April 7, 1989 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
SEA 1 DET 10
MIL 3 KCR 9
BOS 8 MIN 8
BAL 3 CLE 4
@NYY 2 CHW 7
@OAK 1 TOR 10
@TEX 9 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 6
PIT 5 CIN 4
SFG 3
(16) SDP 5
@HOU 3 MON 7
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,770

Friday, April 7, 1989, 7:30
Time of Game: 3:00

Red Sox

0-3

Lost 3

7th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   1  3  1    8 11  2
Royals          0  0  3   1  0  1   0  0  4    9 12  2

W: J Montgomery (2-0), L: L Smith (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Royals

3-1

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .793   21    0   2   
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .673    9    1   2   2B,SF,SH
D Evans RF                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .182  .630   17    4   0   
M Greenwell LF                5   2   1   1    0   2  .385 1.506   17    1   0   HR
E Burks CF                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .286  .929   14    4   0   HR,2B
J Rice DH                     5   1   1   2    0   1  .214  .643   14    0   0   HR
N Esasky 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .231  .594   22   11   1   
J Reed SS                     3   2   0   0    1   0  .182  .432   14    2   3   
R Cerone C                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   16    3   0   SF
  S Horn PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    0   0   
  R Gedman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   

O Boyd P                                                                 0   2
  B Stanley P                                                            0   1
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   8    4   7              148   26  11

BATTING

2B: M Barrett (1, off F Bannister); E Burks (2, off F Bannister).

HR: M Greenwell (3, off J Montgomery; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Rice (1, off F Bannister; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); E Burks (1, off T Gordon; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: M Barrett (1, off J Montgomery); R Cerone (1, off F Bannister).

SH: M Barrett (3, off F Bannister).

TB: E Burks 7; M Greenwell 4; J Rice 4; M Barrett 3; S Horn; D Evans; N Esasky; W Boggs.

RBI: J Rice 2 (4); E Burks 2 (3); S Horn (1); M Greenwell (4); M Barrett (1); R Cerone (1).

2-out RBI: J Rice 2; E Burks.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Barrett-J Reed.

E: W Boggs (1); E Burks (1).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .204   17    3   0   
  J Eisenreich CF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    6    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .077  .327   19    0   2   SB
G Brett 1B                    5   0   2   3    0   0  .133  .309   15   10   2   SB
D Tartabull RF                3   1   1   1    2   1  .545 1.433   23    1   0   
P Tabler DH                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .517   11    0   0   
B Jackson LF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .667   11    3   0   2B,SB
B Boone C                     5   1   4   2    0   0  .571 1.214   16    7   0   2B
F White 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .705   15    1   1   SF
K Stillwell SS                2   2   1   0    2   0  .250  .667   20    2   2   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  J Gleaton P                                                            0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       37   9  12   8    5   2              153   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Boone (1, off O Boyd); B Jackson (2, off O Boyd).

SF: F White (1, off B Stanley).

TB: B Boone 5; B Jackson 3; G Brett 2; K Stillwell; D Tartabull; J Eisenreich; K Seitzer.

RBI: G Brett 3 (4); B Boone 2 (2); F White (2); K Seitzer (1); D Tartabull (2).

2-out RBI: B Boone; K Seitzer; G Brett.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 15.

FIELDING

E: K Stillwell 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jackson (3, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Cerone); G Brett (1, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Cerone); K Seitzer (1, Home off O Boyd/R Cerone).

PITCHING

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                         5     6   5   5    2   2   0   9.00   24   76-48   31· 5·12    7· 7· 6· 0     35    -     0.80  -0.25
B Stanley                      3     2   0   0    1   0   0   1.80   11   44-26   19· 0· 7    6· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.94   0.11
L Smith, L (0-1)               0     2   4   4    2   0   0  36.00    4   20-9     5· 1· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.04  -0.62
D Lamp, BS (1)                 0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          2-2    4.03  -0.34
Totals                         8.2  12   9   9    5   2   0          43  149-89   59· 6·24   14·10·12· 0          3-3

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
F Bannister                    6.2   7   4   3    1   6   1   4.05   29   92-60   33· 8·19    9·10· 3· 0     51    -     0.96  -0.04
T Gordon, BS (1)               0.2   3   3   3    2   1   1   6.23    7   30-15    6· 3· 6    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.45  -0.51
J Gleaton                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.95  -0.02
J Montgomery, W (2-0)          1.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.45    6   18-14   11· 0· 3    2· 4· 0· 0          3-1    0.71  -0.04
Totals                         9    11   8   7    4   7   3          43  145-90   50·11·29   14·14· 4· 0          6-1

O Boyd faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
L Smith faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
J Gleaton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Bannister (1); T Gordon (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 21,770.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Boggs              3B    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. D Evans              RF    3. G Brett              1B 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. D Tartabull          RF 
5. E Burks              CF    5. P Tabler             DH 
6. J Rice               DH    6. B Jackson            LF 
7. N Esasky             1B    7. B Boone              C  
8. J Reed               SS    8. F White              2B 
9. R Cerone             C     9. K Stillwell          SS 

   O Boyd               P        F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  8-8  12-  3   39% 100% B Boone         D Lamp          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; Tabler to 2B
   b 9   0  8-5  123  3   34%  66% G Brett         L Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stillwell Scores; Eisenreich Scores; Seitzer to 3B/Adv on E8
   t 8   0  5-4  ---  4  -25%  50% E Burks         T Gordon        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   1  5-5  12-  4  -25%  18% S Horn          T Gordon        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Esasky Scores; Reed to 3B
   t 6   2  4-1  1--  1  -17%  73% J Rice          F Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burks Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   48%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Boggs to 2B
          -2-  5   46%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Boggs to 3B
   O      1-3  3   55%  E Burks         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  N Esasky        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  D Tartabull     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   51%  P Tabler        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   50%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   52%  R Cerone        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   53%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   55%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   62%  B Boone         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   58%  F White         Flyball: RF
          -2-  5   60%  K Stillwell     Walk
   O      12-  3   57%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B; Boone to 3B; Stillwell to 2B
   R      -23  1   67%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Boone Scores; Stillwell to 3B
   R      1-3  3   77%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Stillwell Scores; Seitzer to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  D Tartabull     Seitzer Steals Hm; Brett Steals 2B; Brett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  6   82%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   81%  E Burks         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   84%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   87%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   86%  P Tabler        Lineout: RF
          ---  2   87%  B Jackson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      88%  B Boone         Jackson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   92%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jackson Scores
          1--  6   93%  F White         Fielder's Choice 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 2B); White to 1B
   O      12-  4   92%  K Stillwell     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      12-  1   90%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   92%  J Reed          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   93%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  K Seitzer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   93%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   93%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--  2   92%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   94%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   92%  D Evans         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   94%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Greenwell to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  1   90%  E Burks         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greenwell Scores
   RR     1--  1   73%  J Rice          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burks Scores
   O      ---  5   75%  N Esasky        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   80%  B Jackson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Bob Stanley replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
          -2-  2   86%  B Boone         Single to CF (Bunt thru Weak 2B-1B); Jackson to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   85%  F White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Jackson Scores
          1--  6   87%  K Stillwell     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Boone to 2B
   OO     12-  8   82%  W Wilson        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   74%  J Reed          Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Reed to 2B
          -2-      70%  R Cerone        Wild Pitch; Reed to 3B
   RO     --3  4   74%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reed Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   77%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   73%  M Barrett       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Tom Gordon replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
          -2-  5   71%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-  5   79%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   78%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   77%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Eisenreich replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
   R      ---  4   50%  E Burks         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Rice          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   50%  N Esasky        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      46%  J Reed          Wild Pitch; Esasky to 2B
          -2-  5   43%  " "             Walk
                  Sam Horn pinch hits for Rick Cerone batting 9th
   R      12-  4   18%  S Horn          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Esasky Scores; Reed to 3B
                  Jerry Don Gleaton replaces Tom Gordon pitching
          1-3  5   16%  W Boggs         Walk; Horn to 2B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching
   RO     123  3   13%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Reed Scores; Horn to 3B
   O      1-3  5   16%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Gedman replaces Sam Horn playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   11%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2    9%  B Boone         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5    7%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1    3%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4    3%  E Burks         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1    4%  J Rice          Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  4    4%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Smith replaces Bob Stanley pitching
          ---  5    8%  K Stillwell     Walk
          1--  6   20%  J Eisenreich    Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Stillwell to 3B
          1-3  6   32%  K Seitzer       Walk; Eisenreich to 2B
   RR     123  3   66%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stillwell Scores; Eisenreich Scores; Seitzer to 3B/Adv on E8
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Lee Smith pitching
   R      1-3  3   81%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores; Brett to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  P Tabler        Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Tartabull to 2B
   O      12-  1   61%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      12-  3  100%  B Boone         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; Tabler to 2B
        4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation