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@SFG		1
6
Sunday, August 15, 1971,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 22,453, Time of Game: 2:11
Royals
5
63-55
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
1
64-56
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
W: Mike Hedlund (10-6)
L: Ray Culp (13-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  3   0  1  0    5 10  1
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .694 0.004 0.78 0.058 -0.055 -0.0 0 4 SB
Joe Keough RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .257 .662 0.019 0.67 0.065 -0.046 1.1 7 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .777 -0.116 0.96 0.000 -0.116 -2.0 1 0 GDP
Gail Hopkins 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .298 .853 0.036 1.15 0.073 -0.037 0.3 5 1 HBP
   Bob Oliver PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .609 -0.008 0.17 0.000 -0.008 -0.6 2 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .677 0.005 1.29 0.079 -0.074 -0.2 2 0
Ed Kirkpatrick CF 2 3 1 0 2 0 .220 .656 0.077 0.95 0.104 -0.027 0.8 4 0 2B
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 3 5 0 0 .266 .782 0.438 1.54 0.482 -0.045 4.0 0 2 HR,3B
Dennis Paepke C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .553 -0.166 0.88 0.000 -0.166 -1.6 5 0
Mike Hedlund P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .089 .217 -0.069 0.87 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 1 2
   Tom Burgmeier P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .517 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 2 4 .270 .757 0.219 0.93 0.861 -0.644 0.8 27 9
2B: E Kirkpatrick (10, off R Culp).
3B: P Schaal (5, off R Culp).
HR: P Schaal (7, off R Culp; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: G Hopkins (3, by R Culp).
TB: P Schaal 8; J Keough 3; E Kirkpatrick 2; F Patek; G Hopkins; L Piniella.
GIDP: C Rojas (11).
RBI: P Schaal 5 (45).
2-out RBI: P Schaal.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
E: L Piniella (2).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (39, 2nd base off R Culp/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Doug Griffin 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 .645 0.059 0.91 0.117 -0.058 0.5 1 2 2B
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .223 .574 0.038 0.83 0.078 -0.040 0.7 5 3 2B
Reggie Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .883 -0.111 0.96 0.000 -0.111 -1.1 3 0
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .806 -0.077 0.92 0.014 -0.091 -1.1 1 0
Rico Petrocelli 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 .811 -0.011 0.75 0.044 -0.055 -0.4 0 2
George Scott 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .768 -0.082 0.96 0.013 -0.095 -0.8 6 1
Joe Lahoud RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .787 -0.062 0.79 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 5 1
   Phil Gagliano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .850 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
Bob Montgomery C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 .716 0.040 0.71 0.070 -0.031 0.3 6 0
Ray Culp P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .362 -0.038 1.25 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 0 SH
   Gary Peters PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .601 -0.032 1.36 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
   Bill Lee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 2 4 .188 .485 -0.281 0.88 0.336 -0.618 -3.2 27 10
2B: D Griffin (14, off M Hedlund); L Aparicio (17, off T Burgmeier).
SH: R Culp (15, off M Hedlund).
TB: L Aparicio 3; D Griffin 2; R Petrocelli; C Yastrzemski; B Montgomery.
RBI: D Griffin (18).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Griffin-L Aparicio-G Scott; J Lahoud-B Montgomery.
E: L Aparicio 2 (12).
Outfield Assists: J Lahoud (P Schaal at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Hedlund, W (10-6) 7 5 1 1 2 4 0 2.95 28 65 0.241 0.97 2.3
Tom Burgmeier, S (12) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 7 0 0 0.041 0.49 0.9
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 35 65 0 0 0.282 0.93 3.2

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Culp, L (13-11) 7 7 4 4 1 3 1 3.32 30 49 -0.195 1.20 -0.7
Bill Lee 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.40 10 0 0 -0.023 0.15 -0.1
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 2 4 1 5.00 40 49 0 0 -0.218 0.88 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: B Lee (1).
HBP: R Culp (3; G Hopkins).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 22,453.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Doug Griffin 2B
2 Joe Keough RF 2 Luis Aparicio SS
3 Cookie Rojas 2B 3 Reggie Smith CF
4 Gail Hopkins 1B 4 Carl Yastrzemski LF
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Rico Petrocelli 3B
6 Ed Kirkpatrick CF 6 George Scott 1B
7 Paul Schaal 3B 7 Joe Lahoud RF
8 Dennis Paepke C 8 Bob Montgomery C
9 Mike Hedlund P 9 Ray Culp P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 1 1-3 RRR KCR P. Schaal R. Culp 26% 87% Home Run; Hopkins Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores
t4 0-1 1 1-- R KCR P. Schaal R. Culp 19% 56% Triple to RF; Kirkpatrick Scores
t4 1-1 1 --3 OO KCR D. Paepke R. Culp -12% 44% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
b3 0-0 1 -2- R BOS D. Griffin M. Hedlund -12% 31% Ground-rule Double; Montgomery Scores
t6 1-1 0 1-- KCR L. Piniella R. Culp 8% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hopkins to 2B

Play By Play

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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' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek R. Culp -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Keough R. Culp 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR C. Rojas R. Culp -3% 48% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- KCR G. Hopkins R. Culp 2% 50% Hit By Pitch; Keough to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella R. Culp -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin M. Hedlund 2% 48% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio M. Hedlund 1% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Smith M. Hedlund 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick R. Culp 6% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 -2- O KCR P. Schaal R. Culp -4% 52% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O KCR D. Paepke R. Culp -4% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O KCR M. Hedlund R. Culp -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Hedlund 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli M. Hedlund 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- BOS G. Scott M. Hedlund -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Lahoud M. Hedlund 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek R. Culp -2% 48% Lineout: SS
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Keough R. Culp 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 1 1-- O KCR C. Rojas R. Culp -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Keough to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Hopkins R. Culp -4% 45% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Montgomery M. Hedlund -4% 41% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O BOS R. Culp M. Hedlund 2% 42% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Montgomery to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- R BOS D. Griffin M. Hedlund -12% 31% Ground-rule Double; Montgomery Scores
b3 1-0 1 -2- BOS L. Aparicio M. Hedlund -4% 26% Single to CF (Line Drive); Griffin to 3B
b3 1-0 1 1-3 O BOS R. Smith M. Hedlund 6% 32% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 1-3 O BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Hedlund 4% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella R. Culp -3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick R. Culp 3% 37% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-- R KCR P. Schaal R. Culp 19% 56% Triple to RF; Kirkpatrick Scores
t4 1-1 1 --3 OO KCR D. Paepke R. Culp -12% 44% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli M. Hedlund 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 1-1 1 --- O BOS G. Scott M. Hedlund 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b4 1-1 2 --- O BOS J. Lahoud M. Hedlund 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- O KCR M. Hedlund R. Culp -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- KCR F. Patek R. Culp 3% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Patek to 1B
t5 1-1 1 1-- KCR J. Keough R. Culp 2% 53% Patek Steals 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- O KCR J. Keough R. Culp -5% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-1 2 -2- O KCR C. Rojas R. Culp -5% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O BOS B. Montgomery M. Hedlund 3% 46% Flyball: RF
b5 1-1 1 --- O BOS R. Culp M. Hedlund 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin M. Hedlund 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- KCR G. Hopkins R. Culp 5% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-1 0 1-- KCR L. Piniella R. Culp 8% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hopkins to 2B
t6 1-1 0 12- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick R. Culp -3% 61% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hopkins to 3B
t6 1-1 1 1-3 RRR KCR P. Schaal R. Culp 26% 87% Home Run; Hopkins Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores
t6 4-1 1 --- O KCR D. Paepke R. Culp -1% 86% Flyball: RF
t6 4-1 2 --- O KCR M. Hedlund R. Culp -1% 85% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 --- O BOS L. Aparicio M. Hedlund 3% 88% Flyball: CF
b6 1-4 1 --- O BOS R. Smith M. Hedlund 2% 90% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Hedlund -1% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b6 1-4 2 1-- BOS R. Petrocelli M. Hedlund -4% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski to 3B/Adv on E7; Petrocelli to 2B
b6 1-4 2 -23 O BOS G. Scott M. Hedlund 7% 90% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
t7 4-1 0 --- O KCR F. Patek R. Culp -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-1 1 --- KCR J. Keough R. Culp 1% 91% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Keough to 1B
t7 4-1 1 1-- OO KCR C. Rojas R. Culp -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
b7 1-4 0 --- O BOS J. Lahoud M. Hedlund 3% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1-4 1 --- BOS B. Montgomery M. Hedlund -3% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Gary Peters pinch hits for Ray Culp (P) batting 9th
b7 1-4 1 1-- O BOS G. Peters M. Hedlund 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b7 1-4 2 1-- O BOS D. Griffin M. Hedlund 2% 94% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
Bill Lee replaces Gary Peters (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Gail Hopkins (1B) batting 4th
t8 4-1 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver B. Lee -1% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 4-1 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella B. Lee -0% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 4-1 2 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Lee 0% 93% Walk
t8 4-1 2 1-- KCR P. Schaal B. Lee 0% 93% Wild Pitch; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t8 4-1 2 -2- R KCR P. Schaal B. Lee 3% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kirkpatrick Scores
t8 5-1 2 1-- O KCR D. Paepke B. Lee -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 2-3-4
Tom Burgmeier replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 9th
Bob Oliver moves from PH to 1B
b8 1-5 0 --- BOS L. Aparicio T. Burgmeier -3% 93% Double to LF
b8 1-5 0 -2- O BOS R. Smith T. Burgmeier 2% 95% Flyball: RF; Aparicio to 3B
b8 1-5 1 --3 O BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Burgmeier 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-5 2 --3 O BOS R. Petrocelli T. Burgmeier 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
t9 5-1 0 --- O KCR T. Burgmeier B. Lee -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 5-1 1 --- KCR F. Patek B. Lee 0% 99% Single to RF
t9 5-1 1 1-- KCR J. Keough B. Lee 0% 99% Single to RF; Patek to 3B
t9 5-1 1 1-3 O KCR C. Rojas B. Lee -0% 99% Fielder's Choice P; Patek out at Hm/P-C; Keough to 2B; Rojas to 1B
t9 5-1 2 12- O KCR B. Oliver B. Lee -0% 98% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
b9 1-5 0 --- O BOS G. Scott T. Burgmeier 1% 99% Flyball: CF
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Joe Lahoud (RF) batting 7th
b9 1-5 1 --- O BOS P. Gagliano T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-5 2 --- O BOS B. Montgomery T. Burgmeier 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

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