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Red Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 12, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 12, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 21,557 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jake O'Donnell |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
John Kennedy | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
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 |
Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Dick Drago | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1971
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Drago
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Drago
There goes Griffin. The throw from May and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Drago
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Lonborg fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lonborg. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Harrison reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Kirkpatrick scores. Rojas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Lonborg
Keough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Keough reaches second base with a double. Harrison scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Lonborg
May 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drago vs. Lonborg
Drago strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Drago
Scott 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Drago
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lonborg
There goes Patek. The throw from Montgomery and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkpatrick vs. Lonborg
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Drago
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lonborg vs. Drago
Lonborg 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Drago
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy misplays the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Lonborg
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Lonborg
May hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drago vs. Lonborg
Drago is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drago
Smith 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lonborg
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lonborg
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lonborg
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Schaal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Lonborg
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Drago
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Drago
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Drago
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lonborg
Harrison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Lonborg
Keough hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin catches it and throws to first to double up Harrison. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lonborg
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Drago
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Jim Lonborg.
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Drago
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching.
Drago is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Koonce
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Koonce
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Koonce
There goes Schaal. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Schaal steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Koonce
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis is thrown out after the base hit. Schaal scores. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drago
Smith hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Drago
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Koonce
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Koonce
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Koonce
Harrison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Drago
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Drago
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Conigliaro for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montgomery vs. Drago
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lahoud vs. Drago
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Cal Koonce.
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields the ball and throws to Drago covering. Safe. Scott moves to third. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Drago
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Keough hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Lyle
May hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drago vs. Lyle
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Lyle
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Drago
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Drago
Smith 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Drago
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/12/1971 -- Boston at Kansas City (N) Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 Kennedy J, ss 4 0 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 2 1 0 Smith R, rf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 3 3 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, lf 3 1 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 2 0 Harrison C, 1b 2 1 1 3 Conigliaro B, cf 3 0 0 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 2 1 Montgomery B, c 3 0 2 0 May J, c 4 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 1 0 0 0 Drago D, p 4 0 0 0 Fiore M, ph 1 0 0 0 Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 1 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 8 0 31 7 8 7 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 500 101 00x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lonborg J (L) 5.0 6 6 6 4 4 Koonce C 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 Lyle S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 3 E -- Lonborg J, Montgomery B, Kennedy J DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 4 LOB -- Boston 4, Kansas City 6 2B -- Harrison C, Keough J 2 3B -- Otis A SB -- Patek F, Schaal P CS -- Griffin D HBP -- by Lonborg J (Patek F) T -- 2:16 A -- 21557
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