June 5, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
CHW 4 BOS 9
KCR 2 DET 5
@CAL 2 MIL 5
@OAK 4 NYY 8
@TEX 6 LAD 10
@CHC 1 CIN 6
NYM 5
(10) PHI 4
@HOU 0 MON 7
ATL 6
(11) SFG 3
@PIT 2 STL 5
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 10,966

Tuesday, June 5, 1973, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Royals

30-25

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  1
Red Sox         3  0  0   0  0  3   1  2  X    9 14  1

W: M Pattin (5-7), L: D Drago (5-5)

Red Sox

23-25

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .663    0    0   9   3B
S Hovley RF-CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .634    0    1   1   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .307  .987    0    7   1   
A Otis CF                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .827    0    0   0   
  K Bevacqua RF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .820    0    2   0   
E Kirkpatrick C               4   0   1   0    0   0  .331  .891    0    9   0   
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .686    0    4   1   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .615    0    0   0   
G Hopkins DH                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .362  .977    0    0   0   
P Schaal 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .291  .779    0    0   0   

D Drago P                                                                1   0
  W Simpson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   2   7   2    2   4                    24  12

BATTING

3B: F Patek (3, off M Pattin).

TB: F Patek 3; J Mayberry 2; G Hopkins; L Piniella; E Kirkpatrick; C Rojas.

RBI: F Patek (18); J Mayberry (53).

2-out RBI: F Patek; J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Patek-C Rojas-J Mayberry.

E: S Hovley (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller RF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .329  .841    0    1   0   
  D Evans RF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .648    0    0   0   
R Smith CF                    5   2   2   0    0   2  .268  .811    0    7   0   
C Fisk C                      5   1   3   4    0   2  .312  .956    0    4   0   HR,2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              2   2   1   0    2   1  .263  .799    0    4   0   
  D Cater 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .694    0    3   0   
O Cepeda DH                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .764    0    0   0   GDP
R Petrocelli 3B               3   1   2   0    1   1  .215  .704    0    2   4   2B
T Harper LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .244  .690    0    3   0   2B
M Guerrero SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .216  .472    0    0   1   
J Kennedy 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .695    0    3   3   

M Pattin P                                                               0   2
Totals                       36   9  14   8    5   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Harper (6, off D Drago); R Petrocelli (4, off D Drago); C Fisk (11, off W Simpson).

HR: C Fisk (11, off D Drago; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: C Fisk 7; R Petrocelli 3; T Harper 3; R Smith 2; R Miller; C Yastrzemski; D Evans; J Kennedy; O Cepeda.

GIDP: O Cepeda (6).

RBI: C Fisk 4 (30); T Harper 2 (15); R Miller (3); O Cepeda (28).

2-out RBI: R Miller; T Harper.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Guerrero (3).

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
D Drago, L (5-5)               5.2  10   6   6    3   5   1   4.66   28     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1·10     27    -     0.64  -0.23
W Simpson                      2.1   4   3   3    2   3   0   5.74   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          2-0    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         8    14   9   9    5   8   1          41     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1·14          2-0

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 Pattin, W (5-7)              9     7   2   1    2   4   0   4.76   37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 7     69    -     0.81   0.26
Totals                         9     7   2   1    2   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Simpson (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 10,966.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. F Patek              SS    1. R Miller             RF 
2. S Hovley             RF    2. R Smith              CF 
3. J Mayberry           1B    3. C Fisk               C  
4. A Otis               CF    4. C Yastrzemski        1B 
5. E Kirkpatrick        C     5. O Cepeda             DH 
6. C Rojas              2B    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. L Piniella           LF    7. T Harper             LF 
8. G Hopkins            DH    8. M Guerrero           SS 
9. P Schaal             3B    9. J Kennedy            2B 

   D Drago              P        M Pattin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      17%  81% C Fisk          D Drago         Home Run; Miller Scores; Smith Scores
   t 3   2  3-0  1-3      -8%  71% J Mayberry      M Pattin        Single to RF; Hopkins Scores/unER; Patek to 3B
   b 3   1  1-3  1-3      -8%  73% O Cepeda        D Drago         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  3-0  1-3       6%  80% S Hovley        M Pattin        Popfly: 2B
   t 3   0  3-0  1--      -6%  70% P Schaal        M Pattin        Fielder's Choice P; Hopkins to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Schaal to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  S Hovley        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      53%  J Mayberry      Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Miller        Walk
          1--      64%  R Smith         Single to CF; Miller to 2B
   RRR    12-      81%  C Fisk          Home Run; Miller Scores; Smith Scores
   O      ---      80%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  E Kirkpatrick   Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Hovley moves to CF; Kurt Bevacqua replaces Amos Otis playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      81%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Guerrero      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      81%  J Kennedy       Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  R Miller        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
          ---      76%  G Hopkins       Walk
          1--      70%  P Schaal        Fielder's Choice P; Hopkins to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Schaal to 1B
   O      12-      74%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hopkins to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  S Hovley        Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3      71%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Hopkins Scores/unER; Patek to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      77%  C Fisk          Single to LF
          1--      81%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Fisk to 3B
   OO     1-3      73%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  C Rojas         Strikeout
          1--      68%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   O      12-      74%  G Hopkins       Lineout: CF
   O      12-      79%  P Schaal        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  R Petrocelli    Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  M Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B; Petrocelli to 3B
   O      --3      75%  J Kennedy       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  F Patek         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  S Hovley        Popfly: LF
   O      ---      81%  J Mayberry      Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  R Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      78%  C Fisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  C Rojas         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   RO     1--      90%  O Cepeda        Single to CF; Yastrzemski Scores; Cepeda out at 2B/CF-SS-2B
          ---      92%  R Petrocelli    Double to LF
   R      -2-      96%  T Harper        Double to LF; Petrocelli Scores
          -2-      96%  M Guerrero      Walk
   O      12-      95%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harper to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  R Miller        Single to CF; Harper Scores; Kennedy to 3B; Miller to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Wayne Simpson replaces Dick Drago pitching
   O      -23      97%  R Smith         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  G Hopkins       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  P Schaal        Strikeout
   R      1--      96%  F Patek         Triple to RF; Hopkins Scores
   O      --3      97%  S Hovley        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      97%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B; Yastrzemski to 3B
          --3      97%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   R      1-3      99%  T Harper        Single to 2B; Yastrzemski Scores; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      12-      98%  M Guerrero      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Marty Pattin facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Cater replaces Carl Yastrzemski playing 1B batting 4th; Dwight Evans replaces Rick Miller playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  D Evans         Single to LF
          1--     100%  R Smith         Single to CF; Evans to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  C Fisk          Wild Pitch; Evans Scores; Smith to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Double to LF; Smith Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Cater         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  C Rojas         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  G Hopkins       Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  P Schaal        Walk; Rojas to 2B
   O      12-     100%  F Patek         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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