Bob Stanley gave up just two hits while pitching five innings of scoreless relief as the Red Sox won their eighth straight game, downing the Royals, 7-5. The Sox broke a 5-5 tie in the fifth inning when Jim Rice scored as Glenn Hoffman bounced into a double play. A single by Rich Gedman drove in Boston's run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     27, 1982 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       1  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Red Sox      1  4  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   7 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Remy 2b               5   2   3   0     0   1   .308
Wathan c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .227
Brett 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .258      Rice lf               1   1   0   0     2   0   .254
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .323      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   2   2     0   0   .349
McRae dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .268      Hoffman ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
May 1b                2   1   1   0     1   0   .458      Stapleton 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .206
  Werth pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boggs 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .182
  Quirk ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gedman c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Martin rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .346      Miller cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .298
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington ss         4   0   0   1     0   1   .167        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     2   3             Totals               33   7  12   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 12,998
Left on Base: Royals 4, Red Sox 6
DP: Royals 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Poquette, Eckersley
Doubles: Otis (9), Stapleton (3)
Triples: McRae (2)
Home Runs: McRae (3), Brett (4)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (5)
Caught Stealing: Remy (3)
GIDP: Otis (2), White (3), Gedman (2), Hoffman (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (3,by Frost)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(3-1)            5     9   6   6   2   0   0  25   5.40
Wright                  3     3   1   1   1   1   0  12   3.12
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   1   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               4     7   5   4   2   3   2  21   3.49
Stanley W(1-1)          5     2   0   0   0   0   0  15   6.94
Totals                  9     9   5   4   2   3   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Frost (1)
Wild Pitches: Frost 2 (2)
Balks: Wright (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); Wathan
singled to right; Wathan stole second; Wathan was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Eckersley [Wathan to third];
Brett grounded out (second to first) [Wathan scored (unearned)];
Otis grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans singled to right [Remy
to third]; Frost threw a wild pitch [Remy scored, Evans to
second]; Rice was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Evans to third, Rice to second]; Hoffman
popped to third in foul territory; Stapleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae homered; May popped to shortstop; Martin was
called out on strikes; White lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Boggs walked; Gedman grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Boggs to second]; Miller singled to center [Boggs
scored]; Remy singled to center [Miller to third]; Evans singled
to left [Miller scored, Remy to third, Evans to second (error by
Poquette)]; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
singled to right [Remy scored, Evans scored]; Hoffman lined to
left; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington struck out; Poquette popped to third in
foul territory; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Stapleton flied out to center; Boggs singled to
left; Gedman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Boggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett homered; Otis doubled to center; McRae tripled
to right [Otis scored]; May walked; Martin walked [May to
second]; White forced McRae (third to catcher) [May to third,
Martin to second]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first)
[May scored, Martin to third, White to second]; Poquette
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Remy made an out to first; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan singled to left; Brett singled to right
[Wathan to second]; STANLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Otis
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Wathan to third,
Brett out at second]; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice walked; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to
third]; Hoffman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rice scored, Yastrzemski out at second]; Stapleton
singled to center; Frost threw a wild pitch [Stapleton to
second]; Boggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 6TH: May singled to left; WERTH RAN FOR MAY; Martin
singled to left [Werth to second]; White grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Werth to third, Martin out
at second]; Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WRIGHT REPLACED
FROST (PITCHING); Gedman lined to right; Miller lined to center;
On a bunt Remy singled to first; Remy was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
lined to center; Wright balked [Rice to second]; Hoffman lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); QUIRK BATTED FOR WERTH; Quirk
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stapleton
doubled to left; On a bunt Boggs made an out to pitcher; Gedman
singled to right [Stapleton scored]; Miller flied out to center;
Remy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Martin grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 7.