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Red Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 16, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 16, 1970 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,666 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Jake O'Donnell |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Billy Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Moses | Catcher |
| Gary Peters | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Bill Butler | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 16, 1970
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Butler
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Butler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peters
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Butler
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Butler
Moses strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Peters
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Butler
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Butler
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Butler
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Peters
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Peters
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peters
Otis bunts towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Butler
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Butler
Peters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Butler
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Peters
Keough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Peters
Hernandez hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Peters
Butler takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Andrews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Butler
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Oliver reaches second base with a double. There goes Rojas trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Petrocelli who relays the ball to Moses, who tags Rojas, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters juggles the ball. That's an error on Peters. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Keough vs. Peters
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Butler
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Butler
Peters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Peters
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Peters
Butler strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Butler
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Butler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peters
Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Schaal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Peters
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Peters
Otis hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Peters
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Schaal scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Peters
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Peters
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Johnson
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Johnson
Moses bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Schofield vs. Johnson
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Gary Peters.
Schofield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Andrews vs. Johnson
Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Johnson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching.
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Wright
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching. Billy Sorrell pinch hits for Ellie Rodriguez.
Sorrell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Romo
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Romo
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Ken Wright.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Romo
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Romo
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Romo
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal moves to third. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schaal scores. Rojas moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Santiago
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1970 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Andrews M, 2b 3 1 1 4 Schaal P, 3b 4 2 2 1
Thomas G, 3b 4 1 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 0 2 1
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 2 0
Smith R, cf 5 0 1 1 Oliver B, 1b 5 0 2 2
Petrocelli R, ss 3 1 1 2 Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 0
Scott G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 1 0
Conigliaro B, rf 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez E, c 2 0 0 1
Moses J, c 3 0 0 0 Sorrell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Peters G, p 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0
Schofield D, ph 0 1 0 0 Taylor H, ph 1 1 1 0
Romo V, p 0 0 0 0 Butler B, p 2 0 0 0
Santiago J, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0
Wright K, p 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 6 7 36 5 12 5
Boston 000 002 005 -- 7
Kansas City 000 010 013 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G (W) 8.0 7 2 2 4 6
Romo V 0.1 5 3 3 0 1
Santiago J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Butler B (L)* 8.0 3 3 3 6 9
Johnson B 0.2 3 4 4 2 1
Wright K 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Peters G
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Kansas City 9
2B -- Thomas G, Piniella L, Oliver B 2, Schaal P, Yastrzemski C
HR -- Petrocelli R, Andrews M
SH -- Moses J
SF -- Rodriguez E
WP -- Johnson B
T -- 2:50
A -- 7666
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