Final
KC 7 — BOS 4
4/21/1989 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS198904210
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ellis Burks | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Thurman | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Boone | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Esasky | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Gedman | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Horn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jody Reed | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Smithson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Murphy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Bannister | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Farr | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dopson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Bannister | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Dopson | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rob Murphy | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Farr | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Smithson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Burks | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dopson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Smithson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Esasky | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gedman | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boone | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Farr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Tartabull | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thurman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43/G4.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/SF/F8D.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L4M.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8S.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 4(1)3/GDP/G4M.3-H(NR);2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63/G6S | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S6/G56D.3-H | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9LS | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G34.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP/G5 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/L6D | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 31/G3.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L56.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO/G56.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4M.3-H | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3SF | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/P5DF | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L9 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7/F7L.3-H | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K+SB3 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L89S | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3DF | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9/F9D | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | BK.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G56 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8S | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP/G6M | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13/G1 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S1/BG2 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L78 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | BK.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | BK.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43/G4.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/SF/F8XD.3-H | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D9/L3D | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L4D | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/F78XD.3-H | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13/G1 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P6D | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/P23 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 2/P23F | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | T9/L9L | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M.3-H | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3S | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | E5/G56.2-3;1-2 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 52(3)/FO/L5.2-3;1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G1.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 7–4 |