June 15, 1972 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 13
@BOS 9 CLE 1
@CAL 0 NYY 8
CHW 1 CHC 10
SDP 1 PIT 4
SFG 1 PIT 9
SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 11,127

Thursday, June 15, 1972
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

23-28

Won 1

5th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  6   3  0  3   13 15  0
Red Sox         0  0  1   3  0  2   1  2  0    9 17  1

W: T Murphy (3-2), L: S Siebert (6-3), S: B Dal Canton (2)

Red Sox

21-26

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Schaal 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .220  .632    0    0   2   
A Otis CF                     4   3   2   1    1   0  .291  .762    0    5   0   HR,GDP
L Piniella LF                 5   2   3   0    0   0  .327  .839    0    2   0   2B
E Kirkpatrick C               4   2   0   0    1   1  .308  .892    0    3   0   IW
R Scheinblum RF               5   2   3   2    0   1  .327  .862    0    2   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 5   2   3   6    0   0  .248  .713    0    9   0   HR,2·2B
C Rojas 2B                    4   2   2   3    1   0  .261  .637    0    4   4   HR,2B,IW
R Hansen SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .358    0    1   4   
  F Patek SS                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .646    0    1   0   2B,GDP
T Murphy P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Hovley PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .576    0    0   0   
  M Hedlund P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .714         0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              2   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  13  15  13    4   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Mayberry 2 (7, off S Siebert, off B Lee); C Rojas (10, off L Krausse); L Piniella (12, off D Newhauser); F Patek (12, off L Krausse).

HR: J Mayberry (4, off L Krausse; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); A Otis (3, off S Siebert; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Rojas (1, off S Siebert; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: C Rojas (3, by B Lee); E Kirkpatrick (2, by D Newhauser).

TB: J Mayberry 8; C Rojas 6; A Otis 5; L Piniella 4; R Scheinblum 3; F Patek 2; R Hansen.

GIDP: A Otis (3); F Patek (4).

RBI: J Mayberry 6 (25); C Rojas 3 (20); R Scheinblum 2 (18); A Otis (21); F Patek (15).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry 4; C Rojas 3; F Patek; R Scheinblum.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Rojas-R Hansen-J Mayberry; R Hansen-C Rojas-J Mayberry.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   5   2   2   3    0   2  .293  .908    0    3   0   HR,SB
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .276  .646    0    1   2   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   3   2    0   0  .216  .558    0    0   0   GDP
  R Miller PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .707         0   0   
R Smith RF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .767    0    4   0   2B
R Petrocelli 3B               5   1   1   1    0   0  .232  .610    0    0   2   HR,GDP
D Cater 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .202  .539    0   10   0   
D Griffin 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .658    0    3   4   
C Fisk C                      4   2   2   0    0   1  .287  .939    0    6   0   2B
S Siebert P                   2   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .748    0    0   0   
  L Tiant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Burda PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .611    0    0   0   SF
  D Newhauser P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Oglivie PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .226  .623    0    0   0   
  L Krausse P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .313         0   0   
Totals                       41   9  17   9    1   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Fisk (12, off M Hedlund); L Aparicio (11, off B Dal Canton); R Smith (7, off T Murphy).

HR: T Harper (9, off T Murphy; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Petrocelli (3, off B Dal Canton; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: B Burda (1, off B Dal Canton).

TB: T Harper 5; R Petrocelli 4; C Fisk 3; C Yastrzemski 3; R Smith 3; L Aparicio 3; S Siebert 2; D Griffin 2; D Cater.

GIDP: R Petrocelli (1); C Yastrzemski (3).

RBI: T Harper 3 (23); C Yastrzemski 2 (10); L Aparicio 2 (19); R Petrocelli (17); B Burda (3).

2-out RBI: T Harper 3; C Yastrzemski 2; L Aparicio 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Lee-D Griffin-D Cater; R Petrocelli-D Griffin-D Cater.

E: S Siebert (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (5, 2nd base off T Murphy/E Kirkpatrick).

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
T Murphy, W (3-2)              5    11   4   4    0   0   1   5.12   24     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 5· 5     29    -     1.02  -0.30
M Hedlund                      0     2   2   2    0   0   0   4.26    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.50  -0.18
B Dal Canton, S (2)            4     4   3   3    1   3   1   3.45   17     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 2· 3          2-2    1.19  -0.04
Totals                         9    17   9   9    1   3   2          43     -       ·  ·     11·11· 8· 9          2-2

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
S Siebert, L (6-3)             5.2   6   7   1    1   4   2   3.17   25     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 3· 3     44    -     1.11  -0.67
L Tiant                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.95    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.00
D Newhauser                    0.1   3   3   3    1   1   0  81.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.48  -0.18
B Lee                          1.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   4.08    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          3-2    0.59  -0.04
L Krausse                      1     4   3   3    0   0   1   5.52    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.13
Totals                         9    15  13   7    4   5   3          45     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 6· 8          3-2

M Hedlund faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Dal Canton (2).

IBB: D Newhauser (1; E Kirkpatrick); B Lee (1; C Rojas).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 11,127.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. P Schaal             3B    1. T Harper             CF 
2. A Otis               CF    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. L Piniella           LF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. E Kirkpatrick        C     4. R Smith              RF 
5. R Scheinblum         RF    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. J Mayberry           1B    6. D Cater              1B 
7. C Rojas              2B    7. D Griffin            2B 
8. R Hansen             SS    8. C Fisk               C  
9. T Murphy             P     9. S Siebert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  4-4  -23      36%  88% C Rojas         S Siebert       Home Run; Scheinblum Scores/unER; Mayberry Scores/unER; Rojas Scores/unER
   b 4   2  1-1  1-3     -31%  13% T Harper        T Murphy        Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Fisk Scores; Siebert Scores
   t 6   2  4-2  123      28%  52% J Mayberry      S Siebert       Double to RF (Line Drive); Piniella Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick Scores/unER; Scheinblum to 3B
   t 4   1  1-0  ---      15%  47% A Otis          S Siebert       Home Run
   b 6   0  7-4  1--     -13%  69% C Fisk          M Hedlund       Double to LF; Griffin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Schaal        Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  L Piniella      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Murphy facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  T Harper        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  L Aparicio      Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--      50%  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  R Scheinblum    Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Murphy facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  R Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      49%  R Petrocelli    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      48%  D Cater         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  D Griffin       Single (CF-RF); Cater to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Fisk          Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  C Rojas         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  R Hansen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
          ---      41%  S Siebert       Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      42%  L Aparicio      Harper Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      34%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF; Harper Scores
          1--      31%  R Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski to 3B
   O      -23      36%  R Petrocelli    Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  P Schaal        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      47%  A Otis          Home Run
          ---      50%  L Piniella      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      47%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Murphy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Griffin       Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  C Fisk          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      44%  S Siebert       Single to RF; Fisk to 3B
   RRR    1-3      13%  T Harper        Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Fisk Scores; Siebert Scores
   O      ---      13%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      11%  J Mayberry      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      10%  C Rojas         Lineout: RF
   O      ---       9%  R Hansen        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
          ---       8%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--       9%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      -2-      10%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      11%  D Cater         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Tom Murphy batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  S Hovley        Popfly: CF
   O      ---       8%  P Schaal        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       9%  A Otis          Walk
          1--      11%  L Piniella      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Otis to 2B
          12-      15%  E Kirkpatrick   Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Otis to 3B; Piniella to 2B
   R      123      24%  R Scheinblum    Single to 2B; Otis Scores/unER; Piniella to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   RR     123      52%  J Mayberry      Double to RF (Line Drive); Piniella Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick Scores/unER; Scheinblum to 3B
   RRR    -23      88%  C Rojas         Home Run; Scheinblum Scores/unER; Mayberry Scores/unER; Rojas Scores/unER
                  Luis Tiant replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  R Hansen        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      87%  S Hovley        Flyball: 2B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Hedlund replaces Steve Hovley pitching and batting 9th; Freddie Patek replaces Ron Hansen playing SS batting 8th
          ---      83%  D Griffin       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      69%  C Fisk          Double to LF; Griffin to 3B
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 9th; Bob Burda pinch hits for Luis Tiant batting 9th
   RO     -23      72%  B Burda         Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores; Fisk to 3B
   O      --3      80%  T Harper        Strikeout
   R      --3      68%  L Aparicio      Single to LF (Line Drive); Fisk Scores
   O      1--      72%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Don Newhauser facing 1-2-3
                  Don Newhauser replaces Bob Burda pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  P Schaal        Strikeout
          ---      72%  A Otis          Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      81%  L Piniella      Ground-rule Double; Otis to 3B
          -23      82%  E Kirkpatrick   Intentional Walk
   R      123      90%  R Scheinblum    Single to LF; Otis Scores; Piniella to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
                  Bill Lee replaces Don Newhauser pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      97%  J Mayberry      Double (LF-CF); Piniella Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores; Scheinblum to 3B
          -23      97%  C Rojas         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      95%  F Patek         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-10, Bruce Dal Canton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      93%  R Petrocelli    Home Run
   O      ---      94%  D Cater         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      95%  D Griffin       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-7, Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  B Dal Canton    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  P Schaal        Walk
   OO     1--      94%  A Otis          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-10, Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
                  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Bill Lee batting 9th
          ---      93%  B Oglivie       Walk
   O      1--      96%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
   R      1--      90%  L Aparicio      Double to LF; Oglivie Scores
          -2-      89%  C Yastrzemski   Wild Pitch; Aparicio to 3B
   R      --3      80%  " "             Single to LF; Aparicio Scores
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski batting 3rd
   O      1--      86%  R Smith         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-9, Lew Krausse facing 3-4-5
                  Lew Krausse replaces Ben Oglivie pitching and batting 9th; Rick Miller moves to LF
   O      ---      85%  L Piniella      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      84%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  R Scheinblum    Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      97%  J Mayberry      Home Run; Scheinblum Scores
          ---      97%  C Rojas         Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  F Patek         Double to LF (Line Drive); Rojas Scores
   O      -2-      99%  B Dal Canton    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 13, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 9-13, Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Petrocelli    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Cater         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 13, Red Sox 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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