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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 3Game Played on Sunday, August 26, 1979 (Day game) at Royals StadiumRed 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. |
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