Homers by Fred Lynn, Jim Rice and Dwight Evans marked the Red Sox' 10-hit attack in a 10-4 victory over the Royals, who went down to their fourth straight defeat. Before the sluggers went into action, the Red Sox broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run single by Jerry Remy in the fourth inning. Lynn hit his seventh homer of the season in the fifth. Then, in the seventh, Rice boomed his roundtripper, Carl Yastrzemski singled, stole second and scored on an error, and Evans capped the frame with a two-run smash. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 21, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   4  6  1
Red Sox      0  0  2    2  1  0    4  1  x  -  10 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Remy 2b               5   1   1   2     0   0   .232
Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Otis cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .292      Lynn cf               4   2   1   2     1   0   .302
Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .375      Rice dh               3   1   3   2     1   0   .405
McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   0   0     2   1   .349
Cowens rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .286      Scott 1b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .217
Hurdle lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .257      Wolfe 3b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .182
LaCock 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Evans rf              3   3   1   2     1   1   .209
  Washington pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montgomery c          4   0   2   0     0   2   .500
  Zdeb ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Wathan 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .385
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Busby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     5   3             Totals               34  10  10   9     8   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 34,332
Left on Base: Royals 7, Red Sox 9
DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Washington, Burleson
Doubles: White (2), Otis (3), LaCock (4), Rice (3)
Triples: Porter (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (7), Rice (2), Evans (3)
Stolen Bases: Remy (3), Evans (1), Rice (2), Yastrzemski (1)
Caught Stealing: McRae (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(1-2)             4     5   5   5   4   2   1  21   5.68
Busby                   2.2   3   4   1   3   2   2  15   3.38
Throop                  1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7  13.50
Totals                  8    10  10   7   8   5   3  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(1-1)          6.1   5   3   3   2   1   0  26   5.06
Campbell                1.1   1   1   1   3   1   0   8   3.86
Burgmeier SV(1)         1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   3   0  38

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


ROYALS 1ST: White doubled to right; Brett flied out to center;
Otis doubled to right [White scored]; Porter flied out to right;
McRae flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red
Sox 0.

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

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski struck out;
Scott grounded out (third to first) [Rice to second]; Wolfe
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Brett lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Montgomery singled to left [Evans to
second]; Remy forced Montgomery (shortstop to second) [Evans to
third]; Remy stole second; Burleson walked; Lynn walked [Evans
scored, Remy to third, Burleson to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
tripled to left; McRae singled to center [Porter scored]; McRae
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cowens
reached on an error by Burleson; Hurdle grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott singled to center; Wolfe walked [Scott to
second]; Evans forced Wolfe (third to second) [Scott to third];
Evans stole second; Montgomery struck out; Remy singled [Scott
scored, Evans scored]; Burleson lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn homered; BUSBY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Rice
walked; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Rice stole second; Scott
flied out to center; Wolfe walked; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery struck out; Remy grounded out (first to
pitcher); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
walked; Hurdle walked [Cowens to second]; LaCock doubled to left
[Cowens scored, Hurdle to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); WASHINGTON RAN FOR LACOCK; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK;
Braun struck out; White popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WATHAN
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 1B); Lynn popped to second; Rice
homered; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski stole second; Scott
grounded out (third to first) [Yastrzemski to third]; Wolfe
reached on an error by Washington [Yastrzemski scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Evans homered (unearned) [Wolfe scored (unearned)];
Montgomery singled to center; THROOP REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING);
Remy flied out to center; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett lined to first; Otis walked; Porter walked
[Otis to second]; McRae flied out to left; Cowens singled to
right [Otis scored, Porter to third]; Hurdle walked [Cowens to
second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR
WASHINGTON; Zdeb flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 4, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED ZDEB (PLAYING SS); Burleson singled
to center; Lynn forced Burleson (third to second); Rice doubled
to left [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally;
Scott forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second) [Lynn scored,
Rice to third]; Wolfe was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 10.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan was called out on strikes; White flied out to
center; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Red Sox 10.
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