Jim Wohiford collected three hits and four other Royals -- Amos Otis, Cookie Rojas, Fred Patek and Buck Martinez -- rapped two apiece in an 8-3 victory over the Red Sox. Patek batted in two runs with a single in the fourth inning when the Royals took a 4-2 lead, and Martinez homered in the ninth when the Royals added their final three runs. Fred Lynn hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox and Carl Yastrzemski had a perfect day at bat with a double and three singles. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  2    2  0  0    1  0  3  -   8 14  0
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .231      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Cowens rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .262      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Otis cf               5   0   2   1     0   2   .291      Lynn cf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .306
  Jones pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   4   1     0   0   .267
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .356      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .237      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Rojas 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .217      Rice dh               3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Miller rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Patek ss              4   1   2   2     0   0   .248        Evans rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Martinez c            4   2   2   1     0   0   .250      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kreuger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  14   6     2   4             Totals               34   3  10   3     2   3

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 27,058
Left on Base: Royals 6, Red Sox 6
DP: Royals 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Burleson, Murphy
Doubles: Otis (36), Patek (15), Rojas (4), Wohlford (8), Doyle (12), Yastrzemski (22), Lynn (27)
Triples: Wohlford (2)
Home Runs: Martinez (4), Lynn (10)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (4)
GIDP: Wohlford (7), Miller (4), Hobson (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(15-9)      5.2   7   3   3   0   1   1  21   3.04
Gura                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Bruno                   1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   1.54
Mingori                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.19
Littell SV(15)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.75
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   3   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(2-5)              3.1   6   4   4   1   0   0  17   6.30
Murphy                  5.1   8   4   1   1   3   1  23   4.29
Kreuger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.75
Totals                  9    14   8   5   2   4   1  41

Balks: Bruno (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to right; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis doubled to right; McRae walked;
Mayberry forced McRae (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to right; Doyle doubled to right;
Lynn homered [Doyle scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Yastrzemski out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (third to first); White grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

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

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez singled to left; Wohlford tripled to right
[Martinez scored]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wohlford
scored]; Rick Miller and Fred Lynn collide; Lynn's right knee
hits Miller's chest; EVANS REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING RF);
Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae lined to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson lined to second; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; Rojas singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; White grounded out (first unassisted)
[Mayberry to third, Rojas to second]; Patek singled to right
[Mayberry scored, Rojas scored, Patek to second (on throw to
home)]; MURPHY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Martinez popped to
second; Wohlford singled to left [Patek out at home (left to
catcher to shortstop to catcher to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Yastrzemski doubled to
left; Fisk struck out; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Otis struck out; McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to left; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Rojas
popped to third; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to center; Doyle grounded out
(third to first); Lynn doubled to right; GURA REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to left [Lynn
scored]; BRUNO REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bruno balked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski to
third]; Cooper forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek doubled to left; On a bunt Martinez reached on
a fielder's choice [Patek to third (error by Murphy)]; Wohlford
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Patek scored (unearned), Martinez out at second]; Cowens
singled to left; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice walked; Evans popped to shortstop; Hobson
walked [Rice to second]; Burleson struck out; Doyle popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red
Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mayberry walked; Rojas doubled to left [Mayberry out at
home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Lynn grounded
out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; LITTELL
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Fisk flied out to right; Cooper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez homered; Wohlford
doubled to left; Cowens reached on an error by Burleson
[Wohlford scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cowens to second]; Otis
singled to center [Cowens scored (unearned)]; JONES RAN FOR
OTIS; McRae singled to center [Jones to second]; KREUGER
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rice was called
out on strikes; Evans popped to second; Hobson popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Red Sox 3.