The Boston Red Sox eked out a victory over the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 4, on July 5, 1979.

Final

Royals

42-39

4

Red Sox

50-29

5

KCR

BOS

1

2

0

2

1

3

0

4

0

5

0

1

6

0

7

0

2

8

0

1

9

0

R

4

5

H

12

13

E

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

KCR

BOS

Double by Al Cowens; Willie Wilson scored.

1

0

Triple by Darrell Porter; Al Cowens scored.

2

0

Top 2nd

KCR

BOS

Double by George Brett; Error by Dwight Evans; John Wathan and Todd Cruz scored.

4

0

Bottom 2nd

KCR

BOS

Double by Butch Hobson; Bob Watson scored.

4

1

Bottom 5th

KCR

BOS

Home run by Jim Rice.

4

2

Bottom 7th

KCR

BOS

Single by Rick Burleson; Bob Watson and Butch Hobson scored.

4

Bottom 8th

KCR

BOS

Single by Bob Watson; Jim Rice scored.

4

5

Royals

Red Sox

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	SB	CS	TB
Willie Wilson LF	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	2
George Brett 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Amos Otis CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Al Cowens RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	3
Darrell Porter DH	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	5
George Scott 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank White 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ralph LaCock PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wathan C	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
Jamie Quirk PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Cruz SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Steve Braun PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	4	12	3	4	1	1	18

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Rich Gale	6.0	9	2	1	5	5	1
Bill Paschall (L)	2.0	4	3	3	3	0	0
Totals	8.0	13	5	4	8	5	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Rick Burleson SS	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	1
Jack Brohamer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Larry Wolfe 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Lynn CF	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Jim Rice LF	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	4
Tom Poquette DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Bob Watson 1B	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	4
Butch Hobson 3B	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	5
Dwight Evans RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Bob Montgomery C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Stan Papi PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Allenson C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	13	5	1	8	5	18

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	SO
Chuck Rainey	1.2	6	4	3	2
Allen Ripley	5.1	4	0	0	2
Bob Stanley (W)	2.0	2	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	12	4	3	4

Explore

More Red Sox Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

O'Neill

RBI

11

Wong

AVG

.356

Wong

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Bello

K

34

Crawford

ERA

0.63

Slaten

Team Rankings

HR

34

2nd

R

117

14th

SO

235

9th

ERA

2.73

1st

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	16	9	.640
Yankees	17	10	.630
Red Sox	14	13	.519	3.0
Blue Jays	13	14	.481	4.0
Rays	13	14	.481	4.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Thu 5/2	SFG	@	BOS	1:35 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

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

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

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