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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1970
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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 August 12, 1970 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Rich Severson | Shortstop |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Billy Conigliaro | Left Fielder |
| John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Moses | Catcher |
| Gary Peters | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Peters
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Peters
Otis hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Severson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Peters
Severson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Peters
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Peters
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rooker
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peters
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Rooker
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Rooker
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moses settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Peters
Severson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Peters
Rooker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Peters
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Rooker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Peters
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple. Rooker scores. Rojas scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rooker
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Rooker
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Peters
Severson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Severson reaches second base with a double. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rooker vs. Peters
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Peters
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Rooker
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Smith reaches second base with a double. Peters scores. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Morehead
Dave Morehead now pitching.
Conigliaro hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Morehead
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Morehead
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Morehead
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peters
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Morehead
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Morehead
Peters hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Morehead
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Morehead
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Morehead
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Andrews scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Morehead
Conigliaro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Peters
Severson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Severson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Severson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Peters
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Dave Morehead.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Peters
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Wright
Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Wright
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Conigliaro scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Wright
Moses hits a line drive towards left. Piniella catches it and throws to second to double up Kennedy. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Peters
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a line drive into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1970, game 1 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 3 2 2 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 2 2 0 Smith R, cf 4 2 2 1
Otis A, cf 5 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 2 5
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 2 Conigliaro T, rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver B, 1b 5 1 2 2 Petrocelli R, ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 5 0 1 0 Conigliaro B, lf 3 1 1 0
Severson R, ss 4 0 3 0 Kennedy J, 3b 3 0 1 1
Rodriguez E, c 3 0 1 0 Moses J, c 4 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 3 1 1 0 Peters G, p 2 1 0 0
Morehead D, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0
Wright K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 12 4 31 7 8 7
Kansas City 000 020 002 -- 4
Boston 000 004 21x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L)* 5.0 4 4 4 2 3
Morehead D 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Wright K 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G (W) 9.0 12 4 4 3 8
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Boston 4
2B -- Rojas C, Severson R 2, Smith R, Oliver B, Yastrzemski C, Conigliaro B, Kennedy J
3B -- Piniella L
HR -- Yastrzemski C, Oliver B
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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