Homers by Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and Butch Hobson highlighted the Red Sox' 14-hit attack in a 9-4 victory over the Royals. After the blows by Yastrzemski and Fisk produced a 2-0 lead, the Red Sox struck for three runs in the fifth inning on a single by Rick Miller, triple by Hobson, a hit batsman, single by Denny Doyle and double by Fred Lynn. Hobson hit his homer in the seventh to lead off a three-run inning. Bob Stinson homered with two men on base for the Royals in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   4 10  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  3  1    3  0  x  -   9 14  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .223      Burleson ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .281
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Doyle 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .256
  Quirk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .304
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   1   .261
  Jones ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Evans pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
McRae dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .358      Fisk c                4   2   3   1     0   1   .241
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .237      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Rice dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Miller rf,lf          4   1   3   1     0   1   .284
  Stinson ph,c        2   1   1   3     0   0   .273      Hobson 3b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .213
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .245      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .223        Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     1   7             Totals               35   9  14   8     1   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 24,940
Left on Base: Royals 6, Red Sox 4
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: White (13), Lynn 2 (26), Fisk (13)
Triples: Hobson (4)
Home Runs: Stinson (2), Yastrzemski (18), Fisk (13), Hobson (3)
Stolen Bases: White 2 (20)
Caught Stealing: Otis (5), Rice (5), Miller (9)
GIDP: Mayberry (10)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (5,by Jenkins), Burleson (3,by Bird)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(11-6)            4.1   7   5   5   0   2   2  20   3.60
Hall                    3.2   7   4   4   1   2   1  17   4.78
Totals                  8    14   9   9   1   4   3  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(12-11)        7     6   1   1   1   5   0  27   3.34
Pole                    2     4   3   3   0   2   1  10   4.76
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   7   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Bird (3), Jenkins (5)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford was called out on strikes; Brett grounded
out (second to first); Otis singled to left; Otis was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Doyle struck out;
Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae was hit by a pitch; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McRae out at
second]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski homered; Fisk singled to left; Cooper
flied out to center; Rice forced Fisk (shortstop to second);
Rice was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek
grounded out (third to first); White singled to left; White
stole second; Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to right; Hobson popped to
shortstop; Burleson flied out to right; Doyle popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett lined to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); McRae singled to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck out;
Fisk homered; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens lined to left; Martinez was called out on
strikes; Patek singled to left; White doubled to left [Patek
scored]; Wohlford walked; Brett grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Miller singled
to right; Hobson tripled to right [Miller scored]; Burleson was
hit by a pitch; Doyle singled to right [Hobson scored, Burleson
to third]; HALL REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Lynn doubled to left
[Burleson scored, Doyle to third]; Yastrzemski flied into a
double play (right to catcher) [Doyle out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; McRae lined to shortstop;
Mayberry singled to right; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk doubled to left; Cooper grounded out (third to
first) [Fisk to third]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
Miller singled to left [Fisk scored]; Miller was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 7TH: STINSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Stinson flied out to
right; Patek struck out; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hobson
homered; Burleson lined to left; Doyle singled to right; Lynn
doubled to left [Doyle scored, Lynn scored (error by Patek) (no
RBI)]; Yastrzemski singled to center; EVANS RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI;
Fisk struck out; Cooper lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MILLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); POLE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Rain starts;
Brett struck out; JONES BATTED FOR OTIS; Jones flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); QUIRK REPLACED
BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Rice walked; Miller struck out; Hobson
popped to first; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry
singled to left; Cowens singled to left [Mayberry to second];
Stinson homered [Mayberry scored, Cowens scored]; Patek struck
out; White singled to right; White stole second; Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 9.