The Boston Red Sox easily beat the Kansas City Royals, 9 to 2, on April 20, 1979.

Final

Royals

5-6

2

Red Sox

7-4

9

KCR

BOS

1

0

1

2

0

1

3

0

4

1

5

0

2

6

1

0

7

0

1

8

0

3

9

0

R

2

9

H

10

14

E

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

KCR

BOS

Fred Lynn grounded out; Rick Burleson scored.

0

1

Bottom 2nd

KCR

BOS

Home run by Carl Yastrzemski.

0

2

Top 4th

KCR

BOS

Single by Clint Hurdle; Darrell Porter scored.

1

2

Bottom 4th

KCR

BOS

Single by Carl Yastrzemski; Fred Lynn scored.

1

3

Bottom 5th

KCR

BOS

Single by Fred Lynn; Jerry Remy scored.

1

4

Single by Jim Rice; Rick Burleson scored.

1

5

Top 6th

KCR

BOS

Single by Clint Hurdle; Al Cowens scored.

2

5

Bottom 7th

KCR

BOS

Double by Carl Yastrzemski; Jim Rice scored.

2

6

Bottom 8th

KCR

BOS

Single by Jerry Remy; Jack Brohamer scored.

2

7

Double by Rick Burleson; Jerry Remy scored.

2

8

Single by Jim Rice; Rick Burleson scored.

2

9

Royals

Red Sox

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
George Brett 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Amos Otis CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Darrell Porter C	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
Al Cowens RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Ralph LaCock 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wathan PH,1B	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
Clint Hurdle LF	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	4
Frank White 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Patek SS	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1
Totals	33	2	10	2	4	3	1	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dennis Leonard (L)	7.0	11	6	6	2	6	1
Eduardo Rodriguez	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	0
George Throop	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	8.0	14	9	9	4	6	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Jerry Remy 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Rick Burleson SS	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	6
Fred Lynn CF	3	1	1	2	0	2	0	1
Jim Rice DH	5	1	4	2	0	0	1	4
Carl Yastrzemski LF	4	1	3	3	1	1	0	7
George Scott 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jack Brohamer 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Dwight Evans RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gary Allenson C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	37	9	14	9	1	4	6	22

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Dennis Eckersley	3.0	4	0	0	1	1
Andy Hassler (W)	6.0	6	2	2	3	2
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	4	3

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More Red Sox Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

O'Neill

RBI

11

Wong

AVG

.364

Wong

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Bello

K

32

Houck

ERA

0.63

Slaten

Team Rankings

HR

33

2nd

R

116

12th

SO

229

8th

ERA

2.60

1st

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	16	8	.667
Yankees	17	9	.654
Red Sox	14	12	.538	3.0
Blue Jays	13	13	.500	4.0
Rays	13	13	.500	4.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	SFG	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	SFG	@	BOS	7:10 PM

Last Game

Guardians

18-7

6

Final

4

Red Sox

14-12

Thu 25 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.374

Betts

.365

Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

40

Betts

39

Ohtani

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

27

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.477

Betts

.446

Contreras

.430

Soto

SLG Leaders

.678

Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

462.9

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

351

Betts

331

Cruz

319

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0