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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 12, Boston Red Sox 5 (1)

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Kansas City Royals 12, Boston Red Sox 5 (1)

Day

Game Played on Thursday, July 15, 1976 (N) at Royals Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   5 10  0
KC  A    3  0  3    0  1  3    2  0  x  -  12 16  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cooper 1b                     5   1   1   0       0   0      10   1
Doyle 2b                      4   1   1   0       1   1       2   4
Lynn cf                       5   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Yastrzemski lf                4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Fisk c                        3   1   1   1       1   0       5   0
Rice dh                       3   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Evans rf                      4   0   2   2       0   0       1   0
Petrocelli 3b                 4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Burleson ss                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   4
Pole p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cleveland p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  House p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lee p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       36   5  10   5       2   2      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Doyle-Burleson-Cooper.
BATTING - 
2B: Rice (10,off Leonard); Fisk (11,off Leonard); Evans (18,off Leonard).
SF: Rice (5,off Leonard).
Team LOB: 7.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cowens rf                     5   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Otis cf                       5   2   2   1       0   1       4   0
Brett 3b                      4   3   3   1       1   0       2   1
Mayberry 1b                   3   2   0   0       2   1       9   0
McRae lf                      2   2   2   1       1   0       3   0
  Wohlford pr,lf              2   1   1   2       0   0       2   0
Quirk dh                      5   1   3   3       0   1       0   0
Stinson c                     5   0   3   4       0   0       2   0
Patek ss                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  D. Nelson ph,2b             3   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
  Rojas 2b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
White 2b,ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Leonard p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39  12  16  12       4   4      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Wohlford (2).
BATTING - 
2B: McRae (23,off Cleveland); Stinson (4,off Cleveland); Otis (20,off Lee).
3B: Stinson (1,off Cleveland).
GDP: Otis (8,off Cleveland).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: McRae (20,2nd base off Cleveland/Fisk).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pole L(4-5)                   0.2   2   3   3   3   1   0   7
Cleveland                     4.1   7   4   4   0   1   0  19
House                         1     4   3   3   1   0   0   8
Lee                           2     3   2   2   0   2   0   9
Totals                        8    16  12  12   4   4   0  43
Inherited Runners - Scored: Cleveland 2-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leonard W(10-3)               9    10   5   5   2   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano
Time of Game: 2:32   
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals       
1. Cooper              1b        Cowens              rf
2. Doyle               2b        Otis                cf
3. Lynn                cf        Brett               3b
4. Yastrzemski         lf        Mayberry            1b
5. Fisk                c         McRae               lf
6. Rice                dh        Quirk               dh
7. Evans               rf        Stinson             c
8. Petrocelli          3b        Patek               ss
9. Burleson            ss        White               2b
   Pole                p         Leonard             p

RED SOX 1ST: 2:21 rain delay before start of game; Cooper
flied out to left; Doyle struck out; Lynn popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens flied out to right; Otis struck out; Brett
walked; Mayberry walked [Brett to second]; McRae walked [Brett
to third, Mayberry to second]; Quirk singled to center [Brett
scored, Mayberry scored, McRae to third]; Stinson singled to
right [McRae scored, Quirk to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); Patek flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice doubled to left; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
flied out to left; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Burleson
flied out to center; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to right; Mayberry struck out; McRae
doubled to right [Brett scored]; Quirk singled to center [McRae
to third, Quirk to second (on throw to home)]; Stinson doubled
to left [McRae scored, Quirk scored]; D. NELSON BATTED FOR
PATEK; D. Nelson grounded out (second to first) [Stinson to
third]; Freddie Patek injured back on 0-1 foul; White
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 6.

RED SOX 4TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHITE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Doyle flied out to left; Lynn
flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Otis grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cowens out at
second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk doubled to left; Rice grounded out (second to
first) [Fisk to third]; Evans singled [Fisk scored]; Petrocelli
forced Evans (third to second); Burleson flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae
singled to left; McRae stole second; Hal McRae left with
severe muscle pull in left leg; WOHLFORD RAN FOR MCRAE;
Quirk popped to first; Stinson tripled [Wohlford scored]; D.
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Royals 7.

RED SOX 6TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cooper flied
out to left; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled
to left [Lynn to second (error by Wohlford)]; Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first);
Otis singled; Brett singled [Otis to second]; Mayberry walked
[Otis to third, Brett to second]; Wohlford singled to center
[Otis scored, Brett scored, Mayberry to third]; Quirk singled to
right [Mayberry scored, Wohlford to third]; Stinson forced Quirk
(second unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 10.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Rice singled;
Evans popped to first; Petrocelli popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 10.

ROYALS 7TH: LEE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); D. Nelson struck out;
White singled to center; Cowens forced White (first to
shortstop); Otis doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Brett singled
to left [Otis scored]; Mayberry popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 12.

RED SOX 8TH: ROJAS REPLACED D. NELSON (PLAYING 2B); Burleson
singled to left; Cooper singled to left [Burleson to third];
Doyle walked [Cooper to second]; Lynn popped to third;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson scored, Cooper to third,
Doyle to second]; Fisk walked [Cooper scored, Doyle to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Doyle scored]; Evans doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk
to third]; Petrocelli flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Royals 12.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Quirk
struck out; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 12.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to left; Cooper popped to first;
Doyle singled to left; Lynn popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5  10   0    7
 Royals          12  16   1    7
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