Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
May 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1987 at Royals Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burks cf 5 1 1 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 5 1 4 2
Baylor dh 5 1 1 0
Evans 1b 3 2 2 0
Rice lf 3 0 0 1
Henderson rf 4 1 0 0
Hoffman ss 2 1 1 2
Gedman c 4 0 1 1
Hurst p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 3 0 1 0
Beniquez dh 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 1 0
Jackson B. lf 3 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 2 0 0 0
Salazar ss 3 1 1 1
Biancalana 2b 3 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 0 0
Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Boston 002 140 0007101
Kansas City 000 010 000141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst  W (5-4) 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (1-6) 4.1 8 5 4 1 6
  Gumpert   2.2 1 2 0 1 0
  Farr   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
2
7

  E–Hurst (2), B Jackson (3).  DP–Boston 4, Kansas City 2.  2B–Boston Boggs (8,off Farr).  HR–Kansas City Salazar (2,5th inning off Hurst 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Rice (1,off Gumpert).  HBP–Hoffman 2 (2,by D Jackson 2).  CS–Evans (3,2nd base by D Jackson/Owen).  HBP–D Jackson 2 (2,Hoffman 2).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:33.  A–24,168.
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