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Friday July 16, 1976
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Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 16, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      D. Nelson 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Doyle 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .280
Lynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .367
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .264      Mayberry 1b           2   0   2   2     1   0   .258
Rice dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Quirk dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Cooper 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .305      White ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Fisk c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Heise 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Petrocelli 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     0   2             Totals               27   2   4   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 35,600
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Royals 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Doyle (8), Brett (19), Mayberry (11)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (11), Otis (14), Brett (10), D. Nelson (9)
GIDP: Darwin (4), Quirk (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(7-7)             8     4   2   2   3   2   0  30   3.86
Totals                  8     4   2   2   3   2   0  30

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(11-5)      9     5   1   1   0   2   0  31   3.13
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   2   0  31

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Doyle doubled to right;
Lynn popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled to center [Doyle
scored]; Rice forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis
flied out to center; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson
struck out; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

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

RED SOX 3RD: Heise popped to first in foul territory; Miller
grounded out (second to first); Doyle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
was called out on strikes; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Rice was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: D. Nelson lined to pitcher; Otis lined to right;
Brett doubled to center; Mayberry walked; Quirk popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montgomery flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Stinson
flied out to left; Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Heise flied out to left; Miller flied out to left;
Doyle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to center; D. Nelson flied out to
right; Otis walked; Brett walked [Otis to second]; Otis stole
third and Brett stole second; Mayberry doubled to center [Otis
scored, Brett scored]; Quirk struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
popped to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Stinson popped
to third; Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper singled to second; Burleson popped to
second; Montgomery singled to left [Cooper to second]; DILLARD
RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; DARWIN BATTED FOR HEISE; Darwin grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dillard out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: FISK REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); PETROCELLI
REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 3B); White grounded out (pitcher to
first); D. Nelson singled to center; D. Nelson stole second;
Otis flied out to right; Brett popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Doyle singled
to second; Lynn forced Doyle (shortstop to second); Lynn stole
second; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 2.



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