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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 7, 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 August 7, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 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 | August 7, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Sellers |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,946 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | DH |
| Ross Jones | Shortstop |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 7, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sellers
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Sellers
Seitzer 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: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sellers
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Burks 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett 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: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
There goes Burks. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
The ball gets by Quirk for a passed ball. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice strikes out. There goes Boggs. The throw from Quirk to White, and back to Brett, who tags Boggs out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Sellers
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sellers
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Sellers
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Sellers
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sellers
Jones hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Leibrandt
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Sellers
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sellers
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Sellers
Seitzer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Sellers
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Leibrandt
Marzano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Owen reaches second base with a double. Marzano moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marzano scores. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Sellers
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sellers
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sellers
White hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Benzinger. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Sellers
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Leibrandt
Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Evans reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores. Evans tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Marzano vs. Leibrandt
Marzano strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sellers
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Sellers
Quirk hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sellers
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Sellers
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sellers
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Sellers
Tartabull hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Leibrandt covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Leibrandt
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leibrandt
There goes Baylor. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Baylor steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sellers
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Sellers
White hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Sellers
Balboni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Sellers
Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Ross Jones.
Eisenreich takes first base on ball four. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Sellers
Lonnie Smith pinch runs for Steve Balboni.
Quirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benzinger. Quirk reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Eisenreich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Sellers
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Angel Salazar now playing shortstop.
Benzinger 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Leibrandt
Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Sellers
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sellers
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Sellers
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Sellers
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Sellers
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sellers
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Sellers
Salazar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Sellers
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salazar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Sellers
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Leibrandt
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Evans reaches second base with a double. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Marzano vs. Leibrandt
Marzano hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baylor tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Davis
John Davis now pitching. Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Ellis Burks.
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Davis
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Evans scores. Owen moves to third. Greenwell moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1987 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0
Seitzer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Greenwell M, ph 0 0 0 0
Brett G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 2
Tartabull D, rf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jackson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 3 1 0 0
White F, 2b 4 1 2 1 Baylor D, dh 3 1 1 0
Balboni S, dh 2 0 1 0 Evans D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Smith L, pr 1 1 0 0 Benzinger T, rf 3 0 0 1
Jones R, ss 2 0 0 0 Marzano J, c 3 1 1 1
Eisenreich J, ph 0 1 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 0 1 0
Salazar A, ss 1 0 1 0
Quirk J, c 4 0 2 2
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34 3 7 3 29 4 6 4
Kansas City 010 000 200 -- 3
Boston 001 100 002 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (L) 8.2 6 4 4 5 5
Davis J 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sellers J (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 7
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 8
2B -- Owen S, White F, Evans D 2, Quirk J
HR -- White F
SB -- Burks E, Baylor D
CS -- Boggs W
SF -- Benzinger T, Marzano J
HBP -- by Sellers J (Seitzer K)
PB -- Quirk J
T -- 2:53
A -- 34946
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