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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

1978-05-09 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 22369 · 62°F, night · 2:09

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Dennis Eckersley earned the win. Jim Rice went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	7
BOS	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0		4	11

W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jim Colborn SV: (none)

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

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Burleson	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry Remy	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jim Rice	3	1	2	2	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	3	0	2	0	1	0
Carlton Fisk	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Lynn	4	1	2	0	0	0
Butch Hobson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dwight Evans	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Brohamer	3	1	2	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Colborn	6.2	11	3	1
Doug Bird	1.1	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Eckersley	9.0	7	0	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Freddie Patek: K
Tom Poquette: S8
Hal McRae: K
Al Cowens: 2/FL/P

Bot 1

Rick Burleson: 53
Jerry Remy: 1/BG
Jim Rice: S/78
Carl Yastrzemski: S9.1-3
Carlton Fisk: 6/L

Top 2

Darrell Porter: 3/G
Clint Hurdle: 4/P
Amos Otis: K/C

Bot 2

Fred Lynn: S8
Butch Hobson: 8
Dwight Evans: 2/FL/P
Jack Brohamer: W.1-2
Rick Burleson: S8.2-H;1-3
Jerry Remy: S9.3-H;1-3
Jim Rice: 23

Top 3

Jerry Terrell: K/C
Frank White: K
Freddie Patek: K

Bot 3

Carl Yastrzemski: S7
Carlton Fisk: K
Fred Lynn: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Tom Poquette: 9
Hal McRae: S8
Al Cowens: S8.1-3;B-2(E8/TH3)
Darrell Porter: 8
Clint Hurdle: 8

Bot 4

Butch Hobson: 63
Dwight Evans: 53
Jack Brohamer: S7
Rick Burleson: 9

Top 5

Amos Otis: 8
Jerry Terrell: 53
Frank White: 3/P

Bot 5

Jerry Remy: 4/L
Jim Rice: HP
Carl Yastrzemski: W.1-2
Carlton Fisk: 4/P
Fred Lynn: 43

Top 6

Freddie Patek: 53
Tom Poquette: S9
Hal McRae: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Butch Hobson: W
Dwight Evans: 16(1)/FO/BG
Jack Brohamer: S7.1-2
Rick Burleson: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Al Cowens: 63
Darrell Porter: 6/L
Clint Hurdle: HP
Amos Otis: HR/7.1-H
Jerry Terrell: K

Bot 7

Jerry Remy: T9
Jim Rice: HR/7.3-H
Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G
Carlton Fisk: 7
Fred Lynn: S7
Butch Hobson: K

Top 8

Pete LaCock: 7
Joe Lahoud: 7
Tom Poquette: 3/G

Bot 8

Dwight Evans: K
Jack Brohamer: 9
Rick Burleson: 8

Top 9

Hal McRae: S8
Al Cowens: 7
Darrell Porter: S9.1-2
Clint Hurdle: 9/L.2-3
Amos Otis: SB2
Amos Otis: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
Amos Otis: K

Notes & reviews

defensive shift for Jim Rice: 3B Jerry Terrell to LF, 2B Frank White to 3B, LF Tom Poquette to left-center; four outfielders
Fred Lynn's throw hit Hal McRae on back at 3B
defensive shift for Rice
Jim Rice hit a long foul HR on first pitch; second pitch hit him
towering HR way over screen

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