The Boston Red Sox handily beat the Kansas City Royals, 8 to 4, on May 8, 1978.

Final

Royals

15-11

4

Red Sox

18-10

8

KCR

BOS

1

0

4

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

1

0

7

0

3

8

0

9

0

R

4

8

H

9

10

E

2

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

KCR

BOS

Sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski; Jerry Remy scored.

0

1

Carlton Fisk ground ball; Error by Freddie Patek; Jim Rice scored.

0

2

Single by Dwight Evans; Carlton Fisk and Fred Lynn scored.

0

4

Top 3rd

KCR

BOS

Double by Hal McRae; Jerry Terrell, Frank White, and Freddie Patek scored.

3

4

Bottom 4th

KCR

BOS

Home run by Fred Lynn.

3

5

Top 6th

KCR

BOS

Sacrifice fly by Amos Otis; Hal McRae scored.

4

5

Bottom 7th

KCR

BOS

Home run by Carl Yastrzemski; Bernie Carbo and Jim Rice scored.

4

8

Royals

Red Sox

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Freddie Patek SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Tom Poquette LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae DH	3	1	2	3	1	0	3
Al Cowens RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Darrell Porter C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Amos Otis CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2
Jerry Terrell 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Ralph LaCock PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Frank White 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Joe Lahoud PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	1	11

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dennis Leonard (L)	6.2	7	7	4	4	2	1
Al Hrabosky	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	1
Totals	8.0	10	8	5	4	3	2

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Rick Burleson SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Remy 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Rice LF	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	3
Carl Yastrzemski 1B	2	1	1	4	1	0	0	4
Carlton Fisk C	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Lynn CF	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	6
Butch Hobson 3B	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	2
Frank Duffy 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Evans RF	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2
Bernie Carbo DH	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Bob Bailey PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	8	10	7	2	4	3	18

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Luis Tiant	2.0	2	1	1	0	1
Bob Stanley (W)	7.0	7	3	3	1	0
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	1	1

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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

Glasnow

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