Boston Red Sox 3 – 7 Kansas City Royals
23 July 1978 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Darrell Porter | 1 in 107 games |
| 21 | final score 7–3 | 1 in 54 games | |
| 12 | 6 scoreless innings | Marty Pattin | 1 in 33 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Lynn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Hancock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlton Fisk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| George Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Butch Hobson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Evans | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Duffy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wright | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Pete LaCock | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Amos Otis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Darrell Porter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Clint Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tom Poquette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Marty Pattin | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |