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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 8, 1969 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,897 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | Third Baseman |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lonborg
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lonborg
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Lonborg
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Drago
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Drago
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lonborg
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drago
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields the ball and throws to Drago covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Drago
There goes Smith. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Adair applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Drago
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Drago
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
There goes Harrison. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Schofield applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Lonborg
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lonborg
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Drago
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lonborg vs. Drago
Lonborg bunts towards the mound. Drago catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Drago. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Drago
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Drago
Jones hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drago
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Drago
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lonborg
Adair hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Lonborg
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Drago
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Drago
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Adair throws to second for one, and Hernandez throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lonborg vs. Drago
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Lonborg reaches second base with a double. Gibson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Jones
Steve Jones now pitching.
Schofield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lonborg
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jones
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Jones
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lonborg
Billy Harris pinch hits for Steve Jones.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lonborg
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lonborg
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Foy vs. Lonborg
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Rooker
Billy Harris now playing second base. Jim Rooker now pitching.
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Rooker
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Rooker
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Lonborg covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lonborg
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Rooker
Lonborg strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Rooker
Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Rooker
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lonborg
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lonborg
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rios vs. Lonborg
Juan Rios pinch hits for Jim Rooker.
Rios is hit by the pitch. Harris moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Foy vs. Lonborg
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harris scores. Hernandez moves to third. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Lonborg
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Morehead
Dave Morehead now pitching.
Smith hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Morehead
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Morehead
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Morehead
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Morehead
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Lonborg
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lonborg, and towards Schofield, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1969 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hernandez J, ss 4 0 2 0 Schofield D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Adair J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Jones D, 1b 4 1 1 3
Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0
Rios J, ph 0 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 3 2 2 1
Morehead D, p 0 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ss 3 2 2 3
Foy J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lahoud J, rf 3 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 4 0 1 0 Scott G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Gibson R, c 4 2 1 0
Oliver B, rf 4 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 3 0 1 1
Harrison C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 4 1 2 1
Drago D, p 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Harris B, ph-2b 3 1 1 0
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34 2 9 2 31 8 10 8
Kansas City 001 000 010 -- 2
Boston 005 100 02x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 3.1 6 6 5 3 1
Jones S 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Rooker J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Morehead D 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 4
E -- Drago D, Hernandez J
DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 3
2B -- Lonborg J, Rodriguez E
HR -- Rodriguez E, Jones D, Petrocelli R 2, Smith R
CS -- Smith R, Harrison C
HBP -- by Lonborg J (Rios J)
T -- 2:07
A -- 32897
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