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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 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 August 17, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 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 | August 17, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Moret |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 27,224 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Rick Reichardt | DH |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Moret
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Moret
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Moret
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Moret
Mayberry hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Healy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Healy. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground 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. Drago
Drago fires to first and picks off Aparicio. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski 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 scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drago
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Drago
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Moret
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Moret
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Moret
The runners advance on the error. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Moret
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Drago
Fisk 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Drago
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Drago
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Moret
Healy 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Moret
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Moret
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Drago
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Drago
That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek has Harper trapped. There's the throw to Healy and over to Schaal, who tags Harper for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski 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 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Moret
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Moret
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Moret
McRae hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drago
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Drago
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Drago
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Drago
Miller takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rojas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Cepeda scores. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Garber
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Moret
Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Moret
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Moret
Healy hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Garber
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garber
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Garber
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Aparicio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Garber
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Garber
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Garber
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Garber
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Cater scores. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Garber
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fisk scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Garber
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Moret
Patek hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Moret
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Moret
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Moret
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Moret
McRae hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Moret
Reichardt takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Moret
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. Reichardt moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Healy vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Healy takes first base on ball four. Piniella scores. Reichardt moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Pattin
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Garber
Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garber
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Garber
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Garber
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Pattin
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Pattin
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Garber
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Garber
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Garber
There goes Fisk. The throw from Healy and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garber
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Garber
There goes Miller. The throw from Healy and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Pattin
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Pattin
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Pattin
Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Pattin
Schaal hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Garber
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Garber
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Garber
There goes Evans. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Garber
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Garber
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Pattin
Healy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Pattin
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Hovley hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1973 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 Harper T, lf 5 1 2 0 Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 1 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 2 2 Bevacqua K, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 2 1 1 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0 Cater D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 1 0 McRae H, rf 3 1 1 2 Miller R, cf 2 0 1 2 Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Reichardt R, dh 3 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Healy F, c 3 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 3 33 6 12 6 Kansas City 000 004 000 -- 4 Boston 100 140 00x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (L) 3.1 5 2 1 2 0 Garber G 4.2 7 4 4 3 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Moret R (W) 5.2 6 4 4 4 5 Pattin M (S) 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Healy F, Cater D, Drago D, Aparicio L LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 8 2B -- Yastrzemski C, Patek F HR -- McRae H SB -- Harper T, Evans D CS -- Fisk C, Miller R T -- 2:57 A -- 27224
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