August 26, 1969 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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SEP 2
@BAL 1 BOS 4
KCR 1 CAL 8
@CLE 4 OAK 8
@DET 6 DET 9
OAK 6 MIN 6
WSA 4 CHW 3
@NYY 2
(10) CIN 8
@CHC 7 LAD 6
MON 0 ATL 6
@PIT 4 NYM 8
@SDP 4 NYM 3
@SDP 0 SFG 13
PHI 4 STL 1
HOU 0 HOU 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 21,523

Tuesday, August 26, 1969
Time of Game: 2:23

Royals

51-74

Lost 3

4th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  X    4  7  1

W: M Nagy (9-2), L: B Butler (7-8)

Red Sox

67-59

Won 1

3rd, 19 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .740    0    0   0   CS
M Fiore 1B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .288  .857    0    7   0   
J Foy 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .705    0    2   4   GDP
E Kirkpatrick CF              3   1   1   0    1   0  .232  .733    0    3   0   
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .655    0    7   1   
L Piniella LF                 3   0   3   1    1   0  .287  .766    0    2   0   CS
J Adair 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .547    0    1   2   3·GDP
J Hernandez SS                2   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .585    0    1   0   
  J Keough PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .462    0    0   0   HBP
  J Rios SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .559         1   2   
B Butler P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .061  .176    0    0   1   
  H Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .733    0    0   0   GDP
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500         0   1   
Totals                       29   1   8   1    4   3                    24  11

BATTING

HBP: J Keough (2, by M Nagy).

TB: L Piniella 3; M Fiore 2; P Kelly 2; E Kirkpatrick.

GIDP: J Adair 3 (18); H Taylor (4); J Foy (9).

RBI: L Piniella (55).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Martinez-J Adair-B Martinez-J Foy.

BASERUNNING

CS: P Kelly (12, 2nd base by M Nagy/R Gibson); L Piniella (3, 3rd base by M Nagy/R Gibson).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S O'Brien 3B                  3   1   0   1    0   0  .242  .693    0    1   3   SH
M Andrews 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .832    0    6   7   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              4   1   3   3    0   1  .253  .867    0    1   0   HR
R Smith CF                    2   0   1   0    2   1  .327  .952    0    1   0   2B
R Petrocelli SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .304 1.025    0    2   2   SH
T Conigliaro RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .742    0    0   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .249  .720    0   12   0   IW
R Gibson C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .605    0    4   2   2B,CS
M Nagy P                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .089  .257    0    0   2   
Totals                       29   4   7   4    5   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: R Gibson (8, off B Butler); M Andrews (18, off M Drabowsky); R Smith (22, off B Butler).

HR: C Yastrzemski (33, off B Butler; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Petrocelli (3, off B Butler); S O'Brien (1, off B Butler).

IBB: G Scott (9, by B Butler).

TB: C Yastrzemski 6; R Smith 2; R Gibson 2; M Andrews 2; G Scott.

RBI: C Yastrzemski 3 (92); S O'Brien (17).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 5. R Petrocelli-M Andrews-G Scott 2; M Nagy-M Andrews-G Scott; S O'Brien-G Scott; S O'Brien-M Andrews-G Scott.

E: S O'Brien (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Gibson (1, Home by B Butler/B Martinez).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Butler, L (7-8)              6     5   3   3    3   5   1   3.63   26     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 5· 0     52    -     0.86  -0.07
M Drabowsky                    2     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.70   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.04
Totals                         8     7   4   4    5   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 7· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Nagy, W (9-2)                9     8   1   1    4   3   0   3.02   34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 2· 1     66    -     1.35   0.40
Totals                         9     8   1   1    4   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 2· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Butler (5; G Scott).

HBP: M Nagy (9; J Keough).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 21,523.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. P Kelly              RF    1. S O'Brien            3B 
2. M Fiore              1B    2. M Andrews            2B 
3. J Foy                3B    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. E Kirkpatrick        CF    4. R Smith              CF 
5. B Martinez           C     5. R Petrocelli         SS 
6. L Piniella           LF    6. T Conigliaro         RF 
7. J Adair              2B    7. G Scott              1B 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. R Gibson             C  
9. B Butler             P     9. M Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      17%  72% C Yastrzemski   B Butler        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Andrews Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  12-     -14%  47% L Piniella      M Nagy          Single to LF (Deep LF); Kirkpatrick Scores; Martinez to 3B
   t 6   1  3-1  12-      12%  85% J Adair         M Nagy          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 7   0  3-1  1--      11%  88% H Taylor        M Nagy          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   t 3   0  2-1  1--     -11%  47% M Fiore         M Nagy          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kelly to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Fiore         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Foy           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  S O'Brien       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      55%  M Andrews       Walk
   RR     1--      72%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Andrews Scores
          ---      75%  R Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      73%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      70%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: P-3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Nagy facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk
          1--      60%  B Martinez      Walk; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   R      12-      47%  L Piniella      Single to LF (Deep LF); Kirkpatrick Scores; Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  J Adair         Fielder's Choice 3B; Martinez out at Hm/3B-C; Piniella to 2B; Adair to 1B
          12-      51%  J Hernandez     Piniella Caught Stealing 3B, Safe on E5; Adair to 2B
   O      -23      60%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      66%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Butler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  G Scott         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      63%  R Gibson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  M Nagy          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  P Kelly         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      47%  M Fiore         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kelly to 3B
   O      1-3      54%  J Foy           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      62%  E Kirkpatrick   Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      67%  B Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  S O'Brien       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      64%  M Andrews       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Nagy facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  L Piniella      Walk
   OO     1--      68%  J Adair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Butler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  T Conigliaro    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  B Butler        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      64%  P Kelly         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      70%  M Fiore         Kelly Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      68%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      71%  J Foy           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Butler facing 7-8-9
          ---      74%  G Scott         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      84%  R Gibson        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Scott to 3B
   O      -23      79%  M Nagy          Lineout: CF
   R      -23      86%  S O'Brien       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Scott Scores; Gibson to 3B; O'Brien to 1B
   OO     1-3      79%  M Andrews       Double Play: Strikeout, Gibson Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Nagy facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      78%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: 2B
          1--      73%  L Piniella      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Kirkpatrick to 2B
   OO     12-      85%  J Adair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bill Butler facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      90%  R Smith         Walk; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      90%  R Petrocelli    Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Yastrzemski to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      -23      86%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
          -23      86%  G Scott         Intentional Walk
   O      123      82%  R Gibson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Nagy facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Keough pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
          ---      76%  J Keough        Hit By Pitch
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Bill Butler batting 9th
   OO     1--      88%  H Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Hawk Taylor pitching and batting 9th; Juan Rios replaces Joe Keough playing SS batting 8th
          ---      91%  M Nagy          Walk
   O      1--      89%  S O'Brien       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Brien to 1B
          1--      93%  M Andrews       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); O'Brien to 3B
   R      -23      96%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); O'Brien Scores; Andrews to 3B
          1-3      97%  R Smith         Walk; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      123      95%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
   O      123      93%  T Conigliaro    Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Nagy facing 2-3-4
          ---      89%  M Fiore         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      97%  J Foy           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Moe Drabowsky facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Gibson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Nagy          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: SS
          ---      97%  L Piniella      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--     100%  J Adair         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

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