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@CAL		2
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@KCR		4
0
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@MIL		8
6
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@NYY		5
6
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@OAK		5
3
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@TEX		8
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5
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9
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2
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@MON		3
13
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@STL		3
4
Friday, July 31, 1987,
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 40,149, Time of Game: 2:35
Red Sox
4
48-54
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Royals
0
49-53
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Roger Clemens (11-7)
L: Bret Saberhagen (15-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    4 12  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .271 .814 0.185 0.60 0.204 -0.018 1.8 4 2 HR,2B,SB
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .267 .656 -0.034 0.54 0.020 -0.054 -0.1 2 3 2B
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .372 1.076 -0.032 0.49 0.020 -0.052 -1.2 3 1
Jim Rice LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .805 -0.071 0.49 0.000 -0.071 -1.2 2 0 GDP
Sam Horn DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 .409 1.458 0.071 0.52 0.097 -0.025 0.8 HR
Dwight Evans 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .989 -0.004 0.47 0.040 -0.044 -0.3 8 0 2B,GDP
Mike Greenwell RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .315 .943 0.002 0.53 0.050 -0.048 0.2 3 0 HR
   Dave Henderson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .727 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
John Marzano C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 -0.007 0.42 0.009 -0.016 -0.5 4 0
Spike Owen SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .682 -0.050 0.57 0.007 -0.056 -0.6 0 4
Roger Clemens P 0 2
Team Totals 36 4 12 3 3 5 .333 1.051 0.060 0.52 0.447 -0.384 -1.1 27 12
2B: M Barrett (11, off B Saberhagen); D Evans (24, off B Saberhagen); E Burks (20, off J Davis).
HR: M Greenwell (12, off B Saberhagen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); S Horn (4, off B Saberhagen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); E Burks (16, off B Saberhagen; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: E Burks 7; S Horn 5; M Greenwell 4; M Barrett 3; W Boggs 2; D Evans 2; S Owen.
GIDP: D Evans (5); J Rice (13).
RBI: M Greenwell (49); S Horn (9); E Burks (42).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: E Burks (B Jackson at 3rd base); E Burks (K Seitzer at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Burks (14, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/M Macfarlane).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .705 -0.008 0.97 0.059 -0.067 -0.2 1 0 SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314 .839 -0.016 0.78 0.033 -0.049 -0.2 0 0 2B
George Brett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .840 -0.077 0.97 0.019 -0.097 -0.7 14 0
Thad Bosley RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .685 -0.049 1.15 0.046 -0.095 -0.7 2 0 2B
Jim Eisenreich DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .705 -0.035 1.06 0.065 -0.100 -0.4 3B
Bo Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .815 -0.132 1.00 0.000 -0.132 -1.5 1 1 2B
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .662 -0.029 0.76 0.017 -0.046 -0.5 2 8
Ross Jones SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.250 -0.012 0.72 0.044 -0.055 -0.1 1 7 2B
Mike Macfarlane C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .421 -0.054 0.97 0.000 -0.054 -0.5 4 0
   Danny Tartabull PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .815 -0.029 1.00 0.000 -0.029 -0.4
   Larry Owen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .607 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Bret Saberhagen P 0 0
   John Davis P 0 0
Team Totals 33 0 8 0 2 4 .242 .710 -0.441 0.93 0.283 -0.724 -5.1 27 16
2B: R Jones (1, off R Clemens); B Jackson (14, off R Clemens); T Bosley (5, off R Clemens); K Seitzer (23, off R Clemens).
3B: J Eisenreich (2, off R Clemens).
TB: R Jones 3; J Eisenreich 3; K Seitzer 2; B Jackson 2; T Bosley 2; W Wilson; G Brett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Jones-F White-G Brett; F White-R Jones-G Brett.
E: R Jones (1).
Outfield Assists: B Jackson (M Barrett at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (31, 2nd base off R Clemens/J Marzano).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, W (11-7) 9 8 0 0 2 4 0 3.20 35 73 0.440 0.93 5.1
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 35 73 0.440 0.52 5.1

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (15-6) 6.2 11 4 4 1 2 3 2.95 29 37 -0.087 0.65 -0.5
John Davis 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 4.91 10 2 0 0.027 0.14 1.6
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 3 5 3 4.00 39 37 2 0 -0.060 0.93 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 40,149.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Ellis Burks CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 George Brett 1B
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Thad Bosley RF
5 Sam Horn DH 5 Jim Eisenreich DH
6 Dwight Evans 1B 6 Bo Jackson LF
7 Mike Greenwell RF 7 Frank White 2B
8 John Marzano C 8 Ross Jones SS
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Mike Macfarlane C
Roger Clemens P Bret Saberhagen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 --- R BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen 9% 59% Home Run
t4 2-0 0 --- R BOS S. Horn B. Saberhagen 8% 80% Home Run
t3 1-0 1 1-- R BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 8% 68% Burks Steals 2B; Burks Scores/Adv on E6
b4 0-3 1 --- KCR J. Eisenreich R. Clemens -6% 73% Triple
b4 0-3 1 --3 O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 6% 79% Groundout: P-1B

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 --- R BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen 9% 59% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- O BOS M. Barrett B. Saberhagen -2% 57% Flyball: RF
t1 1-0 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen -2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen -1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens -4% 51% Single
b1 0-1 0 1-- KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens -2% 49% Wilson Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens -3% 45% Walk
b1 0-1 0 12- O KCR G. Brett R. Clemens 5% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 12- O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 5% 55% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 2 12- O KCR J. Eisenreich R. Clemens 4% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O BOS S. Horn B. Saberhagen -2% 58% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans B. Saberhagen 4% 61% Double
t2 1-0 1 -2- O BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen -3% 58% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 2 -2- BOS J. Marzano B. Saberhagen 1% 59% Walk
t2 1-0 2 12- O BOS S. Owen B. Saberhagen -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 2% 59% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 --- KCR R. Jones R. Clemens -1% 58% Single
b2 0-1 2 1-- O KCR M. Macfarlane R. Clemens 3% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen 3% 64% Single
t3 1-0 0 1-- O BOS M. Barrett B. Saberhagen -3% 61% Flyball: 2B
t3 1-0 1 1-- R BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 8% 68% Burks Steals 2B; Burks Scores/Adv on E6
t3 2-0 1 --- BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen 2% 70% Single
t3 2-0 1 1-- OO BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen -4% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 3% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O KCR G. Brett R. Clemens 1% 72% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- R BOS S. Horn B. Saberhagen 8% 80% Home Run
t4 3-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans B. Saberhagen -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- O BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen -1% 78% Flyball: RF
t4 3-0 2 --- O BOS J. Marzano B. Saberhagen -1% 77% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 3% 80% Strikeout
b4 0-3 1 --- KCR J. Eisenreich R. Clemens -6% 73% Triple
b4 0-3 1 --3 O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 6% 79% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-3 2 --3 KCR F. White R. Clemens -2% 77% Walk
b4 0-3 2 1-3 O KCR R. Jones R. Clemens 5% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- O BOS S. Owen B. Saberhagen -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- O BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen -1% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 3-0 2 --- BOS M. Barrett B. Saberhagen 1% 81% Double
t5 3-0 2 -2- O BOS W. Boggs B. Saberhagen -2% 79% Single; Barrett out at Hm/LF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- O KCR M. Macfarlane R. Clemens 3% 82% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 84% Flyball: LF
b5 0-3 2 --- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 1% 85% Double; Seitzer out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice B. Saberhagen -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- BOS S. Horn B. Saberhagen 1% 85% Single
t6 3-0 1 1-- OO BOS D. Evans B. Saberhagen -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
b6 0-3 0 --- O KCR G. Brett R. Clemens 3% 85% Flyball: 3B
b6 0-3 1 --- KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens -5% 81% Double
b6 0-3 1 -2- O KCR J. Eisenreich R. Clemens 4% 85% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 2 -2- O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 4% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
t7 3-0 0 --- R BOS M. Greenwell B. Saberhagen 5% 93% Home Run
t7 4-0 0 --- O BOS J. Marzano B. Saberhagen -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-0 1 --- BOS S. Owen B. Saberhagen 1% 93% Single
t7 4-0 1 1-- O BOS E. Burks B. Saberhagen -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 4-0 2 1-- BOS M. Barrett B. Saberhagen 1% 93% Single; Owen to 2B
John Davis replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t7 4-0 2 12- O BOS W. Boggs J. Davis -1% 92% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 2% 94% Strikeout
b7 0-4 1 --- KCR R. Jones R. Clemens -3% 91% Double
Danny Tartabull pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane (C) batting 9th
b7 0-4 1 -2- O KCR D. Tartabull R. Clemens 3% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 0-4 2 -2- O KCR W. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 96% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' John Davis facing 4-5-6
Larry Owen replaces Danny Tartabull (PH) playing C batting 9th
t8 4-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice J. Davis -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-0 1 --- O BOS S. Horn J. Davis -0% 95% Strikeout
t8 4-0 2 --- BOS D. Evans J. Davis 0% 95% Walk
t8 4-0 2 1-- O BOS M. Greenwell J. Davis -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
Dave Henderson replaces Mike Greenwell playing RF batting 7th
b8 0-4 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer R. Clemens 2% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 0-4 1 --- KCR G. Brett R. Clemens -2% 95% Single
b8 0-4 1 1-- O KCR T. Bosley R. Clemens 2% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 0-4 2 1-- O KCR J. Eisenreich R. Clemens 1% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' John Davis facing 8-9-1
t9 4-0 0 --- O BOS J. Marzano J. Davis -0% 98% Strikeout
t9 4-0 1 --- O BOS S. Owen J. Davis -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-0 2 --- BOS E. Burks J. Davis 0% 98% Double
t9 4-0 2 -2- BOS M. Barrett J. Davis 0% 98% Walk
t9 4-0 2 12- O BOS W. Boggs J. Davis -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
b9 0-4 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson R. Clemens 1% 99% Double; Jackson out at 3B/CF-2B
b9 0-4 1 --- O KCR F. White R. Clemens 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-4 2 --- O KCR R. Jones R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.

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