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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 6

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Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 6

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Game Played on Thursday, August 26, 1976 (N) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 17  4
BOS A    1  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  3
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Poquette lf                   3   0   0   1       0   0       3   0
  Rojas 2b,3b                 4   1   1   0       0   0       1   2
Brett 3b,ss                   8   0   1   0       0   1       2   5
Otis cf                       6   3   3   0       1   1       2   0
McRae dh                      7   1   4   4       0   0       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   6   0   1   0       1   0      17   2
Cowens rf                     7   0   2   1       0   1       3   0
Stinson c                     6   1   3   0       1   0      12   0
Patek ss                      2   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Quirk ph,ss                 2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  D. Nelson ph,2b             2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
White 2b                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Jones ph,lf                 2   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
  Wohlford ph,lf              3   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Pattin p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gura p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Mingori p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Littell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bruno p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       60   7  17   7       3   6      45  20
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gura-Quirk-Mayberry.
E: Brett 2 (20), Stinson (7), White (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Mayberry (20,off Cleveland); Patek (14,off Cleveland); McRae 2 (30,off
Cleveland,off Willoughby); Otis (35,off Willoughby).
HR: McRae (8,9th inning off Murphy 2 on 2 out).
SH: D. Nelson (3,off Willoughby).
HBP: Poquette (3,by Cleveland).
GDP: Stinson (4,off Willoughby).
IBB: Mayberry (6,by Willoughby).
Team LOB: 13.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burleson ss                   7   1   3   1       0   1       1   9
Doyle 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       1   3
  Darwin ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Griffin 2b                  2   0   0   0       0   0       1   7
Lynn cf                       7   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Yastrzemski lf                6   0   0   0       1   3       1   0
Fisk c                        7   1   1   0       0   1       7   0
Cooper 1b                     7   1   1   0       0   2      24   4
Rice dh                       6   1   2   1       1   0       0   0
Miller rf                     7   2   3   2       0   3       3   0
Petrocelli 3b                 4   0   2   1       2   1       0   4
Cleveland p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Murphy p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kreuger p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Willoughby p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       57   6  12   5       5  12      45  30
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Griffin-Burleson-Cooper.
E: Doyle (9), Lynn (6), Miller (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Rice (16,off Pattin); Miller 2 (9,off Pattin,off Gura).
HR: Burleson (5,1st inning off Pattin 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Burleson (11,off Gura).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Miller (6,2nd base off Littell/Stinson); Rice (7,2nd base off Bruno/Stinson).
CS: Petrocelli (5,2nd base by Gura/Stinson).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pattin                        1.1   5   5   4   1   0   1  11
Gura                          4.2   2   1   0   2   3   0  18
Mingori                       3.2   1   0   0   0   2   0  11
Littell                       3.1   3   0   0   2   5   0  15
Bruno W(1-0)                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                       15    12   6   4   5  12   1  62
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gura 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cleveland                     8     8   3   1   1   4   0  35
Murphy                        1.1   4   3   3   0   2   1   8
Kreuger                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Willoughby L(2-11)            5.1   5   1   1   2   0   0  21
Totals                       15    17   7   5   3   6   1  65
WP: Cleveland (5).
HBP: Cleveland (3,Poquette).
IBB: Willoughby (11,Mayberry).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kreuger 1-0; Willoughby 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips
Ejections: KC  Coach Chuck Hiller by Rich Garcia [Call at HP]
Time of Game: 4:46   Attendance: 24199
Starting Lineups:

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

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); Brett
grounded out (third to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson homered to left; Doyle flied out to left;
Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to right; Mayberry doubled to
center; Cowens struck out; Stinson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Fisk reached on an error by Brett; Cooper
singled to left [Fisk to second]; Rice doubled to left [Fisk
scored (unearned), Cooper to third]; Miller doubled to right
[Cooper scored, Rice scored]; Petrocelli singled to center
[Miller scored]; Burleson flied out to left; GURA REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); Petrocelli was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first); Doyle walked (walk was charged to
Pattin); On a bunt Lynn reached on an error by Brett [Doyle to
second]; Yastrzemski walked [Doyle to third, Lynn to second];
Fisk flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); White flied out
to right; Poquette was hit by a pitch; Brett singled to right
[Poquette to third]; Otis forced Brett (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Rice
walked; Miller flied out to left; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; Mayberry grounded out
(first unassisted) [McRae to second]; Cowens grounded out (third
to first); Stinson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to left; Doyle struck out; Lynn
forced Burleson (first to shortstop); Yastrzemski popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek doubled to center [Patek to third (error by
Lynn)]; White struck out; Poquette grounded out (second to
first) [Patek scored (unearned)]; Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk struck out; Cooper grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; McRae doubled to right [Otis
scored]; Mayberry lined to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); Stinson walked; QUIRK BATTED FOR PATEK; Quirk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Miller doubled
to left; Petrocelli reached on an error by White [Miller scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Burleson grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Petrocelli out at second];
Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 7TH: JONES BATTED FOR WHITE; Jones struck out; Poquette
grounded out (first unassisted); Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROJAS REPLACED
POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); MINGORI REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Lynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis reached on an error by Doyle; Cleveland threw a
wild pitch [Otis to second]; McRae flied out to center; Mayberry
flied out to center; Cowens singled to center [Otis scored
(unearned)]; Stinson singled to left [Cowens to second]; Quirk
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper lined to right; Rice lined to left; Miller
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Jones struck
out; Rojas singled to left; Brett struck out; Otis singled to
left [Rojas to second]; McRae homered to left [Rojas scored,
Otis scored]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Petrocelli was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Burleson flied out to center;
DARWIN BATTED FOR DOYLE; Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 10TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 2B); Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to right;
KREUGER REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); D. NELSON BATTED FOR QUIRK;
D. Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stinson to second];
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KREUGER (PITCHING); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
JONES; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 10TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); D. NELSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BRETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); ROJAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lynn lined to right;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); LITTELL REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left; Cooper struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 11TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; McRae doubled to
center [Otis out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)];
Royals Coach Chuck Hiller ejected by HP umpire Rich Garcia;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 11TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli walked; Burleson singled to
right [Petrocelli to second]; Griffin forced Burleson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 12TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Cowens singled to
center; Stinson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 12TH: Lynn popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski was called
out on strikes; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 13TH: D. Nelson grounded out (second to first); Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); Rojas grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 13TH: Cooper struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); Miller singled to left; Miller stole second; Petrocelli
walked; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 14TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled
to left; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first) [Otis to
third]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Cowens grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 14TH: BRUNO REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn popped to third in foul
territory; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 15TH: Stinson singled to right; D. Nelson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stinson to second]; Wohlford
singled to right [Stinson scored, Wohlford to second (error by
Miller)]; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 15TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Rice singled to left; Rice stole
second [Rice to third (error by Stinson)]; Miller struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           7  17   4   13
 Red Sox          6  12   3   11
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