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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 1976
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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 27, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1976 |
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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 27, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 24,940 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Rich Garcia |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | DH |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 1976
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
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 -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Jenkins
Jenkins fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who tags Otis for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Bird
Burleson 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Bird
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Bird
Fisk 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--
Cooper vs. Bird
Cooper 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bird
Rice 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Bird
There goes Rice. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jenkins
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jenkins
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
There goes White. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bird
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Bird
Hobson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Bird
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Bird
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Bird
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bird
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jenkins
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jenkins
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. White reaches second base with a double. Patek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Jenkins
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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bird
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bird
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Bird
Hobson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Bird
Burleson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson scores. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Burleson scores. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball towards right. Cowens catches it and throws to home to double up Doyle. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hall
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Hall
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Hall
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Hall
Hall fires to first and has Miller trapped. There's the throw to White who tags Miller for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Jenkins
Bob Stinson pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Stinson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jenkins
White 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, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Hall
Bob Stinson now catching.
Hobson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hall
Burleson hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hall
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Hall
Lynn hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Wohlford chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Patek. Patek fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Patek. Doyle goes all the way around to score. Lynn moves all the way to home. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Hall
Dwight Evans pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski.
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hall
Cooper hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Pole
Dwight Evans now playing right field. Rick Miller now playing left field. Dick Pole now pitching.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Pole
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pole
Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Amos Otis.
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Ruppert Jones now playing center field. Jamie Quirk now playing third base.
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hall
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Hall
Hobson hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Hall
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Pole
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Pole covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Pole
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Pole
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stinson vs. Pole
Stinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Pole
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pole
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Pole
There goes White. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Pole
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pole, and towards Burleson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1976 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Wohlford J, lf 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 1 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Quirk J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 1 2 2 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 1 Jones R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Evans D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 2 3 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 1 1 0 Rice J, dh 3 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Miller R, rf-lf 4 1 3 1 Stinson B, ph-c 2 1 1 3 Hobson B, 3b 4 2 2 2 Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 White F, 2b 4 0 3 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 10 4 35 9 14 8 Kansas City 000 010 003 -- 4 Boston 010 131 30x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Bird D (L) 4.1 7 5 5 0 2 Hall T 3.2 7 4 4 1 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F (W) 7.0 6 1 1 1 5 Pole D 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 E -- Patek F DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Boston 4 2B -- White F, Lynn F 2, Fisk C 3B -- Hobson B HR -- Yastrzemski C, Fisk C, Hobson B, Stinson B SB -- White F 2 CS -- Otis A, Rice J, Miller R HBP -- by Jenkins F (McRae H), by Bird D (Burleson R) T -- 2:33 A -- 24940
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