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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 28, 1985
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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 April 28, 1985 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1985 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 28, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,822 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Darryl Motley | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Buddy Biancalana | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Armas | DH |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Reid Nichols | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Hoffman | Second Baseman |
| Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
| Jackie Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 28, 1985
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Boyd
Sheridan hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nichols. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Boyd
Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nichols. Orta reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Boyd
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Leibrandt
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana misplays the ball. That's an error on Biancalana. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Leibrandt
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Boyd
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Boyd
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biancalana vs. Boyd
The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biancalana vs. Boyd
Biancalana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Leibrandt
Nichols hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Leibrandt
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Leibrandt
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Leibrandt
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Boyd
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Boyd
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyd covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. Boggs moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Armas vs. Leibrandt
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boggs scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Leibrandt
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Boyd
Balboni is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Boyd
Motley hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nichols. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Boyd
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biancalana vs. Boyd
Biancalana strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Leibrandt
Nichols hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Nichols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. Leibrandt
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Leibrandt
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Leibrandt
Gutierrez 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
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Boyd
Sheridan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nichols who is chasing the ball. Sheridan reaches third base with a triple. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sheridan scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Boyd
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Boyd
Balboni hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a line drive towards short. Biancalana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Leibrandt
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Boyd
Motley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Boyd
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Boyd
Biancalana strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Leibrandt
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Leibrandt
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Leibrandt
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Boyd
Sheridan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Boyd
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Balboni vs. Boyd
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Leibrandt
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Leibrandt
Gutierrez 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, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Boyd
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Boyd
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Leibrandt
Armas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Leibrandt
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Rice trying to get to home. Motley throws the ball in to Sundberg who tags Rice, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lyons vs. Beckwith
Joe Beckwith now pitching. Steve Lyons pinch hits for Reid Nichols.
Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoffman vs. Beckwith
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beckwith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Boyd
Steve Lyons now playing center field.
Biancalana hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ojeda
Bob Ojeda now pitching. Lynn Jones pinch hits for Pat Sheridan.
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Ojeda
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Beckwith
Rick Miller pinch hits for Marc Sullivan. Lynn Jones now playing right field.
Miller 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, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Beckwith
Rich Gedman pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez.
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Beckwith
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Beckwith
Evans strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1985 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 1 3 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 2 2 1
Sheridan P, rf 4 1 1 1 Evans D, rf 5 0 1 0
Jones L, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 0 3 0
Brett G, 3b 5 1 3 1 Armas T, dh 4 0 1 1
Orta J, dh 4 0 1 1 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Balboni S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Nichols R, cf 3 0 2 0
Motley D, lf 4 0 0 0 Lyons S, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 2 3 2 Hoffman G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Sullivan M, c 3 0 0 0
Biancalana B, ss 4 0 0 0 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez J, ss 3 0 0 0
Gedman R, ph 1 0 1 0
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37 5 11 5 38 2 12 2
Kansas City 110 021 000 -- 5
Boston 001 000 100 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W) 7.1 11 2 2 0 3
Beckwith J (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd O (L) 8.1 11 5 5 2 12
Ojeda B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Biancalana B
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 9
2B -- Brett G, Orta J, White F, Nichols R
3B -- Sheridan P
HR -- White F 2, Boggs W
PB -- Sullivan M
T -- 2:43
A -- 23822
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