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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 6, 1981
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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 6, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1981 |
|---|---|
| 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 6, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| 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 | 21,400 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: John Shulock 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 6, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski 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 line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Eckersley
There goes Brett. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Eckersley
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Leonard
There goes Lansford. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allenson vs. Leonard
Allenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Eckersley
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Leonard
Hoffman hits a line drive towards short. Mulliniks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leonard
There goes Remy. The throw from Grote and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Eckersley
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Eckersley
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski 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, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Eckersley
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae 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: 1--
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a line drive towards first. Perez catches it and steps on first to double up Aikens. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Leonard
Allenson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Leonard
Hoffman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Eckersley
Geronimo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Eckersley
Grote hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Eckersley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Leonard
There goes Lansford. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allenson vs. Leonard
Allenson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Eckersley
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Leonard
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller bunts towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hoffman trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to Grote who tags Hoffman who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Eckersley
Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Eckersley
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jerry Grote.
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Quisenberry
Jamie Quirk now catching.
Lansford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allenson vs. Quisenberry
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoffman vs. Quisenberry
Hoffman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Quisenberry
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Brett
Dave Stapleton pinch hits for Jerry Remy. Ken Brett now pitching.
Stapleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Eckersley
Dave Stapleton now playing second base.
Wilson 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Eckersley
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Phelps 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1981 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Wilson W, lf 4 1 2 0
Stapleton D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, ss 3 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 1 2 2 Phelps K, ph 1 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 1
Rice J, lf 4 0 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 2 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0
Allenson G, c 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hoffman G, ss 4 0 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 3 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 3 0 2 1 Grote J, c 2 0 0 0
Quirk J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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33 3 11 3 30 1 4 1
Boston 000 000 021 -- 3
Kansas City 100 000 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 7.2 9 2 2 2 5
Quisenberry D 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Brett K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 2
2B -- Lansford C
HR -- Evans D
SB -- Brett G, Lansford C 2
CS -- Remy J
SH -- Remy J, Miller R
T -- 2:30
A -- 21400
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