Friday July 16, 1976
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Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 16, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 4 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 D. Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Doyle 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .239 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .280 Lynn rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Brett 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .367 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Mayberry 1b 2 0 2 2 1 0 .258 Rice dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Quirk dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Cooper 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Montgomery c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 White ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Fisk c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Darwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Petrocelli 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 2 Totals 27 2 4 2 3 2 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 35,600 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Royals 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 1 Doubles: Doyle (8), Brett (19), Mayberry (11) Stolen Bases: Lynn (11), Otis (14), Brett (10), D. Nelson (9) GIDP: Darwin (4), Quirk (5) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(7-7) 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 30 3.86 Totals 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 30 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris W(11-5) 9 5 1 1 0 2 0 31 3.13 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 2 0 31 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Doyle doubled to right; Lynn popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled to center [Doyle scored]; Rice forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to center; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 2ND: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson struck out; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to right; Quirk grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Cowens lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 3RD: Heise popped to first in foul territory; Miller grounded out (second to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford was called out on strikes; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: D. Nelson lined to pitcher; Otis lined to right; Brett doubled to center; Mayberry walked; Quirk popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montgomery flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Stinson flied out to left; Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 6TH: Heise flied out to left; Miller flied out to left; Doyle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to center; D. Nelson flied out to right; Otis walked; Brett walked [Otis to second]; Otis stole third and Brett stole second; Mayberry doubled to center [Otis scored, Brett scored]; Quirk struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski popped to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Stinson popped to third; Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. RED SOX 8TH: Cooper singled to second; Burleson popped to second; Montgomery singled to left [Cooper to second]; DILLARD RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; DARWIN BATTED FOR HEISE; Darwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: FISK REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); PETROCELLI REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 3B); White grounded out (pitcher to first); D. Nelson singled to center; D. Nelson stole second; Otis flied out to right; Brett popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. RED SOX 9TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Doyle singled to second; Lynn forced Doyle (shortstop to second); Lynn stole second; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

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