Red Sox @ Royals
August 24, 1971

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Bottom 13 R H E
Red Sox 4 12 0
Royals 4 15 3
Bottom 13 R H E
Red Sox 4 12 0
Royals 5 16 3

Gail Hopkins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .285
OBP .333 .372
At Bats 5 207
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 35

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 15
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Municipal Stadium - August 24, 1971
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Single
Sparky Lyle
Bob Montgomery
George Scott
John Kennedy
Rico Petrocelli
Luis Aparicio
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Smith
Joe Lahoud
Gail Hopkins
Joe Keough
Freddie Patek
Tom Burgmeier

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 12 0 16
Kansas City Royals 5 16 3 16
Winning Pitcher Tom Burgmeier
Losing Pitcher Luis Tiant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gail Hopkins
Attendance 9,963
Time of Game 3 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgmeier scores. Patek moves to third. Keough moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 13 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Keough takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 13 Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgmeier moves to third.
Bottom 13 Burgmeier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Burgmeier reaches second base with a double.
Top 13 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Top 13 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 12 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Schaal hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop misplays the ball. That's an error on Knoop. Tiant moves to second.
Top 12 Tiant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Lahoud hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 11 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 11 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Petrocelli strikes out.
Top 11 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Keough is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Luis Tiant now pitching. Burgmeier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Kennedy is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Gary Peters pinch hits for Bobby Bolin. Peters hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Knoop hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Schaal hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Oliver strikes out.
Top 9 Montgomery hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with York covering, for the out.
Top 9 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hopkins hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Petrocelli strikes out.
Top 8 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Buck Martinez now catching. Jim York now pitching. Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Dick Drago. Bobby Bolin now pitching. Harrison hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Knoop takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 7 Amos Otis pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick. Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 7 Schaal is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lee is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Montgomery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lahoud moves to third.
Top 7 Lahoud takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopkins for the out.
Bottom 6 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Drago moves to second.
Bottom 6 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bill Lee now pitching. Drago hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fiore tags and scores. Kennedy tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Fiore moves to third.
Top 6 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Jim Lonborg. Fiore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Knoop hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Schaal reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 5 Lahoud takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopkins for the out.
Bottom 4 Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Drago hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 4 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. Hopkins scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek scores.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Lonborg is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lahoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Lahoud reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Petrocelli tags and scores.
Top 3 Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough who is chasing the ball. Petrocelli reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Drago is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Knoop hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lonborg, and towards Kennedy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montgomery scores.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lonborg strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Montgomery. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Montgomery steals second.
Top 2 Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to second for the out. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 1 Keough takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Patek. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lahoud hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scott takes first base on ball four. Petrocelli moves to second.
Top 1 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Kennedy scores.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Kennedy reaches third base with a triple.