Carl Yastrzemski hit the 386th homer of his career, plus a single and double, and drove in three runs to pace the Red Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Royals. Jim Rice joined Yaz in the hit parade with four singles.

Dennis Eckersley, who started for the Red Sox, was hit on the right elbow by a line drive off the bat of Hal McRae in the third inning, suffering a bad bruise. Eckersley struck out the next batter, Amos Otis, to retire the side before leaving the game in favor of Andy Hassler. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Friday, April     20, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Red Sox      1  1  0    1  2  0    1  3  x  -   9 14  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Remy 2b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .235
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Burleson ss           5   3   3   1     0   0   .311
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Lynn cf               3   1   1   2     2   0   .308
Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .378      Rice dh               5   1   4   2     0   1   .359
Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   3     1   0   .375
LaCock 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .220
  Wathan ph,1b        3   0   2   0     0   1   .417      Brohamer 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .344
Hurdle lf             4   0   3   2     0   0   .273      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Allenson c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Patek ss              2   0   1   0     2   0   .351      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   2     4   3             Totals               37   9  14   9     4   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 20,925
Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 8
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 2
Doubles: McRae (5), Hurdle (4), Brohamer (3), Yastrzemski (5), Burleson (3)
Triples: Burleson (1)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (3)
Stolen Bases: Patek (2)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (1)
GIDP: White (2), Brett (2), Scott (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(1-2)          7    11   6   6   2   6   1  33   4.95
Rodriguez               0.2   2   3   3   1   0   0   5   7.71
Throop                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3  20.25
Totals                  8    14   9   9   4   6   1  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               3     4   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.63
Hassler W(1-0)          6     6   2   2   3   2   0  25   2.57
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Porter (1)
Wild Pitches: Leonard (1), Rodriguez 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Lester Pratt, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Clarence Merritt, 3B - Dick Clegg


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
doubled to left; Otis popped to second; Porter singled to right
[McRae out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (third to first); Burleson
tripled to left; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher) [Burleson
scored]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; LaCock lined to left; Cowens was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hurdle doubled to
right; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski homered; Scott flied out to center;
Brohamer struck out; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to second; Brett flied out to left;
McRae singled; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson struck out; Remy flied out to left;
Burleson flied out to center; Dennis Eckersley injured by Hal
McRae's liner off right arm just above elbow; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: HASSLER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Porter
walked; Cowens flied out to right; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK;
Wathan singled [Porter to second]; Hurdle singled to right
[Porter scored, Wathan to second]; White grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lynn walked;
Rice singled to center [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski singled to
right [Lynn scored, Rice to second]; Scott was called out on
strikes; Brohamer lined to right; Evans forced Yastrzemski
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox
3.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Brett grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; McRae lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
singled to left; Burleson singled to left [Remy to third]; Lynn
singled to right [Remy scored, Burleson to third]; Rice singled
to left [Burleson scored, Lynn to second]; Leonard threw a wild
pitch [Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Yastrzemski was walked
intentionally; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Porter flied
out to center; Cowens singled to left; Wathan singled to left
[Cowens to second]; Hurdle singled to right [Cowens scored,
Wathan to third]; White forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer doubled to left; Evans grounded out (third
to first); Allenson lined to center; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae flied out to right [Patek to third];
Otis lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied
out to left; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to right
[Rice scored]; Scott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter struck out; Cowens grounded out (third to
first); Wathan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Brohamer
walked while Brohamer advanced to second on a wild pitch
[Brohamer to second]; Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Brohamer to
third]; Evans grounded out (third to first); Allenson grounded
out (third to first); Remy singled to center [Brohamer scored];
Burleson doubled to left [Remy scored]; THROOP REPLACED
RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Lynn was walked intentionally; Rice
singled to center [Burleson scored, Lynn to second]; Porter
allowed a passed ball [Lynn to third, Rice to second];
Yastrzemski popped to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle flied out to left; White flied out to left;
Patek singled to center; Brett forced Patek (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 9.