Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

May 8, 1978

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	2	5
BOS	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	-	8	10	0	5

loss:

D. Leonardwin: Boston Red Sox logo

B. Stanley

KCBOS

1
Carl Yastrzemski out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Jerry Remy scores. Jim Rice to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
1
Carlton Fisk reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Freddie Patek. Jim Rice scores. [1 run]
02
1
Dwight Evans singles on a to left fielder Tom Poquette. Carlton Fisk scores. Fred Lynn scores. Butch Hobson out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Tom Poquette to first baseman Clint Hurdle to third baseman Jerry Terrell. [2 runs] [3 outs]
04
3
Hal McRae doubles (8) on a to right fielder Dwight Evans. Jerry Terrell scores. Frank White scores. Freddie Patek scores. Hal McRae to 3rd. [3 runs]
34
4
Fred Lynn hits a home run (4). [1 run]
35
6
Amos Otis out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dwight Evans. Hal McRae scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
45
7
Carl Yastrzemski hits a home run (2). Bernie Carbo scores. Jim Rice scores. [3 runs]
48

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	.271
2Tom PoquetteLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.295
3Hal McRaeDH	2	3	1	3	0	1	0	.276
4Al CowensRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.276
5Darrell PorterC	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.337
6Amos OtisCF	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	.274
7Clint Hurdle1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.235
8Jerry Terrell3B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.212
Ralph LaCockPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154
9Frank White2B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.243
Joe LahoudPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000
TOTAL	9	34	4	4	1	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dennis LeonardRHP	6.2	7	7	4	2	4	1	46	3.71
Al HraboskyLHP	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	1	9	1.80
TOTAL	8.0	10	8	5	3	4	2	55	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rick BurlesonSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.211
2Jerry Remy2B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.312
3Jim RiceLF	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.372
4Carl Yastrzemski1B	1	2	1	4	0	0	1	0	.305
5Carlton FiskC	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.255
6Fred LynnCF	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	.302
7Butch Hobson3B	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.297
Frank Duffy3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
8Dwight EvansRF	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.278
9Bernie CarboDH	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.211
Bob BaileyPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.063
TOTAL	10	30	8	7	3	4	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Luis TiantRHP	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	10	4.91
Bob StanleyRHP	7.0	7	3	3	0	1	31	3.38
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	1	1	41	-

Expand All

1st inningKCBOS

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out, shortstop Rick Burleson to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Tom Poquette out to center fielder Fred Lynn. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out, third baseman Butch Hobson to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out, third baseman Jerry Terrell to first baseman Clint Hurdle. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Jerry Remy singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens.
00
DOUBLE — Jim Rice doubles (6). Jerry Remy to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Carl Yastrzemski out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Jerry Remy scores. Jim Rice to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
FIELD ERROR — Carlton Fisk reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Freddie Patek. Jim Rice scores. [1 run]
02
DOUBLE — Fred Lynn doubles (6) on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Carlton Fisk to 3rd.
02
WALK — Butch Hobson walks.
02
SINGLE — Dwight Evans singles on a to left fielder Tom Poquette. Carlton Fisk scores. Fred Lynn scores. Butch Hobson out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Tom Poquette to first baseman Clint Hurdle to third baseman Jerry Terrell. [2 runs] [3 outs]
04

2nd inning

3rd inning

4th inning

5th inning

6th inning

7th inning

8th inning

9th inning

BOS

4Runs8

9Hits10

2Errors0

.265Batting Avg.333

34At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In7

1Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

1Strikeouts3

5Left on Base5

11Total Bases18

Monday, May 8, 1978 · 7:05 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 25,891 (68.6%)

weather: 65 degrees, unknown