Final
KC 9 — BOS 3
5/3/1988 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS198805030
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Pecota | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Eisenreich | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Greenwell | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Horn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bo Jackson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Cerone | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Lamp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smithson | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Can Boyd | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Lamp | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Smithson | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Cerone | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Lamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smithson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G6S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F78D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L89S.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)63/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9/F9D | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9/L89D.2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | BK.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/L89S.2-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/F78S | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/L | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9/G34.2-H | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/L89.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63.3-H;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D8/F78D.3-H | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E3/G.2-3;B-1 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9/G34.3-H;2-3 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7/G4.1-3 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7.2-H;1-2 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F89 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7.2-3;1-2 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F89D.3-H;2-3 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 6–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F89S | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G6M | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | DGR/L7L | 6–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K+WP.2-3;BX1(23) | 6–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | BK.3-H | 6–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 4/P9S | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/F78D | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 8–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 8–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7 | 8–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 14(1)3/GDP | 8–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/F78D | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | E1/TH.B-1 | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/F | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 16(1)/FO | 9–3 |