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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 1

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Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 1

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Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1989 (N) at Royals Stadium

BOS A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
KC  A    0  3  0    0  3  1    0  1  x  -   8 11  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Boggs 3b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       1   2
Reed 2b                       2   0   1   0       2   0       2   7
Burks cf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Heep lf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Esasky 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       8   0
Rivera ss                     3   0   1   0       1   0       2   2
Quintana dh                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Cerone c,rf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Kutcher rf                    2   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
  Gedman ph,c                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bolton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanley p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       29   1   4   1       4   6      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Boggs-Reed-Esasky, Reed-Rivera-Esasky.
BATTING - 
3B: Kutcher (3,off Gordon).
GDP: Heep (8,off Gordon); Quintana (1,off Gordon).
Team LOB: 5.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stillwell ss                  5   1   2   2       0   0       3   2
Seitzer 3b                    4   1   1   1       1   1       0   2
Brett 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       8   0
  Buckner ph,1b               1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Tartabull dh                  2   1   2   0       2   0       0   0
Eisenreich rf                 3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Tabler lf                     3   1   0   1       0   0       3   0
Boone c                       3   1   0   0       1   0       7   0
  Macfarlane c                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
White 2b                      3   1   2   2       0   0       1   3
  Wellman 2b                  1   1   1   0       0   0       1   2
Thurman cf                    3   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Gordon p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Leach p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   8  11   8       6   1      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. White-Stillwell-Brett, Gordon-Stillwell-Brett.
BATTING - 
2B: Wellman (4,off Stanley).
3B: Stillwell (3,off Stanley).
SF: Tabler (2,off Stanley).
GDP: Boone (9,off Stanley); Buckner (4,off Stanley).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Thurman 2 (13,2nd base off Bolton/Cerone,2nd base off Stanley/Cerone).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bolton L(0-2)                 4     4   6   6   5   0   0  21
Stanley                       4     7   2   2   1   1   0  18
Totals                        8    11   8   8   6   1   0  39
Bolton faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Stanley 2-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gordon W(13-4)                7     4   1   1   3   5   0  26
Leach                         2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        9     4   1   1   4   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Larry Young
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 32015
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals       
1. Boggs               3b        Stillwell           ss
2. Reed                2b        Seitzer             3b
3. Burks               cf        Brett               1b
4. Heep                lf        Tartabull           dh
5. Esasky              1b        Eisenreich          rf
6. Rivera              ss        Tabler              lf
7. Quintana            dh        Boone               c
8. Cerone              c         White               2b
9. Kutcher             rf        Thurman             cf
   Bolton              p         Gordon              p

RED SOX 1ST: Boggs lined to left; Reed walked; Burks walked
[Reed to second]; Heep forced Burks (third to second) [Reed to
third]; Esasky struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Stillwell flied to right; Seitzer flied to right;
Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rivera flied to right; Quintana struck out; Cerone
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Tartabull walked; Eisenreich walked [Tartabull to
second]; Tabler forced Eisenreich (shortstop to second)
[Tartabull to third]; Boone walked [Tabler to second]; White
singled to center [Tartabull scored, Tabler scored, Boone to
third]; Thurman forced White (second to shortstop) [Boone
scored]; Thurman stole second; Stillwell lined to third; 3 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Kutcher tripled to center; Boggs singled to left
[Kutcher scored]; Reed singled to left [Boggs to second]; Burks
made an out to catcher [Boggs stayed at second, Reed stayed at
first]; Ellis Burks called for interference; Heep
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reed
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Seitzer grounded out (second to first); Brett lined
to right; Tartabull walked; Eisenreich grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Esasky flied to left; Rivera singled to left;
Quintana grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Tabler flied to right; Boone flied to right; White
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Kutcher
struck out; Boggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Thurman walked; Stillwell singled to center [Thurman
to third]; Seitzer singled to center [Stillwell to second,
Thurman scored]; Brett singled to center [Seitzer to second,
Stillwell scored]; STANLEY REPLACED BOLTON (PITCHING); Tartabull
singled to left [Brett to second, Seitzer to third]; Eisenreich
popped to catcher; Tabler out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Seitzer scored]; Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Reed flied to left; Burks flied to right; Heep
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to shortstop; Thurman singled to right
[White to third]; Thurman stole second; Stillwell grounded out
(second to first) [White scored, Thurman to third]; Seitzer
struck out; Brett grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Esasky struck out; Rivera walked; Quintana popped
to first; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Tartabull singled to right; Eisenreich singled to
left [Tartabull to second]; Tabler flied to right; Boone
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Eisenreich out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 7.

RED SOX 8TH: WELLMAN REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); LEACH REPLACED
GORDON (PITCHING); GEDMAN BATTED FOR KUTCHER; Gedman grounded
out (second to first); Boggs grounded out (pitcher to first);
Reed walked; Burks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: GEDMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CERONE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Wellman doubled to left; Thurman flied
to right; Stillwell tripled to right [Wellman scored]; Seitzer
walked; BUCKNER BATTED FOR BRETT; Buckner grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Seitzer out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 8.

RED SOX 9TH: BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MACFARLANE
REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING C ); Heep grounded out (second to
first); Esasky lined to shortstop; Rivera popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          1   4   0    5
 Royals           8  11   0    7
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