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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 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 9, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 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 9, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Black |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rob Woodward |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,009 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Rocky Roe |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | DH |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Ross Jones | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Todd Benzinger | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dave Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Ed Romero | Third Baseman |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Woodward
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Woodward
There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Woodward
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Woodward
Brett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Woodward
Tartabull hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Woodward
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Woodward
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Black
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Black
Barrett hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Black
There goes Burks. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Black
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. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Black
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Woodward
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Woodward
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Woodward
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Woodward
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Balboni scores. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
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. Quirk scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Crawford
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Crawford
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Black
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Black
Henderson 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Black
Romero hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Crawford
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Crawford
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Crawford
Balboni hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Crawford
The ball gets by Marzano for a passed ball. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Crawford
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Crawford
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Black
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Black
Marzano is hit by the pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Black
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Owen scores. Marzano moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Black
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Marzano moves to third. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benzinger vs. Black
Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Marzano scores. Burks moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Black
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Black
Baylor is hit by the pitch. Burks scores. Barrett moves to third. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Davis
John Davis now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Crawford
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Crawford
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Crawford
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Crawford
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Crawford
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
White vs. Crawford
White hits a ball on the ground to left field. Benzinger throws towards the plate. Marzano fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marzano. Brett scores. Tartabull moves to third. White moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Balboni vs. Crawford
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Benzinger. Balboni reaches second base with a double. Tartabull scores. White scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Bolton
Tom Bolton now pitching.
Quirk 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 4
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Davis
Romero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Davis
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Romero moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Marzano vs. Davis
Marzano hits a popup towards short. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Davis
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Davis
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bolton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bolton
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bolton
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Bolton
Brett hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Davis
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, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Davis
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Davis
Baylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Davis
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Bolton
Tartabull hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bolton
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bolton
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Balboni vs. Bolton
Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Bolton
Quirk is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Davis
Romero hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Davis
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owen for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Davis
Marzano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Marzano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Davis
Burks strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bolton
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benzinger throws the ball in to Barrett who tags Jones, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bolton
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, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bolton
Seitzer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bolton
Brett 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, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Davis
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benzinger for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Bolton
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bolton
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Bolton
White 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 8
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Davis
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Davis
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Davis
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Bolton
Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Bolton
Quirk 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, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bolton
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bolton
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Davis
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Davis
Sam Horn pinch hits for John Marzano.
Horn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Davis
Burks bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1987 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 6 1 2 1 Burks E, cf 4 1 1 1
Seitzer K, 3b 4 2 3 2 Barrett M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brett G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Benzinger T, lf 4 0 1 1
Tartabull D, rf 5 1 1 1 Evans D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith L, lf 5 0 1 0 Baylor D, dh 2 0 0 1
White F, 2b 5 1 2 0 Henderson D, rf 4 0 1 0
Balboni S, dh 5 1 3 2 Romero E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Quirk J, c 4 1 1 0 Owen S, ss 4 1 2 0
Jones R, ss 5 0 2 0 Marzano J, c 2 1 1 0
Horn S, ph 1 0 0 0
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43 8 17 7 32 3 7 3
Kansas City 120 400 100 -- 8
Boston 003 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Black B 2.1 3 3 3 2 0
Davis J (W) 6.2 4 0 0 0 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Woodward R 1.1 5 3 3 1 1
Crawford S (L) 2.1 6 4 1 2 1
Bolton T 5.1 6 1 1 0 3
E -- Marzano J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Boston 7
2B -- Wilson W, Balboni S, Marzano J
HR -- Seitzer K
SB -- Burks E
HBP -- by Black B (Marzano J), by Black B (Baylor D), by Davis J (Baylor D)
WP -- Woodward R
PB -- Marzano J
T -- 2:56
A -- 34009
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