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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 1

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Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (N) at Royals Stadium

BOS A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1
KC  A    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burleson ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   7
Remy 2b                       2   0   1   0       2   0       1   3
Rice dh                       4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Yastrzemski lf,1b             3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Fisk c                        4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Lynn cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Scott 1b                      2   0   0   0       0   0      10   0
  Carbo lf                    0   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Hobson 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Evans rf                      2   1   0   0       1   1       1   0
Ripley p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       28   1   2   0       5   5      24  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hobson-Fisk-Burleson-Scott, Remy-Burleson-Scott.
E: Burleson (4).
BATTING - 
GDP: Rice (4,off Gale).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Remy (7,2nd base off Gale/Wathan).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Poquette rf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Terrell 3b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
McRae dh                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Cowens 3b,rf                  3   1   0   0       0   1       0   1
Hurdle 1b                     4   0   2   2       0   0       9   0
Otis cf                       3   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Wathan c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Patek ss                      3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
White 2b                      2   1   1   0       1   0       1   5
Gale p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   3   7   2       2   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cowens-White-Hurdle.
BATTING - 
2B: Otis (8,off Ripley); Hurdle 2 (6,off Ripley 2); White (5,off Ripley).
SH: Wilson (3,off Ripley).
HBP: Cowens (4,by Ripley); Wathan (1,by Ripley).
GDP: Poquette (1,off Ripley).
IBB: Otis (2,by Ripley).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Otis (7,2nd base off Ripley/Fisk); Patek (7,2nd base off Ripley/Fisk);
Wilson (12,2nd base off Ripley/Fisk).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ripley L(0-3)                 8     7   3   3   2   1   0  34
HBP: Ripley 2 (3,Cowens,Wathan).
IBB: Ripley (1,Otis).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gale W(3-0)                   9     2   1   1   5   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller
Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 34166
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals       
1. Burleson            ss        Wilson              lf
2. Remy                2b        Poquette            rf
3. Rice                dh        McRae               dh
4. Yastrzemski         lf        Cowens              3b
5. Fisk                c         Hurdle              1b
6. Lynn                cf        Otis                cf
7. Scott               1b        Wathan              c
8. Hobson              3b        Patek               ss
9. Evans               rf        White               2b
   Ripley              p         Gale                p

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy
walked; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked;
Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Poquette
flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn was called out on strikes; Scott lined to
right; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens struck out; Hurdle grounded out (second to
first); Amos Otis hit foul pop down RF line; George Scott
chased but couldn't hold on with back to plate and hurt right
middle finger; Otis doubled to right; Wathan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Burleson singled to right [Evans to
third]; Remy walked [Burleson to second]; Rice grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Evans scored (no RBI),
Burleson to third, Remy out at second]; Yastrzemski popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (second
to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
singled to center; Cowens was hit by a pitch [McRae to second];
Hurdle doubled to left [McRae scored, Cowens scored]; Otis
singled to right [Hurdle to third]; Otis stole second; Wathan
reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play
[Hurdle out at home (third to catcher), Otis to third, Wathan
out at first (catcher to shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White
walked; Wilson flied out to left; Poquette grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice popped
to shortstop; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: CARBO REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF); YASTRZEMSKI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cowens flied out to left; Hurdle doubled to right; Otis
was walked intentionally; Wathan was hit by a pitch [Hurdle to
third, Otis to second]; Patek forced Wathan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk lined to left; Lynn flied out to left; Carbo
walked; Hobson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White doubled to left; Wilson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [White to third]; Wilson stole second
[White scored (error by Burleson)]; Poquette flied out to left;
McRae flied out to right [Wilson to third]; Cowens popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 3B); COWENS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Evans struck out; Burleson flied
out to left; Remy singled to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis lined
to left; Wathan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Lynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          1   2   1    5
 Royals           3   7   0    7
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