Previously 0-for-13, Glenn Hoffman, rookie third baseman with the Red Sox, rapped his first four major league hits to feature a 7-0 victory over the Royals. Chuck Rainey pitched the shutout on a five-hitter. Hoffman drove in two runs and scored one. Carlton Fisk also had four hits. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       3, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  3  2  -   7 16  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .188      Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .053
Lynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .274      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Rice lf               4   2   1   0     1   1   .262      Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .206
Perez 1b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .363      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .422
Fisk c                5   1   4   2     0   0   .368      Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Hobson dh             4   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Quirk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .167      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Remy ph,2b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Washington ss         3   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Hoffman 3b            4   1   4   2     0   0   .235      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  16   7     2   3             Totals               29   0   5   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 28,760
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Royals 6
DP: Red Sox 3, Royals 1
Errors: Sizemore, Washington
Doubles: Sizemore (1), Rice (1), Fisk (6), Hoffman (1), McRae (9)
Triples: Hoffman (1)
Caught Stealing: Quirk (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (2), Remy (1)
GIDP: Hobson (2), Wathan (1), Quirk (1), Hurdle (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey W(1-0)           9     5   0   0   4   4   0  33   7.15
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   4   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(3-1)       7.1   9   3   3   0   2   0  31   2.87
Pattin                  0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3   2.53
Christenson             1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7   6.00
Martin                  0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9    16   7   7   2   3   0  44

Wild Pitches: Christenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Evans lined to shortstop; Burleson flied out to
right; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun flied
out to left; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Perez reached on an error by
Washington [Perez to first]; Fisk singled to left [Perez to
second]; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens singled to right; Wathan grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aikens out at
second]; Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Sizemore doubled to left; Hoffman singled to center
[Sizemore scored]; Evans forced Hoffman (shortstop to second)
[Evans to first]; Burleson forced Evans (second to shortstop)
[Burleson to first]; Lynn singled to left [Burleson to third];
Rice forced Lynn (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Quirk singled to right; Quirk was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to first); White struck out;
Washington singled to left; Wilson made an out to second; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Braun struck out; McRae doubled to left; Aikens
flied out to right; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Sizemore made an out to second; Hoffman tripled to
left; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hoffman scored];
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle walked; Quirk grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Hurdle out at second]; White grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice flied
out to right; Perez singled to left; Fisk singled to right
[Perez to third]; Hobson forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
flied out to left; Braun walked; McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Hoffman singled to
center; Evans was called out on strikes; Burleson forced Hoffman
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals
0.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens walked; Wathan reached on an error by
Sizemore [Aikens to third, Wathan to first]; Hurdle grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Aikens stayed at third,
Wathan out at second]; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn flied out to right; Rice doubled to right;
PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Perez singled to center
[Rice to third]; Fisk doubled to left [Rice scored, Perez to
third]; Hobson was walked intentionally; REMY BATTED FOR
SIZEMORE; CHRISTENSON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Remy hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored]; Hoffman doubled to right
[Fisk scored, Hobson to third]; Evans flied out to center; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); White grounded out
(third to first); Washington singled to left; On a bunt Wilson
grounded out (second to first) [Washington to second]; Braun
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson singled to left; Christenson threw a wild
pitch [Burleson to second]; Lynn flied out to center; Rice
walked; Perez singled to left [Burleson scored, Rice to third];
MARTIN REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left
[Rice scored, Perez to second]; Hobson struck out; Remy singled
to first [Perez out at home (first to shortstop to catcher to
third), Fisk to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to left; Aikens flied out to right;
Wathan walked; Hurdle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Royals 0.