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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 1, 1971
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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 1, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 1, 1971 |
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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 1, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hedlund |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 9,816 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: George Maloney 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 1, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hedlund
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hedlund
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Hedlund
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards first. Oliver catches it and throws to home to double up Griffin, who tagged and tried to score. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Hedlund
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hedlund
Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hedlund
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hedlund
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Hedlund
Josephson hits a line drive into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lonborg
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lonborg
May strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Lonborg
Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Hedlund
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hedlund
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hedlund
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hedlund
There goes Griffin. The throw from May and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hedlund
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hedlund
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hedlund
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Hedlund
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Lonborg
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Lonborg
May hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hedlund vs. Lonborg
Hedlund bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hedlund
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Hedlund
Josephson hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Hedlund
Lonborg strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lonborg out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hedlund
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hedlund
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hedlund
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Hedlund
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lonborg
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lonborg
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lonborg
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hedlund
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hedlund
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hedlund
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Lonborg
Hedlund strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keough vs. Bolin
Keough hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Hedlund
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Hedlund
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hedlund
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
May strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Lyle
Hedlund strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lyle
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hedlund
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hedlund
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Hedlund
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Hedlund
Scott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hedlund
Conigliaro hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/1/1971 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 5 1 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 3 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 2 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, lf 3 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 2 2 Oliver B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Conigliaro B, cf 4 0 0 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 1 0 May J, c 3 0 0 1 Josephson D, c 3 0 0 0 Hedlund M, p 3 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 2 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 8 4 32 2 7 2 Kansas City 000 020 020 -- 4 Boston 000 000 002 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hedlund M (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lonborg J (L) 7.2 7 4 4 1 5 Bolin B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Lyle S 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 E -- Griffin D DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Boston 4 2B -- Rojas C, Kirkpatrick E HR -- Otis A, Scott G CS -- Griffin D SH -- Hedlund M SF -- May J HBP -- by Lonborg J (Oliver B) T -- 2:08 A -- 9816
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