Kansas City Royals 1, Boston Red Sox 0
DayGame Played on Saturday, August 25, 1979 (D) at Royals Stadium
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
KC A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 5 1
BATTINGBoston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Papi 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lynn cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Yastrzemski dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Allenson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolfe c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 28 0 4 0 2 4 24 15
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Papi-Burleson-Watson.
BATTING -
2B: Yastrzemski (25,off Leonard).
SH: Papi (2,off Leonard).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Yastrzemski (3,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Wilson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1
McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 2
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Otis cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2
Washington ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 27 1 5 1 5 3 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Porter-White, Washington-White-LaCock.
E: Brett (29).
BATTING -
2B: Cowens (15,off Torrez).
HR: Wilson (5,1st inning off Torrez 0 on 0 out).
IBB: Otis (7,by Torrez).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Wilson (59,2nd base off Torrez/Allenson).
CS: White (4,2nd base by Torrez/Allenson).
PITCHINGBoston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Torrez L(13-9) 8 5 1 1 5 3 1 32
IBB: Torrez (7,Otis).
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leonard W(9-9) 9 4 0 0 2 4 0 31
Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill
Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 37851
Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Burleson ss Wilson lf
2. Papi 2b McRae dh
3. Lynn cf Brett 3b
4. Rice lf Porter c
5. Yastrzemski dh LaCock 1b
6. Watson 1b Cowens rf
7. Hobson 3b Otis cf
8. Evans rf White 2b
9. Allenson c Washington ss
Torrez p Leonard p
RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Papi out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Burleson to second]; Lynn flied out to
left; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson hit an inside the park homer to left; McRae
walked; Brett grounded out (second to first) [McRae to second];
Porter walked; LaCock grounded out (second to first) [McRae to
third, Porter to second]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski reached on an error by Brett; Watson
popped to second; Hobson struck out while Yastrzemski was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); White walked;
White was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Washington
walked; On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Allenson popped to first
in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (second to first); Brett singled
to left; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Papi grounded out (second to first); Lynn flied out
to right; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: LaCock was called out on strikes; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to center; White grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Hobson struck out; Evans singled to left
[Yastrzemski out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Washington flied out to center; Wilson singled to
center; Wilson stole second; McRae reached on a fielder's choice
[Wilson out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), McRae to
second]; Brett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Royals 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Allenson flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Papi singled to center; Lynn walked [Papi to
second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Porter flied out to left; LaCock lined to right;
Cowens doubled to left; Otis was walked intentionally; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson
struck out; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to center; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; DWYER BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Dwyer
flied out to left; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); Brett flied out
to left; Porter was called out on strikes; LaCock was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 9TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR PAPI; Poquette popped to
second; Lynn walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 0 4 0 4
Royals 1 5 1 7
