Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 2)Game Played on Thursday, July 15, 1976 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 D. Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Cooper 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 Brett 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .371 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Rice dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 .245 Cowens rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Rojas dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Doyle 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .234 Wohlford lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .240 Montgomery c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Heise 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 White ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 1 0 6 Totals 32 1 8 1 1 2 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 24,720 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Royals 6 DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 0 Errors: Yastrzemski, Brett, Martinez Doubles: Burleson (9), Brett (18), Wohlford (7), Martinez (7) Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (4), D. Nelson (8) Caught Stealing: Cowens (9), Wohlford (8) Sacrifice Hits: Cowens (2) Sacrifice Flies: Rice (6) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(3-0) 8 8 1 0 1 2 0 31 2.80 Willoughby SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.79 Totals 9 8 1 0 1 2 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird L(9-2) 9 8 2 2 0 6 0 36 2.79 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 6 0 36 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark RED SOX 1ST: Miller singled to right; Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Cooper flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson flied out to right; Otis flied out to center; Brett doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; On a bunt Evans singled to third; Doyle singled to left [Evans to second]; Montgomery flied out to right [Evans to third]; Heise grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rojas popped to left; Wohlford doubled to left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller struck out; Burleson flied out to right; Cooper lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson stole second; Otis flied out to left; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice popped to second in foul territory; Evans reached on an error by Brett [Yastrzemski to second]; Doyle struck out; Montgomery forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Cowens flied out to center; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 5TH: Heise lined to third; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White was called out on strikes; Martinez doubled to left; D. Nelson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 6TH: Cooper singled to right; Yastrzemski singled to right [Cooper to third]; Rice lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Cooper scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Yastrzemski stole third [Yastrzemski scored (error by Martinez)]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle singled to center; Montgomery flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett flied out to center; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. RED SOX 7TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied out to left; Burleson doubled to left; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to right; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens to second]; Wohlford struck out (catcher to first); White lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice popped to first; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); D. Nelson lined to third; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. RED SOX 9TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Montgomery popped to second; Heise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled to left [Brett to third (error by Yastrzemski)]; Mayberry singled to center [Brett scored (unearned)]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Cowens out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mayberry to second]; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); QUIRK BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Quirk lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1. |
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