Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 21, 1978
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 21, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 39,841 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Dale Ford |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 21, 1978
Top 1
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Splittorff
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae 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--
LaCock vs. Eckersley
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Splittorff
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Splittorff
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Eckersley
Hurdle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Eckersley
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Eckersley
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Splittorff
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Eckersley
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Splittorff
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Splittorff
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Eckersley
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Amos Otis.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurdle vs. Eckersley
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Eckersley
Poquette hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Willie Wilson now playing center field.
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Splittorff
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Splittorff
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Eckersley
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Brett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCock vs. Eckersley
There goes McRae. The slide. Fisk applies the tag. McRae is out. View Play
Top 6
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Splittorff
Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Splittorff
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Ripley
Allen Ripley now pitching.
LaCock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. LaCock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Ripley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Ripley
Porter hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lynn, who is chasing the ball. Porter reaches third base with a triple. LaCock scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurdle vs. Ripley
Garry Hancock now playing right field. Dwight Evans now playing center field.
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Ripley
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Ripley
Patek takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Ripley
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle scores. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Ripley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Ripley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Fisk hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Splittorff
Hancock hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Splittorff
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Ripley
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ripley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Ripley
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Ripley
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zdeb vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Zdeb hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 8
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Splittorff
Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Splittorff
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Burgmeier
Patek hits a line drive into center field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burgmeier
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Burgmeier
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Burgmeier
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Splittorff
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Splittorff
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Splittorff
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Splittorff
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/21/1978 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0
Evans D, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 5 0 2 1
Rice J, lf 4 0 2 0 LaCock P, 1b 4 2 2 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 2 1 2 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, pr-cf 2 1 1 0
Lynn F, cf 2 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 2 2 1
Hancock G, rf 1 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 3 2 3 6
Scott G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Poquette T, lf 3 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Zdeb J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 35 9 15 9
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 030 113 10x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 5.0 7 5 5 0 2
Ripley A 1.1 8 4 4 1 0
Burgmeier T 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 1
DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- Evans D, Rice J, LaCock P
3B -- McRae H, Porter D
HR -- Hurdle C
SB -- Wilson W
CS -- McRae H
SF -- Hurdle C
T -- 2:18
A -- 39841
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
