Red Sox @ Royals
August 20, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 6 0
Royals 5 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 6 0
Royals 5 11 1

Fred Lynn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .500 .308
At Bats 2 349
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 2 32
RBI’s 0 55

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 5
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Royals Stadium - August 20, 1977
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Strikeout
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
John Mayberry
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Tom Poquette
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Fred Lynn
Rick Burleson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 6 0 9
Kansas City Royals 5 11 1 7
Winning Pitcher Mark Littell
Losing Pitcher Luis Tiant
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Al Cowens
Attendance 40,502
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lynn strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Burleson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rick Miller pinch hits for Steve Dillard. Miller strikes out.
Top 9 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Campbell now pitching. Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. There goes Porter trying to get to third. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Hobson, who tags Porter for the out. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hobson strikes out.
Top 8 Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dwight Evans now playing right field. Steve Dillard now playing second base. White strikes out.
Top 7 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out.
Top 7 Lynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Hobson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Steve Dillard pinch hits for Denny Doyle. Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dwight Evans pinch hits for Bernie Carbo. Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Evans reaches second base with a double. Scott scores. Hobson moves to third.
Top 7 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Scott moves to second.
Top 7 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 6 Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Top 6 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Steve Mingori now pitching. Burleson hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae strikes out.
Top 5 Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carbo is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hobson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Poquette hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek strikes out.
Top 4 Scott strikes out.
Top 4 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Stanley now pitching. Porter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens scores.
Bottom 3 Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo who is chasing the ball. Cowens reaches third base with a triple. Brett scores.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette scores. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 3 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lynn. Poquette reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lynn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Patek. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out.
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 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hobson strikes out.
Top 2 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae scores.
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 line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second.
Top 1 Rice strikes out.
Top 1 Lynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.