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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 31, 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 July 31, 1980 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 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 | July 31, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 33,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Glenn Hoffman | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Left Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 31, 1980
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington 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. Eckersley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Eckersley
There goes Wilson. The throw from Rader and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Wilson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Eckersley
Aikens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Eckersley
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Eckersley
Hurdle hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Leonard
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Leonard
Hoffman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Eckersley
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McRae reaches second base with a double. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aikens vs. Eckersley
Aikens hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Eckersley
Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Eckersley
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Eckersley
White bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wathan scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Eckersley
There goes White. The throw from Rader and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Eckersley
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Leonard
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoffman vs. Leonard
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Brett trying to get to home. Lynn throws the ball in to Burleson who relays the ball to Rader, who tags Brett, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Eckersley
Aikens hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Porter moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Eckersley
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter scores. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Remmerswaal
Win Remmerswaal now pitching.
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Remmerswaal
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Remmerswaal
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Remmerswaal
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Remmerswaal
McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Lynn is chasing the ball. McRae rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Remmerswaal
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Remmerswaal
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Brett scores. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Campbell
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Aikens reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Campbell
Wathan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Campbell
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Campbell
White strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leonard
Garry Hancock pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Leonard
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoffman vs. Leonard
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Campbell
Jim Dwyer now playing first base. Larry Wolfe now playing third base. Glenn Hoffman now playing shortstop.
Washington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Campbell
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Campbell
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoffman. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Campbell
Rusty Torres pinch runs for Hal McRae.
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Torres moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Campbell
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torres tags and scores. Brett tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Campbell
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Campbell
Wathan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Leonard
Rance Mulliniks now playing second base. Jamie Quirk now catching.
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wilson, who is chasing the ball. Stapleton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stapleton scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Leonard
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Lockwood
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lockwood
Washington strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Twitty
Jeff Twitty now pitching.
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Twitty
Hancock 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, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Twitty
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Twitty
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. Evans scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Twitty
Hoffman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Twitty
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1980 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 3 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 4 4 4 1
Dwyer J, 1b 2 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 5 1 2 4
Stapleton D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Torres R, pr 0 1 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 1 Brett G, 3b 3 2 2 1
Perez T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 2 2 1
Wolfe L, 3b 1 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 0 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 4 1 1 1 Aikens W, 1b 5 0 2 2
Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 1 0 Wathan J, lf 4 1 2 1
Hancock G, pr 1 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 5 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0 White F, 2b 4 1 1 1
Rader D, c 4 0 2 1 Mulliniks R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Hoffman G, 3b-ss 3 0 1 0 Washington U, ss 5 1 1 0
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35 3 9 3 39 13 17 11
Boston 000 000 012 -- 3
Kansas City 101 215 30x -- 13
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 4.1 9 5 4 2 2
Remmerswaal W* 0.2 4 5 5 1 0
Campbell B 2.0 3 3 0 2 1
Lockwood S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 2
Twitty J 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- Rader D, Burleson R, Hoffman G
DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 8
2B -- McRae H, Wathan J, Aikens W
3B -- Stapleton D, Evans D
HR -- McRae H, Rice J
SB -- Wilson W, White F
SF -- Porter D
WP -- Campbell B
T -- 2:28
A -- 33500
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