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.