Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1978 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Washington ss 0 0 0 0
Poquette lf 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 1b,3b 3 1 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Terrell 3b,2b 3 0 0 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 0 1 1
Remy 2b 4 1 2 1
Rice lf 3 1 2 2
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 2 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 2 0
Hobson dh 3 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Brohamer 3b 3 1 2 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4
Kansas City 000 000 201370
Boston 020 000 20x4111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn  L (1-2) 6.2 11 4 4 3 1
  Bird   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
3
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  W (2-1) 9.0 7 3 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
0
8

  E–Lynn (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Boston 1.  PB–Fisk (1).  3B–Boston Remy (2,off Colborn).  HR–Kansas City Otis (4,7th inning off Eckersley 1 on, 2 out), Boston Rice (10,7th inning off Colborn 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hurdle (1,by Eckersley); Rice (1,by Colborn).  SB–Wilson (9,2nd base off Eckersley/Fisk).  HBP–Colborn (2,Rice); Eckersley (2,Hurdle).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:09.  A–22,369.
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