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Scores
Standings
SEP
@BAL		7
5
KCR
@BOS		2
8
CAL
@CLE		0
3
CAL
@CLE		3
2
WSA
@MIN		7
5		 
(12)
CHW
@NYY		1
3
CHW
@NYY		2
11
PIT
@ATL		10
11
PIT
@ATL		3
4
STL
@HOU		1
2		 
(11)
MON
@LAD		4
3
NYM
@SDP		3
2
PHI
@SFG		8
9		 
(12)
Sunday, June 8, 1969
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,897, Time of Game: 2:07
Royals
2
22-31
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
 at Red Sox
8
34-18
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Jim Lonborg (6-0)
L: Dick Drago (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  9  2
Red Sox         0  0  5   1  0  0   0  2  X    8 10  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jackie Hernandez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .611 -0.015 0.43 0.018 -0.032 0.2 4 3
Jerry Adair 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .643 -0.023 0.52 0.009 -0.032 -0.2 1 3
   Jim Rooker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Rios PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .666 0.028 0.69 0.028 0.000 0.7 HBP
   Dave Morehead P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Foy 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .247 .701 0.017 0.72 0.055 -0.038 0.3 1 0
Ed Kirkpatrick CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .212 .626 -0.032 1.00 0.038 -0.070 -0.7 3 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .773 -0.126 1.00 0.010 -0.136 -1.5 0 0 GDP
Bob Oliver RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .224 .608 -0.030 0.30 0.000 -0.030 -0.8 2 0
Chuck Harrison 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .223 .591 -0.035 0.60 0.040 -0.076 -0.7 4 0 CS
Ellie Rodriguez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .258 .700 0.104 0.34 0.120 -0.017 0.8 6 1 HR,2B
Dick Drago P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.015 0.62 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 2 0
   Steve Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .425 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Harris PH-2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.14 0.007 -0.006 -0.2 1 2
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 1 4 .265 .688 -0.127 0.58 0.325 -0.452 -2.4 24 9
2B: E Rodriguez (6, off J Lonborg).
HR: E Rodriguez (1, off J Lonborg; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
HBP: J Rios (1, by J Lonborg).
TB: E Rodriguez 6; J Hernandez 2; L Piniella; J Adair; B Harris; E Kirkpatrick; J Foy.
GIDP: L Piniella (5).
RBI: J Foy (26); E Rodriguez (6).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Hernandez-C Harrison; J Hernandez-B Harris-C Harrison.
E: J Hernandez (10); D Drago (1).
Baserunning
CS: C Harrison (2, 2nd base by J Lonborg/R Gibson).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Schofield 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .362 .888 -0.002 0.66 0.026 -0.028 -0.1 5 2
Dalton Jones 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .276 .754 0.253 0.83 0.277 -0.023 1.6 9 1 HR
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .949 -0.026 0.25 0.000 -0.026 -0.7 0 0
Reggie Smith CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .316 .912 -0.011 0.57 0.052 -0.063 0.7 5 0 HR,CS
Rico Petrocelli SS 3 2 2 3 1 0 .341 1.214 0.162 0.33 0.163 -0.002 3.0 1 3 2·HR
Joe Lahoud RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .089 .394 -0.029 0.37 0.003 -0.033 0.4 2 0
George Scott 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .197 .598 -0.021 0.34 0.010 -0.031 -1.0 0 2 GDP
Russ Gibson C 4 2 1 0 0 0 .226 .561 0.039 0.39 0.045 -0.006 -0.4 4 1 GDP
Jim Lonborg P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .143 .464 0.008 0.74 0.031 -0.023 0.6 1 4 2B
Team Totals 31 8 10 8 4 6 .323 1.142 0.373 0.49 0.607 -0.235 4.1 27 13
2B: J Lonborg (1, off D Drago).
HR: R Petrocelli 2 (19, 1 off D Drago, 1 off D Morehead; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Jones (3, off D Drago; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Smith (8, off D Morehead; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: R Petrocelli 8; R Smith 5; D Jones 4; J Lonborg 2; D Schofield 2; R Gibson; J Lahoud.
GIDP: G Scott (6); R Gibson (5).
RBI: R Petrocelli 3 (37); D Jones 3 (14); J Lonborg (1); R Smith (33).
2-out RBI: R Petrocelli 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lonborg-D Schofield-D Jones.
Baserunning
CS: R Smith (6, 2nd base by D Drago/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, L (3-4) 3.1 6 6 5 3 1 2 3.69 18 24 -0.392 0.86 -4.7
Steve Jones 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.76 5 1 0 0.020 0.14 1.2
Jim Rooker 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.19 7 0 0 0.008 0.09 1.0
Dave Morehead 1 3 2 2 0 1 2 6.10 5 0 0 -0.009 0.02 -1.5
Team Totals 8 10 8 7 4 6 4 7.88 35 24 1 0 -0.373 0.58 -4.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Lonborg, W (6-0) 9 9 2 2 1 4 1 2.33 36 64 0.127 0.58 2.4
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 4 1 2.00 36 64 0.127 0.49 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Lonborg (3; J Rios).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 32,897.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Jackie Hernandez SS 1 Dick Schofield 2B
2 Jerry Adair 2B 2 Dalton Jones 1B
3 Joe Foy 3B 3 Carl Yastrzemski LF
4 Ed Kirkpatrick CF 4 Reggie Smith CF
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Rico Petrocelli SS
6 Bob Oliver RF 6 Joe Lahoud RF
7 Chuck Harrison 1B 7 George Scott 3B
8 Ellie Rodriguez C 8 Russ Gibson C
9 Dick Drago P 9 Jim Lonborg P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 1 12- RRR BOS D. Jones D. Drago 28% 76% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Gibson Scores; Schofield Scores
b3 3-1 2 1-- RR BOS R. Petrocelli D. Drago 13% 89% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores
t3 0-0 1 --- R KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg -12% 41% Home Run (Deep RF Line)
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella J. Lonborg 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t3 0-0 0 1-- O KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg 7% 53% Harrison Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Hernandez J. Lonborg 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Adair J. Lonborg 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Foy J. Lonborg 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Schofield D. Drago -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Jones D. Drago -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Drago -1% 50% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Lonborg -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella J. Lonborg 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver J. Lonborg 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS R. Smith D. Drago 4% 59% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS R. Petrocelli D. Drago -6% 53% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS R. Petrocelli D. Drago 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Lahoud D. Drago -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS G. Scott D. Drago -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- KCR C. Harrison J. Lonborg -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg 7% 53% Harrison Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0-0 1 --- R KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg -12% 41% Home Run (Deep RF Line)
t3 1-0 1 --- O KCR D. Drago J. Lonborg 2% 42% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O KCR J. Hernandez J. Lonborg 1% 43% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- BOS R. Gibson D. Drago 4% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-1 0 1-- O BOS J. Lonborg D. Drago -2% 45% Bunt Popfly: P; Gibson to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
b3 0-1 1 -2- BOS D. Schofield D. Drago 3% 48% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gibson stays at 2B
b3 0-1 1 12- RRR BOS D. Jones D. Drago 28% 76% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Gibson Scores; Schofield Scores
b3 3-1 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Drago -1% 74% Flyball: CF
b3 3-1 2 --- BOS R. Smith D. Drago 1% 75% Walk
b3 3-1 2 1-- RR BOS R. Petrocelli D. Drago 13% 89% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores
b3 5-1 2 --- O BOS J. Lahoud D. Drago -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-P
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 2-3-4
t4 1-5 0 --- O KCR J. Adair J. Lonborg 2% 90% Popfly: SS
t4 1-5 1 --- O KCR J. Foy J. Lonborg 1% 91% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-5 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Lonborg 1% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
b4 5-1 0 --- BOS G. Scott D. Drago 1% 93% Walk
b4 5-1 0 1-- O BOS R. Gibson D. Drago -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gibson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
b4 5-1 1 -2- R BOS J. Lonborg D. Drago 3% 95% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gibson Scores/unER
Steve Jones replaces Dick Drago pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-1 1 -2- O BOS D. Schofield S. Jones -1% 95% Strikeout
b4 6-1 2 -2- O BOS D. Jones S. Jones -1% 94% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 5-6-7
t5 1-6 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella J. Lonborg 1% 95% Flyball: CF
t5 1-6 1 --- O KCR B. Oliver J. Lonborg 1% 96% Strikeout
t5 1-6 2 --- O KCR C. Harrison J. Lonborg 0% 96% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Steve Jones facing 3-4-5
b5 6-1 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Jones -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
b5 6-1 1 --- O BOS R. Smith S. Jones -0% 96% Lineout: CF
b5 6-1 2 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli S. Jones -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
t6 1-6 0 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg 1% 97% Popfly: 1B
Billy Harris pinch hits for Steve Jones (P) batting 9th
t6 1-6 1 --- O KCR B. Harris J. Lonborg 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-6 2 --- KCR J. Hernandez J. Lonborg -0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 1-6 2 1-- KCR J. Adair J. Lonborg -1% 96% Single to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
t6 1-6 2 12- O KCR J. Foy J. Lonborg 2% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
Jim Rooker replaces Jerry Adair (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Billy Harris moves from PH to 2B
b6 6-1 0 --- BOS J. Lahoud J. Rooker 0% 98% Walk
b6 6-1 0 1-- OO BOS G. Scott J. Rooker -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 6-1 2 --- O BOS R. Gibson J. Rooker -0% 97% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
t7 1-6 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Lonborg 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-6 1 --- KCR L. Piniella J. Lonborg -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 1-6 1 1-- O KCR B. Oliver J. Lonborg 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 1-6 2 1-- O KCR C. Harrison J. Lonborg 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
b7 6-1 0 --- O BOS J. Lonborg J. Rooker -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 6-1 1 --- BOS D. Schofield J. Rooker 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 6-1 1 1-- O BOS D. Jones J. Rooker -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 6-1 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Rooker -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
t8 1-6 0 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-6 1 --- KCR B. Harris J. Lonborg -1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 1-6 1 1-- KCR J. Hernandez J. Lonborg -1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Harris to 2B
Juan Rios pinch hits for Jim Rooker (P) batting 2nd
t8 1-6 1 12- KCR J. Rios J. Lonborg -3% 94% Hit By Pitch; Harris to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
t8 1-6 1 123 R KCR J. Foy J. Lonborg -6% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Harris Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Rios to 2B
t8 2-6 1 123 O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Lonborg 5% 94% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-6 2 123 O KCR L. Piniella J. Lonborg 5% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 4-5-6
Dave Morehead replaces Juan Rios (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
b8 6-2 0 --- R BOS R. Smith D. Morehead 1% 100% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b8 7-2 0 --- R BOS R. Petrocelli D. Morehead 0% 100% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b8 8-2 0 --- BOS J. Lahoud D. Morehead 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 8-2 0 1-- O BOS G. Scott D. Morehead -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-2 1 1-- OO BOS R. Gibson D. Morehead -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Jim Lonborg facing 6-7-8
t9 2-8 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver J. Lonborg 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-8 1 --- O KCR C. Harrison J. Lonborg 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 2-8 2 --- KCR E. Rodriguez J. Lonborg -0% 100% Double to LF
t9 2-8 2 -2- O KCR B. Harris J. Lonborg 0% 100% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 8.

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