Making his first appearance in the starting lineup since returning from a six-week alcohol and drug rehabilitation program, Darrell Porter singled and tripled and knocked in three runs to spark the Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Porter's three-bagger came in the first inning and scored Hal McRae.

In the third, U.L. Washington singled, Willie Wilson was hit by a pitched ball and both runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Frank White before Porter drove them in with a single. Dennis Leonard received credit for his first win in four decisions. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1980 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  1
Royals       1  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .316      Wilson cf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      White 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .247
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      McRae lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .256
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Detherage pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Porter dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .400
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .357      Aikens 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Hobson 3b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .255        LaCock 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Dwyer rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .455      Wathan c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .408
Allenson c            2   1   1   0     1   1   .222      Quirk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
  Fisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .362      Hurdle rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         3   1   2   0     0   0   .291
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   2     2   5             Totals               30   5   8   5     0   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 24,209
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 1
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Remy (3), Allenson (2)
Triples: Porter (1)
Home Runs: Hobson (3)
Stolen Bases: Remy (3), Washington (4)
Sacrifice Hits: White (2)
GIDP: Remy (1), Washington (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (2,by Stanley), Aikens (1,by Stanley), Hurdle (1,by Stanley)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(2-2)          6.2   8   5   5   0   3   0  30   3.89
Burgmeier               1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.26
Totals                  8     8   5   5   0   4   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(1-3)          6.2   7   3   3   2   5   1  28   5.40
Quisenberry SV(3)       2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   1.96
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Stanley 3 (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Remy stole second; Burleson
struck out; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Remy to
third]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (third to first); McRae singled to center; Porter
tripled to left [McRae scored]; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Perez singled to center;
Hobson was called out on strikes; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan made an out to second; Quirk grounded out
(first unassisted); Hurdle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson struck out; Remy doubled to right;
Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Remy out at third
(pitcher to third)]; Lynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to center; Washington stole
second; Wilson was hit by a pitch; White out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Washington to third, Wilson to second];
McRae struck out; Porter singled to left [Washington scored,
Wilson scored]; Aikens was hit by a pitch [Porter to second];
Wathan singled to left [Porter scored, Aikens out at third (left
to pitcher to third)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals
4.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Quirk grounded out (third to first); Hurdle singled
to right; Washington grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to left; Dwyer walked [Hobson to
second]; Allenson walked [Hobson to third, Dwyer to second];
Remy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hobson scored (no RBI), Dwyer to third, Allenson out at
second]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to left; Rice grounded out (third to
first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter flied out to center; Aikens was called out on
strikes; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez struck out; Hobson homered; Dwyer flied to
left in foul territory; Allenson doubled to left; Remy singled
to left [Allenson scored]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Burleson lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Quirk struck out; Hurdle was hit by a pitch;
Washington singled to center [Hurdle to second]; Wilson flied
out to center [Hurdle to third]; White singled to left [Hurdle
scored, Washington to second]; McRae reached on an error by
Hobson [Washington to third, White to second, McRae to first];
DETHERAGE RAN FOR MCRAE; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING);
Porter flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 5.

RED SOX 8TH: DETHERAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LACOCK
REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
flied out to right; Dwyer singled to center; FISK BATTED FOR
ALLENSON; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 5.