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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 23, 1974
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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 April 23, 1974 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1974 |
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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 | April 23, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 5,388 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Jim Wohlford | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Frank White | Third Baseman |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | DH |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Bob Didier | Catcher |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 23, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Drago
There goes Patek. The throw from Didier and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wohlford vs. Drago
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Fitzmorris
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Drago
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe 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, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Fitzmorris
Didier hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Fitzmorris
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drago
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Drago
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Harper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
There's a wild pitch. Harper scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Fitzmorris
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Fitzmorris
Didier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Fitzmorris
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Drago
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Drago
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Fitzmorris
Danny Cater pinch hits for John Kennedy.
Cater takes first base on ball four. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
Terry Hughes pinch runs for Danny Cater.
McAuliffe 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 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Terry Hughes now playing third base.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Drago
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Drago
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McRae reaches second base with a double. Wohlford scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Fitzmorris
Didier 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, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Fitzmorris
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Drago
Al Cowens pinch runs for Tony Solaita.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drago
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Drago
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Fitzmorris
Hughes hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe 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, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Fitzmorris
Bob Montgomery pinch hits for Bob Didier.
Montgomery strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Drago
Bob Montgomery now catching.
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Drago
There goes Pinson. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Drago
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Drago
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Drago
Amos Otis pinch hits for Frank White.
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Segui fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wohlford vs. Segui
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Segui
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Segui
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fitzmorris
Fernando Gonzalez now playing third base. Rick Miller pinch hits for Mario Guerrero.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1974 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 1 0 0 Harper T, dh 4 1 2 0 Wohlford J, rf 5 1 3 2 Beniquez J, cf 5 1 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 5 0 1 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 3 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Carbo B, rf 2 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 1 1 0 Kennedy J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Solaita T, dh 2 0 0 0 Cater D, ph 0 0 0 0 Cowens A, pr 1 1 1 0 Hughes T, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 3 1 1 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0 White F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Didier B, c 3 0 0 0 Otis A, ph 1 0 1 1 Montgomery B, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 1 0 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 10 5 34 2 8 1 Kansas City 100 001 003 -- 5 Boston 101 000 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Fitzmorris A (W) 9.0 8 2 2 5 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (L) 8.1 9 5 4 4 2 Segui D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Didier B DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 10 2B -- Beniquez J, Pinson V, Yastrzemski C, McRae H 3B -- Harper T SB -- Patek F, Wohlford J 2, Pinson V WP -- Fitzmorris A 2 T -- 2:49 A -- 5388
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