Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

May 16, 1981

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	12	1	4
BOS	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	6	11	0	3

loss:

D. Eckersley(3-3)win: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Gura(4-3)save: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Quisenberry(2)

KCBOS

1Willie Aikens out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jim Rice. Willie Wilson scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
4Willie Aikens hits a home run (5). [1 run] 20
4Hal McRae hits a home run (1). [1 run] 30
4Frank White singles on a to right fielder Dwight Evans. Amos Otis scores. Jamie Quirk to 3rd. [1 run] 40
4Cesar Geronimo singles on a to center fielder Reid Nichols. Jamie Quirk scores. Frank White to 3rd. [1 run] 50
4U L Washington out, pitcher Chuck Rainey to first baseman Tony Perez. Frank White scores. Cesar Geronimo to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 60
4Willie Wilson singles on a to center fielder Reid Nichols. Cesar Geronimo scores. [1 run] 70
4Carney Lansford doubles (9) on a to right fielder Cesar Geronimo. Dave Stapleton scores. [1 run] 71
4Tony Perez hits a home run (4). Carney Lansford scores. [2 runs] 73
6Tony Perez grounds into a double play, third baseman Jamie Quirk to second baseman Frank White to first baseman Willie Aikens. Dave Stapleton scores. Carney Lansford to 3rd. Jim Rice out at 2nd. Tony Perez out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 74
6Joe Rudi doubles (2) on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Carney Lansford scores. [1 run] 75
7Dave Stapleton reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Willie Wilson. Jerry Remy scores. [1 run] 76

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Willie WilsonLF	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.275
2John WathanC	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.284
3Willie Aikens1B	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	.314
4Hal McRaeDH	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.226
5Amos OtisCF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.208
6Jamie Quirk3B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.310
7Frank White2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.242
8Cesar GeronimoRF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.222
9U L WashingtonSS	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.212


TOTAL	12	36	7	7	2	1	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry GuraLHP	6.1	9	6	5	3	1	1	36	3.13
Dan QuisenberryRHP	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	0	13	4.50

TOTAL	9.0	11	6	5	5	1	1	49	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Dwight EvansRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.342
2Dave StapletonSS	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.263
3Carney Lansford3B	2	4	2	1	1	0	0	2	.333
4Jim RiceLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.262
5Tony Perez1B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.241
6Joe RudiDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.214
7Reid NicholsCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
Carl YastrzemskiPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
8Dave SchmidtC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Rich GedmanC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
9Jerry Remy2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.342
TOTAL	11	35	6	4	5	1	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP	3.1	8	7	7	1	0	2	19	6.41
Chuck RaineyRHP	4.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	22	1.89
Bill CampbellRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3.48
TOTAL	8.3	12	7	7	2	1	2	45	-

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1st inningKCBOS

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Willie Wilson doubles (3) on a to right fielder Dwight Evans.
00
GROUNDOUT — John Wathan grounds out to first baseman Tony Perez. Willie Wilson to 3rd. [1 out]
00
SAC FLY — Willie Aikens out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jim Rice. Willie Wilson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out to center fielder Reid Nichols. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Dwight Evans strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Dave Stapleton singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson.
10
STRIKEOUT — Carney Lansford strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
FORCEOUT — Jim Rice grounds into a force out, shortstop U L Washington to second baseman Frank White. Dave Stapleton out at 2nd. Jim Rice to 1st. [3 outs]
10

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BOS

7Runs6

12Hits11

1Errors0

.333Batting Avg.314

36At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks1

2Stolen Bases1

2Strikeouts5

4Left on Base3

20Total Bases18

Saturday, May 16, 1981 · 3:33 AM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 26,107 (69.1%)

weather: 62 degrees, cloudy