Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1977 at Royals Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 3 0
Lynn cf 4 0 1 2
Rice dh 5 0 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 1 1 1
Dillard 2b 3 1 1 0
  Doyle 2b 1 1 1 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 4 1 3 2
McRae dh 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 1
Cowens rf 3 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 1 0 0
Porter c 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 2 1 2 1
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 0 0 0 1
  Heise ss 0 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Boston 000 030 0014101
Kansas City 011 010 03x6111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Aase   6.1 8 3 2 3 2
  Campbell  L (12-8) 1.2 3 3 3 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   6.1 8 3 3 3 1
  Pattin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gura   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bird  W (9-4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
4

  E–Dillard (6), Cowens (6).  DP–Boston 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Porter (6).  2B–Boston Rice (22,off Splittorff); Dillard (5,off Splittorff), Kansas City Otis (18,off Aase); Poquette 2 (21,off Aase 2).  3B–Kansas City Brett (10,off Aase).  HR–Boston Evans (14,5th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cowens (5,off Aase).  IBB–Brett (6,by Aase).  CS–McRae (12,2nd base by Aase/Fisk); Otis (6,2nd base by Aase/Fisk).  IBB–Aase (1,Brett).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:41.  A–31,199.
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