Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, July      15, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      D. Nelson 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .371
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Rice dh               3   0   0   1     0   1   .245      Cowens rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Rojas dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Doyle 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .234      Wohlford lf           3   0   2   0     0   1   .240
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Heise 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      White ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   1     0   6             Totals               32   1   8   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 24,720
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Royals 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 0
Errors: Yastrzemski, Brett, Martinez
Doubles: Burleson (9), Brett (18), Wohlford (7), Martinez (7)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (4), D. Nelson (8)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (9), Wohlford (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Cowens (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(3-0)            8     8   1   0   1   2   0  31   2.80
Willoughby SV(4)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.79
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   2   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(9-2)             9     8   2   2   0   6   0  36   2.79
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


RED SOX 1ST: Miller singled to right; Burleson popped to first
in foul territory; Cooper flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson flied out to right; Otis flied out to
center; Brett doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; On a bunt Evans singled to third;
Doyle singled to left [Evans to second]; Montgomery flied out to
right [Evans to third]; Heise grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Cowens was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rojas popped to left; Wohlford doubled to
left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller struck out; Burleson flied out to right;
Cooper lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson stole second; Otis flied out
to left; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice popped to second
in foul territory; Evans reached on an error by Brett
[Yastrzemski to second]; Doyle struck out; Montgomery forced
Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Cowens
flied out to center; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Heise lined to third; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White was called out on
strikes; Martinez doubled to left; D. Nelson flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper singled to right; Yastrzemski singled to
right [Cooper to third]; Rice lined out on a sacrifice fly to
right [Cooper scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Yastrzemski stole
third [Yastrzemski scored (error by Martinez)]; Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Doyle singled to center; Montgomery
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett flied out to center;
Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
flied out to left; Burleson doubled to left; Cooper struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to right; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cowens to second]; Wohlford struck out
(catcher to first); White lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice
popped to first; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); D. Nelson
lined to third; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
popped to second; Heise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled to left [Brett to third (error by
Yastrzemski)]; Mayberry singled to center [Brett scored
(unearned)]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Cowens out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mayberry to second]; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); QUIRK BATTED FOR WOHLFORD;
Quirk lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 1.