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Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

May 9, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC0000002013704
BOS02000020-41119
loss:Kansas City Royals logoJ. Colbornwin:Boston Red Sox logoD. Eckersley

Scoring Summary

KCBOS
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    2
    Rick Burleson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Fred Lynn scores. Jack Brohamer to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    2
    Jerry Remy singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Jack Brohamer scores. Rick Burleson to 3rd. [1 run]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Amos Otis hits a home run (4). Clint Hurdle scores. [2 runs]
    22
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    7
    Jim Rice hits a home run (10). Jerry Remy scores. [2 runs]
    24
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Passed ball by catcher Carlton Fisk. Hal McRae scores. Willie Wilson to 3rd. [1 run]
    34

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Freddie PatekSS03002000.261
Joe LahoudPH01000000.000
U L WashingtonSS00000000.333
2Tom PoquetteLF24000000.313
3Hal McRaeDH24101002.284
4Al CowensRF14000002.275
5Darrell PorterC14000002.333
Willie WilsonPR00000000.273
6Clint Hurdle1B-3B03100004.225
7Amos OtisCF14122011.273
8Jerry Terrell3B-2B03002000.194
9Frank White2B02001000.237
Ralph LaCockPH-1B01000000.143
TOTAL7333280111-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim ColbornRHP6.21144131445.73
Doug BirdRHP1.100020086.28
TOTAL8.0114433152-
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Rick BurlesonSS15010003.211
2Jerry Remy2B24110000.319
3Jim RiceLF23120012.379
4Carl Yastrzemski1B23000100.316
5Carlton FiskC04001005.245
6Fred LynnCF24100003.310
7Butch HobsonDH03001102.288
8Dwight EvansRF04001002.265
9Jack Brohamer3B23100100.344
TOTAL11334433117-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.0732801503.71
TOTAL9.073280150-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCBOS
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Freddie Patek strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Tom Poquette singles on a to center fielder Fred Lynn.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Hal McRae strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Al Cowens flies out to catcher Carlton Fisk. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Rick Burleson out, third baseman Jerry Terrell to first baseman Clint Hurdle. [1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BUNT GROUNDOUT — Jerry Remy bunt grounds out to pitcher Jim Colborn. [2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Jim Rice singles.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Carl Yastrzemski singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Jim Rice to 3rd.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    LINEOUT — Carlton Fisk lines out to shortstop Freddie Patek. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs4
7Hits11
0Errors1
.212Batting Avg.333
33At Bats33
1Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In4
0Walks3
1Stolen Bases0
8Strikeouts3
4Left on Base9
10Total Bases16

Game Details

Tuesday, May 9, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
attendance: 22,369 (59.2%)
weather: 62 degrees, unknown