The Red Sox exploded for six runs in the seventh inning, including successive homers by Carlton Fisk and George Scott, to sew up a 10-1 victory over the Royals. Hal McRae saved Royals from being shut out with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, May       27, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  1
Red Sox      1  0  2    1  0  0    6  0  x  -  10 13  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Burleson ss           5   2   2   0     0   1   .331
McRae dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .254
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .238        Coleman cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .269      Rice dh               5   1   0   0     0   1   .261
Mayberry 1b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .218      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   2     0   0   .301
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Carbo lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Rojas 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Fisk c                3   1   1   2     1   1   .343
Poquette lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .247
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .320
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   3   .268
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              3   2   2   1     0   0   .265
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   6             Totals               36  10  13   7     2  10

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 23,472
Left on Base: Royals 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Royals 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Patek, Scott
Doubles: Mayberry (6), Burleson 2 (12), Lynn (4), Hobson (7), Evans (8)
Home Runs: McRae (3), Fisk (8), Scott (11)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (6)
GIDP: Rice 2 (6)
Hit by Pitch: Doyle (2,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(2-5)          6.1  11   9   8   1   9   1  32   4.95
Pattin                  0.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   6.86
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.74
Totals                  8    13  10   9   2  10   2  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(5-4)          9     8   1   1   1   6   1  35   3.74
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (2)
Wild Pitches: Leonard (4)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney


ROYALS 1ST: Brett popped to second; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to right; Lynn singled to left
[Burleson to third]; Rice grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Burleson scored (no RBI), Lynn out at second];
Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens struck out; Mayberry singled to right; Porter
forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); Rojas singled to left
[Porter to second]; Poquette lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott was called out on strikes; Evans struck out;
Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek was called out on strikes; Brett lined to
left; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle was hit by a pitch; Burleson struck out; Lynn
doubled to right [Doyle scored]; Rice was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn scored]; Fisk walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Scott popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Cowens flied out to center;
Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans popped to shortstop; Hobson doubled to left;
Doyle singled to center [Hobson scored]; Burleson flied out to
right; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Rojas singled to center;
Poquette lined to center; Patek forced Rojas (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
4.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to left; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Cowens struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott struck out; Evans struck out; Hobson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled to right; Porter struck out; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mayberry to second]; Poquette
singled to right [Mayberry out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle singled to center; Burleson doubled to left
[Doyle to third]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice
reached on a fielder's choice [Doyle scored (error by Patek)
(unearned) (no RBI), Burleson to third]; Leonard threw a wild
pitch [Burleson scored, Rice to second]; Yastrzemski singled to
right [Rice scored]; Fisk homered [Yastrzemski scored]; PATTIN
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Scott homered; Evans doubled to
left; Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher);
6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 10.

ROYALS 8TH: COLEMAN REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); CARBO REPLACED
YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae homered;
Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Scott dropped a foul
fly hit by Cowens for an error; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Coleman walked; Rice grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Coleman out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 10.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry doubled to right; Porter flied out to left;
Rojas grounded out (third to first); Poquette grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 10.