Winning their 14th game of the last 16, the Royals edged the Red Sox, 2-1. The Royals scored in the first on a double by Freddie Patek, single by Joe Zdeb and a fielder's choice grounder by Al Cowens. The winning run came in the third on successive singles by Zdeb, Cowens and Amos Otis. The Red Sox tallied in the eighth on a double by Dwight Evans and single by Butch Hobson. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Royals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Remy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Zdeb rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Kendall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Cowens dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Duffy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Wilson pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .308 Otis cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .274 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Bailey dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Wathan 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Hurdle lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Evans rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .273 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Washington 2b,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Terrell 3b,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 9 2 1 3 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 34,626 Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 7 DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Patek (17), Evans (17), Lynn (21) Stolen Bases: Terrell (3) GIDP: Hobson (8) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(12-9) 7.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 28 3.14 Hrabosky SV(14) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 2.54 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(10-6) 9 9 2 2 1 3 0 37 3.21 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 3 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Zdeb singled to right [Patek to third]; Cowens forced Zdeb (shortstop to second) [Patek scored]; Otis singled to left [Cowens to second]; Porter forced Otis (second to shortstop) [Cowens to third]; Wathan flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to second; On a bunt Remy singled to first; Rice flied out to right; Fisk popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle flied out to right; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Bailey popped to third; Lynn flied out to left; Evans popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); Zdeb singled to left; Cowens singled to left [Zdeb to third]; Otis singled to center [Zdeb scored, Cowens to second]; Porter lined to center; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Scott walked; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at second]; Burleson singled to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; White struck out; Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to center; Fisk flied out to center; Bailey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to left; Scott forced Evans (third to second); WASHINGTON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Hobson forced Scott (third to second); Frank White left with strained right shoulder after collision with Dwight Evans at 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan singled to left; Hurdle lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy lined to shortstop; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to left; Terrell singled to center; Terrell stole second; Patek lined to right; Zdeb flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to second; Bailey was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to left; WILSON RAN FOR COWENS; Otis walked [Wilson to second]; Porter struck out; Wathan forced Otis (shortstop to second) [Wilson to third]; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Evans doubled to left; Scott popped to third; Hobson singled to center [Evans scored]; Burleson grounded out (first unassisted) [Hobson to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); KENDALL BATTED FOR REMY; Kendall walked; DUFFY RAN FOR KENDALL; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell flied out to center; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: BRAUN REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 3B); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Bailey lined to center; Lynn doubled to right; Evans walked; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

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