Final
KC 7 — BOS 6
5/16/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS198105160
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Stapleton | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Aikens | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Rudi | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Nichols | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave F. Schmidt | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gedman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| U L Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Rainey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 3.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 6.1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Rainey | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Campbell | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Rainey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave F. Schmidt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stapleton | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Nichols | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Gedman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Willie Aikens | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13.3-H;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 6–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 7–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 7–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 7–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 7–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9.2-H | 7–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.3-H | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 7–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 7–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 31 | 7–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 7–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 14(1)3/GDP | 7–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6(1)/FO | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | E7/F.2-H(NR)(UR) | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9 | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | CS3(265) | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 7–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 7–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 23 | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 7–6 |