Boston Red Sox 8 – 9 Kansas City Royals
7 April 1989 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Danny Tartabull | 1 in 107 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Bob Boone | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marty Barrett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Greenwell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Ellis Burks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Jim Rice | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Nick Esasky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jody Reed | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rick Cerone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sam Horn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Can Boyd | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Stanley | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Smith | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Lamp | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Eisenreich | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pat Tabler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bo Jackson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Boone | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurt Stillwell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Bannister | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Tom Gordon | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Gleaton | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |