Breaking a 1-1 tie with a six-run explosion in the ninth inning, the Red Sox downed the Royals, 7-1. In the outburst, the Red Sox lashed consecutive one-out singles by Dwight Evans, Dave Rader, pinch-hitter Garry Hancock, Rick Burleson, Dave Stapleton and Fred Lynn. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      30, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  6  -   7 15  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   2   2   1     1   0   .291      Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .335
Stapleton 2b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .302      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Lynn cf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .309      G. Brett 3b           2   0   2   1     1   0   .386
Perez 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .277      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .296
Rice lf               5   0   1   2     0   1   .264      Porter c              2   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Yastrzemski dh        5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .254        Mulliniks pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Rader c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .342        LaCock 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Hoffman 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Otis cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .254
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Hurdle rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .310
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Chalk 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Hancock ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .205        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Allenson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .370        White 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  15   7     1   4             Totals               28   1   7   1     7   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 31,468
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Royals 8
DP: Red Sox 3, Royals 2
Doubles: Yastrzemski (16), Evans (23)
Triples: Rice (5)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (11), G. Brett (2), Otis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Brett (2)
GIDP: Lynn (6), Porter (7), Aikens (15), Quirk (5)
Hit by Pitch: Stapleton (1,by Busby)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   6     5   1   1   5   3   0  24   3.86
Stanley W(7-6)          3     2   0   0   2   2   0  12   4.05
Totals                  9     7   1   1   7   5   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(0-2)            8.1  10   3   3   1   4   0  35   7.20
Quisenberry             0     4   4   4   0   0   0   4   3.12
Eastwick                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.74
Totals                  9    15   7   7   1   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Busby (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Stapleton singled to
right [Burleson to second]; Lynn struck out; Perez struck out
while Burleson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); G. Brett walked; G. Brett was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
doubled to right; Evans struck out; Rader flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

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

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman flied out to left; Burleson walked;
Stapleton singled to right [Burleson to third]; Lynn singled to
center [Burleson scored, Stapleton to second]; Perez lined to
center; Rice popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis walked; Hurdle flied out to center; Chalk was
called out on strikes; Otis was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory;
Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson flied out to right; On a bunt Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett singled to center;
McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to center; Burleson popped to
shortstop; Stapleton was hit by a pitch [Hoffman to second];
Lynn grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hoffman out
at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter walked; Aikens grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; Otis
walked; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Perez flied out to center; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
singled to left; Washington singled to center [Wilson to third];
G. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson scored]; McRae
forced Washington (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans doubled to left; Rader flied out to right;
DWYER BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Dwyer lined to second; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: WOLFE REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 3B); Porter walked;
Aikens singled to right [Porter to second]; STANLEY REPLACED
RENKO (PITCHING); MULLINIKS RAN FOR AIKENS; Otis grounded out
(second to first) [Porter to third, Mulliniks to second]; Hurdle
was walked intentionally; QUIRK BATTED FOR CHALK; Quirk grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

RED SOX 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED MULLINIKS (PLAYING 1B); WHITE
REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 2B); Stapleton flied out to center; Lynn
flied out to center; Perez singled to center; Rice popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson struck out; Washington grounded out (pitcher
to first); G. Brett singled to center; McRae was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Evans singled to right; Rader singled to left [Evans to third];
QUISENBERRY REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); HANCOCK BATTED FOR WOLFE;
Hancock singled to left [Evans scored, Rader to third]; Burleson
singled to center [Rader scored, Hancock to second]; Stapleton
singled to right [Hancock scored, Burleson to third]; Lynn
singled to left [Burleson scored, Stapleton to second]; EASTWICK
REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Stapleton to third, Lynn to second]; Rice tripled to
right [Stapleton scored, Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Yaz made two outs in 9th; 6 R, 7 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: ALLENSON REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING 3B); Porter
singled to left; LaCock grounded out (second to first) [Porter
to second]; Otis grounded out (second to first) [Porter to
third]; Hurdle walked; White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 1.