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. Kansas City Royals 12, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Thursday, July 15, 1976 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRed 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. |
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