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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 14, 1972
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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 14, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 14, 1972 |
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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 14, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 10,696 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Deegan |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Jerry May | Catcher |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
John Curtis | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 14, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Curtis
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Curtis
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Curtis
Piniella hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio catches it and throws to first to double up Otis. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Rooker
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Rooker
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Harper scores. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Smith reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
There goes Smith. The throw from May and he is safe. Smith steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Rooker
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Smith scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Rooker
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Rooker
There goes Griffin. The throw from May and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Rooker
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Rooker
Curtis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Curtis
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Curtis
Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Curtis
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Rooker
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Rooker
There goes Harper. The throw from May and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Rooker
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harper tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Fitzmorris
Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Curtis
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Curtis
Schaal 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, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmorris vs. Curtis
Fitzmorris hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Fitzmorris
Curtis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Fitzmorris
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Curtis
Patek hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Curtis
Otis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Curtis
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fitzmorris
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Smith. The throw from May and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Fitzmorris
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Curtis
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Curtis
Rojas 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, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Curtis
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Fitzmorris
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Curtis
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Curtis
Schaal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzmorris vs. Curtis
Fitzmorris 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 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fitzmorris
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fitzmorris
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Curtis
John Kennedy now playing shortstop. Rick Miller now playing left field.
Patek 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, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Curtis
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Curtis
There goes Otis. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Curtis
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Fitzmorris
Joe Keough now playing left field.
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
Fisk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Fitzmorris
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Curtis
Scheinblum hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Curtis
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Curtis
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Curtis
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Curtis
Schaal hits a popup into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Curtis
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Curtis
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Nelson
Roger Nelson now pitching.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nelson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Nelson
Nelson fires to first and picks off Smith. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Nelson
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Curtis
Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Curtis
Keough hits a line drive towards short. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Curtis
Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Curtis
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/14/1972 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Harper T, cf 4 2 2 0 Otis A, cf 2 0 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Kennedy J, ss 1 0 0 0 Keough J, lf 1 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 1 2 Scheinblum R, rf 4 1 2 1 Miller R, lf 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Smith R, rf 5 3 4 2 May J, c 3 1 1 2 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 2 4 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 1 2 Fitzmorris A, p 2 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 4 0 1 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor C, ph 1 0 0 0 Nelson R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 3 7 3 36 11 13 11 Kansas City 000 000 030 -- 3 Boston 440 100 20x -- 11 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (L) 1.2 5 6 6 2 2 Fitzmorris A 5.0 8 5 5 1 2 Abernathy T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Nelson R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Curtis J (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 2 E -- Patek F 2 DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 4 LOB -- Kansas City 2, Boston 6 2B -- Yastrzemski C, Smith R 2 HR -- Cater D, Fisk C, Scheinblum R, May J SB -- Smith R 2, Griffin D, Harper T CS -- Otis A SF -- Yastrzemski C T -- 2:34 A -- 10696
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