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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1973
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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 5, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 5, 1973 |
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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 5, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 10,966 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Steve Hovley | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Gail Hopkins | DH |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Pattin
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Pattin
Hovley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Pattin
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Pattin
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Drago
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Drago
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Drago
Fisk 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drago
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pattin
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Pattin
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Pattin
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Drago
Steve Hovley now playing center field. Kurt Bevacqua now playing right field.
Harper 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Drago
Guerrero hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Drago
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Pattin
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Pattin
Schaal hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Hopkins moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Pattin
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hovley vs. Pattin
Hovley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Pattin
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopkins scores. Patek moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drago
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Drago
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Drago
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pattin
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Pattin
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Pattin
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Pattin
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Pattin
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Drago
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Pattin
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Pattin
Hovley hits a popup into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Pattin
Mayberry hits a popup into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Drago
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drago
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Drago
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pattin
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Pattin
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Drago
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hovley throws the ball in to Patek who relays the ball to Rojas who tags Cepeda trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Harper reaches second base with a double. Petrocelli scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Drago
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Drago
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Hovley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hovley. Harper scores. Kennedy moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Simpson
Wayne Simpson now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Pattin
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Pattin
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Pattin
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Pattin
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. Hopkins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hovley vs. Pattin
Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Simpson
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Simpson
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Simpson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Simpson
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Simpson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yastrzemski scores. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Simpson
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Pattin
Dwight Evans now playing right field. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pattin
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Simpson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Simpson
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Simpson
There's a wild pitch. Evans scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Simpson
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Simpson
Cater is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Simpson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Pattin
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Pattin
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Pattin
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Pattin
Schaal takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Pattin
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/5/1973 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 5 0 1 1 Miller R, rf 3 1 1 1 Hovley S, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 1 1 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Smith R, cf 5 2 2 0 Otis A, cf 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 5 1 3 4 Bevacqua K, rf 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 2 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, dh 5 0 1 1 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 1 2 0 Hopkins G, dh 3 2 1 0 Harper T, lf 4 1 2 2 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 7 2 36 9 14 8 Kansas City 001 000 100 -- 2 Boston 300 003 12x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (L) 5.2 10 6 6 3 5 Simpson W 2.1 4 3 3 2 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (W) 9.0 7 2 1 2 4 E -- Guerrero M, Hovley S DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 8 2B -- Petrocelli R, Harper T, Fisk C 3B -- Patek F HR -- Fisk C WP -- Simpson W T -- 2:54 A -- 10966
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