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Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

May 31, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC00401001391237
BOS00001100241015
loss:Boston Red Sox logoG. Peterswin:Kansas City Royals logoD. Dragosave:Kansas City Royals logoT. Burgmeier

Scoring Summary

KCBOS
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Amos Otis singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carl Yastrzemski. Freddie Patek scores. Paul Schaal to 3rd. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Cookie Rojas hits a home run (2). Paul Schaal scores. Amos Otis scores. [3 runs]
    40
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Amos Otis hits a home run (9). [1 run]
    50
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    John Kennedy singles on a line drive to left fielder Ted Savage. Rico Petrocelli scores. John Kennedy out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Ted Savage to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Billy Conigliaro to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    51
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    6
    Doug Griffin singles on a line drive to center fielder Amos Otis. Gary Peters scores. [1 run]
    52
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Ed Kirkpatrick singles on a to right fielder Reggie Smith. Amos Otis scores. Bob Oliver to 3rd. [1 run]
    62
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Amos Otis singles on a line drive to center fielder Billy Conigliaro. Freddie Patek scores. Paul Schaal to 2nd. [1 run]
    72
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Bob Oliver singles on a ground ball to center fielder Billy Conigliaro. Paul Schaal scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [1 run]
    82
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Joe Keough out, second baseman Doug Griffin to first baseman George Scott. Amos Otis scores. Bob Oliver to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    92
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    9
    Bob Montgomery reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Paul Schaal. George Scott scores. Billy Conigliaro scores. Bob Montgomery to 2nd. [2 runs]
    94

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Tom BurgmeierP00000000.250
TOTAL12389945220-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dick DragoRHP7.0722400342.42
Tom BurgmeierLHP2.0320200141.37
TOTAL9.0104260048-
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Bobby BolinP00000000.500
Ken BrettP00000000.250
TOTAL10364260012-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Gary PetersLHP7.0966322435.50
Bobby BolinRHP1.0100110103.27
Ken BrettLHP1.0233020134.23
TOTAL9.0129945266-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCBOS
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Freddie Patek flies out to first baseman George Scott. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FIELD ERROR — Paul Schaal reaches on a fielding error by shortstop John Kennedy.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, third baseman Rico Petrocelli to first baseman George Scott. Paul Schaal to 2nd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bob Oliver strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Doug Griffin out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman Bob Oliver. [1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Reggie Smith strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Carl Yastrzemski singles on a line drive to left fielder Ted Savage. Carl Yastrzemski out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Ted Savage to second baseman Cookie Rojas. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

9Runs4
12Hits10
3Errors1
.316Batting Avg.278
38At Bats36
3Extra-base Hits2
2Home Runs0
9Runs-Batted-In2
5Walks0
1Stolen Bases0
4Strikeouts6
7Left on Base5
19Total Bases12

Game Details

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 3:38 AM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
attendance: 31,110 (82.4%)