Bob Stinson and Jamie Quirk combined to bat in seven runs between them, leading the Royals to a 12-5 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Red Sox came back to squeak through to a 2-1 decision in the nightcap. Stinson accounted for four RBIs with a single, double and triple, while Quirk added three runs with as many singles. George Brett also had three hits for the Royals.

In the second game, the Red Sox scored both their runs in the sixth inning. After Cecil Cooper singled and took third on a single by Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice hit a sacrifice fly. Moving to second on the play, Yaz then stole third and scored on a throwing error by Buck Martinez. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      15, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   5 10  0
Royals       3  0  3    0  1  3    2  0  x  -  12 16  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Cowens rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .229      Otis cf               5   2   2   1     0   1   .283
Lynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Brett 3b              4   3   3   1     1   0   .370
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Mayberry 1b           3   2   0   0     2   1   .252
Fisk c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .255      McRae lf              2   2   2   1     1   0   .351
Rice dh               3   0   2   1     0   0   .247        Wohlford pr,lf      2   1   1   2     0   0   .232
Evans rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .258      Quirk dh              5   1   3   3     0   1   .275
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Stinson c             5   0   3   4     0   0   .273
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Patek ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Nelson ph,2b     3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b,ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     2   2             Totals               39  12  16  12     4   4

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Wohlford
Doubles: Rice (10), Fisk (11), Evans (18), McRae (23), Stinson (4), Otis (20)
Triples: Stinson (1)
Stolen Bases: McRae (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (5)
GIDP: Otis (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(4-5)             0.2   2   3   3   3   1   0   7   4.38
Cleveland               4.1   7   4   4   0   1   0  19   4.18
House                   1     4   3   3   1   0   0   8   4.67
Lee                     2     3   2   2   0   2   0   9   7.42
Totals                  8    16  12  12   4   4   0  43

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(10-3)         9    10   5   5   2   2   0  39   3.01
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: 2:21 rain delay before start of game; Cooper
flied out to left; Doyle struck out; Lynn popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens flied out to right; Otis struck out; Brett
walked; Mayberry walked [Brett to second]; McRae walked [Brett
to third, Mayberry to second]; Quirk singled to center [Brett
scored, Mayberry scored, McRae to third]; Stinson singled to
right [McRae scored, Quirk to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); Patek flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice doubled to left; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
flied out to left; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Burleson
flied out to center; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to right; Mayberry struck out; McRae
doubled to right [Brett scored]; Quirk singled to center [McRae
to third, Quirk to second (on throw to home)]; Stinson doubled
to left [McRae scored, Quirk scored]; D. NELSON BATTED FOR
PATEK; D. Nelson grounded out (second to first) [Stinson to
third]; Freddie Patek injured back on 0-1 foul; White
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 6.

RED SOX 4TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHITE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Doyle flied out to left; Lynn
flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Otis grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cowens out at
second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk doubled to left; Rice grounded out (second to
first) [Fisk to third]; Evans singled [Fisk scored]; Petrocelli
forced Evans (third to second); Burleson flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae
singled to left; McRae stole second; Hal McRae left with
severe muscle pull in left leg; WOHLFORD RAN FOR MCRAE;
Quirk popped to first; Stinson tripled [Wohlford scored]; D.
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 7.

RED SOX 6TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cooper flied
out to left; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled
to left [Lynn to second (error by Wohlford)]; Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first);
Otis singled; Brett singled [Otis to second]; Mayberry walked
[Otis to third, Brett to second]; Wohlford singled to center
[Otis scored, Brett scored, Mayberry to third]; Quirk singled to
right [Mayberry scored, Wohlford to third]; Stinson forced Quirk
(second unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 10.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Rice singled;
Evans popped to first; Petrocelli popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 10.

ROYALS 7TH: LEE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); D. Nelson struck out;
White singled to center; Cowens forced White (first to
shortstop); Otis doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Brett singled
to left [Otis scored]; Mayberry popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 12.

RED SOX 8TH: ROJAS REPLACED D. NELSON (PLAYING 2B); Burleson
singled to left; Cooper singled to left [Burleson to third];
Doyle walked [Cooper to second]; Lynn popped to third;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson scored, Cooper to third,
Doyle to second]; Fisk walked [Cooper scored, Doyle to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Doyle scored]; Evans doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk
to third]; Petrocelli flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Royals 12.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Quirk
struck out; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 12.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to left; Cooper popped to first;
Doyle singled to left; Lynn popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 12.