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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1981
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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 May 17, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1981 |
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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 | May 17, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 26,723 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Wathan | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Dave Chalk | Third Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | DH |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Tudor
Washington takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Tudor
Aikens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Tudor
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Tudor
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Tudor
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tudor
White hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Tudor
There goes Wathan. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Wathan steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Tudor
Chalk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Chalk reaches second base with a double. Wathan scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Tudor
Grote hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Leonard
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Leonard covering. It's a double play. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Miller reaches second base with a double. Lansford scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tudor
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Tudor
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tudor
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tudor
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Tudor
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tudor
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Leonard
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Tudor
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Tudor
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Tudor
Washington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton 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, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Tudor
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tudor
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Tudor
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Tudor
There's a wild pitch. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wathan vs. Tudor
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Leonard
Gedman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans takes first base on ball four. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski 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 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tudor
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Tudor
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Tudor
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Leonard
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Leonard
There goes Lansford. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Leonard
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tudor
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Tudor
Aikens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tudor
McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton misplays the ball. That's an error on Stapleton. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Burgmeier
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Leonard
Gedman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Remy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burgmeier
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Burgmeier
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Burgmeier
Lee May pinch hits for Jerry Grote.
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Burgmeier
Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Lee May.
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Burgmeier
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. Burgmeier
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Quisenberry
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. John Wathan now catching. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Quisenberry
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Quisenberry
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Quisenberry
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Quisenberry
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1981 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf 5 1 3 0 Remy J, 2b 5 0 3 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 1 1 Evans D, rf 4 1 0 0 Aikens W, 1b 5 1 2 2 Yastrzemski C, 1b 5 0 2 0 McRae H, dh 5 1 2 1 Rice J, lf 5 2 3 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Perez T, dh 5 0 1 0 Wathan J, rf-c 4 1 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 5 1 5 2 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Stapleton D, ss 5 0 1 0 Chalk D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gedman R, c 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 1 1 May L, ph 1 0 1 0 Geronimo C, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 5 42 4 17 4 Kansas City 010 000 022 -- 5 Boston 110 010 001 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W) 8.0 15 3 3 1 4 Quisenberry D (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tudor J 7.2 7 3 3 1 6 Burgmeier T (L) 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 Stanley B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Stapleton D DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 12 2B -- Chalk D, Miller R, McRae H, Remy J, Rice J HR -- Aikens W, McRae H SB -- Wathan J, Lansford C WP -- Tudor J T -- 2:45 A -- 26723
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