Boston ran into a Gale -- that is, rookie righthander Rich Gale, who pitched the Royals to a 4-0 victory, pinning the Red Sox with their first shutout in Fenway Park since August 24, 1977, when Gaylord Perry of the Rangers threw a 3-0 whitewash. The Royals scored their first run off Mike Torrez on an infield out by Pete LaCock with the bases loaded in the third ining and iced the decision when Clint Hurdle and Freddie Patek singled and Frank White homered in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Royals 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .248 Terrell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 1 2 .270 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .313 LaCock 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .305 Fisk c 4 0 3 0 0 1 .309 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Lynn cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .320 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Hurdle lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Hancock dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Patek ss 2 2 2 0 2 0 .283 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .280 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 8 4 4 7 Totals 35 0 8 0 1 9 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 35,348 Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 9 DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Scott Home Runs: White (4) Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (31) GIDP: Otis (6), Lynn (8) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(12-3) 9 8 0 0 1 9 0 36 2.62 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 9 0 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(12-6) 9 8 4 4 4 7 1 39 3.86 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 7 1 39 Wild Pitches: Gale (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); McRae walked; LaCock singled to left [McRae to second]; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; On a bunt Remy grounded out (catcher to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter was called out on strikes; Hurdle flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Lynn flied out to left; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; White singled to right [Patek to third]; Braun walked [White to second]; McRae was called out on strikes; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first) [Patek scored, White to third, Braun to second]; Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Scott struck out; Hancock struck out; Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Porter flied out to center; Hurdle struck out; Cowens singled to center; On a bunt Patek singled to third [Cowens to second]; White struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled to center; Rice was called out on strikes; Fisk singled to center [Remy to third]; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 5TH: Braun was called out on strikes; McRae singled to right; LaCock reached on an error by Scott (assist by Burleson) [McRae to third, LaCock to second]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at home (second to catcher to third), LaCock to third]; Porter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to center; On a bunt Evans forced Hobson (catcher to shortstop); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Hancock singled to left [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle singled to left; Cowens popped to shortstop; Patek singled to center [Hurdle to second]; White homered [Hurdle scored, Patek scored]; Braun lined to left; McRae was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 3B); Remy flied out to center; Rice struck out; Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled to left [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 7TH: LaCock flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hancock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Cowens struck out; Patek walked; Patek stole second; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Burleson singled to center; Remy flied out to right; Rice struck out; Fisk singled to left [Burleson to second]; Lynn walked [Burleson to third, Fisk to second]; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 9TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to center; LaCock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Scott flied out to right; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

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