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.

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