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August 9, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 5 1
Royals 3 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 5 1
Royals 3 7 1

Bob Montgomery Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .353
OBP .000 .375
At Bats 3 68
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 19

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 8
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Royals Stadium - August 9, 1973
Doug Bird
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Ed Kirkpatrick
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Bob Montgomery

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 5 1 6
Kansas City Royals 3 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Bill Lee
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Rick Reichardt
Attendance 17,167
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Montgomery is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ed Kirkpatrick now playing left field. Steve Hovley now playing right field. Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Guerrero bunts towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harper hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Griffin is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Guerrero fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Reichardt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Smith takes first base on ball four. Guerrero moves to second.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 5 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to second to double up Bevacqua.
Bottom 4 There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Bevacqua steals second.
Bottom 4 Bevacqua takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Reichardt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Top 4 Smith hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Mayberry. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Mayberry steals second.
Bottom 3 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Otis reaches second base with a double. Harper throws the ball in to Petrocelli who tags Otis trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out.
Top 3 Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli. Bevacqua moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 2 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Petrocelli strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski scores. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lee, and towards Guerrero, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Guerrero hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.