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May 31, 1971

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Royals 6 10 2
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Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .333 .453
At Bats 3 157
Hits 1 47
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 28

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

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2 1 2
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Fenway Park - May 31, 1971
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Strikeout
Tom Burgmeier
Jerry May
Bob Oliver
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Ed Kirkpatrick
Amos Otis
Joe Keough
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Smith
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Yastrzemski strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Joe Keough now playing right field. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing left field. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. George Thomas pinch hits for Bobby Bolin. Thomas is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Dick Drago. Knoop strikes out.
Top 8 May takes first base on ball four. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 8 Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Ted Savage. Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Oliver moves to third.
Top 8 Joe Keough pinch hits for Dennis Paepke. Keough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Bolin now pitching. Rojas hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Montgomery is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 7 Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field. Paepke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal.
Top 7 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Drago is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peters scores.
Bottom 6 Peters hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Peters reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Paepke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Savage throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Kennedy, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Petrocelli scores. Conigliaro moves to third.
Bottom 5 Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 5 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 5 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffin hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a fly ball towards left. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to home to double up May.
Top 4 Drago hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Savage hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Peters hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Otis. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Schaal moves to third.
Top 3 Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Patek moves to third.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Drago is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schaal.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Savage hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Paepke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Savage throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Yastrzemski, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Oliver strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to second.
Top 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy misplays the ball. That's an error on Kennedy.
Top 1 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.