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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 15, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 15, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Crawford |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 22,943 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
| Dave F. Schmidt | Catcher |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 15, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Crawford
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Crawford
Wathan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Crawford
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Crawford
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Gale
Remy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gale
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Gale
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gale
Rice hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Crawford
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Crawford
Quirk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Quirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Crawford
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Crawford
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Crawford
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Crawford
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Rice picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Washington moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wathan vs. Crawford
Wathan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gale
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gale
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Gale
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Gale
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Gale
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Crawford
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Crawford
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Crawford
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Gale
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gale
Gale fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gale. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Gale
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Gale
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Gale
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Crawford
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Crawford
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Crawford
Geronimo bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Crawford
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to home to get Quirk. White moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Crawford
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gale
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Gale
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Gale
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Gale
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Crawford
Wathan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Crawford
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Crawford
Aikens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Crawford
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Crawford
Quirk hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gale
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Gale
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gale
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Gale
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gale
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gale
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Crawford
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Crawford
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching.
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Geronimo steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Clear
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Clear
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gale
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Gale
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Gale
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gale
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Clear
Wathan hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clear
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Clear
There goes McRae. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Clear
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Clear
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Gale
Remy bunts towards the mound. Gale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gale
Evans bunts towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Clear
Quirk hits a popup towards short. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clear
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Clear
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Clear
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Martin
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Martin
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk juggles the ball. That's an error on Quirk. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Martin
Stapleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Martin
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Martin
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clear
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Clear
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Clear
McRae hits a popup towards short. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Clear
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Martin
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Martin
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Martin
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Martin
Reid Nichols pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski.
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nichols moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Martin
Perez takes first base on ball four. Nichols moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Martin
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nichols scores. Rice moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1981 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 0 2 0 Remy J, 2b 5 1 3 0
Wathan J, c 5 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 2
McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 1 1 1
Aikens W, 1b 5 1 1 1 Nichols R, pr 0 1 0 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 5 0 1 0
Quirk J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 1 2 2 Lansford C, 3b 5 0 1 1
Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0 Stapleton D, ss 3 0 2 0
Washington U, ss 3 0 0 0 Schmidt D, c 3 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0
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33 3 7 3 35 4 9 4
Kansas City 020 010 000 -- 3
Boston 000 030 001 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gale R 6.1 7 3 3 3 5
Brett K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Martin R (L) 2.0 2 1 1 3 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Crawford S 5.1 6 3 3 4 2
Clear M (W) 3.2 1 0 0 2 3
E -- Rice J, Gale R, Quirk J 2
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Boston 12
2B -- Quirk J
HR -- White F, Aikens W, Evans D, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Geronimo C, McRae H
SH -- Geronimo C, Evans D
T -- 2:55
A -- 22943
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