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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 26, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 26, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Hetzel |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,681 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Pat Tabler | DH |
| Matt Winters | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bill Pecota | Shortstop |
| Gary Thurman | Left Fielder |
| John Wathan | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Romine | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 26, 1989
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hetzel
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hetzel
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hetzel
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Hetzel
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Saberhagen
Reed hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Romine vs. Saberhagen
Romine hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Reed scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Saberhagen
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Romine moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Saberhagen
Heep hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Heep reaches second base with a double. Romine scores. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Esasky vs. Saberhagen
Esasky is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winters vs. Hetzel
Winters hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hetzel
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Hetzel
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gedman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Saberhagen
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Saberhagen
Gedman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Gedman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Saberhagen
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romine vs. Saberhagen
Romine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Romine reaches second base with a double. Gedman scores. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Saberhagen
Greenwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Heep vs. Saberhagen
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Hetzel
Pecota hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Pecota reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Hetzel
Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pecota moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Hetzel
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pecota scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Hetzel
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hetzel
There goes Wilson. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Hetzel
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Saberhagen
Esasky hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Winters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Saberhagen
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Saberhagen
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Hetzel
Tabler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winters vs. Hetzel
Winters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Hetzel
Boone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tabler moves to third. Winters moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
White vs. Hetzel
White takes first base on ball four. Tabler scores. Winters moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Pecota vs. Hetzel
Pecota strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Thurman vs. Hetzel
Thurman hits a line drive towards center. Romine catches it and throws to second to double up Boone. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Saberhagen
Reed hits a line drive towards short. Pecota reaches out and makes the catch for the out. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Romine vs. Saberhagen
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Saberhagen
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
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hetzel
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Hetzel
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field. Heep picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Heep. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Brett hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Heep. Brett reaches second base with a double. Seitzer scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Price
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Winters vs. Price
Winters strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Price
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Price
White hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Saberhagen
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Saberhagen
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Saberhagen
Rice 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
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Price
Pecota takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Price
Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pecota moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Price
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Price
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pecota scores. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Rivera applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Lamp
Seitzer hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thurman tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lamp
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Saberhagen
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Saberhagen
Gedman 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 -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Lamp
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs juggles the ball. That's an error on Boggs. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Winters vs. Lamp
Winters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tabler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Lamp
Brad Wellman pinch runs for Matt Winters.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Tabler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Lamp
White hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Saberhagen
Brad Wellman now playing shortstop. Bill Pecota now playing right field.
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Saberhagen
Romine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Saberhagen
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Romine moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Saberhagen
Heep hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Saberhagen
Esasky takes first base on ball four. Romine moves to third. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Lamp
Pecota hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Lamp
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lamp
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Lamp
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Montgomery
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Montgomery
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Montgomery
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Murphy
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Murphy
Wellman hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Montgomery
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Montgomery
Romine hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Montgomery
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman 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 7/26/1989 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 1 4 2 Boggs W, 3b 5 0 1 0
Seitzer K, 3b 4 1 2 1 Reed J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Brett G, 1b 5 0 1 1 Romine K, cf 4 1 2 2
Tabler P, dh 4 2 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 2 0
Winters M, rf 4 0 2 0 Heep D, rf 4 0 1 1
Wellman B, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 2 1 1 1
Boone B, c 3 0 1 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 0 1 Rivera L, ss 4 0 0 0
Pecota B, ss-rf 3 2 1 0 Gedman R, c 4 1 2 0
Thurman G, lf 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 12 5 35 4 10 4
Kansas City 001 122 100 -- 7
Boston 211 000 000 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 6.2 9 4 4 5 4
Montgomery J (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hetzel E* 4.0 7 4 4 2 3
Price J (L)+ 1.0 3 2 2 2 1
Lamp D 3.0 2 1 0 0 0
Murphy R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Heep D, Boggs W
DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 9
2B -- Reed J, Heep D, Gedman R, Romine K, Pecota B, Boggs W, Brett G
HR -- Esasky N
SB -- Wilson W, Thurman G, Pecota B
CS -- Wilson W
SF -- Seitzer K
T -- 2:58
A -- 34681
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