Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 5, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1976 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Cowens rf 5 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 3 1 1
Brett 3b 4 1 2 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1
McRae lf 3 1 0 0
Solaita dh 3 1 2 0
  Nelson ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Poquette pr,dh 1 0 1 2
Rojas 2b 4 0 2 3
  White 2b 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 5 0 1 1
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Griffin 2b 4 0 1 0
  Doyle ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson dh 3 1 0 0
Lynn cf 3 1 1 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 3 2 2 2
Evans rf 4 0 1 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 1
Burleson ss 4 0 1 1
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Kansas City 001 011 2038121
Boston 010 100 020480
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (2-3) 7.0 7 4 4 4 1
  Pattin   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mingori   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Littell  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (1-4) 6.0 9 3 3 2 4
  House   0.2 0 2 2 3 2
  Cleveland   1.2 3 3 3 2 2
  Willoughby   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
7
9

  E–Brett (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Mayberry (1,off Jenkins); Solaita 2 (2,off Jenkins 2); Brett (3,off Cleveland), Boston Burleson (2,off Splittorff); Rice (1,off Littell).  HR–Kansas City Otis (3,5th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mayberry (2,off Jenkins); Rojas (1,off Willoughby).  IBB–McRae (1,by House); Mayberry (3,by Cleveland).  SB–Otis (3,2nd base off House/Fisk); Rice (1,2nd base off Splittorff/Martinez).  CS–Petrocelli (2,2nd base by Splittorff/Martinez).  IBB–House (1,McRae); Cleveland (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:52.  A–17,596.
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