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August 9, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 8 17 0
Red Sox 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 8 17 0
Red Sox 3 7 1

Ellis Burks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .271
OBP .500 .322
At Bats 3 343
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 1 45

John Davis Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Fenway Park - August 9, 1987
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Out
John Davis
Jamie Quirk
George Brett
Frank White
Kevin Seitzer
Ross Jones
Lonnie Smith
Willie Wilson
Danny Tartabull
Ellis Burks

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 8 17 0 11
Boston Red Sox 3 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher John Davis
Losing Pitcher Steve Crawford
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Danny Tartabull
Attendance 34,009
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burks bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sam Horn pinch hits for John Marzano. Horn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Owen strikes out.
Top 9 Wilson strikes out.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Baylor strikes out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tartabull hits a line drive into left field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benzinger for the out.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Seitzer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benzinger throws the ball in to Barrett who tags Jones, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Burks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Marzano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Marzano reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owen for the out.
Bottom 6 Romero hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Quirk is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tartabull hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a popup towards short. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baylor is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Evans is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brett hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marzano hits a popup towards short. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Romero moves to second.
Bottom 4 Romero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tom Bolton now pitching. Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Balboni hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Benzinger. Balboni reaches second base with a double. Tartabull scores. White scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground to left field. Benzinger throws towards the plate. Marzano fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marzano. Brett scores. Tartabull moves to third. White moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Brett moves to second.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to third.
Top 4 Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 John Davis now pitching. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Baylor is hit by the pitch. Burks scores. Barrett moves to third. Benzinger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Marzano scores. Burks moves to third. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Barrett takes first base on ball four. Marzano moves to third. Burks moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Owen scores. Marzano moves to second.
Bottom 3 Marzano is hit by the pitch. Owen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jones strikes out.
Top 3 Quirk takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 The ball gets by Marzano for a passed ball. Balboni moves to second.
Top 3 Balboni hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Romero hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Steve Crawford now pitching. Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quirk scores. Wilson moves to third.
Top 2 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Balboni scores. Quirk moves to third.
Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Balboni moves to second.
Top 2 Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burks moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Burks. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Burks steals second.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burks takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Tartabull hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Seitzer moves to second.
Top 1 Seitzer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to second.
Top 1 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.