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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 2

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Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1984 (N) at Royals Stadium

BOS A    3  0  0    2  0  1    1  1  0  -   8 13  1
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Boggs 3b                      2   1   2   2       2   0       0   0
Evans rf                      5   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
  Nichols rf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rice lf                       4   1   0   0       1   1       1   0
Armas dh                      5   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Buckner 1b                    5   1   4   2       0   0       8   2
  Jurak 1b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gedman c                      5   0   1   1       0   0       5   0
Miller cf                     4   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Barrett 2b                    5   2   2   0       0   0       2   6
Gutierrez ss                  4   2   2   1       0   1       2   4
Nipper p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Totals                       39   8  13   8       4   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: Barrett (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Boggs 2 (25,off Gubicza 2); Gutierrez (7,off Gubicza).
3B: Gutierrez (3,off Gura).
HR: Buckner (8,7th inning off Gura 0 on 1 out).
SF: Boggs (3,off Huismann).
Team LOB: 9.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  L. Jones cf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sheridan rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Brett 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       0   4
  Biancalana ss               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Orta dh                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Iorg 1b                       4   1   1   0       0   0      13   0
White 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       2   5
Motley lf                     4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Slaught c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Pryor ss,3b                   4   0   2   0       0   1       0   3
Gubicza p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Gura p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Huismann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   2   7   2       1   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sheridan-Slaught.
E: Huismann (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Iorg (12,off Nipper); Motley (17,off Nipper).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nipper W(5-5)                 9     7   2   0   1   5   0  36
WP: Nipper (2).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gubicza L(8-9)                5     7   5   5   2   3   0  24
Gura                          2     3   2   2   1   2   1  10
Huismann                      2     3   1   0   1   0   0  10
Totals                        9    13   8   7   4   5   1  44

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rick Reed
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 21487
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals       
1. Boggs               3b        Wilson              cf
2. Evans               rf        Sheridan            rf
3. Rice                lf        Brett               3b
4. Armas               dh        Orta                dh
5. Buckner             1b        Iorg                1b
6. Gedman              c         White               2b
7. Miller              cf        Motley              lf
8. Barrett             2b        Slaught             c
9. Gutierrez           ss        Pryor               ss
   Nipper              p         Gubicza             p

RED SOX 1ST: Boggs doubled; Evans grounded out (second to first)
[Boggs to third]; Rice walked; Armas singled [Boggs scored, Rice
to third]; Buckner singled [Rice scored, Armas to third]; Gedman
forced Buckner (third to second) [Armas scored]; Miller struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Sheridan
struck out; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Barrett grounded out (third to first); Gutierrez
struck out; Boggs walked; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Orta grounded out (second to first); Iorg doubled;
White singled [Iorg stayed at second]; Motley struck out;
Slaught made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice flied out to center; Armas flied out to
center; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pryor singled; Wilson forced Pryor (second to
shortstop); Sheridan flied out to right; Brett struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Gedman grounded out (second to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Barrett singled; Gutierrez
doubled [Barrett scored]; Boggs doubled [Gutierrez scored];
Evans struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Iorg grounded
out (first to pitcher); White singled; Motley flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas flied
out to right; Buckner singled; Gedman flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Slaught made an out to second; Pryor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: GURA REPLACED GUBICZA (PITCHING); Miller grounded
out (shortstop to first); Barrett grounded out (third to first);
Gutierrez tripled; Boggs walked; Evans singled [Gutierrez
scored, Boggs to second]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Sheridan grounded out (second to first); Brett flied
out to left; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Royals 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Armas struck out; Buckner homered; Gedman made an
out to second; Miller grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Motley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

RED SOX 8TH: HUISMANN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Barrett singled;
Gutierrez reached on an error by Huismann [Barrett to third];
Boggs hit a sacrifice fly to left [Barrett scored (unearned)];
Evans grounded out (second to first) [Gutierrez to second]; Rice
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 8, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Slaught flied out to center; Pryor singled; Nipper
threw a wild pitch [Pryor to second]; Wilson walked; Sheridan
forced Wilson (second to shortstop) [Pryor to third]; Brett
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Royals 0.

RED SOX 9TH: L. JONES REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING CF); BIANCALANA
REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING SS); PRYOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Armas grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled;
Gedman singled [Buckner to second]; Miller walked [Buckner to
third, Gedman to second]; Barrett hit into a double play (right
to catcher) [Buckner out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: NICHOLS REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); JURAK REPLACED
BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); Orta grounded out (shortstop to first);
Iorg reached on an error by Barrett; White flied out to center;
Motley doubled [Iorg scored (unearned)]; Slaught singled [Motley
scored (unearned)]; Pryor struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Royals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          8  13   1    9
 Royals           2   7   1    7
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