016              0   4   2B
H McRae DH                    6   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .786              0   0   
F White 2B                    6   0   4   3    0   1  .240  .698              0   5   2·2B
S Balboni 1B                  6   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .783             16   0   
P Sheridan RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .227  .652              1   0   SB
  D Motley PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .663              0   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .669              8   1   CS,SH
O Concepcion SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .482              2   1   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .560              0   0   
  J Scranton SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   2   
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .686              0   0   
  G Pryor SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .533              0   0   

C Leibrandt P                                                                 0   3
  D Quisenberry P                                                             0   0
  M LaCoss P                                                                  0   0
  J Beckwith P                                                                0   0
Totals                       50   5  16   0    0   4                         36  17
Batting Events
2B: W Wilson (19, off O Boyd); G Brett (22, off B Stanley); F White 2 (14, 2 off O Boyd).
SH: J Sundberg (3, off O Boyd).
TB: F White 6; G Brett 3; W Wilson 3; L Smith 2; J Sundberg 2; P Sheridan 2; H McRae; L Jones.
RBI: F White 3 (52); W Wilson (31); G Brett (67).
2-out RBI: F White 3; W Wilson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Scranton-S Balboni; J Sundberg-S Balboni.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Smith (37, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman); P Sheridan (11, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman).
CS: J Sundberg (1, 2nd base by O Boyd/R Gedman).

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
O Boyd                         8    10   3   3    0   2   0   3.43   33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·10     52    -     1.25  -0.08
B Stanley, W (6-5)             3.2   6   2   2    0   1   0   2.60   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6          0-0    2.31   0.36
M Clear, S (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.83    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.42   0.10
Totals                        12    16   5   5    0   4   0          51     -       ·  ·     20·11· 0·16          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
C Leibrandt                    7     9   2   2    2   3   0   3.12   31     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 8     52    -     1.09  -0.01
D Quisenberry, BS (7)          4     2   1   1    1   1   1   2.73   14     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 2          1-0    2.29   0.35
M LaCoss, L (1-1)              0     5   3   3    0   0   0   5.09    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 5          0-0    1.56  -0.48
J Beckwith                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.23    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.25   0.03
Totals                        12    16   6   6    3   6   1          52     -       ·  ·     16·12· 0·15          3-0 
C Leibrandt faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M LaCoss faced 5 batters in the 12th inning.
Balks: O Boyd (1).
WP: M Clear (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 3:48.
Attendance: 31,020.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Kansas City Royals                           
1. Dwight Evans                 RF       1. Willie Wilson                CF
2. Wade Boggs                   3B       2. Lonnie Smith                 LF
3. Bill Buckner                 1B       3. George Brett                 3B
4. Jim Rice                     LF       4. Hal McRae                    DH
5. Tony Armas                   DH       5. Frank White                  2B
6. Rich Gedman                   C       6. Steve Balboni                1B
7. Marty Barrett                2B       7. Pat Sheridan                 RF
8. Steve Lyons                  CF       8. Jim Sundberg                  C
9. Jackie Gutierrez             SS       9. Onix Concepcion              SS

   Oil Can Boyd                  P          Charlie Leibrandt             P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 1 --- R 35% 44% 2-3 BOS M. Easler D. Quisenberry Home Run
t8 1 1-3 OO -28% 13% 2-3 BOS M. Barrett D. Quisenberry Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b6 2 -23 RR -27% 45% 0-2 KCR F. White O. Boyd Double; Smith Scores; Brett Scores; White to 2B
b7 2 --3 R -20% 22% 2-2 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Double; Sheridan Scores
t12 0 --- 17% 67% 3-3 BOS D. Evans M. LaCoss Double

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' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt Strikeout
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt Single
t1 1 1-- 6% 56% 0-0 BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt Single; Boggs to 3B
t1 1 1-3 O -6% 50% 0-0 BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt Flyball: SS
t1 2 1-3 O -5% 45% 0-0 BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 KCR L. Smith O. Boyd Single
b1 1 1-- -2% 43% 0-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Smith Steals 2B
b1 1 -2- O 3% 46% 0-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Flyball: CF; Smith to 3B
b1 2 --3 O 4% 50% 0-0 KCR H. McRae O. Boyd Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt Single
t2 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Gedman to 2B
t2 1 -2- O -4% 48% 0-0 BOS S. Lyons C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF
t2 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR F. White O. Boyd Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan O. Boyd Single
b2 2 1-- -1% 47% 0-0 KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd Sheridan Steals 2B
b2 2 -2- O 3% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-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' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt Walk
t3 0 1-- 11% 65% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt Double; Evans to 3B
t3 0 -23 R 8% 73% 0-0 BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt Single; Evans Scores; Boggs to 3B
t3 0 1-3 1% 75% 1-0 BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt Buckner Steals 2B
t3 0 -23 O -5% 70% 1-0 BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt Fielder's Choice P; Boggs out at Hm/P-3B-C; Buckner to 3B; Rice to 2B
t3 1 -23 RO 0% 70% 1-0 BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt Single to LF; Buckner Scores; Rice out at Hm/LF-C; Armas to 2B
t3 2 -2- O -3% 67% 2-0 BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt Flyball: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3% 70% 0-2 KCR O. Concepcion O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Groundout: P-2B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 73% 0-2 KCR L. Smith O. Boyd Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O -2% 71% 2-0 BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- 2% 73% 2-0 BOS S. Lyons C. Leibrandt Single/Bunt
t4 1 1-- 1% 75% 2-0 BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt Lyons Steals 2B
t4 1 -2- O -3% 72% 2-0 BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt Strikeout
t4 2 -2- 1% 72% 2-0 BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt Walk
t4 2 12- O -3% 69% 2-0 BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 72% 0-2 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 KCR H. McRae O. Boyd Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- -3% 71% 0-2 KCR F. White O. Boyd Double
b4 2 -2- O 4% 75% 0-2 KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-0 BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 KCR P. Sheridan O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- -4% 71% 0-2 KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd Single
b5 1 1-- O 6% 77% 0-2 KCR O. Concepcion O. Boyd Sundberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 KCR O. Concepcion O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -2% 76% 2-0 BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt Groundout: P-3B-1B
t6 1 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 BOS S. Lyons C. Leibrandt Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4% 78% 0-2 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- -4% 74% 0-2 KCR L. Smith O. Boyd Single
b6 1 1-- -6% 68% 0-2 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Single; Smith to 2B
b6 1 12- O 5% 72% 0-2 KCR H. McRae O. Boyd Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B; Brett to 2B
b6 2 -23 RR -27% 45% 0-2 KCR F. White O. Boyd Double; Smith Scores; Brett Scores; White to 2B
b6 2 -2- -1% 44% 2-2 KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd Balk; White to 3B
b6 2 --3 O 6% 50% 2-2 KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 2-2 BOS J. Gutierrez C. Leibrandt Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O -3% 43% 2-2 BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- 2% 45% 2-2 BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt Single
t7 2 1-- O -4% 41% 2-2 BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- -6% 36% 2-2 KCR P. Sheridan O. Boyd Single
b7 0 1-- O 2% 38% 2-2 KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Sheridan to 2B
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Onix Concepcion (SS) batting 9th
b7 1 -2- O 5% 43% 2-2 KCR D. Iorg O. Boyd Groundout: 1B-P; Sheridan to 3B
b7 2 --3 R -20% 22% 2-2 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Double; Sheridan Scores
b7 2 -2- O 3% 25% 3-2 KCR L. Smith O. Boyd Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
Jim Scranton replaces Dane Iorg (PH) playing SS batting 9th; Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
t8 0 --- 15% 40% 2-3 BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt Double
Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
t8 0 -2- O -10% 30% 2-3 BOS T. Armas D. Quisenberry Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 -2- 11% 41% 2-3 BOS R. Gedman D. Quisenberry Single; Rice to 3B
t8 1 1-3 OO -28% 13% 2-3 BOS M. Barrett D. Quisenberry Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- O 1% 15% 3-2 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Groundout: 1B-P
b8 1 --- -1% 13% 3-2 KCR H. McRae O. Boyd Single
b8 1 1-- O 2% 15% 3-2 KCR F. White O. Boyd Strikeout
b8 2 1-- O 1% 16% 3-2 KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
t9 0 --- O -7% 9% 2-3 BOS S. Lyons D. Quisenberry Groundout: 1B unassisted
Mike Easler pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez (SS) batting 9th
t9 1 --- R 35% 44% 2-3 BOS M. Easler D. Quisenberry Home Run
t9 1 --- O -5% 39% 3-3 BOS D. Evans D. Quisenberry Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O -3% 36% 3-3 BOS W. Boggs D. Quisenberry Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
Bob Stanley replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching; Ed Jurak replaces Mike Easler (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 6% 42% 3-3 KCR P. Sheridan B. Stanley Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- -6% 36% 3-3 KCR J. Sundberg B. Stanley Single
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Jim Scranton (SS) batting 9th
b9 1 1-- O 7% 44% 3-3 KCR J. Orta B. Stanley Flyball: LF
b9 2 1-- O 6% 50% 3-3 KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
Greg Pryor replaces Jorge Orta (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t10 0 --- O -6% 44% 3-3 BOS B. Buckner D. Quisenberry Groundout: 2B-1B
t10 1 --- O -5% 39% 3-3 BOS J. Rice D. Quisenberry Flyball: LF
t10 2 --- O -3% 36% 3-3 BOS T. Armas D. Quisenberry Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
b10 0 --- -7% 29% 3-3 KCR L. Jones B. Stanley Single
b10 0 1-- O 8% 36% 3-3 KCR G. Brett B. Stanley Flyball: SS
b10 1 1-- O 7% 44% 3-3 KCR H. McRae B. Stanley Flyball: 2B
b10 2 1-- -5% 39% 3-3 KCR F. White B. Stanley Single; Jones to 2B
b10 2 12- O 11% 50% 3-3 KCR S. Balboni B. Stanley Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
t11 0 --- O -6% 44% 3-3 BOS R. Gedman D. Quisenberry Groundout: 2B-1B
t11 1 --- O -5% 39% 3-3 BOS M. Barrett D. Quisenberry Groundout: 2B-1B
t11 2 --- 3% 43% 3-3 BOS S. Lyons D. Quisenberry Walk
t11 2 1-- O -6% 36% 3-3 BOS E. Jurak D. Quisenberry Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
Darryl Motley pinch hits for Pat Sheridan (RF) batting 7th
b11 0 --- O 6% 42% 3-3 KCR D. Motley B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
b11 1 --- O 5% 46% 3-3 KCR J. Sundberg B. Stanley Groundout: SS-1B
b11 2 --- O 4% 50% 3-3 KCR G. Pryor B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 12th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
Mike LaCoss replaces Dan Quisenberry pitching; Darryl Motley moves from PH to RF
t12 0 --- 17% 67% 3-3 BOS D. Evans M. LaCoss Double
t12 0 -2- 14% 81% 3-3 BOS W. Boggs M. LaCoss Single; Evans to 3B
t12 0 1-3 RR 15% 96% 3-3 BOS B. Buckner M. LaCoss Double; Evans Scores; Boggs Scores; Buckner to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t12 0 --3 R 2% 98% 5-3 BOS J. Rice M. LaCoss Double; Buckner Scores
t12 0 -2- 1% 99% 6-3 BOS T. Armas M. LaCoss Single; Rice to 3B
Joe Beckwith replaces Mike LaCoss pitching; Dave Stapleton pinch runs for Tony Armas (DH) batting 5th
t12 0 1-3 O -1% 98% 6-3 BOS R. Gedman J. Beckwith Strikeout
t12 1 1-3 OO -2% 96% 6-3 BOS M. Barrett J. Beckwith Double Play: Strikeout, Rice Picked off 3B (C-1B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 12th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
b12 0 --- -5% 90% 3-6 KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley Single; Wilson to 2B/Adv on E2
b12 0 -2- O 5% 95% 3-6 KCR L. Jones B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
b12 1 -2- R -7% 88% 3-6 KCR G. Brett B. Stanley Double; Wilson Scores
b12 1 -2- O 7% 95% 4-6 KCR H. McRae B. Stanley Strikeout
b12 2 -2- R -5% 90% 4-6 KCR F. White B. Stanley Single; Brett Scores
Mark Clear replaces Bob Stanley pitching
b12 2 1-- -4% 86% 5-6 KCR S. Balboni M. Clear Wild Pitch; White to 2B
b12 2 -2- O 14% 100% 5-6 KCR S. Balboni M. Clear Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Royals 5.

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