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CAL  4
@BAL  2
 KCR  2
@BOS  1
 CHW  5
TEX  4
 CHW  4
TEX  2
 OAK  5
@CLE  4
 DET  5
SEA  4
 NYY  4
MIN  3
 MIN  2
@NYY  0
 MIL 10
@TOR  5
 MON 19
@ATL  0
 CIN  5
PHI  3
 HOU  4
NYM  3
 PIT  5
@LAD  3
 SDP  3
STL  2
 SFG  4
CHC  2
 SFG  1
CHC  0
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,626

 Sunday, July 30, 1978, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31
Royals
2
58-43
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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
W: Paul Splittorff (12-9), L: Bill Lee (10-6), S: Al Hrabosky (14)
 Red Sox
1
64-38
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .697              3   2   2B
  S Braun 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .724              1   0   
J Zdeb RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .247  .556              1   0   
A Cowens DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .700              0   0   
  W Wilson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .610              0   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .274  .858              3   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .794              4   0   
J Wathan 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .672              5   1   
C Hurdle LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .733              1   0   
F White 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .712              4   2   
  U Washington 2B-SS          2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .649              2   0   
J Terrell 3B-2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .435              2   3   SB

P Splittorff P                                                                1   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36   2   9   0    1   3                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: F Patek (17, off B Lee).
TB: J Zdeb 2; F Patek 2; A Otis 2; A Cowens 2; J Wathan; J Terrell.
RBI: A Otis (56); A Cowens (33).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Patek-F White-J Wathan.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Terrell (3, 2nd base off B Lee/C Fisk).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .650              1   3   
J Remy 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .620              2   2   
  F Kendall PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .479              0   0   
  F Duffy PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .558              0   1   
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .942              1   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .914              4   0   
B Bailey DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .724              0   0   
F Lynn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .939              3   0   2B
D Evans RF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .861              5   0   2B
G Scott 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .728             10   0   
B Hobson 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .748              1   4   GDP

B Lee P                                                                       0   2
Totals                       32   1   6   0    3   4                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: F Lynn (21, off A Hrabosky); D Evans (17, off P Splittorff).
TB: D Evans 3; F Lynn 2; R Burleson; J Remy; B Hobson.
GIDP: B Hobson (8).
RBI: B Hobson (51).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Splittorff, W (12-9)         7.2   5   1   1    1   2   0   3.14   28     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 4     66    -     1.22   0.36
A Hrabosky, S (14)             1.1   1   0   0    2   2   0   2.54    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 1          1-0    4.07   0.31
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·14· 2· 5          1-0 
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Lee, L (10-6)                9     9   2   2    1   3   0   3.21   37     -       ·  ·     13·11· 3· 9     63    -     0.86   0.17
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     13·11· 3· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 34,626.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Boston Red Sox                               
1. Freddie Patek                SS       1. Rick Burleson                SS
2. Joe Zdeb                     RF       2. Jerry Remy                   2B
3. Al Cowens                    DH       3. Jim Rice                     LF
4. Amos Otis                    CF       4. Carlton Fisk                  C
5. Darrell Porter                C       5. Bob Bailey                   DH
6. John Wathan                  1B       6. Fred Lynn                    CF
7. Clint Hurdle                 LF       7. Dwight Evans                 RF
8. Frank White                  2B       8. George Scott                 1B
9. Jerry Terrell                3B       9. Butch Hobson                 3B

   Paul Splittorff               P          Bill Lee                      P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 2 12- O 18% 100% 1-2 BOS G. Scott A. Hrabosky Strikeout
b8 2 12- O 12% 83% 1-2 BOS J. Rice A. Hrabosky Strikeout
b8 1 -2- R -12% 68% 0-2 BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff Single to CF; Evans Scores
b8 0 --- -11% 72% 0-2 BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff Double to LF
b9 2 --- -10% 85% 1-2 BOS F. Lynn A. Hrabosky Double to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 6% 56% 0-0 KCR F. Patek B. Lee Double to LF
t1 0 -2- 6% 62% 0-0 KCR J. Zdeb B. Lee Single to RF; Patek to 3B
t1 0 1-3 RO -3% 60% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens B. Lee Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Patek Scores
t1 1 1-- 3% 63% 1-0 KCR A. Otis B. Lee Single to LF; Cowens to 2B
t1 1 12- O -3% 59% 1-0 KCR D. Porter B. Lee Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cowens to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O -4% 55% 1-0 KCR J. Wathan B. Lee Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 57% 0-1 BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff Popfly: 2B
b1 1 --- -3% 55% 0-1 BOS J. Remy P. Splittorff Single to 1B/Bunt
b1 1 1-- O 3% 58% 0-1 BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O 2% 60% 0-1 BOS C. Fisk P. Splittorff Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 KCR C. Hurdle B. Lee Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O -2% 56% 1-0 KCR F. White B. Lee Groundout: P-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 KCR J. Terrell B. Lee Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 3% 58% 0-1 BOS B. Bailey P. Splittorff Popfly: 3B
b2 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 KCR F. Patek B. Lee Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- 2% 61% 1-0 KCR J. Zdeb B. Lee Single to LF
t3 1 1-- 6% 67% 1-0 KCR A. Cowens B. Lee Single to LF; Zdeb to 3B
t3 1 1-3 R 6% 74% 1-0 KCR A. Otis B. Lee Single to CF; Zdeb Scores; Cowens to 2B
t3 1 12- O -3% 70% 2-0 KCR D. Porter B. Lee Lineout: CF
t3 2 12- O -3% 67% 2-0 KCR J. Wathan B. Lee Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- -4% 62% 0-2 BOS G. Scott P. Splittorff Walk
b3 0 1-- OO 9% 71% 0-2 BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 2 --- -1% 70% 0-2 BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff Single to RF
b3 2 1-- O 3% 73% 0-2 BOS J. Remy P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O -2% 71% 2-0 KCR C. Hurdle B. Lee Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- O -1% 69% 2-0 KCR F. White B. Lee Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 69% 2-0 KCR J. Terrell B. Lee Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 71% 0-2 BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 BOS C. Fisk P. Splittorff Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 BOS B. Bailey P. Splittorff Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-0 KCR F. Patek B. Lee Foul Popfly: C
t5 1 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 KCR J. Zdeb B. Lee Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 KCR A. Cowens B. Lee Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- -4% 70% 0-2 BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff Single to LF
b5 1 1-- O 4% 74% 0-2 BOS G. Scott P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
U L Washington replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 8th
b5 2 1-- O 3% 78% 0-2 BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O -2% 76% 2-0 KCR A. Otis B. Lee Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 KCR D. Porter B. Lee Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 2 --- 1% 75% 2-0 KCR J. Wathan B. Lee Single to LF
t6 2 1-- O -2% 74% 2-0 KCR C. Hurdle B. Lee Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 BOS J. Remy P. Splittorff Lineout: SS
b6 2 --- O 2% 81% 0-2 BOS J. Rice P. Splittorff Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O -2% 80% 2-0 KCR U. Washington B. Lee Flyball: LF
t7 1 --- 2% 81% 2-0 KCR J. Terrell B. Lee Single to CF
t7 1 1-- 1% 83% 2-0 KCR F. Patek B. Lee Terrell Steals 2B
t7 1 -2- O -3% 80% 2-0 KCR F. Patek B. Lee Lineout: RF
t7 2 -2- O -2% 78% 2-0 KCR J. Zdeb B. Lee Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 4% 81% 0-2 BOS C. Fisk P. Splittorff Popfly: 2B
b7 1 --- O 3% 84% 0-2 BOS B. Bailey P. Splittorff Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- O 2% 86% 0-2 BOS F. Lynn P. Splittorff Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- 2% 88% 2-0 KCR A. Cowens B. Lee Single to LF
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Al Cowens (DH) batting 3rd
t8 0 1-- 3% 91% 2-0 KCR A. Otis B. Lee Walk; Wilson to 2B
t8 0 12- O -3% 88% 2-0 KCR D. Porter B. Lee Strikeout
t8 1 12- O -2% 86% 2-0 KCR J. Wathan B. Lee Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wilson to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O -3% 83% 2-0 KCR C. Hurdle B. Lee Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- -11% 72% 0-2 BOS D. Evans P. Splittorff Double to LF
b8 0 -2- O 8% 80% 0-2 BOS G. Scott P. Splittorff Popfly: 3B
b8 1 -2- R -12% 68% 0-2 BOS B. Hobson P. Splittorff Single to CF; Evans Scores
b8 1 1-- O 5% 73% 1-2 BOS R. Burleson P. Splittorff Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hobson to 2B
Al Hrabosky replaces Paul Splittorff pitching; Fred Kendall pinch hits for Jerry Remy (2B) batting 2nd
b8 2 -2- -2% 71% 1-2 BOS F. Kendall A. Hrabosky Walk
Frank Duffy pinch runs for Fred Kendall (PH) batting 2nd
b8 2 12- O 12% 83% 1-2 BOS J. Rice A. Hrabosky Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
Frank Duffy moves from PR to 2B
t9 0 --- O -2% 81% 2-1 KCR U. Washington B. Lee Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 80% 2-1 KCR J. Terrell B. Lee Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O -1% 79% 2-1 KCR F. Patek B. Lee Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
Jerry Terrell moves from 3B to 2B; Steve Braun replaces Freddie Patek (SS) playing 3B batting 1st; U L Washington moves from 2B to SS
b9 0 --- O 9% 88% 1-2 BOS C. Fisk A. Hrabosky Foul Popfly: 3B
b9 1 --- O 7% 95% 1-2 BOS B. Bailey A. Hrabosky Lineout: CF
b9 2 --- -10% 85% 1-2 BOS F. Lynn A. Hrabosky Double to RF
b9 2 -2- -3% 82% 1-2 BOS D. Evans A. Hrabosky Walk
b9 2 12- O 18% 100% 1-2 BOS G. Scott A. Hrabosky Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

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