Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 9, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1980 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 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 1
McRae lf 4 2 2 0
  Detherage lf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 3
Porter dh 3 1 1 1
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 1
  LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 3 1 2 0
Washington ss 3 2 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 5 0 3 1
Burleson ss 5 1 0 1
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 1 0
Rice dh 5 0 2 1
Perez 1b 5 1 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0
Dwyer cf 3 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 1 1 1
Rader c 4 2 4 0
Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 4
Kansas City 012 012 0006101
Boston 010 010 3005133
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (2-3) 6.0 9 4 4 0 4
  Quisenberry  SV (4) 3.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley  L (2-3) 5.2 10 6 6 4 2
  Burgmeier   3.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
3

  E–G Brett (3), Perez (2), Dwyer (2), Rader (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Boston 3.  2B–Kansas City Porter (1,off Stanley); Hurdle (8,off Stanley); McRae (11,off Stanley), Boston Rader 2 (2,off Leonard 2); Remy (6,off Leonard).  3B–Kansas City G Brett (4,off Stanley).  HR–Boston Evans (3,7th inning off Leonard 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Porter (1,off Stanley).  IBB–McRae (2,by Stanley).  SB–White (3,2nd base off Stanley/Rader).  WP–Leonard (5).  IBB–Stanley (1,McRae).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:46.  A–28,597.
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