The Red Sox smashed six homers, including a pair of two-run raps by Jim Rice, to outslug the Royals, 17-12. The Royals hit three homers in the wind-blown game. Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk started the Red Sox scoring with two-run drives, but the Royals powered their way to a 10-4 lead before the Red Sox exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning.

Rice contributed the first of his two round-trippers to the outburst and Dwight Evans connected for the circuit with two men on base. Rice homered again in the sixth and added his fifth RBI of the game with a single in the seventh when the Red Sox put the game away with four runs, including a homer by George Scott. Hal McRae, who had a homer, triple and single for the Royals, batted in four runs. Amos Otis and Al Cowens accounted for the Royals' other round-trippers. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 17, Kansas City Royals 12
Game Played on Saturday, May       28, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       1  2  0    5  2  0    0  2  0  -  12 16  2
Red Sox      2  0  0    2  7  2    4  0  x  -  17 17  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   2   2   0     1   0   .317      Burleson ss           5   2   1   1     1   3   .328
McRae dh              5   4   3   4     1   0   .312      Lynn cf               2   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Otis cf               4   2   2   2     1   0   .246        Carbo rf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .275
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .214      Rice dh               5   2   3   5     0   0   .271
Cowens rf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .274      Yastrzemski lf        4   3   3   2     1   0   .313
Poquette lf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .307      Fisk c                4   2   2   3     1   1   .348
Martinez c            5   0   1   1     0   1   .219      Scott 1b              4   2   2   2     1   1   .253
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Evans rf,cf           5   2   1   3     0   1   .316
  Nelson 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Hobson 3b             5   1   1   1     0   3   .266
White 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .202      Doyle 2b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .280
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heise 2b,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Porter ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .268        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  12  16  12     5   2             Totals               42  17  17  17     4  13

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 26,126
Left on Base: Royals 9, Red Sox 5
DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Brett, Martinez
Doubles: McRae (15), Poquette (7), Brett (12), Doyle (7), Hobson (8)
Triples: McRae (4)
Home Runs: McRae (4), Otis (6), Cowens (7), Yastrzemski (5), Fisk (9), Rice 2 (10), Evans (11), Scott (12)
Stolen Bases: McRae (2)
Caught Stealing: White (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1), Otis (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (2,by Paxton)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    4.1   7   7   7   1   7   3  21   6.40
Gura                    0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   3.19
Pattin L(0-2)           1.2   4   6   4   1   2   3  11   8.02
Hassler                 2     3   1   1   2   4   0  11   4.03
Totals                  8    17  17  14*  4  13   6  46

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   3.1   6   6   6   5   1   1  21   6.70
Paxton                  1.2   5   4   4   0   0   0  10  20.25
Campbell W(4-3)         4     5   2   2   0   1   2  17   3.79
Totals                  9    16  12  12   5   2   3  48

Hit by Pitch: Paxton (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to center; McRae walked; Otis flied
out to center; McRae stole second; Mayberry walked; Cowens
singled to right [McRae scored, Mayberry to third]; Poquette
walked [Cowens to second]; Martinez flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn singled to
right; Martinez dropped a foul fly hit by Rice for an error;
Rice lined to third; Yastrzemski homered [Lynn scored]; Fisk was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox
2.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek popped to first in foul territory; White flied
out to right; Brett walked; McRae homered [Brett scored]; Otis
walked; Mayberry flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott walked; Evans flied out to left; Hobson
struck out; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens flied out to right; Poquette singled to
right; Martinez flied out to center; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson struck out; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: White singled to left; Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher) [White to second]; McRae doubled to left [White
scored]; Otis singled to left [McRae to third]; PAXTON REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to center [McRae
scored]; Cowens was hit by a pitch [Otis to second]; Poquette
doubled to left [Otis scored, Cowens scored]; Martinez singled
to left [Poquette scored]; Patek popped to first in foul
territory; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans
was called out on strikes; Hobson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 8, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 5TH: White singled to right; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Brett doubled to right; McRae
tripled [Brett scored]; CARBO REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING RF); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to
right [McRae scored]; Fred Lynn rehurt ankle; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
10, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle doubled to left; Burleson singled to right
[Doyle scored]; Carbo struck out; Rice homered [Burleson
scored]; GURA REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to
right; Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott
singled [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; PATTIN REPLACED
GURA (PITCHING); Evans homered [Fisk scored, Scott scored];
Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R,
7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Red Sox 11.

ROYALS 6TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Poquette singled to right; Martinez
flied out to left; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson walked; Carbo was called out on strikes;
Rice homered [Burleson scored]; over the screen;
Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Fisk popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Red Sox 13.

ROYALS 7TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock flied out to right;
Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Red Sox 13.

RED SOX 7TH: HEISE REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING 2B); Scott homered;
Evans reached on an error by Brett; Hobson doubled to left
[Evans scored (unearned)]; liner off the LF screen; called
double by umpire after the ball caromed off one of the light
towers back onto the field; HASSLER REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Doyle singled to center [Hobson to third]; Burleson
struck out; Carbo struck out; Rice singled to center [Hobson
scored (unearned), Doyle to third]; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to
second]; Fisk walked [Doyle scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Scott struck
out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 10, Red Sox 17.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis homered; Mayberry grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cowens homered; Poquette popped to shortstop; Martinez
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12, Red Sox 17.

RED SOX 8TH: NELSON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); HEISE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Evans grounded out (third to first);
Hobson grounded out (third to first); Doyle singled to center;
Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 12, Red Sox
17.

ROYALS 9TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); PORTER BATTED
FOR HEISE; Porter singled to right; Brett singled to right
[Porter to second]; McRae flied out to center; Otis flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 12, Red Sox 17.