Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Gubicza
  
  Burks 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: ---
  Owen vs. Gubicza
  
  Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Gubicza
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Gubicza
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Nipper
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Nipper
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into right field. Evans 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: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Gubicza
  
  Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buckner vs. Gubicza
  
  Buckner 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 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Nipper
  
  Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Nipper
  
  White takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Nipper
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to second for the out. Tartabull moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Salazar vs. Nipper
  
  Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. Tartabull scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Balboni vs. Nipper
  
  Balboni hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Balboni reaches second base with a double. Salazar moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Quirk vs. Nipper
  
  Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Nipper covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romero vs. Gubicza
  
  Romero takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gedman vs. Gubicza
  
  Gedman 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, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. Gubicza
  
  Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Owen vs. Gubicza
  
  Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Nipper
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Nipper
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Gubicza
  
  Boggs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Gubicza
  
  Baylor hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Gubicza
  
  Rice 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 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Gubicza
  
  Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romero vs. Gubicza
  
  Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Nipper
  
  Tartabull is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nipper
  
  White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Nipper
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gedman vs. Gubicza
  
  Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Gubicza
  
  Burks hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Gubicza
  
  Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Nipper
  
  Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Nipper
  
  Balboni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. Nipper
  
  Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, 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, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baylor vs. Gubicza
  
  There's a wild pitch. Boggs moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Baylor vs. Gubicza
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  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 6

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Seitzer vs. Nipper
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Nipper
  
  Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tartabull vs. Nipper
  
  Tartabull hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nipper
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Gubicza
  
  Buckner strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romero vs. Gubicza
  
  Romero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gedman vs. Gubicza
  
  Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gedman for the out. Romero moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burks vs. Gubicza
  
  Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Nipper
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salazar vs. Nipper
  
  Salazar bunts towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Balboni vs. Nipper
  
  Balboni strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bosley vs. Nipper
  
  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
  
  Bosley is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Gleaton
  
  Jerry Gleaton now pitching. Larry Owen now catching.
  
  Owen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Gleaton
  
  Boggs 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 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Quisenberry
  
  Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
  
  Baylor 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 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Nipper
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Seitzer vs. Nipper
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Beniquez vs. Nipper
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Nipper
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Quisenberry
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Quisenberry
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Quisenberry
  
  Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Greenwell vs. Quisenberry
  
  Dave Henderson pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Ed Romero.
  
  Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/18/1987 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Burks E, cf           4  0  0  0   Wilson W, cf          4  1  2  0   
Owen S, ss            4  0  0  0   Seitzer K, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Boggs W, 3b           4  1  3  1   Beniquez J, dh        2  1  0  1   
Baylor D, dh          4  1  1  1   Tartabull D, rf       3  2  1  2   
Evans D, rf           3  0  0  0   White F, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Rice J, lf            3  0  0  0   Jackson B, lf         3  0  1  0   
Buckner B, 1b         4  0  2  0   Salazar A, ss         2  0  0  1   
Henderson D, pr       0  0  0  0   Balboni S, 1b         3  0  1  0   
Romero E, 2b          2  0  1  0   Quirk J, c            2  0  0  0   
Greenwell M, ph       1  0  0  0   Bosley T, ph          1  0  0  0   
Gedman R, c           3  0  0  0   Owen L, c             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        26  4  5  4

Boston           000 200 000 --  2
Kansas City      010 002 01x --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nipper A (L)          8.0  5  4  4  3  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W)         7.0  6  2  2  3  1
Gleaton J             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Quisenberry D (S)     1.1  1  0  0  0  0

DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Kansas City 3
2B -- Balboni S, Boggs W
3B -- Wilson W
HR -- Boggs W, Baylor D, Tartabull D
SH -- Salazar A
SF -- Beniquez J
WP -- Gubicza M
T -- 2:15
A -- 34110

    

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