Powerful pitching by rookie Rich Gale stopped the hard-hitting Red Sox and enabled the Royals to come away with a 3-1 triumph. The rookie righthander allowed only a single by Rick Burleson in the third and a single by Jerry Remy in the eighth. He set down 13 straight batters at one stage and ended hitting streaks of 11 games by Carl Yastrzemski and six games by Fred Lynn.

Sox slugger Jim Rice failed to get the ball out of the infield in four appearances and struck out twice. The Sox run scored on a bases-loaded double-play ball. Clint Hurdle knocked in two K. C. runs with a double in the fourth inning and the Royals got another tally in the seventh on Burleson's error. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 x - 3 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .185 Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Remy 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .293 Poquette rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Rice dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .357 Terrell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Yastrzemski lf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 McRae dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Cowens 3b,rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .271 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .331 Hurdle 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .253 Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Otis cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .303 Carbo lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Evans rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .245 White 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 2 0 5 5 Totals 29 3 7 2 2 1 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 34,166 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Royals 7 DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 1 Errors: Burleson Doubles: Otis (8), Hurdle 2 (6), White (5) Stolen Bases: Remy (7), Otis (7), Patek (7), Wilson (12) Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (3) GIDP: Rice (4), Poquette (1) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (4,by Ripley), Wathan (1,by Ripley) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley L(0-3) 8 7 3 3 2 1 0 34 4.42 Totals 8 7 3 3 2 1 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(3-0) 9 2 1 1 5 5 0 33 2.08 Totals 9 2 1 1 5 5 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Ripley 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy walked; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn was called out on strikes; Scott lined to right; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens struck out; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Amos Otis hit foul pop down RF line; George Scott chased but couldn't hold on with back to plate and hurt right middle finger; Otis doubled to right; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Burleson singled to right [Evans to third]; Remy walked [Burleson to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans scored (no RBI), Burleson to third, Remy out at second]; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); McRae singled to center; Cowens was hit by a pitch [McRae to second]; Hurdle doubled to left [McRae scored, Cowens scored]; Otis singled to right [Hurdle to third]; Otis stole second; Wathan reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Hurdle out at home (third to catcher), Otis to third, Wathan out at first (catcher to shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White walked; Wilson flied out to left; Poquette grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: CARBO REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF); YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to left; Hurdle doubled to right; Otis was walked intentionally; Wathan was hit by a pitch [Hurdle to third, Otis to second]; Patek forced Wathan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk lined to left; Lynn flied out to left; Carbo walked; Hobson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: White doubled to left; Wilson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [White to third]; Wilson stole second [White scored (error by Burleson)]; Poquette flied out to left; McRae flied out to right [Wilson to third]; Cowens popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3. RED SOX 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 3B); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Evans struck out; Burleson flied out to left; Remy singled to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis lined to left; Wathan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

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