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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
1976-08-28 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 27058 · 88°F · 3:16
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 8–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 9th. Al Fitzmorris earned the win and Mark Littell picked up the save. Fred Lynn went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Al Fitzmorris L: Bill Lee SV: Mark Littell
Umpires — HP: Bill Kunkel · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Rich Garcia · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Wohlford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Buck Martinez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Burleson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denny Doyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Lynn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cecil Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Rice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Butch Hobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Fitzmorris | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Gura | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Bruno | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Steve Mingori | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Littell | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Lee | 3.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Murphy | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Kreuger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Wohlford: 9
- Al Cowens: 63
- Amos Otis: D9
- Hal McRae: W
- John Mayberry: 46(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Rick Burleson: 9/L
- Denny Doyle: D9
- Fred Lynn: HR/78.2-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: S9
- Carlton Fisk: 6(B)6(1)/LDP
Top 2
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Frank White: 163
- Freddie Patek: 63
Bot 2
- Cecil Cooper: 3/L
- Jim Rice: S7
- Rick Miller: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Buck Martinez: S7
- Jim Wohlford: T9.1-H
- Al Cowens: 9/SF.3-H
- Amos Otis: 53
- Hal McRae: 9/L
Bot 3
- Butch Hobson: 4/L
- Rick Burleson: 63
- Denny Doyle: 43
Top 4
- John Mayberry: S9
- Cookie Rojas: S7.1-2
- Frank White: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: S9.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
- Buck Martinez: 4/P
- Jim Wohlford: S7.2XH(72625)
Bot 4
- Fred Lynn: 7
- Carl Yastrzemski: D7
- Carlton Fisk: K
- Cecil Cooper: 31
Top 5
- Al Cowens: K
- Amos Otis: K
- Hal McRae: 63
Bot 5
- Jim Rice: 63
- Dwight Evans: S7
- Butch Hobson: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- John Mayberry: 43
- Cookie Rojas: 5/P
- Frank White: 53
Bot 6
- Rick Burleson: 8
- Denny Doyle: 53
- Fred Lynn: D9
- Carl Yastrzemski: S7.2-H
- Carlton Fisk: BK.1-2
- Carlton Fisk: S7.2-3
- Cecil Cooper: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Freddie Patek: D7
- Buck Martinez: FC1/BG.2-3(E1/TH3)
- Jim Wohlford: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)
- Al Cowens: S7
- Amos Otis: CS2(26)
Bot 7
- Jim Rice: W
- Dwight Evans: 6/P
- Butch Hobson: W.1-2
- Rick Burleson: K
- Denny Doyle: 5/FL/P
Top 8
- Amos Otis: K
- Hal McRae: 63
- John Mayberry: W
- Cookie Rojas: D7.1XH(762)
Bot 8
- Fred Lynn: 13
- Carl Yastrzemski: S8
- Carlton Fisk: 9
- Cecil Cooper: 43
Top 9
- Frank White: 63
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Buck Martinez: HR/7
- Jim Wohlford: D7
- Al Cowens: E6/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Amos Otis: S8.2-H(UR)
- Hal McRae: S8.1-2
- John Mayberry: K
Bot 9
- Jim Rice: K/C
- Dwight Evans: 4/P
- Butch Hobson: 5/FL/P
Notes & reviews
- Rick Miller and Fred Lynn collide; Lynn's right knee hits Miller's chest
- 360' HR