Amos Otis homered and scored three times to spark the Royals to an 8-4 victory over the Red Sox. After putting the Royals up 1-0 with a circuit clout in the second inning, Otis led off the fourth with a triple and scored on a single by U.L. Washington. He also walked and scored in the sixth on a bases-loaded double by Frank White. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      15, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  1  2    1  0  2    1  0  1  -   8 15  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   4  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .323      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .294
McRae dh              5   1   1   2     0   0   .268      Stapleton 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
G. Brett 3b           4   2   2   0     1   0   .363      Lynn cf               1   1   0   0     3   0   .306
Porter c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Otis cf               4   3   3   1     1   0   .256      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Aikens 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .261      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   1     0   0   .249
  LaCock 1b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .186      Dwyer dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .305
Hurdle rf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .298      Evans rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .215
Washington ss         3   0   1   1     1   1   .269      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .236
White 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .267      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Remmerswaal p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  15   8     3   5             Totals               34   4   8   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 26,865
Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 1
Doubles: White (11)
Triples: Otis (1)
Home Runs: Otis (7), McRae (6), Evans (7)
GIDP: Porter (5), Perez (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(6-7)             8.1   7   4   4   3   2   1  34   4.15
Quisenberry             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.91
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   2   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(5-3)            3.2   7   4   4   1   3   2  17   3.78
Remmerswaal             2.1   2   2   2   2   1   0  11   3.71
Lockwood                3     6   2   2   0   1   0  15   6.16
Totals                  9    15   8   8   3   5   2  43

Wild Pitches: Gale 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


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

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Gale threw a wild
pitch [Lynn to second]; Perez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis homered; Aikens struck out; Hurdle struck out;
Washington struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Dwyer flied out to center; Evans was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left [White out at second (left to
second)]; Wilson singled to center; McRae homered [Wilson
scored]; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson lined to shortstop; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis tripled to center; Aikens popped to second;
Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Washington singled to
center [Otis scored]; REMMERSWAAL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
White grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn walked; Gale threw a wild pitch [Lynn to
second]; Perez flied out to center; Fisk popped to second in
foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn scored];
Dwyer singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans lined to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson lined to center; McRae grounded out (third to
first); G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson lined to center; Burleson flied out to
center; Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Otis walked;
Aikens singled to left [Otis to third]; Hurdle struck out;
Washington walked [Aikens to second]; White doubled to left
[Otis scored, Aikens scored, Washington to third]; Wilson
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; Fisk struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED REMMERSWAAL (PITCHING); McRae
flied out to center; G. Brett singled to right; Porter flied out
to left; Otis singled to left [G. Brett to second]; Aikens
singled to left [G. Brett scored, Otis to third]; Hurdle popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski
lined to center; Dwyer singled to center; Evans homered [Dwyer
scored]; Hobson flied out to right; Burleson flied out to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); White
popped to third; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Stapleton popped to third; Lynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to center; G. Brett singled to left;
Porter singled to center [G. Brett to second]; Otis flied out to
right; LaCock singled to right [G. Brett scored, Porter to
third]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk popped to second; Yastrzemski singled to
right; Dwyer singled to left [Yastrzemski to second];
QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Evans flied out to right;
Hobson singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Dwyer to second];
Burleson forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 8, Red Sox 4.