Final
KC 9 — BOS 2
8/9/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199708090
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 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Valentin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Stanley | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Vitiello | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chili Davis | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Tavarez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff King | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamil Benitez | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Haselman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Sweeney | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wasdin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Lacy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mahay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendon Rusch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Suppan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon Rusch | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Suppan | 3.1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Kerry Lacy | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Wasdin | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wasdin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Lacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Mahay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Suppan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Yamil Benitez | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Bell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S6/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7/G56.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L9M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | E5/TH1/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/L8LM | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L89M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6M | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/L4M | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7/L56D | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/G56.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E6/TH/G6M/R4.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/G56.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/F7DW+.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E1/G15S.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/P3SF | 6–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3 | 6–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4/P34D | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F78M | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 8–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 8–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9/L4.1-3 | 8–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H | 8–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/L8RM | 9–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 9–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7M | 9–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9M | 9–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 9–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 9–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 9–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F78XD | 9–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F89M | 9–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89M | 9–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L7M | 9–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 9–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 9–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 9–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7D | 9–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LD | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K23 | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8/F78S | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6/P6M | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G5 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L7D | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7M.1-3 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/F89S | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7/L78S | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 7/L78M/LDP.2X2(74) | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L9LM | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7D | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 9–2 |