Boston ran into a Gale -- that is, rookie righthander Rich Gale, who pitched the Royals to a 4-0 victory, pinning the Red Sox with their first shutout in Fenway Park since August 24, 1977, when Gaylord Perry of the Rangers threw a 3-0 whitewash. The Royals scored their first run off Mike Torrez on an infield out by Pete LaCock with the bases loaded in the third ining and iced the decision when Clint Hurdle and Freddie Patek singled and Frank White homered in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Friday, July      28, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .248
  Terrell 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   2   .270      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .313
LaCock 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .305      Fisk c                4   0   3   0     0   1   .309
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .320
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Hurdle lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Hancock dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .182
Patek ss              2   2   2   0     2   0   .283      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              4   1   2   3     0   1   .280
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     4   7             Totals               35   0   8   0     1   9

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 35,348
Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 9
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Scott
Home Runs: White (4)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (31)
GIDP: Otis (6), Lynn (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(12-3)            9     8   0   0   1   9   0  36   2.62
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   9   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(12-6)          9     8   4   4   4   7   1  39   3.86
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   7   1  39

Wild Pitches: Gale (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


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

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; On a bunt Remy grounded out
(catcher to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter was called out on strikes; Hurdle flied out
to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Lynn flied out to left; Hobson popped to first in foul
territory; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; White singled to
right [Patek to third]; Braun walked [White to second]; McRae
was called out on strikes; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Patek scored, White to third, Braun to second]; Otis
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott struck out; Hancock struck out; Burleson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox
0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter flied out to center; Hurdle struck out;
Cowens singled to center; On a bunt Patek singled to third
[Cowens to second]; White struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled to center; Rice was called out on
strikes; Fisk singled to center [Remy to third]; Lynn grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Braun was called out on strikes; McRae singled to
right; LaCock reached on an error by Scott (assist by Burleson)
[McRae to third, LaCock to second]; Otis reached on a fielder's
choice [McRae out at home (second to catcher to third), LaCock
to third]; Porter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to center; On a bunt Evans forced
Hobson (catcher to shortstop); Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Evans to second]; Hancock singled to left [Evans to
third]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle singled to left; Cowens popped to shortstop;
Patek singled to center [Hurdle to second]; White homered
[Hurdle scored, Patek scored]; Braun lined to left; McRae was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 6TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 3B); Remy flied out
to center; Rice struck out; Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled
to left [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: LaCock flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hancock popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Cowens struck out; Patek
walked; Patek stole second; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Burleson
singled to center; Remy flied out to right; Rice struck out;
Fisk singled to left [Burleson to second]; Lynn walked [Burleson
to third, Fisk to second]; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
flied out to center; LaCock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Scott flied
out to right; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.