The Red Sox posted their seventh straight victory, edging the Royals, 4-3. The Sox built a 2-0 lead in the second inning on RBI singles by Rick Burleson and Jerry Remy, but the Royals tied the game in the seventh when Clint Hurdle was hit by a pitch and Amos Otis followed with a homer.

Remy led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple and Jim Rice then blasted his 10th circuit clout of the season. The Royals' final run resulted from a passed ball. The Red Sox upped their home record to 16-3. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  0
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Burleson ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .211
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Remy 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .319
  Washington ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Rice lf               3   1   2   2     0   0   .379
Poquette lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   2   0     1   0   .316
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .284      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Lynn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hobson dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
  Wilson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Hurdle 1b,3b          3   1   0   0     0   0   .225      Brohamer 3b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .344
Otis cf               4   1   1   2     0   2   .273      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Terrell 3b,2b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .194
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   2     0   8             Totals               33   4  11   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 22,369
Left on Base: Royals 4, Red Sox 9
DP: Royals 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Lynn
Triples: Remy (2)
Home Runs: Otis (4), Rice (10)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (9)
GIDP: McRae (2), Lynn (1), Burleson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hurdle (1,by Eckersley), Rice (1,by Colborn)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(1-2)          6.2  11   4   4   3   1   1  33   5.73
Bird                    1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   6.28
Totals                  8    11   4   4   3   3   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(2-1)        9     7   3   2   0   8   1  34   3.71
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   8   1  34

Passed Balls: Fisk (1)
Hit by Pitch: Colborn (2), Eckersley (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Poquette singled to center; McRae
struck out; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Remy made an out to pitcher; defensive shift for Jim Rice: 3B
Jerry Terrell to LF, 2B Frank White to 3B, LF Tom Poquette to
left-center; four outfielders; Rice singled; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk lined to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle
popped to second; Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled to center; Hobson flied out to center;
Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Brohamer walked [Lynn
to second]; Burleson singled to center [Lynn scored, Brohamer to
third]; Remy singled to right [Brohamer scored, Burleson to
third]; Rice grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Terrell was called out on strikes; White struck out;
Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to left; Fisk struck out; Lynn
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette flied out to right; McRae singled to
center; Cowens singled to center [McRae to third, Cowens to
second (error by Lynn)]; Fred Lynn's throw hit Hal McRae on
back at 3B; Porter flied out to center; Hurdle flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Brohamer singled to left;
Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to center; Terrell grounded out
(third to first); White popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy lined to second; defensive shift for
Rice; Rice was hit by a pitch; Jim Rice hit a long foul
HR on first pitch; second pitch hit him; Yastrzemski walked
[Rice to second]; Fisk popped to second; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Poquette
singled to right; McRae grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Poquette out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson walked; On a bunt Evans forced Hobson
(pitcher to shortstop); Brohamer singled to left [Evans to
second]; Burleson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
lined to shortstop; Hurdle was hit by a pitch; Otis homered
[Hurdle scored]; Terrell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy tripled to right; Rice homered [Remy
scored]; towering HR way over screen; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk flied out to left; Lynn
singled to left; BIRD REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Hobson struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock flied out to left;
LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud flied out to left; Poquette
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); LACOCK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Evans struck out;
Brohamer flied out to right; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to center; Cowens flied out to left;
Porter singled to right [McRae to second]; WILSON RAN FOR
PORTER; Hurdle lined to right [McRae to third]; Wilson stole
second; Fisk allowed a passed ball [McRae scored (unearned),
Wilson to third]; Otis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 4.