A homer by Amos Otis with two men on base climaxed a five-run outburst in the second inning and sent the Royals on their way to a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox. Buck Martinez doubled to drive in the Royals' first two runs and, after Jim Wohlford was hit by a pitch, Otis smashed his homer. The Royals' outfielder then supplied what proved to be the winning run by hitting another homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       4, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  5  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   7 11  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  2  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           2   1   1   0     0   1   .275      Carbo dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Poquette lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              5   1   4   1     0   0   .236
Otis cf               5   2   3   4     0   1   .314      Lynn cf               4   1   3   0     1   0   .434
McRae dh              4   1   0   0     1   0   .246      Fisk c                5   0   1   1     0   1   .311
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .160      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   0   1     1   0   .245
Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .179      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .213
Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .263      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .281
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Petrocelli 3b         4   2   2   2     0   1   .255
Patek ss              3   1   3   0     1   0   .375      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Martinez c            4   1   1   2     0   0   .211      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     3   3             Totals               38   5  10   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 16,274
Left on Base: Royals 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: White 2, Burleson
Doubles: Martinez (1), Lynn (3)
Home Runs: Otis 2 (2), Petrocelli (2)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (1), Brett (3)
Sacrifice Hits: White (4)
GIDP: Fisk (3)
Hit by Pitch: Wohlford (1,by Lee)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(3-0)       5.1   9   5   2   1   5   1  26   3.32
Littell                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
McClure                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  11.57
Bird SV(1)              3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.88
Totals                  9    10   5   2   2   7   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(0-3)              5     8   6   6   0   2   2  23  12.12
Pole                    2.1   3   1   1   3   1   0  12   3.86
Willoughby              1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   3   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Lee (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Otis singled to
left; McRae forced Otis (first to shortstop) [McRae to second
(error by Burleson)]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle
singled to left; Lynn singled to center [Doyle to third]; Fisk
was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to second];
Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied to right in foul territory; Brett
singled to left; White flied out to left; Patek singled [Brett
to second]; Martinez doubled to right [Brett scored, Patek
scored]; fan interference; Wohlford was hit by a pitch;
Otis homered [Martinez scored, Wohlford scored]; McRae grounded
out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Petrocelli was called
out on strikes; Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Cowens
flied out to center; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo struck out; Doyle singled to center; Lynn
singled to right [Doyle to second]; Fisk grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to center; Patek singled to center;
Patek stole second; Martinez popped to second in foul territory;
Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski reached on an error by White; Rice
struck out; Evans struck out; Petrocelli homered (unearned)
[Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis homered; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mayberry struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo flied out to center; Doyle singled to right;
Lynn doubled to left [Doyle to third]; Fisk singled to left
[Doyle scored, Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski forced Fisk (second
to shortstop) [Lynn scored]; Rice forced Yastrzemski (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Brett grounded out
(second to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first);
Patek walked; Patek stole second; Martinez lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: POQUETTE REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING LF); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli singled to left;
LITTELL REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Burleson made an out to
second; Carbo reached on an error by White [Petrocelli to
second]; Doyle singled to left [Petrocelli scored (unearned),
Carbo to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Lynn
lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox
5.

ROYALS 7TH: Poquette made an out to shortstop; Otis struck out;
McRae walked; Mayberry walked [McRae to second]; Cowens singled
to right [McRae scored, Mayberry out at third (right to catcher
to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: BIRD REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to left; White out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brett to second]; Patek singled to left
[Brett to third, Patek to second (on throw to home)]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Brett was caught stealing home
(catcher to third to pitcher to catcher); Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Burleson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Poquette grounded out (second to first); Otis flied
out to center; McRae lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Carbo flied out to left; Doyle flied out to center;
Lynn walked; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Red Sox 5.