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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 23, 1989
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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 23, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Wes Gardner |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,116 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Jim Evans 2B: John Shulock 3B: Dan Morrison |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | DH |
| Jim Eisenreich | Right Fielder |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 23, 1989
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gardner
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Gardner
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Gardner
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Gardner
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Gardner
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Gardner
There goes Brett. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Reed applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a line drive towards third. Seitzer reaches out 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: ---
Eisenreich vs. Gardner
Eisenreich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Gardner
There goes Eisenreich. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Eisenreich steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Gardner
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gardner
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Gardner
White hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Evans. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Gardner
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Gardner
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Wilson reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Gardner
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Esasky vs. Leibrandt
Esasky hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Gardner
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Gardner
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Gardner
Eisenreich hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Leibrandt
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Leibrandt
Reed hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gardner
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gardner
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Gardner
White hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Gardner
Stillwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Stillwell reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Gardner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stillwell scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Smithson
Mike Smithson now pitching.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Barrett applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Smithson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Smithson
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Smithson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Eisenreich vs. Smithson
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Smithson
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Leibrandt
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Leibrandt
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leibrandt
Reed 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 6
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Smithson
Boone hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Smithson
White hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Stillwell vs. Smithson
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground for an out. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Smithson
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Smithson
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. White scores. Stillwell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Smithson
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks 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, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Smithson
Tartabull hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Smithson
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Smithson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Smithson
Boone takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Smithson
White hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tartabull tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Smithson
Stillwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Gary Thurman now playing left field. Brad Wellman now playing second base.
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
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, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Murphy
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Murphy
Pat Tabler pinch hits for George Brett.
Tabler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Murphy
Tartabull hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Leibrandt
Pat Tabler now playing first base.
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Leibrandt
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leibrandt
Reed hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Stanley
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Stanley
Boone hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Boone reaches second base with a double. Eisenreich scores. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wellman vs. Stanley
Wellman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Stanley
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a popup into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1989 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 4 1 2 2 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Seitzer K, 3b 5 0 1 1 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brett G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0
Tabler P, ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 2 0
Tartabull D, dh 5 1 2 0 Rice J, dh 3 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, rf 4 2 2 1 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0
Jackson B, lf 4 1 2 2 Esasky N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Thurman G, lf 1 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 0 1 0
Boone B, c 4 1 3 1 Reed J, ss 3 0 1 0
White F, 2b 3 2 2 1
Wellman B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Stillwell K, ss 5 1 1 1
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40 10 17 10 31 0 5 0
Kansas City 130 211 101 -- 10
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W (L) 3.2 8 6 6 1 3
Smithson M 3.1 7 3 3 1 0
Murphy R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Stanley B 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 4
2B -- White F, Wilson W, Boone B 3, Stillwell K, Brett G
HR -- Jackson B
SB -- Wilson W, Eisenreich J
CS -- Brett G, Wilson W
SF -- Eisenreich J, White F
T -- 2:33
A -- 33116
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