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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

1978-05-08 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 25891 · 65°F, night · 2:26

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Bob Stanley earned the win. Carl Yastrzemski went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9
BOS	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0		8	10

W: Bob Stanley L: Dennis Leonard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Poquette	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae	3	1	2	3	1	0
Al Cowens	4	0	1	0	0	0
Darrell Porter	4	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Otis	3	0	0	1	0	0
Clint Hurdle	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Terrell	3	1	1	0	0	0
Frank White	3	1	1	0	0	0
Pete LaCock	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Lahoud	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Burleson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Remy	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Rice	3	2	2	0	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski	2	1	1	4	0	0
Carlton Fisk	4	1	0	0	0	0
Fred Lynn	4	2	2	1	0	1
Butch Hobson	3	0	2	0	1	1
Dwight Evans	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bernie Carbo	1	1	0	0	2	0
Bob Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Leonard	6.2	7	4	2
Al Hrabosky	1.1	3	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Tiant	2.0	2	0	1
Bob Stanley	7.0	7	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Freddie Patek: 63
Tom Poquette: 8
Hal McRae: 53

Bot 1

Rick Burleson: 53
Jerry Remy: S9
Jim Rice: D/78.1-3
Carl Yastrzemski: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Carlton Fisk: E6.3-H(NR)(UR)
Fred Lynn: D9.1-3
Butch Hobson: W
Dwight Evans: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1X3(735)

Top 2

Al Cowens: S9
Darrell Porter: 4/P
Amos Otis: 3/FL/P
Clint Hurdle: K

Bot 2

Bernie Carbo: W
Rick Burleson: 46(1)3/GDP
Jerry Remy: 9/L

Top 3

Jerry Terrell: S/BG/15
Frank White: S7.1-2
Freddie Patek: S8.2-3;1-2
Tom Poquette: 9/L
Hal McRae: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3(THH)
Al Cowens: FC6.3XH(62);B-2
Darrell Porter: 8/L

Bot 3

Jim Rice: 8
Carl Yastrzemski: 43
Carlton Fisk: 4/P

Top 4

Amos Otis: 9
Clint Hurdle: 13
Jerry Terrell: 13

Bot 4

Fred Lynn: HR/9
Butch Hobson: S9
Dwight Evans: 3/P
Bernie Carbo: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Frank White: 8
Freddie Patek: 43
Tom Poquette: 13

Bot 5

Rick Burleson: 43
Jerry Remy: K/C
Jim Rice: S/P56D
Carl Yastrzemski: HP.1-2
Carlton Fisk: 2/FL/P

Top 6

Hal McRae: W
Al Cowens: 6/L
Darrell Porter: S9.1-3
Amos Otis: 9/SF.3-H
Clint Hurdle: 6(1)/FO

Bot 6

Fred Lynn: 7
Butch Hobson: K/C
Dwight Evans: 43

Top 7

Jerry Terrell: 53
Frank White: 63
Freddie Patek: 43

Bot 7

Bernie Carbo: W
Rick Burleson: 14/SH.1-2
Jerry Remy: 63
Jim Rice: IW
Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Carlton Fisk: 5/P

Top 8

Tom Poquette: 3/G
Hal McRae: S9
Al Cowens: 7
Darrell Porter: 3/L

Bot 8

Fred Lynn: K/C
Butch Hobson: S7
Dwight Evans: S7/78.1-3(E7);B-2
Bob Bailey: 5/L
Rick Burleson: 7

Top 9

Amos Otis: 53
Clint Hurdle: D9
Pete LaCock: S7.2-3
Joe Lahoud: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Notes & reviews

Luis Tiant left with pulled hamstring
defensive shift for Jim Rice: 3B Jerry Terrell to LF, 2B Frank White to 3B, LF Tom Poquette to left-center; four outfielders
same defensive shift for Jim Rice; his popfly landed on the infield dirt

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