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Sunday July 30, 1978
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Winning their 14th game of the last 16, the Royals edged the Red Sox, 2-1. The Royals scored in the first on a double by Freddie Patek, single by Joe Zdeb and a fielder's choice grounder by Al Cowens. The winning run came in the third on successive singles by Zdeb, Cowens and Amos Otis. The Red Sox tallied in the eighth on a double by Dwight Evans and single by Butch Hobson. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Royals       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Braun 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Zdeb rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .247        Kendall ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Cowens dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .260        Duffy pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Wilson pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Otis cf               3   0   2   1     1   0   .274      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Bailey dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Wathan 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Hurdle lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Evans rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .273
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .241
  Washington 2b,ss    2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Terrell 3b,2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   9   2     1   3             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 34,626
Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 7
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Patek (17), Evans (17), Lynn (21)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (3)
GIDP: Hobson (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(12-9)      7.2   5   1   1   1   2   0  28   3.14
Hrabosky SV(14)         1.1   1   0   0   2   2   0   7   2.54
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   4   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(10-6)             9     9   2   2   1   3   0  37   3.21
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   3   0  37

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Zdeb singled to right [Patek
to third]; Cowens forced Zdeb (shortstop to second) [Patek
scored]; Otis singled to left [Cowens to second]; Porter forced
Otis (second to shortstop) [Cowens to third]; Wathan flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to second; On a bunt Remy singled
to first; Rice flied out to right; Fisk popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle flied out to right; White grounded out
(pitcher to first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Bailey popped to third; Lynn flied out to left;
Evans popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); Zdeb singled to
left; Cowens singled to left [Zdeb to third]; Otis singled to
center [Zdeb scored, Cowens to second]; Porter lined to center;
Wathan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott walked; Hobson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at second]; Burleson
singled to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; White struck out;
Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to center; Fisk flied out to center;
Bailey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red
Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Zdeb
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to left; Scott forced Evans (third to second);
WASHINGTON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Hobson forced Scott
(third to second); Frank White left with strained right
shoulder after collision with Dwight Evans at 2B; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); Wathan singled to left; Hurdle lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy lined
to shortstop; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to left; Terrell singled to
center; Terrell stole second; Patek lined to right; Zdeb flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to second; Bailey was called out on
strikes; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to left; WILSON RAN FOR COWENS; Otis
walked [Wilson to second]; Porter struck out; Wathan forced Otis
(shortstop to second) [Wilson to third]; Hurdle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Evans doubled
to left; Scott popped to third; Hobson singled to center [Evans
scored]; Burleson grounded out (first unassisted) [Hobson to
second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); KENDALL BATTED
FOR REMY; Kendall walked; DUFFY RAN FOR KENDALL; Rice struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell flied out to center;
Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: BRAUN REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 3B); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Bailey
lined to center; Lynn doubled to right; Evans walked; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 1.



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