Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Leonard
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Leonard
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Leonard
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Baylor vs. Leonard
  
  Baylor strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Evans vs. Leonard
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Nipper
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a line drive towards short. Romero catches it and throws to first to double up Smith. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Nipper
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Leonard
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Leonard
  
  Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Leonard
  
  Gedman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romero vs. Leonard
  
  Romero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boggs vs. Leonard
  
  There goes Romero. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Romero steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boggs vs. Leonard
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Romero scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Leonard
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Nipper
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nipper
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Nipper
  
  Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Leonard
  
  Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Leonard
  
  Baylor 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. Leonard
  
  Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buckner vs. Leonard
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Baylor moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Armas vs. Leonard
  
  Armas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Black
  
  Buddy Black now pitching.
  
  Gedman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingery vs. Nipper
  
  Kingery takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sundberg vs. Nipper
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Kingery moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biancalana vs. Nipper
  
  Biancalana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingery scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Nipper
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Biancalana moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Brett vs. Nipper
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Biancalana scores. Wilson scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Orta vs. Nipper
  
  Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nipper
  
  White strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romero vs. Black
  
  Romero hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Black
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni juggles the ball. That's an error on Balboni. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Black
  
  Barrett takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rice vs. Black
  
  Rice hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baylor vs. Black
  
  Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Nipper
  
  Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingery vs. Nipper
  
  Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Nipper
  
  Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Black
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buckner vs. Black
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni juggles the ball. That's an error on Balboni. Evans moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Armas vs. Black
  
  Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. Buckner tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gedman vs. Black
  
  Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Romero vs. Black
  
  Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biancalana vs. Nipper
  
  Biancalana hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Nipper
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Nipper
  
  Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Orta vs. Nipper
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Black
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Boggs reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Barrett vs. Black
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rice vs. Black
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Baylor vs. Black
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Black
  
  There's a wild pitch. Baylor moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Black
  
  Evans is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buckner vs. Black
  
  Buckner 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 6

• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Stewart
  
  Sammy Stewart now pitching.
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Stewart
  
  Balboni 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, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingery vs. Stewart
  
  Kingery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sundberg vs. Stewart
  
  Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Kingery moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Biancalana vs. Stewart
  
  Biancalana is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Black
  
  Armas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Black
  
  Gedman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romero vs. Black
  
  Romero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kingery. Romero reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boggs vs. Black
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romero scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Farr
  
  Steve Farr now pitching.
  
  Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Stewart
  
  Kevin Romine now playing center field.
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Stewart
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Romero. Wilson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Stewart
  
  Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Orta vs. Stewart
  
  Orta hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Schiraldi
  
  Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Farr
  
  Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Farr
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Farr
  
  Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Farr
  
  Buckner 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 
• Red Sox, 10 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romine vs. Farr
  
  Romine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gedman vs. Farr
  
  Gedman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Gedman reaches second base with a double. Romine moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 10 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Romero vs. Farr
  
  Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Romine scores. Gedman moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Boggs vs. Farr
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Schiraldi
  
  Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingery vs. Schiraldi
  
  Kingery hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Schiraldi
  
  Sundberg strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Quisenberry
  
  Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
  
  Barrett hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Quisenberry
  
  Rice 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, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Quisenberry
  
  Baylor hits a line drive into left field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Baylor moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Greenwell vs. Quisenberry
  
  Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Dwight Evans.
  
  Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buckner vs. Quisenberry
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Biancalana fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Schiraldi
  
  Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana. Mike Greenwell now playing right field.
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Schiraldi
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Schiraldi
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 11 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Schiraldi
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/14/1986 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Boggs W, 3b           6  1  3  2   Smith L, lf           5  1  1  0   
Barrett M, 2b         5  0  1  0   Wilson W, cf          5  1  2  0   
Rice J, lf            6  1  2  0   Brett G, 3b           4  1  2  3   
Baylor D, dh          6  1  3  1   Orta J, dh            4  1  1  2   
Evans D, rf           3  2  2  2   White F, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Greenwell M, ph-rf    0  0  0  0   Balboni S, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Buckner B, 1b         6  1  0  0   Kingery M, rf         3  1  1  0   
Armas T, cf           3  1  1  4   Sundberg J, c         3  0  0  0   
Romine K, cf          1  1  1  0   Biancalana B, ss      3  1  2  1   
Gedman R, c           5  1  2  1   McRae H, ph           1  0  1  0   
Romero E, ss          5  2  3  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46 11 18 11                        36  6 10  6

Boston           023 011 130 -- 11
Kansas City      005 010 000 --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nipper A (W)          5.0  7  6  6  1  1
Stewart S             1.2  2  0  0  2  2
Schiraldi C (S)       2.1  1  0  0  0  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leonard D             2.2  8  5  5  0  2
Black B (L)           4.0  4  3  2  3  2
Farr S                1.1  5  3  3  0  0
Quisenberry D         1.0  1  0  0  1  0

E -- Balboni S 2, Romero E, Smith L
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 13, Kansas City 6
2B -- Wilson W, Brett G, Romero E, Gedman R
3B -- Brett G, Boggs W
HR -- Gedman R, Armas T, Orta J, Evans D
SB -- Romero E
SF -- Armas T
WP -- Black B
T -- 3:12
A -- 40418

    

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