August 2, 1985: Boston Red Sox (54-47) @ Kansas City Royals (56-43)
We head westward once more in this never-ending hurdy-gurdy with KC our first stop for three. The Royals are looking good this year but seem headed for a serious battle with the A’s in the West Div and need every win they can get to try run them down. Bud Black and Bruce Hurst squaring off to get things underway in front of a big crowd indeed - nearly 40000 of them and very few wearing red and dark blue.
Bill Buckner YTD stats entering the game
Game Recap
They get at it early with a run on two in the 1st and the Wilson-Brett-McRae combo at the heart of their order already looking dangerous.
I get us back on level terms with a run-scoring double in the 3rd and then Stevie Lyons puts us ahead 2-1 in the next with an RBI single. A 2-run bomb by Jim Rice in the next extends our advantage.
With Bruce looking super sharp, we all but put them away in the 7th with a 4-spot as we bat around, and it finishes 8-1. One of our best recent performances against top-notch opposition.
Best Performances, News & Highlights of the Day
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- MLB Debuts: NIL
- Daily Notes: On this day in 1931, the Red Sox blank the Yanks 1-0 in the nightcap of a DH, the last time in 308 games New York will fail to score.
- Transactions of Interest:The last-place Pirates unload three of their veteran players, trading pitchers John Candelaria and Al Holland and OF George Hendrick to the Angels for OF Mike Brown and pitchers Pat Clements and Bob Kipper.