| Helped by four double plays, Mike Torrez overcame early wildness and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 victory over the Royals. Rick Burleson homered in the first inning and the Red Sox added two runs in the fourth on a double by Fred Lynn, walk to Jim Rice, an infield out and a single by George Scott. Rice drove in a run with a double and Scott plated a pair with a single in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Red Sox 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Burleson ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 .321 Otis cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Lynn cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .340 Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .349 Rice dh 3 2 1 1 1 0 .400 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .326 Cowens rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .295 Scott 1b 4 0 2 4 0 1 .240 Hurdle lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Brohamer 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Patek ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .325 Allenson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 26 0 4 0 5 4 Totals 32 6 9 6 3 5 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 32,089 Left on Base: Royals 5, Red Sox 5 DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 4 Errors: Gale Doubles: Hurdle (5), Lynn (2), Rice (4) Home Runs: Burleson (2) Stolen Bases: White (3) Caught Stealing: Remy 2 (3) Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1) GIDP: McRae (1), LaCock 2 (4), White (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(0-2) 7 9 6 6 2 4 1 31 8.10 Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.50 Totals 8 9 6 6 3 5 1 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(1-1) 9 4 0 0 5 4 0 32 4.66 Totals 9 4 0 0 5 4 0 32 Umpires: HP - Dick Clegg, 1B - Lester Pratt, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim McNally ROYALS 1ST: White walked; White stole second; Brett walked; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third, Brett to second]; Porter walked; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy reached on an error by Gale; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burleson homered; Lynn singled to center; Rice popped to second; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Hurdle flied out to center; LaCock grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; White grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Patek out at second]; Brett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Allenson was called out on strikes; Remy singled to left; Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); McRae singled to left; Cowens lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled to left; Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Scott singled to right [Lynn scored, Rice scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first) [Scott to third]; Evans popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle doubled to right; LaCock flied out to left; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hurdle to third]; White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Allenson flied out to center; Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson singled to left; Lynn singled to left [Burleson to second]; Rice doubled to left [Burleson scored, Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Scott singled to left [Lynn scored, Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Brohamer flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. ROYALS 6TH: Brett popped to third in foul territory; Otis singled to center; Porter flied out to center; McRae forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Allenson grounded out (third to first); Remy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to center; Hurdle was called out on strikes; LaCock grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied out to center; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. ROYALS 8TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette popped to second; White struck out; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied out to right; Scott was called out on strikes; Brohamer walked; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6. ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to right; Porter was called out on strikes; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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