Completing the three game series sweep, the Royals subdued the Red Sox, 7-3, as George Brett collected three hits, knocked in one run and scored twice, once on a steal of home. The Royals got five straight hits in their first turn at bat, including RBI doubles by Hal McRae and Amos Otis. After starter Jim Wright walked Clint Hurdle, Bob Stanley relieved and gave up two more runs on a fielder's choice by Tom Poquette and a single by Freddie Patek.

A double steal by Brett and Otis, with Brett swiping home, gave the Royals a run in the second stanza. The other two tallies came across on a sacrifice fly by Otis in the fifth and an RBI single by Brett in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Royals       4  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Brett 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .314
Lynn cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .321      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .268
Rice dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .323      LaCock 1b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .306
  Hancock ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Otis cf               2   1   1   2     1   0   .280
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Porter c              4   1   1   0     0   3   .282
Fisk c                3   0   1   1     1   1   .297      Hurdle rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .264
Scott 1b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .265      Poquette lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .224
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Wilson pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .234
Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      Patek ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .276
Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .231      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   2             Totals               29   7  10   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 39,425
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Royals 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Fisk (29), McRae (24), Otis (17), Brett (33)
Triples: LaCock (2)
Stolen Bases: Patek (27), Brett (16), Otis (20), Wilson (32)
Caught Stealing: Patek (6), Brett (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (5)
GIDP: Rice (14)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(5-2)           0.1   5   4   4   1   0   0   6   3.34
Stanley                 7.2   5   3   3   3   4   0  29   2.99
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   4   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    2.2   6   3   3   2   1   0  15   2.81
Pattin W(2-2)           6.1   1   0   0   0   1   0  20   4.14
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   2   0  35

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


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

ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to center; McRae doubled to left
[Brett scored, McRae out at third (left to shortstop to first to
second to third)]; LaCock singled to right; Otis doubled [LaCock
scored]; Porter singled to right [Otis to third]; Hurdle walked
[Porter to second]; STANLEY REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Poquette
forced Hurdle (second to shortstop) [Otis scored, Porter to
third]; Patek singled to left [Porter scored, Poquette to
third]; Patek stole second; White grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk struck out;
Scott grounded out (third to first) [Yastrzemski to second];
Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett doubled to right; McRae lined to second;
LaCock grounded out (second to first) [Brett to third]; Otis
walked; Brett stole home and Otis stole second; Porter struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to left; Duffy singled to center
[Evans to second]; Remy singled to right [Evans to third, Duffy
to second]; Lynn singled to left [Evans scored, Duffy to third,
Remy to second]; Rice popped to center; Yastrzemski popped to
shortstop; Fisk walked [Duffy scored, Remy to third, Lynn to
second]; Scott walked [Remy scored, Lynn to third, Fisk to
second]; PATTIN REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Hobson flied out to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Poquette
flied out to left; Patek singled to right; Patek was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Duffy popped
to catcher in foul territory; Remy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied
out to center; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Royals 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn flied out to left; Rice flied out to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock tripled to right; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to
right [LaCock scored]; Porter was called out on strikes; Hurdle
lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk doubled to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Fisk to third]; Hobson lined to second; Evans struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette walked; WILSON RAN FOR POQUETTE; Patek out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wilson to second]; White
grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to center [Wilson
scored]; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 7.

RED SOX 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Duffy popped to
third in foul territory; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 7.

RED SOX 8TH: HANCOCK BATTED FOR RICE; Hancock flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter struck out; Hurdle walked; Wilson forced
Hurdle (second to shortstop); Wilson stole second; Patek flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott flied out to right; Hobson flied out to
center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 7.