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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

1980-07-17 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 25619 Β· 88Β°F, night Β· 2:41

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 12–4. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 5th. John Tudor earned the win. Dave Stapleton went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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KCA00000310045
BOS001470001214

W: John Tudor   L: Renie Martin   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: John Shulock Β· 1B: Terry Cooney Β· 2B: Bill Kunkel Β· 3B: Ted Hendry Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Willie Wilson402000
U. L. Washington401000
George Brett410000
Hal McRae311210
Amos Otis400000
John Wathan210011
Darrell Porter300011
Frank White401000
Dave Chalk210110

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Burleson401211
Dave Stapleton512200
Fred Lynn523100
Tony Perez412010
Carlton Fisk411100
Carl Yastrzemski211011
Dwight Evans321220
Jim Dwyer431201
Glenn Hoffman100001
Butch Hobson211210
Garry Hancock201001
Dave Rader000010

Kansas City Royals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Renie Martin3.2352
Marty Pattin0.1501
Jeff Twitty3.0412
Rawly Eastwick1.0210

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Tudor9.0542

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Willie Wilson: D
  • U. L. Washington: 63
  • George Brett: 43.2-3
  • Hal McRae: 63

Bot 1

  • Rick Burleson: 8/L
  • Dave Stapleton: 8/L
  • Fred Lynn: 6/P

Top 2

  • Amos Otis: 7
  • John Wathan: 63
  • Darrell Porter: 43

Bot 2

  • Tony Perez: 6/L
  • Carlton Fisk: 5/P
  • Carl Yastrzemski: K

Top 3

  • Frank White: 63
  • Dave Chalk: 9
  • Willie Wilson: 63

Bot 3

  • Dwight Evans: W
  • Jim Dwyer: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
  • Glenn Hoffman: K
  • Rick Burleson: W
  • Dave Stapleton: D7.2-H;1X3(745)

Top 4

  • U. L. Washington: S8
  • George Brett: 43.1-2
  • Hal McRae: 9/L
  • Amos Otis: 43

Bot 4

  • Fred Lynn: D7
  • Tony Perez: W
  • Carlton Fisk: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
  • Carl Yastrzemski: W
  • Dwight Evans: W.1-2
  • Jim Dwyer: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3(E1);B-2
  • Butch Hobson: D7.3-H;2-H
  • Rick Burleson: K

Top 5

  • John Wathan: K
  • Darrell Porter: K/C
  • Frank White: 8

Bot 5

  • Dave Stapleton: HR/7
  • Fred Lynn: S9
  • Tony Perez: S9.1-3
  • Carlton Fisk: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Carl Yastrzemski: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Dwight Evans: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Jim Dwyer: FC1.3XH(152);2-3;B-2
  • Butch Hobson: IW
  • Rick Burleson: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Dave Stapleton: 53
  • Fred Lynn: S9.3-H;2-3
  • Tony Perez: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

  • Dave Chalk: W
  • Willie Wilson: S9.1-2
  • U. L. Washington: 9
  • George Brett: 36(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR);B-2
  • Hal McRae: HR/7.2-H
  • Amos Otis: 53

Bot 6

  • Carlton Fisk: 7
  • Garry Hancock: K
  • Dwight Evans: 63

Top 7

  • John Wathan: W
  • Darrell Porter: W.1-2
  • Frank White: 9.2-3
  • Dave Chalk: 8/SF.3-H
  • Willie Wilson: 8

Bot 7

  • Jim Dwyer: K
  • Butch Hobson: 3/G
  • Rick Burleson: 5/L

Top 8

  • U. L. Washington: 53
  • George Brett: 63
  • Hal McRae: W
  • Amos Otis: 3/FL/P

Bot 8

  • Dave Stapleton: 7
  • Fred Lynn: 1/G
  • Tony Perez: S7
  • Dave Rader: W.1-2
  • Garry Hancock: S7.2-3;1-2
  • Dwight Evans: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

  • John Wathan: HP
  • Darrell Porter: 46(1)3/GDP
  • Frank White: S8
  • Dave Chalk: 3/FL/P

Notes & reviews

  • Rick Burleson rounded bag too far
  • Renie Martin deflected Willie Wilson's throw away from Darrell Porter