Dennis Leonard pitched a four-hitter and Willie Wilson raced out his fourth inside-the-park homer of the year to lift the Royals to a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. Wilson, leading off in the first inning against Mike Torrez, lashed a drive down the left field line and circled bases when the ball got past Jim Rice.

Wilson, the Royals' left fielder, also turned in the defensive play of the game. After Carl Yastrzemski doubled in the fifth inning for the 2,989th hit of his career, Dwight Evans singled to left. Yastrzemski tried to score and was gunned down on a throw by Wilson. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Wilson lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .299
Papi 2b               2   0   1   0     0   0   .184      McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .332
Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .345      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .331      LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Otis cf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .260      White 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Washington ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Allenson c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Wolfe c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               27   1   5   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 37,851
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Yastrzemski (25), Cowens (15)
Home Runs: Wilson (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (59)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (3), White (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Papi (2)
GIDP: Rice (12), Porter (10)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(13-9)          8     5   1   1   5   3   1  32   4.70
Totals                  8     5   1   1   5   3   1  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(9-9)          9     4   0   0   2   4   0  31   4.52
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Papi out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Burleson to second]; Lynn flied out to
left; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson hit an inside the park homer to left; McRae
walked; Brett grounded out (second to first) [McRae to second];
Porter walked; LaCock grounded out (second to first) [McRae to
third, Porter to second]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski reached on an error by Brett; Watson
popped to second; Hobson struck out while Yastrzemski was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); White walked;
White was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Washington
walked; On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Allenson popped to first
in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (second to first); Brett singled
to left; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Papi grounded out (second to first); Lynn flied out
to right; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock was called out on strikes; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to center; White grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Hobson struck out; Evans singled to left
[Yastrzemski out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington flied out to center; Wilson singled to
center; Wilson stole second; McRae reached on a fielder's choice
[Wilson out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), McRae to
second]; Brett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Allenson flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Papi singled to center; Lynn walked [Papi to
second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter flied out to left; LaCock lined to right;
Cowens doubled to left; Otis was walked intentionally; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson
struck out; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to center; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; DWYER BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Dwyer
flied out to left; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); Brett flied out
to left; Porter was called out on strikes; LaCock was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 9TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR PAPI; Poquette popped to
second; Lynn walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 1.