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5
Tuesday, May 19, 1987,
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 25,340, Time of Game: 2:27
Red Sox
1
16-22
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Royals
4
22-14
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
L: Bob Stanley (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Royals          0  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  X    4 10  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .810 -0.027 0.95 0.048 -0.075 -0.2 3 0 SB
Ed Romero 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .698 -0.067 0.86 0.016 -0.083 -0.6 2 4 2B
Wade Boggs 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .331 .943 -0.030 1.07 0.052 -0.082 -0.6 0 1
Don Baylor DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 .248 .861 -0.136 1.24 0.030 -0.166 -1.2 HBP,GDP
Mike Greenwell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .934 -0.050 0.83 0.024 -0.074 -0.4 1 0
Jim Rice LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .193 .663 -0.071 1.02 0.024 -0.094 -0.8 0 0 GDP
Bill Buckner 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 .573 0.081 1.12 0.117 -0.037 0.7 11 0
Rich Gedman C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .118 -0.021 1.08 0.039 -0.061 -0.2 6 0
Spike Owen SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .420 -0.051 1.35 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 1 3 SH
   Dave Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .843 -0.025 0.96 0.000 -0.025 -0.3
   Glenn Hoffman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .526 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bob Stanley P 0 1
   Wes Gardner P 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 6 1 1 4 .200 .483 -0.397 1.03 0.350 -0.748 -4.1 24 10
2B: E Romero (3, off B Saberhagen).
SH: S Owen (1, off B Saberhagen).
HBP: D Baylor (6, by B Saberhagen).
TB: E Romero 2; R Gedman; J Rice; M Greenwell; B Buckner; E Burks.
GIDP: D Baylor (2); J Rice (5).
RBI: B Buckner (21).
2-out RBI: B Buckner.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Owen-B Buckner; S Owen-E Romero-B Buckner.
Baserunning
SB: E Burks (4, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .679 -0.125 0.98 0.012 -0.138 -1.3 7 0 GDP
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .898 -0.060 0.58 0.000 -0.060 -0.9 0 1
Juan Beniquez DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 .298 .780 0.090 0.62 0.113 -0.023 1.2 2B
Danny Tartabull RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .288 .745 0.145 0.87 0.155 -0.011 1.1 1 0
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .230 .656 0.103 1.03 0.124 -0.021 0.8 1 5
Bo Jackson LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .272 .803 -0.124 1.12 0.004 -0.128 -1.2 0 0
Angel Salazar SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .266 .603 0.076 1.17 0.124 -0.048 0.5 1 4
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .173 .530 0.003 1.10 0.088 -0.085 -0.4 11 0 GDP
Jamie Quirk C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .163 .547 -0.004 0.92 0.038 -0.043 -0.4 5 0
Bret Saberhagen P 1 1
Team Totals 32 4 10 4 3 5 .312 .715 0.104 0.93 0.658 -0.557 -0.5 27 11
2B: J Beniquez (5, off B Stanley).
TB: D Tartabull 3; A Salazar 2; J Beniquez 2; F White 2; W Wilson; S Balboni.
GIDP: W Wilson (4); S Balboni (6).
RBI: A Salazar (14); J Beniquez (17); S Balboni (9); F White (20).
2-out RBI: J Beniquez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. F White-A Salazar-S Balboni; B Saberhagen-F White-S Balboni.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Stanley, L (2-5) 6.2 10 4 4 2 4 0 4.15 30 40 -0.121 1.06 -0.4
Wes Gardner 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.03 5 1 0 0.019 0.18 0.9
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 3 5 0 4.50 35 40 1 0 -0.102 1.03 0.5

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (7-1) 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 1.75 33 74 0.397 1.03 4.1
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 33 74 0.397 0.93 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Saberhagen (2; D Baylor).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 25,340.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Ellis Burks CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Ed Romero 2B 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Juan Beniquez DH
4 Don Baylor DH 4 Danny Tartabull RF
5 Mike Greenwell RF 5 Frank White 2B
6 Jim Rice LF 6 Bo Jackson LF
7 Bill Buckner 1B 7 Angel Salazar SS
8 Rich Gedman C 8 Steve Balboni 1B
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Jamie Quirk C
Bob Stanley P Bret Saberhagen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 2 12- R BOS B. Buckner B. Saberhagen -12% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Baylor Scores; Rice to 2B
b4 0-1 0 1-- KCR D. Tartabull B. Stanley 11% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Beniquez to 3B
b4 1-1 1 12- R KCR A. Salazar B. Stanley 11% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; White to 2B
t6 1-3 0 1-- OO BOS D. Baylor B. Saberhagen 11% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b4 2-1 1 12- R KCR S. Balboni B. Stanley 9% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White Scores; Salazar to 2B

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' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen -3% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS E. Romero B. Saberhagen 3% 50% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen -1% 48% Burks Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 3% 51% Flyball: CF; Burks to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O BOS D. Baylor B. Saberhagen 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer B. Stanley -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Beniquez B. Stanley -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner B. Saberhagen 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR D. Tartabull B. Stanley 4% 59% Single to P (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- KCR F. White B. Stanley 5% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Tartabull to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O KCR B. Jackson B. Stanley -5% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 12- O KCR A. Salazar B. Stanley -5% 54% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 12- O KCR S. Balboni B. Stanley -4% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- BOS R. Gedman B. Saberhagen -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-0 0 1-- O BOS S. Owen B. Saberhagen 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Gedman to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen 4% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 2 -2- O BOS E. Romero B. Saberhagen 4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Quirk B. Stanley 4% 60% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O KCR K. Seitzer B. Stanley -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Baylor B. Saberhagen -3% 50% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-0 1 1-- O BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen 4% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen -2% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baylor to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- R BOS B. Buckner B. Saberhagen -12% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Baylor Scores; Rice to 2B
t4 1-0 2 12- O BOS R. Gedman B. Saberhagen 5% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- KCR J. Beniquez B. Stanley 5% 49% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- KCR D. Tartabull B. Stanley 11% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Beniquez to 3B
b4 0-1 0 1-3 R KCR F. White B. Stanley 7% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Beniquez Scores; Tartabull to 2B
b4 1-1 0 12- O KCR B. Jackson B. Stanley -6% 61% Strikeout
b4 1-1 1 12- R KCR A. Salazar B. Stanley 11% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; White to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- R KCR S. Balboni B. Stanley 9% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White Scores; Salazar to 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- O KCR J. Quirk B. Stanley -3% 77% Flyball: RF
b4 3-1 2 12- O KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley -3% 74% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t5 1-3 0 --- O BOS S. Owen B. Saberhagen 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-3 1 --- O BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- O BOS E. Romero B. Saberhagen 1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer B. Stanley -2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-1 1 --- O KCR J. Beniquez B. Stanley -1% 78% Lineout: 2B
b5 3-1 2 --- KCR D. Tartabull B. Stanley 1% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 3-1 2 1-- O KCR F. White B. Stanley -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen -5% 71% Walk
t6 1-3 0 1-- OO BOS D. Baylor B. Saberhagen 11% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- O BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen 1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
b6 3-1 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson B. Stanley -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 3-1 1 --- KCR A. Salazar B. Stanley 2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b6 3-1 1 1-- OO KCR S. Balboni B. Stanley -3% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
t7 1-3 0 --- O BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen 4% 84% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-3 1 --- O BOS B. Buckner B. Saberhagen 2% 86% Flyball: CF
t7 1-3 2 --- O BOS R. Gedman B. Saberhagen 2% 88% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
b7 3-1 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk B. Stanley -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b7 3-1 1 --- KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley 1% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 3-1 1 1-- O KCR K. Seitzer B. Stanley -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 3-1 2 1-- R KCR J. Beniquez B. Stanley 7% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores
Wes Gardner replaces Bob Stanley pitching
b7 4-1 2 -2- O KCR D. Tartabull W. Gardner -1% 92% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Spike Owen (SS) batting 9th
t8 1-4 0 --- O BOS D. Henderson B. Saberhagen 3% 95% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-4 1 --- O BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- BOS E. Romero B. Saberhagen -2% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 1-4 2 -2- O BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 5-6-7
Glenn Hoffman replaces Dave Henderson (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- O KCR F. White W. Gardner -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- KCR B. Jackson W. Gardner 0% 97% Walk
b8 4-1 1 1-- O KCR A. Salazar W. Gardner -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Jackson to 2B
b8 4-1 2 -2- O KCR S. Balboni W. Gardner -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
t9 1-4 0 --- O BOS D. Baylor B. Saberhagen 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-4 1 --- BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen -2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 1-4 1 1-- OO BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

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