In his third shutout of the season, Jim Wright outdueled Dennis Leonard, 1-0. A spell of wildness proved costly to Leonard, who walked both Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk with one out in the fourth. Fred Lynn then rapped a grounder off the glove of Freddie Patek and Rice raced home as the ball rolled into center field. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 29, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 5 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 McRae dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .272 Rice lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .311 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Otis cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Lynn cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .320 Porter c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .245 Hurdle lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Hancock dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Bass ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 6 0 0 3 Totals 28 1 5 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 35,098 Left on Base: Royals 3, Red Sox 5 DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 2 Doubles: Evans (16) Stolen Bases: McRae (12) Caught Stealing: McRae (6), Wilson (9) GIDP: Porter (10), Burleson (12) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(12-12) 8 5 1 1 2 8 0 30 3.33 Totals 8 5 1 1 2 8 0 30 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(6-2) 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 30 3.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 30 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ROYALS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; McRae singled to right; LaCock struck out while McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to shortstop; Remy lined to center; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Hurdle lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to left; White popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans doubled to right; Scott struck out; Hancock singled to left [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hancock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Braun flied out to left; McRae was called out on strikes; LaCock singled to right; Otis forced LaCock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Rice walked; Fisk walked [Rice to second]; Lynn singled to left [Rice scored, Fisk to third]; Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 5TH: Porter struck out; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens singled to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Hancock flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to left; McRae stole second; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Remy struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 8TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette popped to shortstop; BASS BATTED FOR WHITE; Bass grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); TERRELL REPLACED BASS (PLAYING 2B); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hancock was called out on strikes; Burleson singled to right; Remy singled to center [Burleson to second]; Rice popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 9TH: Braun singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

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