Helped by four double plays, Mike Torrez overcame early wildness and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 victory over the Royals. Rick Burleson homered in the first inning and the Red Sox added two runs in the fourth on a double by Fred Lynn, walk to Jim Rice, an infield out and a single by George Scott. Rice drove in a run with a double and Scott plated a pair with a single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .213      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Burleson ss           4   2   2   1     0   1   .321
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Lynn cf               4   2   3   0     0   0   .340
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .349      Rice dh               3   2   1   1     1   0   .400
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .326
Cowens rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Scott 1b              4   0   2   4     0   1   .240
Hurdle lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .314
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .191
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .325      Allenson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Washington ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   0   4   0     5   4             Totals               32   6   9   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 32,089
Left on Base: Royals 5, Red Sox 5
DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 4
Errors: Gale
Doubles: Hurdle (5), Lynn (2), Rice (4)
Home Runs: Burleson (2)
Stolen Bases: White (3)
Caught Stealing: Remy 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1)
GIDP: McRae (1), LaCock 2 (4), White (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(0-2)             7     9   6   6   2   4   1  31   8.10
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.50
Totals                  8     9   6   6   3   5   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(1-1)           9     4   0   0   5   4   0  32   4.66
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Dick Clegg, 1B - Lester Pratt, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim McNally


ROYALS 1ST: White walked; White stole second; Brett walked; Otis
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third,
Brett to second]; Porter walked; McRae grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy reached on an error by Gale; Remy
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burleson
homered; Lynn singled to center; Rice popped to second;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Hurdle flied out to center; LaCock
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cowens
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Brohamer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; White grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Patek out at second]; Brett lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson was called out on strikes; Remy singled to
left; Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); McRae singled to left; Cowens lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled to left; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lynn to third, Rice to second];
Scott singled to right [Lynn scored, Rice scored, Scott to
second (on throw to home)]; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first) [Scott to third]; Evans popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle doubled to right; LaCock flied out to left;
Patek grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hurdle to third]; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Allenson flied out to center; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Burleson singled to left; Lynn singled to
left [Burleson to second]; Rice doubled to left [Burleson
scored, Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally;
Scott singled to left [Lynn scored, Rice scored, Yastrzemski to
third]; Brohamer flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett popped to third in foul territory; Otis
singled to center; Porter flied out to center; McRae forced Otis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
6.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Allenson grounded out
(third to first); Remy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to center; Hurdle was called out on
strikes; LaCock grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied
out to center; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 8TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette popped to
second; White struck out; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY
REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied out to right; Scott
was called out on strikes; Brohamer walked; Evans popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to right; Porter was called out on
strikes; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 6.