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Although leading majors in batting, George Brett does not consider himself to be a slugger, but the time was appropriate in the ninth inning and the Royals' All-Star third baseman smashed a homer to beat the Red Sox, 2-1. A single by Amos Otis and double by John Mayberry gave the Royals their initial run in the fourth before the Red Sox tied the score in the sixth on two walks and a single by Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1Game Played on Saturday, July 17, 1976 (Day game) at Royals StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 .241 D. Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Lynn cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Otis cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Fisk c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Brett 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .365 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Rice lf 5 0 3 0 0 1 .249 Quirk dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Darwin dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .234 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Poquette lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cooper ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Heise 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Wathan pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Petrocelli 3b 1 1 0 0 2 0 .218 White ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .210 Miller ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .204 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 7 1 6 7 Totals 30 2 7 2 0 1 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 24,411 Left on Base: Red Sox 13, Royals 4 DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 0 Errors: Tiant, D. Nelson, Hassler Doubles: Rice (11), Mayberry (12) Home Runs: Brett (5) Stolen Bases: Rice (4), White (13) Caught Stealing: Burleson (2), Wathan (2) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(10-7) 8 7 2 2 0 1 1 30 2.88 Totals 8 7 2 2 0 1 1 30 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler 5 4 0 0 3 2 0 23 3.98 Littell W(6-3) 4 3 1 1 3 5 0 18 2.56 Totals 9 7 1 1 6 7 0 41 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to center; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice doubled to left; Darwin singled to shortstop [Rice stayed at second]; Evans forced Darwin (shortstop to second) [Rice to third]; Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Quirk popped to third in foul territory; Cowens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin reached on an error by Hassler (assist by Mayberry); Burleson lined to center; Lynn singled to center [Griffin to second]; Fisk popped to right; Yastrzemski lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); Martinez flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to right; On a bunt Darwin reached on an error by D. Nelson [Rice to second]; Evans forced Rice (third unassisted) [Darwin to second]; Petrocelli walked [Darwin to third, Evans to second]; Griffin forced Darwin (third to catcher) [Evans to third, Petrocelli to second]; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: D. Nelson lined to third; Otis singled to right; Otis was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tiant [Otis to second]; Brett grounded out (third to first) [Otis to third]; Mayberry doubled to left [Otis scored]; Quirk popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; Rice struck out; Andy Hassler injured left leg on last pitch of 5th; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens popped to shortstop; Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. RED SOX 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Darwin was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; Petrocelli walked; Griffin walked [Petrocelli to second]; Burleson singled to center [Petrocelli scored, Griffin to third]; Lynn popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; D. Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to third; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski struck out; Rice singled; Rice stole second; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Quirk singled to left; Cowens popped to second; Poquette flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. RED SOX 8TH: COOPER BATTED FOR EVANS; Cooper struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR PETROCELLI; Miller grounded out (second to first); Griffin walked; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 3B); MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Martinez singled to center; WATHAN RAN FOR MARTINEZ; Wathan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White singled to right; White stole second; D. Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. RED SOX 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Lynn flied out to left; Fisk grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: Brett homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. |
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