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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 15, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 15, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,720 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Al Clark |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Bob Heise | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | DH |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 15, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bird
Miller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Bird
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bird
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jones
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jones
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jones
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Jones
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bird
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Bird
Montgomery hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heise vs. Bird
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jones
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Jones
There goes Cowens. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Jones
Rojas hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jones
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Wohlford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jones
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bird
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bird
Cooper hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jones
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jones
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Jones
There goes Nelson. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Jones
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Jones
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bird
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bird
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Bird
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jones
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jones
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Jones
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Bird
Heise hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bird
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jones
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jones
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jones
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jones
Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Jones
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bird
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Bird
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper tags and scores. Yastrzemski tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Bird
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Martinez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Bird
Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jones
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jones
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jones
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Bird
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bird
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Bird
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Bird
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jones
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Jones
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Jones
Wohlford strikes out. Montgomery drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wohlford out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jones
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bird
Rice hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jones
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jones
Nelson hits a line drive towards third. Heise reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jones
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Bird
Montgomery hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Bird
Heise strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jones
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Jones
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Cowens bunts towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Doyle covering, for the out. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Willoughby
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Willoughby
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jim Wohlford.
Quirk hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1976, game 2 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Miller R, cf 4 0 1 0 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Cooper C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Rice J, dh 3 0 0 1 Cowens A, rf 2 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, dh 4 0 0 0
Doyle D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 0 2 0
Montgomery B, c 4 0 0 0 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0
Heise B, 3b 4 0 0 0 White F, ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 3 0 1 0
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35 2 8 1 32 1 8 1
Boston 000 002 000 -- 2
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (W)* 8.0 8 1 0 1 2
Willoughby J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bird D (L) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Brett G, Martinez B, Yastrzemski C
LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 6
2B -- Brett G, Wohlford J, Martinez B, Burleson R
SB -- Nelson D, Yastrzemski C
CS -- Cowens A, Wohlford J
SH -- Cowens A
SF -- Rice J
T -- 2:12
A -- 24720
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