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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 3, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 3, 1980 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Rainey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,760 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Rich Garcia |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Butch Hobson | DH |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Hoffman | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 3, 1980
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Splittorff
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Splittorff
Lynn 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
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rainey
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Rainey
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rainey
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Splittorff
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Splittorff
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Rainey
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Rainey
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Rainey
Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Splittorff
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. Splittorff
Hoffman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Splittorff
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Splittorff
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Rainey
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rainey
There goes Quirk. The throw from Fisk to Burleson and they have Quirk trapped. The throw over to Perez, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rainey
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rainey
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Rainey
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Splittorff
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Splittorff
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Rainey
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rainey
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Rainey
Aikens hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Rainey
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Splittorff
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Splittorff
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun who is chasing the ball. Hoffman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoffman tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Splittorff
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Rainey
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Rainey
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hurdle for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rainey
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Splittorff
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Splittorff
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Splittorff
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rainey
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rainey
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Rainey
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Rainey
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Splittorff
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Splittorff
Hoffman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Splittorff
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Rainey
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Rainey
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Rainey
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Wathan for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Quirk vs. Rainey
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Splittorff
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Pattin
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hobson vs. Pattin
Hobson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Remy vs. Christenson
Jerry Remy pinch hits for Ted Sizemore. Gary Christenson now pitching.
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoffman vs. Christenson
Hoffman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Hoffman reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Christenson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rainey
Jerry Remy now playing second base.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rainey
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Rainey
Wilson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Rainey
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Christenson
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Christenson
There's a wild pitch. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Christenson
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Christenson
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Christenson
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Martin
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Martin
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Perez trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Fisk moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rainey
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Rainey
Aikens hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Rainey
Wathan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Rainey
Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Evans 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 5/3/1980 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 1 Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
Burleson R, ss 5 1 1 0 Braun S, lf 3 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 5 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Rice J, lf 4 2 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Perez T, 1b 5 1 3 1 Wathan J, c 3 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 5 1 4 2 Hurdle C, rf 3 0 0 0
Hobson B, dh 4 0 0 0 Quirk J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 3 1 1 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Remy J, ph-2b 1 0 1 1 Washington U, ss 3 0 2 0
Hoffman G, 3b 4 1 4 2
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40 7 16 7 29 0 5 0
Boston 001 010 032 -- 7
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L) 7.1 9 3 3 0 2
Pattin M* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Christenson G 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Martin R 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Washington U, Sizemore T
DP -- Boston 3, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Sizemore T, McRae H, Rice J, Fisk C, Hoffman G
3B -- Hoffman G
CS -- Quirk J
SF -- Evans D, Remy J
WP -- Christenson G
T -- 2:30
A -- 28760
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