Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Gubicza
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Gubicza
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Clemens
  
  Wilson 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, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Clemens
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Clemens
  
  There goes Smith. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Clemens
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McRae vs. Clemens
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Gubicza
  
  Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Easler vs. Gubicza
  
  Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Gubicza
  
  Gedman strikes out. Wathan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gedman out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iorg vs. Clemens
  
  Iorg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Clemens
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Balboni vs. Clemens
  
  Balboni takes first base on ball four. Iorg moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wathan vs. Clemens
  
  Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Gubicza
  
  Barrett hits a popup towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lyons vs. Gubicza
  
  Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Gubicza
  
  Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boggs vs. Gubicza
  
  Boggs takes first base on ball four. Gutierrez moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rice vs. Gubicza
  
  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 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Clemens
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Clemens
  
  Wilson 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, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Clemens
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Gubicza
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Easler vs. Gubicza
  
  Easler takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gedman vs. Gubicza
  
  Gedman strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Gubicza
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easler moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lyons vs. Gubicza
  
  Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Easler moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gutierrez vs. Gubicza
  
  Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Clemens
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Clemens
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Iorg vs. Clemens
  
  Iorg hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Clemens
  
  White takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Balboni vs. Clemens
  
  Balboni strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Gubicza
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Gubicza
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Boggs moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Buckner vs. Gubicza
  
  Buckner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Easler vs. Gubicza
  
  Easler hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Gubicza
  
  Gedman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wathan vs. Clemens
  
  Wathan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gedman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Clemens
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Clemens
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Concepcion goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Smith vs. Clemens
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Brett vs. Clemens
  
  Brett hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Gubicza
  
  Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lyons vs. Gubicza
  
  Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lyons for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Gubicza
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Clemens
  
  McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iorg vs. Clemens
  
  Iorg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Clemens
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Iorg moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Balboni vs. Clemens
  
  Balboni strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Gubicza
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rice vs. Gubicza
  
  Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buckner vs. Jones
  
  Mike Jones now pitching.
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. Boggs moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Easler vs. Jones
  
  Easler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sheridan vs. Crawford
  
  Steve Crawford now pitching. Pat Sheridan pinch hits for John Wathan.
  
  Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Crawford
  
  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Onix Concepcion.
  
  Orta 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, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Crawford
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Beckwith
  
  Joe Beckwith now pitching. Jim Sundberg now catching. Jim Scranton now playing shortstop.
  
  Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Beckwith
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scranton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lyons vs. Beckwith
  
  Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scranton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Crawford
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Crawford. Smith moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Brett vs. Crawford
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Crawford
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iorg vs. Crawford
  
  Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Beckwith
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Beckwith
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boggs vs. Beckwith
  
  Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scranton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rice vs. Beckwith
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Buckner vs. Beckwith
  
  Buckner is walked intentionally. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Easler vs. Beckwith
  
  Easler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Buckner moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gedman vs. Beckwith
  
  Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Crawford
  
  White hits a fly ball towards center. Lyons settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lyons. White moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Balboni vs. Crawford
  
  Balboni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons who is chasing the ball. Balboni reaches third base with a triple. White scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sundberg vs. Crawford
  
  Sundberg strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Motley vs. Crawford
  
  Darryl Motley pinch hits for Jim Scranton.
  
  Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Balboni tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Crawford
  
  Wilson 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 

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         Game of 8/3/1985 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Evans D, rf           5  1  1  0   Wilson W, cf          5  0  1  1   
Boggs W, 3b           4  1  2  0   Smith L, lf           3  1  1  0   
Rice J, lf            4  2  1  1   Brett G, 3b           3  0  0  1   
Buckner B, 1b         4  1  1  3   McRae H, dh           3  0  0  0   
Easler M, dh          4  0  1  1   Iorg D, rf            3  0  1  0   
Gedman R, c           5  0  0  0   White F, 2b           3  1  0  0   
Barrett M, 2b         4  0  1  0   Balboni S, 1b         3  1  1  1   
Lyons S, cf           4  0  0  0   Wathan J, c           2  0  0  0   
Gutierrez J, ss       3  0  1  0   Sheridan P, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Sundberg J, c         1  0  0  0   
                                   Concepcion O, ss      2  1  1  0   
                                   Orta J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Scranton J, ss        0  0  0  0   
                                   Motley D, ph          0  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5  8  5                        30  4  5  4

Boston           000 030 002 --  5
Kansas City      000 010 012 --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W)         6.0  3  1  1  5  3
Crawford S (S)        3.0  2  3  0  0  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (L)         6.1  5  3  2  4  3
Jones M               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Beckwith J            2.0  3  2  2  1  0

E -- Concepcion O 2, White F, Crawford S, Lyons S
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Boggs W
3B -- Wilson W, Balboni S
HR -- Buckner B
SB -- Smith L
SF -- Brett G, Motley D
WP -- Beckwith J
T -- 3:15
A -- 40370

    

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