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. Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 4Game Played on Sunday, August 21, 1977 (Day game) at Royals StadiumRed 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. |
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