Behind the six-hit pitching of Paul Splittorff, the Royals dealt the Red Sox their first shutout in 107 games, 9-0, as Clint Hurdle batted in six runs. The Sox had not been blanked since September 14, 1977. It was the Royals' seventh straight victory. Hurdle clouted a three-run homer in second inning, hit a sacrifice fly in fourth and had RBI singles in the sixth and seventh stanzas. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Royals       0  3  0    1  1  3    1  0  x  -   9 15  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Brett 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .306
Evans rf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      McRae dh              5   0   2   1     0   0   .268
Rice lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .327      LaCock 1b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .294
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Otis cf               2   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Wilson pr,cf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .236
Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Porter c              4   2   2   1     0   0   .283
  Hancock rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hurdle rf             3   2   3   6     0   0   .266
Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .285
  Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     0   1             Totals               35   9  15   9     2   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 39,841
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Royals 5
DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 1
Doubles: Evans (14), Rice (15), LaCock (7)
Triples: McRae (5), Porter (3)
Home Runs: Hurdle (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (31)
Caught Stealing: McRae (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (4)
GIDP: Evans (12), LaCock (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(11-3)       5     7   5   5   0   2   1  20   3.60
Ripley                  1.1   8   4   4   1   0   0  13   5.55
Burgmeier               1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.74
Totals                  8    15   9   9   2   2   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(11-8)      9     6   0   0   0   1   0  32   3.22
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   1   0  32

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford


RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to center; McRae singled to right;
LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; Porter singled to right [Otis
to third]; Hurdle homered [Otis scored, Porter scored]; Poquette
flied out to left; Patek struck out; White struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott flied out to right; Hobson popped to first in
foul territory; Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae lined
to left; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied out to center; Evans doubled to right;
Rice popped to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR OTIS; Wilson
stole second; Porter grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to
third]; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored];
Poquette lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals
4.

RED SOX 5TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Fisk popped to
catcher in foul territory; Lynn flied out to left; Scott singled
to left; Hobson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White popped to
catcher in foul territory; Brett singled to right; McRae tripled
to left [Brett scored]; McRae was caught stealing home (pitcher
to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Duffy flied out to right; Remy singled to right;
Evans struck out; Rice doubled [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: RIPLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); LaCock doubled
to left; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first) [LaCock to
third]; Porter tripled [LaCock scored]; HANCOCK REPLACED LYNN
(PLAYING RF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Hurdle
singled to right [Porter scored]; Fred Lynn hit head against
wall; Poquette flied out to center; Patek walked [Hurdle to
second]; White singled to center [Hurdle scored, Patek to
second]; Brett singled to shortstop [Patek to third, White to
second]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk lined to third; Hancock flied out to center;
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: LaCock singled to left; Wilson singled to shortstop
[LaCock to second]; Porter popped to third in foul territory;
Hurdle singled to right [LaCock scored, Wilson to third];
BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE;
Zdeb flied into a double play (right to catcher to pitcher to
third) [Wilson out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 9.

RED SOX 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hobson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Duffy popped to shortstop; Remy flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek lined to center; White walked; Brett flied out
to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Rice singled
to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 9.