Behind the six-hit pitching of Paul Splittorff, the Royals dealt the Red Sox their first shutout in 107 games, 9-0, as Clint Hurdle batted in six runs. The Sox had not been blanked since September 14, 1977. It was the Royals' seventh straight victory. Hurdle clouted a three-run homer in second inning, hit a sacrifice fly in fourth and had RBI singles in the sixth and seventh stanzas. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Royals 0 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 x - 9 15 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Brett 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Evans rf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 McRae dh 5 0 2 1 0 0 .268 Rice lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .327 LaCock 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .294 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Otis cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 .276 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Wilson pr,cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Lynn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Porter c 4 2 2 1 0 0 .283 Hancock rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hurdle rf 3 2 3 6 0 0 .266 Scott 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Poquette lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Duffy ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .285 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 0 1 Totals 35 9 15 9 2 2 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 39,841 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Royals 5 DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 1 Doubles: Evans (14), Rice (15), LaCock (7) Triples: McRae (5), Porter (3) Home Runs: Hurdle (4) Stolen Bases: Wilson (31) Caught Stealing: McRae (5) Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (4) GIDP: Evans (12), LaCock (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(11-3) 5 7 5 5 0 2 1 20 3.60 Ripley 1.1 8 4 4 1 0 0 13 5.55 Burgmeier 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.74 Totals 8 15 9 9 2 2 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(11-8) 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 32 3.22 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 32 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to center; McRae singled to right; LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; Porter singled to right [Otis to third]; Hurdle homered [Otis scored, Porter scored]; Poquette flied out to left; Patek struck out; White struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3. RED SOX 3RD: Scott flied out to right; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae lined to left; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3. RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied out to center; Evans doubled to right; Rice popped to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR OTIS; Wilson stole second; Porter grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored]; Poquette lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4. RED SOX 5TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn flied out to left; Scott singled to left; Hobson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White popped to catcher in foul territory; Brett singled to right; McRae tripled to left [Brett scored]; McRae was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5. RED SOX 6TH: Duffy flied out to right; Remy singled to right; Evans struck out; Rice doubled [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: RIPLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); LaCock doubled to left; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first) [LaCock to third]; Porter tripled [LaCock scored]; HANCOCK REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING RF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Hurdle singled to right [Porter scored]; Fred Lynn hit head against wall; Poquette flied out to center; Patek walked [Hurdle to second]; White singled to center [Hurdle scored, Patek to second]; Brett singled to shortstop [Patek to third, White to second]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 8. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk lined to third; Hancock flied out to center; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 8. ROYALS 7TH: LaCock singled to left; Wilson singled to shortstop [LaCock to second]; Porter popped to third in foul territory; Hurdle singled to right [LaCock scored, Wilson to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb flied into a double play (right to catcher to pitcher to third) [Wilson out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9. RED SOX 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy popped to shortstop; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9. ROYALS 8TH: Patek lined to center; White walked; Brett flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9. RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.

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