Paul Splittorff pitched a three-hitter and Al Fitzmorris followed with a five-hitter as the Royals defeated the Red Sox in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-1 and 2-1. Splittorff was assured of his 10th victory in the opener when the Royals scored four runs in the fourth inning. John Mayberry and Jamie Quirk each rapped RBI singles before Buck Martinez capped the outburst with a two-run double.

In the nightcap, both of the Royals' runs came in the sixth inning when Amos Otis and George Brett walked and Mayberry drove them home with a double. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      16, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Royals       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      D. Nelson 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .318      Otis cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .283
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .367
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .253
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Quirk dh              3   1   1   1     0   1   .273
Rice dh               3   1   1   0     0   0   .246        Rojas ph,dh         0   0   0   1     0   0   .224
Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Cowens rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .271
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Martinez c            3   0   2   2     0   0   .268
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   0     2   3             Totals               29   5   9   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:04
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Royals 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Burleson, Martinez
Doubles: Martinez (8)
Triples: Rice (5)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (7), Otis 2 (13), Cowens (11)
Caught Stealing: Otis (3)
Sacrifice Hits: White (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (3)
GIDP: Rice (11), Griffin (3), Poquette (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.12
Murphy L(2-4)           4.2   7   4   4   0   2   0  21   4.81
House                   1     1   1   0   1   0   0   4   4.54
Totals                  8     9   5   4   2   3   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(10-6)      9     3   1   0   2   3   0  31   3.66
Totals                  9     3   1   0   2   3   0  31

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to second; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); Evans walked; Yastrzemski popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
walked; Otis stole second; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to third; Rice grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; Cooper
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk struck out; Cowens singled to center; Poquette
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli flied out to right; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson singled to center; Burleson stole
second; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); MURPHY
REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); White grounded out (shortstop to
first); D. Nelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to left; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to second; Otis stole second; Brett
reached on a fielder's choice; Rick Burleson chased Otis back
to 2B; Mayberry singled to right [Otis scored, Brett to
third]; Quirk singled to center [Brett scored, Mayberry to
third]; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [Mayberry out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Quirk to second]; Poquette flied
out to left; Martinez doubled to right [Quirk scored, Cowens
scored]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice tripled to right; Cooper reached on a
fielder's choice [Rice scored (error by Martinez; assist by
White) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Petrocelli lined to third; Griffin
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Cooper out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: D. Nelson grounded out (second to first); Otis
singled to right; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to
second to first); Brett popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson struck out; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry struck out; Quirk grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cowens singled to third; Cowens stole second; Poquette
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk flied out to
left; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez singled to right; White out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Martinez to second]; D. Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper flied out to center; Petrocelli popped to
second; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Brett flied out to
center; Mayberry walked; ROJAS BATTED FOR QUIRK; Mayberry was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Burleson; assists
by House and Cooper [Mayberry to third]; no one covered 2B on
pickoff; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mayberry
scored (unearned)]; Red Sox Manager Darrell Johnson ejected
by 3B umpire Larry McCoy after the Red Sox appealed that John
Mayberry left 3B too soon; Cowens singled to third; Cowens
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 5.

RED SOX 9TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson lined
to third; Lynn walked; Evans forced Lynn (shortstop to second);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 5.