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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 15, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 15, 1977 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Colborn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,424 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Larry McCoy |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 15, 1977
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Cleveland
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Cleveland
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Cleveland
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Cleveland
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Colborn
Burleson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Colborn
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Colborn
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cleveland
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cleveland
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Cleveland
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Colborn
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Colborn
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Colborn
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards center. Otis fields it and throws to second to catch Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Colborn
Hobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Colborn
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cleveland
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cleveland
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Cleveland
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Colborn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Colborn
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Colborn
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Colborn
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Rice reaches second base with a double. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Colborn
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Colborn
Fisk hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Cleveland
McRae hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cleveland
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Cleveland
There goes Otis. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Cleveland
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Colborn
Scott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Colborn
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Colborn
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Colborn
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cleveland
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cleveland
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Cleveland
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Colborn
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Colborn
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Colborn
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Colborn
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Colborn
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cleveland
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cleveland
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Cleveland
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Colborn
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Colborn
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Colborn
Evans hits a popup towards third. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Cleveland
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cleveland
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Cleveland
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Colborn
John Wathan now catching.
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Colborn
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Colborn
Colborn fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Colborn. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Colborn
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Colborn
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Burleson trying to get to home. Poquette throws the ball in to Wathan who tags Burleson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cleveland
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cleveland
Joe Zdeb pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Cleveland
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Colborn
Bob Heise now playing shortstop. Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise misplays the ball. That's an error on Heise. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Colborn
Fisk bunts towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Colborn
Scott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Colborn
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Colborn
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Scott moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching. Rick Miller pinch runs for Dwight Evans.
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Cleveland
Rick Miller now playing right field.
LaCock hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Cleveland
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Frank White.
Lahoud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Cleveland
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Cleveland
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Otis takes first base on ball four. Lahoud moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Campbell
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Lahoud scores. McRae moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Campbell
George Brett pinch hits for Bob Heise.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1977 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Poquette T, lf 4 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 2 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 2 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 2 1 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Zdeb J, pr 0 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 2 1 1 1 Heise B, ss 0 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Brett G, ph 1 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 1 Rojas C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Miller R, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Porter D, c 2 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wathan J, c 1 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 2 0 1 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 5 1 30 2 8 2 Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1 Boston 000 100 01x -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Colborn J (L) 7.2 8 2 1 5 3 Mingori S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland R (W) 8.2 5 1 1 1 5 Campbell B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 E -- Colborn J, Heise B DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Boston 10 2B -- Rice J HR -- Scott G CS -- Otis A SH -- Fisk C T -- 2:45 A -- 33424
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