Final
KC 4 — BOS 6
8/10/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199708100
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Offerman | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Valentin | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bell | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jefferson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chili Davis | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff King | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamil Benitez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Casian | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Henry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Olson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Appier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Butch Henry | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Corsi | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Gregg Olson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Casian | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Appier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamil Benitez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Casian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Olson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9/L34D/R6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L7DW/R4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89M/R6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LXD | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D8/L78D/R6 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/L5 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L6D/R4 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7LD.1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F78S | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F78M | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9/L9LM/R6 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7/L7LS/R5.2-H;1-3 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4/P34 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/G56/R6.3-H;2-3 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | FC3/G3S.3XH(32);1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G13 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89XD | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L7DW+/R4.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S3/G3S/R1 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4/R3 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LS | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G5 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L89XDW/R6.1-H | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G3+.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | PB.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/F7LD | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | E5/TH/G5/R3.B-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH/BG3S.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7LM/R6 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/P3L | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L8RXD | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L8LM | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L34D/R46 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G3S | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/L8RS/R6 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/L56D/R6.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9/L4D/R4.2-H;1-3 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G34.3-H;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | I | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/L4 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L89M/R46 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7/G5L/R5.1-H | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L34/R3.2-H;1-3 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |