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Butch Hobson not only socked a three-run homer, but also singled and scored the deciding run as the Red Sox defeated the Royals, 5-3. Hobson's homer in the fourth inning put the Red Sox ahead, 3-2, but Frank White tied the score with a double in the seventh. Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Tuesday, August 16, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway ParkRoyals 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 x - 5 6 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .278 Burleson ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .298 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Lynn cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .255 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .249 Rice dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 .322 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .302 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Scott 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Rojas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Hobson 3b 3 2 2 3 0 1 .271 Patek ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .272 Evans rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 White 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .252 Doyle 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 7 3 0 8 Totals 28 5 6 5 3 9 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 35,748 Left on Base: Royals 5, Red Sox 4 DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 0 Errors: Burleson, Scott Doubles: Poquette (16), White (13), Rice (21) Home Runs: Hobson (23) Stolen Bases: White (15) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (6) Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (7) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Littell 6 3 3 3 3 8 1 24 3.64 Bird L(8-4) 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 9 5.07 Totals 8 6 5 5 3 9 1 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase 6.1 7 3 3 0 5 0 27 2.72 Campbell W(12-7) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 2.91 Totals 9 7 3 3 0 8 0 35 Wild Pitches: Campbell (3) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Mayberry was called out on strikes; Porter singled to left [Cowens to second]; Rojas lined to center [Cowens to third]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk popped to third; Scott was called out on strikes; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; White stole second; Poquette doubled to left [White scored]; McRae grounded out (first unassisted) [Poquette to third]; Otis singled to center [Poquette scored]; Otis was picked off first but was safe on an error by Scott; assist by Aase [Otis to second]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Doyle flied out to center; Burleson forced Evans (first to shortstop); Lynn forced Burleson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to shortstop; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice doubled to left; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk was called out on strikes; Scott singled to left [Rice to third]; Hobson homered [Rice scored, Scott scored]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to center; Poquette struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 6TH: Otis reached on an error by Burleson; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to left; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk walked; Scott forced Fisk (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas singled to center; Patek forced Rojas (pitcher to shortstop); White doubled to left [Patek scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Campbell threw a wild pitch [White to third]; Poquette struck out (catcher to first); McRae struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: BIRD REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Hobson singled to left; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hobson to second]; Doyle singled to right [Hobson to third]; Burleson singled to right [Hobson scored, Doyle to third]; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to right [Doyle scored]; Rice was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5. ROYALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); Otis flied out to right; Cowens lined to left; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5. ROYALS 9TH: Porter flied out to center; Rojas struck out; LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5. |
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