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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 6, 1973
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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 June 6, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 12,488 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wohlford | DH |
| Steve Hovley | Center Fielder |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 6, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lee
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Wright
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Wright
There goes Harper. The throw from Healy and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Wright
Aparicio hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wright
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lee
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lee
Lee fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lee. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Lee
Schaal hits a popup into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wohlford vs. Lee
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wright
Yastrzemski hits a popup into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Wright
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Wright
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Wright
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Lee
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lee
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lee
Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Evans 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Wright
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Wright
Montgomery is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Wright
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Lee
Lee fires over to first and Yastrzemski drops the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. Rojas moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bevacqua vs. Lee
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojas tags and scores. Piniella tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Lee
Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Lee
Wohlford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Wright
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wright
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wright
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Wright
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Wright
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Lee
Hovley hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lee
Healy hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lee
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wright
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Wright
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Montgomery takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Bird
Harper takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to third. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Bird
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bird
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Lee
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Bird
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Bird
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lee
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lee
Wohlford bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Lee
Hovley hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Bird
Kennedy hits a popup into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Bird
Montgomery hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Bird
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lee
Rick Miller now playing left field.
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lee
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bird
Bobby Floyd now playing shortstop.
Aparicio 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 -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bird
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bird
Yastrzemski bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Bird
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Bird
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lee
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lee
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Lee
Wohlford 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Lee
Hovley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Bird
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Bird
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lee
Hal McRae pinch hits for Fran Healy.
McRae hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Lee
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Bird
Carl Taylor now catching.
Montgomery hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1973 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Harper T, lf 2 0 0 0
Floyd B, ss 1 0 1 0 Miller R, lf 0 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 1
Piniella L, lf 5 1 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 1 1 0
Bevacqua K, rf 2 0 0 1 Cepeda O, dh 4 1 2 2
Schaal P, 3b 3 1 1 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wohlford J, dh 4 1 1 2 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
Hovley S, cf 4 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Healy F, c 3 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 3 2 2 2
McRae H, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor C, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 6 4 30 5 5 5
Kansas City 000 200 002 0 -- 4
Boston 000 210 100 1 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wright K 4.1 2 3 3 4 8
Bird D (L) 4.2 3 2 2 1 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 10.0 6 4 2 4 3
E -- Lee B, Yastrzemski C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 4
2B -- Cepeda O, Schaal P
HR -- Cepeda O, Montgomery B 2, Wohlford J
SB -- Yastrzemski C
CS -- Harper T, Piniella L
SF -- Bevacqua K, Aparicio L
T -- 2:20
A -- 12488
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