Going 4-for-5, George Brett sparked the Royals to a 5-1 triumph over the Red Sox. The Royals' third baseman, hitting at a .548 clip on 17-for-31 since coming off the disabled list after the All-Star break, tripled in the fourth inning and scored on a double by Darrell Porter.

The Royals added a run in the fifth when Willie Wilson reached first on a fielder's choice, stole second and came home on a single by Hal McRae. Porter drilled a solo homer in the sixth and McRae and Brett singled in runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 16, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Royals 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 - 5 12 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 2 0 0 1 0 .320 Burleson ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .299 McRae dh 5 0 2 2 0 1 .271 Stapleton 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .286 G. Brett 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .374 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .301 Porter c 5 1 2 2 0 0 .275 Perez 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .286 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .253 Otis cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Dwyer dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Washington ss 4 1 3 0 0 1 .275 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 12 5 3 8 Totals 37 1 10 1 1 5 Time of Game: 3:12 Attendance: 27,213 Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 11 DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 0 Doubles: G. Brett (18), Porter (8), Otis (6), Burleson 2 (19), Stapleton (10) Triples: G. Brett (6) Home Runs: Porter (4) Stolen Bases: Wilson (41), Washington (13) Caught Stealing: Washington (5) Hit by Pitch: Fisk (7,by Eastwick) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(9-7) 6 8 0 0 0 4 0 26 4.35 Eastwick 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.51 Quisenberry SV(18) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.82 Totals 9 10 1 1 1 5 0 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(5-8) 8.1 10 5 5 3 8 1 37 4.75 Campbell 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.71 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 8 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Eastwick (1) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae struck out; G. Brett doubled to left; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton singled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Stapleton to second]; Perez struck out; 1:05 rain delay at 7:56; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens struck out; Otis struck out; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to left; Yastrzemski struck out; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to center; Washington singled to center; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wilson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Dwyer singled to left; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Burleson doubled to left [Dwyer to third]; Stapleton popped to second; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to left; G. Brett tripled to center; Porter doubled to right [G. Brett scored]; Aikens flied out to center [Porter to third]; Otis walked; Hurdle popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Perez struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Evans forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 5TH: White struck out; Washington singled to right; Wilson forced Washington (second to shortstop); Wilson stole second; McRae singled to right [Wilson scored]; G. Brett flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Dwyer singled to right; Hobson lined to center; Burleson doubled to left [Dwyer to third]; Stapleton struck out; Lynn popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 6TH: Porter homered; Aikens struck out; Otis doubled to left; Hurdle walked; White struck out; Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to right; Evans singled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); G. Brett singled to right; Porter forced G. Brett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Hobson lined to left; Burleson singled to left; Stapleton doubled to left [Burleson to third]; Lynn walked; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burleson scored, Stapleton to third, Lynn to second]; Fisk was hit by a pitch; QUISENBERRY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 8TH: Aikens flied out to left; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 9TH: White flied out to center; Washington singled to right; Washington stole second; Wilson walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); McRae singled to right [Washington scored, Wilson to third]; G. Brett singled to center [Wilson scored, McRae to third, G. Brett out at second (center to second)]; Porter flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

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