Beating out an infield hit, Tom Poquette drove in two runs in the eighth inning to enable the Royals to defeat the Red Sox, 6-4, for their fifth straight victory. Dwight Evans homered in the fifth when the Red Sox scored three runs to take a 3-2 lead. The Royals tied the score in their half with a double by Poquette and triple by George Brett.

With Bill Campbell on the mound for the Red Sox, the Royals loaded the bases with one out in the eighth on singles by Al Cowens and Darrell Porter and a pass to Amos Otis. Joe Lahoud batted for Fred Patek and walked to force in Cowens. After the second out, Poquette grounded to first baseman George Scott and beat the throw to Campbell covering the bag, as both Porter and Otis scored on the play. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    21, 1977 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  1
Royals       0  1  1    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   6 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   3   0     1   0   .298      Poquette lf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .290
Lynn cf               4   0   1   2     1   0   .249      McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Rice dh               5   0   2   1     0   2   .324      Brett 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .307
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Cowens rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Mayberry 1b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .240
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Porter c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .278
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Otis cf               2   1   2   1     2   0   .253
Evans rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .287      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Dillard 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Lahoud ph           0   0   0   1     1   0   .259
  Doyle 2b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .251        Heise ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     3   4             Totals               32   6  11   6     5   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 31,199
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Royals 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 1
Errors: Dillard, Cowens
Doubles: Rice (22), Dillard (5), Otis (18), Poquette 2 (21)
Triples: Brett (10)
Home Runs: Evans (14)
Caught Stealing: McRae (12), Otis (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (5)
GIDP: Lynn (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    6.1   8   3   2   3   2   0  28   2.74
Campbell L(12-8)        1.2   3   3   3   2   0   0  10   3.08
Totals                  8    11   6   5   5   2   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              6.1   8   3   3   3   1   1  29   4.20
Pattin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.13
Gura                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.23
Bird W(9-4)             2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   4.83
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   1  39

Passed Balls: Porter (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
walked; Porter allowed a passed ball [Lynn to second]; Rice
struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to right; McRae singled to left;
Brett flied out to left; McRae was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Scott singled to left [Fisk to
second]; Hobson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Evans
popped to second; Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to center; Mayberry reached on an
error by Dillard; Porter singled to right [Mayberry to second];
Otis doubled to right [Mayberry scored (unearned), Porter to
third]; Patek lined into a double play (shortstop to third)
[Porter out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson walked; Lynn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice
doubled to left; Yastrzemski popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to center; Poquette doubled to right
[White to third]; McRae popped to first in foul territory; Brett
was walked intentionally; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to center
[White scored, Poquette to third, Brett to second]; Mayberry
lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Scott popped to
first in foul territory; Hobson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter struck out; Otis singled to left; Otis was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Patek flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans homered; Dillard doubled to left; Burleson
singled to right [Dillard to third, Burleson to second (error by
Cowens)]; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dillard scored,
Burleson to third]; Rice singled to left [Burleson scored];
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk forced Rice (third to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to right; Poquette doubled to right;
McRae was called out on strikes; Brett tripled to right
[Poquette scored]; Cowens popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott lined to left; Hobson flied out to right;
Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Porter flied out to
left; Otis walked; Patek popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Dillard grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
singled to center; Lynn singled to center [Burleson to second];
PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Rice flied out to right;
GURA REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (catcher to first); Poquette
walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); McRae forced Poquette
(third to second); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING 2B); Cowens singled
to right; Mayberry lined to right; Porter singled to right
[Cowens to third]; Otis walked [Porter to second]; LAHOUD BATTED
FOR PATEK; Lahoud walked [Cowens scored, Porter to third, Otis
to second]; White flied out to right; Poquette singled to first
[Porter scored, Otis scored, Lahoud to second]; high hopper
to George Scott who waited for Bill Campbell to arrive;
McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

RED SOX 9TH: HEISE REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); Evans struck
out; Doyle singled to center; Burleson singled to right [Doyle
to third]; Lynn forced Burleson (second to shortstop) [Doyle
scored]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 6.