Boston Red Sox 9 – 2 Kansas City Royals
4 July 1988 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Jim Rice | 1 in 497 games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games | |
| 14 | 8 total bases | Dwight Evans | 1 in 167 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Evans | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Ellis Burks | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Rice | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Todd Benzinger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rich Gedman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spike Owen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Stanley | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Nick Capra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Brett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Power | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Anderson | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jerry Gleaton | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |