A two-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Al Cowens singled to open the stanza, Amos Otis walked and both moved up on a sacrifice by Darrell Porter. After an intentional pass to Cookie Rojas, George Scott booted a grounder by John Wathan, allowing the tying run to score. Joe Zdeb followed with the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      7, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  1    1  1  0  -   4 10  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  2  -   5  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo rf              4   0   2   1     1   2   .328      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Lynn cf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .233        Zdeb ph,lf          2   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Rice dh               5   1   2   1     0   0   .258      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Yastrzemski lf        2   1   1   0     2   0   .304      Brett 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .297
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .337      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .218
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .268      Cowens rf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .308
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Otis cf               2   2   0   0     2   1   .262
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Porter c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .267
Dillard ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .333      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heise ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .296
  Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .215
                                                            Wathan ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .429
                                                          Colborn 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               34   4  10   4     4   6             Totals               32   5   8   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 21,184
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Fisk (11), LaCock (7)
Triples: Scott (2)
Home Runs: Rice (12), Cowens (10)
Stolen Bases: Dillard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Fisk (1), Porter (1)
GIDP: Fisk (5), Rice (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 6.2   4   3   3   2   3   1  25   3.53
Stanley                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.70
Hernandez               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   8.38
Paxton L(1-2)           0.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   6  16.50
Totals                  8.1   8   5   5   4   5   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 6.1   8   3   3   2   4   1  28   3.16
Mingori                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.89
Littell W(5-2)          2.2   1   1   1   2   2   0  10   3.22
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dale Ford


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to
left; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to center [Rice
to third]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Scott struck out; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Cowens struck
out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
walked; Lynn flied out to left; Rice popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter singled; Patek lined to center; White
grounded out (third to first) [Porter to second]; Poquette flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Brett lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [McRae out at first]; Mayberry grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals
0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Dillard singled to center; Dillard stole second; Carbo
singled to right [Dillard scored]; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens homered; Otis struck out; Porter grounded out
(first to pitcher); Patek grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk
doubled to left; Scott lined to center; Hobson struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle lined to right; Dillard singled to center;
Carbo singled to right [Dillard to third]; MINGORI REPLACED
COLBORN (PITCHING); Lynn singled to right [Dillard scored, Carbo
to second]; LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Rice grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett walked; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted) [Brett to second]; Cowens popped to second; Otis
walked; Porter singled to center [Brett scored, Otis to second];
STANLEY REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR PATEK;
LaCock doubled to left [Otis scored, Porter to third]; Royals
Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by HP umpire Lou DiMuro arguing
that Darrell Porter would have scored from 1B without the fan
interference; White struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: HEISE REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski
walked; Fisk out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Yastrzemski to second]; Scott tripled [Yastrzemski scored];
Hobson struck out; Doyle was walked intentionally; Dillard lined
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED
FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb singled to center; McRae flied out to right;
Brett forced Zdeb (shortstop to second); Mayberry struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

RED SOX 9TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carbo was called
out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: PAXTON REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Cowens singled
to center; Otis walked [Cowens to second]; Porter out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cowens to third, Otis to
second]; ROJAS BATTED FOR HEISE; Rojas was walked intentionally;
WATHAN BATTED FOR WHITE; Wathan reached on an error by Scott
[Cowens scored, Otis to third, Rojas to second]; Zdeb singled to
right [Otis scored, Rojas to third, Wathan to second]; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 5.