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Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

May 31, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC130003000710011
BOS0000101103706
loss:Boston Red Sox logoR. Culpwin:Kansas City Royals logoB. Dal Cantonsave:Kansas City Royals logoT. Abernathy

Scoring Summary

KCBOS
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Ed Kirkpatrick out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reggie Smith. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Jerry May singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carl Yastrzemski. Bob Oliver scores. Joe Keough to 2nd. [1 run]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Paul Schaal doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Carl Yastrzemski. Joe Keough scores. Jerry May scores. [2 runs]
    40
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Duane Josephson out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Bob Oliver. Billy Conigliaro scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    41
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Amos Otis hits a home run (8). Bruce Dal Canton scores. Paul Schaal scores. [3 runs]
    71
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    7
    George Scott hits a home run (6). [1 run]
    72
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Doug Griffin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Amos Otis. Joe Lahoud scores. [1 run]
    73

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL10357767121-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bruce Dal CantonRHP7.1733331452.52
Ted AbernathyRHP1.2000310151.78
TOTAL8.373364160-
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
9Ray CulpP00000000.136
Roger MoretP00000000.000
Cal KoonceP00000000.000
TOTAL7313364116-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ray CulpRHP1.2344320234.54
Bill LeeLHP3.2533341383.27
Roger MoretLHP2.2100010133.60
Cal KoonceRHP1.010000047.15
TOTAL9.0107767178-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCBOS
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Freddie Patek walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Paul Schaal singles on a ground ball to center fielder Billy Conigliaro. Freddie Patek to 3rd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Amos Otis strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SAC FLY — Ed Kirkpatrick out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reggie Smith. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Cookie Rojas strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Doug Griffin out, third baseman Paul Schaal to first baseman Bob Oliver. [1 out]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Reggie Smith strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Carl Yastrzemski out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Bob Oliver. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

7Runs3
10Hits7
0Errors0
.286Batting Avg.226
35At Bats31
6Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs1
7Runs-Batted-In3
7Walks4
0Stolen Bases0
6Strikeouts6
11Left on Base6
18Total Bases12

Game Details

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 3:33 AM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
capacity: 37,755
weather: 64 degrees, cloudy