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@BAL		2
1		 
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7
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@KCR		0
6
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@MIN		4
7
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@NYY		3
10
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11
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1
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3
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9		 
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@STL		9
0
Friday, April 25, 1986
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 26,400, Time of Game: 2:14
Red Sox
0
8-8
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Royals
6
8-8
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  2   0  1  X    6  8  0

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 0 0 0 .213 .698 -0.101 1.04 0.000 -0.101 -1.2 1 0
Wade Boggs 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .306 .919 -0.031 0.75 0.029 -0.060 0.0 0 1
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .577 -0.047 0.52 0.017 -0.064 -0.6 9 0 GDP
Jim Rice LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .733 -0.078 0.67 0.003 -0.081 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .725 -0.032 0.39 0.004 -0.037 -0.7
Tony Armas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .594 -0.030 0.27 0.000 -0.030 -0.9 3 0
Rich Gedman C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .296 .803 0.046 0.75 0.073 -0.027 0.8 4 0 2B
Marty Barrett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .887 -0.076 0.92 0.000 -0.076 -1.0 2 3
Ed Romero SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .668 0.010 0.69 0.031 -0.021 -0.2 2 1
Oil Can Boyd P 2
   Tim Lollar P
   Mike Brown P
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 3 1 .167 .442 -0.339 0.65 0.157 -0.497 -4.7 24 7
2B: R Gedman (4, off C Leibrandt).
TB: R Gedman 3; D Baylor; J Rice; B Buckner.
GIDP: J Rice (4); B Buckner (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: R Gedman (1).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rudy Law LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .809 0.031 0.66 0.058 -0.026 0.0 4 0 SB
Willie Wilson CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .190 .489 -0.011 0.47 0.011 -0.022 -0.3 2 0
George Brett 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .261 1.145 0.187 0.57 0.193 -0.006 1.7 0 3 HR,SF
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .717 -0.009 0.23 0.009 -0.018 0.5 4 2 3B
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .279 .809 0.033 0.38 0.041 -0.008 -0.2 8 2
Hal McRae DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 .200 .590 -0.040 0.45 0.012 -0.052 0.4 2·2B
Darryl Motley RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .231 .707 0.027 0.48 0.064 -0.037 0.8 4 0 HR
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .371 -0.030 0.37 0.000 -0.030 -0.5 2 0
Angel Salazar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .351 -0.028 0.36 0.000 -0.028 -0.6 1 4
Charlie Leibrandt P 2 1
Team Totals 31 6 8 6 2 3 .258 .875 0.160 0.45 0.388 -0.227 1.8 27 12
2B: H McRae 2 (4, 1 off O Boyd, 1 off M Brown).
3B: F White (1, off T Lollar).
HR: G Brett (4, off O Boyd; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs); D Motley (3, off O Boyd; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SF: G Brett (1, off O Boyd).
TB: F White 4; H McRae 4; D Motley 4; G Brett 4; S Balboni 2.
RBI: G Brett 3 (8); D Motley 2 (8); H McRae (9).
2-out RBI: G Brett 2; D Motley 2; H McRae.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Brett-F White-S Balboni; A Salazar-S Balboni.
Baserunning
SB: R Law (3, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Oil Can Boyd, L (1-2) 6 6 5 5 2 3 2 4.66 26 41 -0.161 0.59 -1.8
Tim Lollar 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.45 5 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.1
Mike Brown 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 3 1 1 -0.001 0.03 -0.0
Team Totals 8 8 6 6 2 3 2 6.75 34 41 1 1 -0.160 0.65 -1.8

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt, W (3-0) 9 5 0 0 3 1 0 3.38 33 75 0.340 0.65 4.7
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 1 0 0.00 33 75 0.340 0.45 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 26,400.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Dwight Evans RF 1 Rudy Law LF
2 Wade Boggs 3B 2 Willie Wilson CF
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 George Brett 3B
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Frank White 2B
5 Don Baylor DH 5 Steve Balboni 1B
6 Tony Armas CF 6 Hal McRae DH
7 Rich Gedman C 7 Darryl Motley RF
8 Marty Barrett 2B 8 Jim Sundberg C
9 Ed Romero SS 9 Angel Salazar SS
Oil Can Boyd P Charlie Leibrandt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 1-- RR KCR G. Brett O. Boyd 17% 82% Home Run; Wilson Scores
b6 3-0 2 -2- RR KCR D. Motley O. Boyd 6% 97% Home Run; McRae Scores
t6 0-3 0 --- BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt -6% 80% Double
t6 0-3 1 12- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt 5% 87% Flyball: LF
t4 0-3 1 1-- OO BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt 5% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

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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' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt 1% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 0-0 0 --- KCR R. Law O. Boyd 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd 2% 61% Law Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Law to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO KCR G. Brett O. Boyd 2% 61% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- O KCR F. White O. Boyd -1% 60% Flyball: SS
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 2% 63% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor C. Leibrandt 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 2 --- O BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt 1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd 3% 69% Single
b2 1-0 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae O. Boyd -3% 66% Flyball: 2B
b2 1-0 1 1-- O KCR D. Motley O. Boyd -3% 63% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd -2% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt 2% 66% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-1 2 --- O BOS E. Romero C. Leibrandt 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar O. Boyd -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O KCR R. Law O. Boyd -2% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd 1% 64% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- RR KCR G. Brett O. Boyd 17% 82% Home Run; Wilson Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- KCR F. White O. Boyd 1% 82% Single
b3 3-0 2 1-- KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd 1% 83% Single; White to 2B
b3 3-0 2 12- O KCR H. McRae O. Boyd -2% 81% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt 2% 83% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-3 1 --- BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt -3% 81% Walk
t4 0-3 1 1-- OO BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt 5% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- O KCR D. Motley O. Boyd -1% 85% Strikeout
b4 3-0 1 --- O KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd -1% 84% Flyball: LF
b4 3-0 2 --- O KCR A. Salazar O. Boyd -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t5 0-3 0 --- O BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 2% 86% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor C. Leibrandt 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 2 --- O BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt 1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- O KCR R. Law O. Boyd -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b5 3-0 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd -1% 87% Flyball: SS
b5 3-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett O. Boyd -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t6 0-3 0 --- BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt -6% 80% Double
t6 0-3 0 -2- O BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-3 1 -2- BOS E. Romero C. Leibrandt -3% 81% Walk
t6 0-3 1 12- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt 5% 87% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 2 12- O BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt 4% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
b6 3-0 0 --- O KCR F. White O. Boyd -1% 90% Foul Flyball: C
b6 3-0 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni O. Boyd -1% 90% Strikeout
b6 3-0 2 --- KCR H. McRae O. Boyd 1% 90% Double
b6 3-0 2 -2- RR KCR D. Motley O. Boyd 6% 97% Home Run; McRae Scores
b6 5-0 2 --- O KCR J. Sundberg O. Boyd -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
t7 0-5 0 --- BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt -2% 95% Single
t7 0-5 0 1-- OO BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt 3% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 0-5 2 --- BOS D. Baylor C. Leibrandt -0% 98% Single
t7 0-5 2 1-- O BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt 1% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Tim Lollar facing 9-1-2
Tim Lollar replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
b7 5-0 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar T. Lollar -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 5-0 1 --- O KCR R. Law T. Lollar -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b7 5-0 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson T. Lollar -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t8 0-5 0 --- BOS R. Gedman C. Leibrandt -1% 97% Single
t8 0-5 0 1-- O BOS M. Barrett C. Leibrandt 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 0-5 1 1-- O BOS E. Romero C. Leibrandt 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 0-5 2 1-- O BOS D. Evans C. Leibrandt 0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Tim Lollar facing 3-4-5
b8 5-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Lollar -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 5-0 1 --- KCR F. White T. Lollar 0% 100% Triple
Mike Brown replaces Tim Lollar pitching
b8 5-0 1 --3 O KCR S. Balboni M. Brown -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-0 2 --3 R KCR H. McRae M. Brown 0% 100% Double; White Scores
b8 6-0 2 -2- KCR D. Motley M. Brown 0% 100% McRae Picked off 2B, safe on E2; McRae to 3B
b8 6-0 2 --3 O KCR D. Motley M. Brown -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
t9 0-6 0 --- BOS W. Boggs C. Leibrandt -0% 99% Walk
t9 0-6 0 1-- O BOS B. Buckner C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-6 1 1-- BOS J. Rice C. Leibrandt -0% 99% Single; Boggs to 2B
t9 0-6 1 12- O BOS D. Baylor C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-6 2 12- O BOS T. Armas C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 6.

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