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June 7, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 10 1
Royals 4 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 10 1
Royals 5 8 0

Joe Zdeb Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .290
OBP 1.000 .351
At Bats 1 31
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 5

Mike Paxton Season Stats

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Royals Stadium - June 7, 1977
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Single
Mike Paxton
Carlton Fisk
George Scott
Denny Doyle
Butch Hobson
Steve Dillard
Carl Yastrzemski
Fred Lynn
Bernie Carbo
Joe Zdeb
John Wathan
Cookie Rojas
Amos Otis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 10 1 8
Kansas City Royals 5 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Mark Littell
Losing Pitcher Mike Paxton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Zdeb
Attendance 21,184
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Zdeb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Rojas moves to third. Wathan moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 John Wathan pinch hits for Frank White. Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott. Cowens scores. Otis moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Bob Heise. Rojas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Porter bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 9 Otis takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mike Paxton now pitching. Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Carbo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dillard hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Doyle is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Hobson strikes out.
Top 8 Scott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. Yastrzemski scores.
Top 8 Fisk bunts in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Heise now playing shortstop. Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bob Stanley now pitching. Pete LaCock pinch hits for Freddie Patek. LaCock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Porter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mark Littell now pitching. Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Carbo moves to second.
Top 7 Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard moves to third.
Top 7 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hobson strikes out.
Top 6 Scott hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Fisk reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard scores.
Top 5 There goes Dillard. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Dillard steals second.
Top 5 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hobson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a line drive towards first. Scott catches it and steps on first to double up McRae.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Top 2 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carbo is called out on strikes.