In his third shutout of the season, Jim Wright outdueled Dennis Leonard, 1-0. A spell of wildness proved costly to Leonard, who walked both Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk with one out in the fourth. Fred Lynn then rapped a grounder off the glove of Freddie Patek and Rice raced home as the ball rolled into center field. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Wilson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Rice lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .311
LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Fisk c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Lynn cf               3   0   1   1     0   1   .320
Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .245
Hurdle lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Hancock dh            3   0   1   0     0   1   .214
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Washington ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     0   3             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 35,098
Left on Base: Royals 3, Red Sox 5
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Evans (16)
Stolen Bases: McRae (12)
Caught Stealing: McRae (6), Wilson (9)
GIDP: Porter (10), Burleson (12)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(12-12)        8     5   1   1   2   8   0  30   3.33
Totals                  8     5   1   1   2   8   0  30

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(6-2)           9     6   0   0   0   3   0  30   3.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   3   0  30

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


ROYALS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; McRae singled to right;
LaCock struck out while McRae was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to shortstop; Remy lined to center;
Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; Porter grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Hurdle
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn
struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Patek flied
out to left; White popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans doubled to right; Scott struck out; Hancock
singled to left [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hancock out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Braun flied out to left; McRae was called out on
strikes; LaCock singled to right; Otis forced LaCock (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Rice walked;
Fisk walked [Rice to second]; Lynn singled to left [Rice scored,
Fisk to third]; Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter struck out; Hurdle grounded out (first
unassisted); Cowens singled to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Hancock
flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded
out (second to first); McRae singled to left; McRae stole
second; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied
out to center; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson was
called out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); POQUETTE
BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette popped to shortstop; BASS BATTED FOR
WHITE; Bass grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); TERRELL
REPLACED BASS (PLAYING 2B); Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hancock was called out on strikes; Burleson singled to
right; Remy singled to center [Burleson to second]; Rice popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Braun singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN;
Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.