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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 2, 1988
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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 2, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 37,098 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Rick Reed |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | DH |
| Pat Tabler | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 2, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett can't make a play. That's a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Boyd
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Leibrandt
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Boyd
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Boyd
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Boyd, and towards Barrett, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Boyd
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Jackson reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Boyd
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Boyd
Stillwell hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Leibrandt
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Boyd
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Boyd
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a fly ballBoggs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Wilson is chasing the ball. Boggs rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Leibrandt
Barrett hits a line drive towards first. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Boyd
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Tabler reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Boyd
Macfarlane hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Boyd
Stillwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leibrandt, and towards White, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks 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, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leibrandt
Rice hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. Leibrandt
Benzinger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Boyd
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Boyd
Seitzer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Leibrandt
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Leibrandt
Owen hits a popup towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leibrandt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, 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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyd
White hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Boyd
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leibrandt
Jim Eisenreich now playing left field.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Leibrandt
Greenwell 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, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Leibrandt
Burks hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Boyd
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Boyd
Stillwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Boyd
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out. Macfarlane moves to third. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Boyd
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Tartabull vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Macfarlane tags and scores. Stillwell tags and moves to third. Brett tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Stanley
Seitzer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Stanley
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Farr
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Farr
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owen for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1988 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 1 3 1 Stillwell K, ss 4 0 1 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wilson W, cf 3 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 0 2 0 Tartabull D, rf 2 0 1 1
Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Seitzer K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 4 0 2 0 White F, 2b 4 2 2 0
Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson B, dh 3 0 1 1
Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0 Tabler P, lf 3 0 1 1
Owen S, ss 4 0 0 0 Eisenreich J, lf 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 11 1 28 3 7 3
Boston 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City 010 010 01x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd O (L) 7.1 7 3 3 2 3
Stanley B 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W) 7.2 11 1 1 0 3
Montgomery J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Farr S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Kansas City 6
2B -- White F 2, Jackson B, Tabler P
3B -- Rice J
HR -- Boggs W
SH -- Wilson W
SF -- Tartabull D
T -- 2:21
A -- 37098
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