With Darrell Porter having a hand in all of the game's scoring, the Royals defeated the Red Sox, 3-0, behind the combined six-hit pitching of Jim Colborn and Mark Littell. Porter homered following a single by Tom Poquette in the second inning. In the sixth, Poquette doubled and Porter walked. Poquette was thrown out at third on a bunt by Fred Patek, but Porter advanced to second on the play and scored on a single by Frank White. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       29, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Burleson ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .333
McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Carbo rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .241      Rice dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Fisk c                2   0   1   0     2   0   .350
Poquette lf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .322      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Porter c              2   2   1   2     2   0   .272      Evans cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .314
Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .259
White 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .203      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     5   1             Totals               31   0   6   0     5   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 26,920
Left on Base: Royals 10, Red Sox 9
DP: Royals 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Carbo
Doubles: Poquette (8), Fisk (8)
Home Runs: Porter (4)
Stolen Bases: Patek (16), White (6)
GIDP: Brett (1), Rice (7), Evans (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(6-5)          7.1   6   0   0   5   4   0  31   2.72
Littell SV(5)           1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   5   6   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(3-2)          9    10   3   3   5   1   1  40   4.42
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   1   1  40

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis walked; Mayberry walked
[Otis to second]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Carbo struck out; Rice grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burleson out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette singled to right; Porter homered [Poquette
scored]; Patek singled to right; Patek was picked off first
(pitcher to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brett singled to right; McRae flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to third; Fisk doubled to left;
Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Evans singled to left [Scott to second];
Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red
Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis popped to second; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle struck out; Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette grounded out (second to first); Porter
walked; Patek singled to right [Porter to third]; Patek stole
second; White reached on a fielder's choice [Porter out at home
(second to catcher), Patek to third]; White stole second; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
lined to center; Fisk walked; Scott singled to left [Fisk to
third]; Evans forced Scott (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
reached on an error by Carbo [Otis to second]; Mayberry grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Otis to third]; Cowens popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Burleson singled to right; Carbo singled to right
[Burleson to second]; Rice walked [Burleson to third, Carbo to
second]; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette doubled; Porter walked; Patek forced
Poquette (pitcher to shortstop) [Porter to second]; White
singled to center [Porter scored, Patek to second]; Brett
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[White out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk walked; Scott lined to right; Evans grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to left; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [McRae to second]; Mayberry flied out to center; Cowens
singled to left [McRae out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson lined to center; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); Burleson singled to left; Carbo flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Poquette singled to right; Porter lined to right;
Patek was called out on strikes; White forced Poquette
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
walked; LITTELL REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Fisk popped to
second; Scott forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied
out to right; Otis walked; Mayberry lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans struck out; Hobson struck out; LYNN BATTED
FOR DOYLE; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 0.