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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 20, 1987
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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 20, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,486 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Al Clark 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Larry Owen | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Danny Sheaffer | Catcher |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 20, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Hurst
White hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Saberhagen
Romero hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Saberhagen
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice is hit by the pitch. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Saberhagen
There's a wild pitch. Rice moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hurst
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hurst
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hurst
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Hurst
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson 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, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Saberhagen
Sheaffer 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, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Saberhagen
Hoffman 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 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hurst
Owen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hurst
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hurst
Tartabull is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hurst
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hurst
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Hurst
Balboni hits a line drive towards short. Hoffman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Saberhagen
Romero hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Saberhagen
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hurst
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Saberhagen
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Saberhagen
Hoffman 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, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Saberhagen
Romero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Hurst
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hurst
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Saberhagen
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second base. White fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hurst
McRae hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hurst
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Jackson reaches second base with a double. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Hurst
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Hurst
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. Seitzer reaches third base with a triple. Salazar scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
White vs. Crawford
White hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Saberhagen
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Saberhagen
Hoffman 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 7
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Crawford
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Crawford
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. McRae reaches second base with a double. Tartabull goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Crawford
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Crawford
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Salazar vs. Crawford
Salazar hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Salazar reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Crawford
Owen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Saberhagen
Romero hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Saberhagen
Buckner 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 8
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Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Crawford
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Crawford
Seitzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Crawford
White hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Crawford
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Crawford
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Crawford
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Quisenberry
Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer.
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Quisenberry
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1987 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 1 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 2 3 0
Seitzer K, 3b 5 1 2 2 Romero E, 2b 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 5 1 1 2 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Tartabull D, rf 5 2 2 1 Rice J, lf 3 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 3 2 2 1 Baylor D, dh 4 0 2 2
Jackson B, lf 5 1 2 1 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0
Balboni S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 4 0 0 0
Salazar A, ss 4 1 2 1 Sheaffer D, c 3 0 0 0
Owen L, c 3 1 1 2 Greenwell M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoffman G, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 13 10 34 2 7 2
Kansas City 013 004 200 -- 10
Boston 101 000 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 8.0 7 2 2 1 1
Quisenberry D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (L) 5.2 9 8 8 2 2
Crawford S 3.1 4 2 2 0 4
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 7
2B -- Jackson B, McRae H, Salazar A
3B -- Seitzer K
HR -- Tartabull D, Owen L, White F
SF -- Owen L
HBP -- by Saberhagen B (Rice J)
WP -- Saberhagen B
T -- 2:26
A -- 35486
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