Willie Wilson slammed four hits, scored twice, stole two bases and drove in one run to pace the Royals to a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox. Wilson singled and scored on a groundout in the third inning, stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth and tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    26, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Royals       0  0  1    2  2  1    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .289      Wilson lf             5   2   4   1     0   0   .305
Papi 2b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .188      McRae dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Lynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .344      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .329      Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .331
Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Porter c              3   1   1   1     1   1   .292
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .259        Wathan ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Allenson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      White 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .246
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     0   5             Totals               33   6  11   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 34,915
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 1
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Watson (13), Burleson (27), McRae (24), White (20), Otis (20)
Triples: Wilson (12)
Home Runs: Papi (1), Porter (15)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (61)
Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (4)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (7)
GIDP: Rice (13)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(9-8)            4     8   5   4   1   2   1  22   4.10
Burgmeier               4     3   1   1   1   1   0  15   2.06
Totals                  8    11   6   5   2   3   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(13-13)     9     6   3   3   0   5   1  32   3.84
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   5   1  32

Passed Balls: Allenson (9)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Papi flied
to right in foul territory; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled
to left; Otis flied out to right [McRae to third]; Brett flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Watson doubled to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third];
Hobson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter popped to second; LaCock struck out; Cowens
reached on an error by Burleson; White doubled to left [Cowens
to third]; Washington flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans lined to center; Allenson flied out to
center; Burleson singled to center; Papi homered [Burleson
scored]; Lynn was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae
grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to third]; Otis grounded
out (second to first) [Wilson scored]; Brett struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice lined to left; Watson popped to second;
Yastrzemski popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter homered; LaCock flied out to center; Cowens
popped to second; White walked; Washington singled to center
[White to second]; Wilson singled to left [White scored,
Washington to third (on throw to home)]; Wilson stole second;
McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; Evans flied out to left;
Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis doubled to center; Brett singled to center
[Otis scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Allenson
allowed a passed ball [Brett to second]; Porter struck out;
WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan flied out to center [Brett to
third]; Cowens singled to center [Brett scored (unearned)];
White flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Royals 5.

RED SOX 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Burleson
doubled; Papi flied out to right [Burleson to third]; Lynn
singled to right [Burleson scored]; Rice grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
tripled to left; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson
scored]; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Royals 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Watson singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to
second; Hobson struck out; Evans lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett lined to left; Porter walked; Wathan out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Porter to second]; Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson lined to third; Burleson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Papi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to center; Washington flied out to
center; Wilson singled to center [Wilson out at second (center
to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn lined to third; Rice grounded out (shortstop
to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 6.