Final
KC 2 — BOS 0
5/2/1988 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS198805020
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Owen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Horn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Eisenreich | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Cerone | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Jackson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Benzinger | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Anderson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Farr | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Bannister | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ellsworth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Black | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Gardner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Bannister | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Ellsworth | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Farr | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Wes Gardner | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Buddy Black | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Gene Garber | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Benzinger | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Cerone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spike Owen | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Ellsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Anderson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Farr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/L4.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E5/G5.3-H(RBI);1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D7/L7D.2-H(UR);1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | FC5/G5.3XH(5);2-3 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G56 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L7L | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F8S | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G3S | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/F8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8XD | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L78 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | S7/L78D.BX2(7434) | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/P5 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | E6/TH/G6 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7/F7D | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/L3 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P3S | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7/L6D | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/F9S.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/P5S | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/F89S | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | PB.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | FC6/G56.2X3(65) | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S1.B-2(E1/TH1) | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D8/L78 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 5/P1 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 34(1)3/DP/P3F | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L78 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2/BP23F | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO/G6 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/F9 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L4 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D9/P3D.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D9/L9L | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L4D | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L78D | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/F9L | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L89D | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13/G1 | 2–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 5/P5F | 2–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/L78D | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH/B25.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | I | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |