After Amos Otis hit his third homer in two games, Cookie Rojas stepped into the picture with three RBIs to help the Royals defeat the Red Sox, 8-4. Otis' homer in the fifth inning tied the score at 2-2. The Royals went ahead with a run in the sixth and took command with two more in the seventh on a single by Rojas with the bases loaded. After the Red Sox rallied for a pair in the eighth, the Royals finished the scoring with three runs in the ninth, one of them counting on a sacrifice fly by Rojas. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       5, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  1    0  1  1    2  0  3  -   8 12  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cowens rf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .180      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Otis cf               3   3   1   1     2   1   .315        Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     1   2   .279      Johnson dh            3   1   0   0     1   0   .208
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .170      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .429
McRae lf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .233      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Solaita dh            3   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  D. Nelson ph,dh     0   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Rice lf               3   2   2   2     1   0   .234
  Poquette pr,dh      1   0   1   2     0   0   .167      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Rojas 2b              4   0   2   3     0   0   .308      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
  White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .220
Patek ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .356      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .217        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  12   8     7   9             Totals               33   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 17,596
Left on Base: Royals 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Royals 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Mayberry (1), Solaita 2 (2), Brett (3), Burleson (2), Rice (1)
Home Runs: Otis (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis (3), Rice (1)
Caught Stealing: Petrocelli (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (2), Rojas (1)
GIDP: Rice (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(2-3)       7     7   4   4   4   1   0  30   6.75
Pattin                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Mingori                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.71
Littell SV(1)           1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   3   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(1-4)          6     9   3   3   2   4   1  28   3.63
House                   0.2   0   2   2   3   2   0   5   6.43
Cleveland               1.2   3   3   3   2   2   0   9   2.57
Willoughby              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.15
Totals                  9    12   8   8   7   9   1  44

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead


ROYALS 1ST: Cowens made an out to second; Otis grounded out
(third to first); Brett walked; Mayberry doubled to right [Brett
to third]; McRae walked; Solaita grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Johnson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Lynn flied out to right; Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek lined
to center; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice walked; Rice
stole second; Evans flied out to right; Petrocelli walked;
Burleson doubled [Rice scored, Petrocelli to third]; Griffin
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens singled to left; Otis struck out; Brett
singled to left [Cowens to third]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Cowens scored]; McRae forced Brett (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Johnson flied out to right; Lynn singled to left;
Fisk struck out; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita doubled; Rojas reached on a fielder's choice
[Solaita out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Patek singled
[Rojas to second]; Martinez flied out to center; Cowens struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to right; Evans singled to left [Rice
to third]; Petrocelli singled to left [Rice scored, Evans to
third]; Petrocelli was caught stealing second (pitcher to first
to second to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first);
Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis homered; Brett was called out on strikes;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Solaita doubled to right; Rojas singled to center
[Solaita to third]; Patek forced Rojas (shortstop to second)
[Solaita scored]; Martinez singled to center [Patek to third,
Martinez out at second (center to shortstop to second to first
to shortstop)]; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; Evans made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Otis walked; Otis
stole second; Brett was called out on strikes; Mayberry struck
out; McRae was walked intentionally; D. NELSON BATTED FOR
SOLAITA; D. Nelson walked [Otis to third, McRae to second];
POQUETTE RAN FOR D. NELSON; CLEVELAND REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING);
Rojas singled [Otis scored, McRae scored, Poquette out at third
(left to third to second)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Griffin made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez
struck out; Cowens grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Johnson walked; Lynn walked [Johnson to second];
PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Fisk reached on an error
by Brett [Johnson to third, Lynn to second]; MINGORI REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Fisk out at first]; LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI
(PITCHING); Rice doubled [Lynn scored, Johnson scored]; Evans
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red
Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis walked; Brett doubled [Otis to third]; Mayberry
was walked intentionally; McRae was called out on strikes;
Poquette singled to right [Otis scored, Brett scored, Mayberry
to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Rojas hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry scored, Poquette to second (on
throw to home)]; Patek was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Burleson struck out; DOYLE BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Doyle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Red Sox 4.