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Standings
CHW
@BAL		4
14
KCR
@BOS		4
5		 
(10)
DET
@CAL		4
7
MIN
@CLE		7
3		 
(15)
MIN
@CLE		13
9
MIL
@OAK		1
11
NYY
@TEX		5
2
LAD
@CHC		4
6
PHI
@HOU		3
4		 
(10)
ATL
@MON		5
3
SFG
@PIT		9
7
SDP
@STL		3
6
Wednesday, June 6, 1973, 1:34PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 12,488, Time of Game: 2:20
Royals
4
30-26
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
5
24-25
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Bill Lee (6-2)
L: Doug Bird (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  2   0    4  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  1  0   1  0  0   1    5  5  2
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .651 -0.073 0.72 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 1 1
   Bobby Floyd SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .471 0.060 1.81 0.060 0.000 0.3 0 1
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .276 .693 0.076 1.51 0.148 -0.072 0.8 1 1
Lou Piniella LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .230 .609 -0.150 1.77 0.065 -0.215 -0.6 1 0 CS,GDP
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .978 -0.105 1.33 0.021 -0.126 -0.9 6 0
Kurt Bevacqua RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .320 .802 0.017 1.20 0.079 -0.062 0.2 3 0 SF
Paul Schaal 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .292 .786 0.025 1.26 0.130 -0.105 0.3 1 3 2B
Jim Wohlford DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 .226 .734 0.263 1.21 0.360 -0.097 1.0 HR
Steve Hovley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .610 -0.111 1.08 0.000 -0.111 -0.7 2 0
Fran Healy C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .506 -0.077 1.02 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 12 1
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .483 -0.059 2.33 0.000 -0.059 -0.2
   Carl Taylor C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .581 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Wright P 0 0
   Doug Bird P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 6 4 4 3 .176 .551 -0.134 1.30 0.863 -0.997 -1.1 27 7
2B: P Schaal (8, off B Lee).
HR: J Wohlford (2, off B Lee; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: K Bevacqua (1, off B Lee).
TB: J Wohlford 4; P Schaal 2; L Piniella; B Floyd; J Mayberry; C Rojas.
GIDP: L Piniella (9).
RBI: J Wohlford 2 (4); P Schaal (20); K Bevacqua (11).
2-out RBI: J Wohlford 2; P Schaal.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: L Piniella (3, 2nd base by B Lee/B Montgomery POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .241 .689 0.035 1.10 0.110 -0.075 0.2 2 0 CS
   Rick Miller LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 .841 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .289 .664 -0.037 1.29 0.014 -0.051 -0.8 3 4 SF
Reggie Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .787 -0.076 0.74 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 1 0
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .264 .800 -0.022 0.51 0.023 -0.045 -0.1 15 1 SB
Orlando Cepeda DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 .277 .791 0.255 0.67 0.281 -0.026 1.8 HR,2B
Rico Petrocelli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .209 .685 -0.118 1.12 0.000 -0.118 -0.8 0 3
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 .624 -0.129 1.24 0.000 -0.129 -1.0 5 0
John Kennedy 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .233 .678 -0.043 0.95 0.032 -0.075 -0.2 0 6
Bob Montgomery C 3 2 2 2 1 1 .273 1.217 0.503 1.23 0.520 -0.018 2.2 3 0 2·HR
Bill Lee P 1 2
Team Totals 30 5 5 5 5 12 .167 .778 0.368 0.97 0.980 -0.613 0.4 30 16
2B: O Cepeda (8, off K Wright).
HR: O Cepeda (8, off K Wright; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Montgomery 2 (2, 2 off D Bird; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: L Aparicio (5, off D Bird).
TB: B Montgomery 8; O Cepeda 6; C Yastrzemski.
RBI: O Cepeda 2 (30); B Montgomery 2 (4); L Aparicio (19).
2-out RBI: O Cepeda 2; B Montgomery.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Kennedy-L Aparicio-C Yastrzemski.
E: C Yastrzemski (2); B Lee (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Yastrzemski (3, 2nd base off D Bird/F Healy).
CS: T Harper (3, 2nd base by K Wright/F Healy).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Wright 4.1 2 3 3 4 8 1 4.35 18 51 -0.085 0.90 -0.4
Doug Bird, L (1-1) 4.2 3 2 2 1 4 2 1.99 18 2 1 -0.282 1.05 -0.1
Team Totals 9 5 5 5 5 12 3 5.00 36 51 2 1 -0.367 1.30 -0.4

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Lee, W (6-2) 10 6 4 2 4 3 1 2.11 39 67 0.133 1.30 1.1
Team Totals 10 6 4 2 4 3 1 1.80 39 67 0.133 0.97 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 12,488.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Tommy Harper LF
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Luis Aparicio SS
3 Lou Piniella LF 3 Reggie Smith CF
4 John Mayberry 1B 4 Carl Yastrzemski 1B
5 Kurt Bevacqua RF 5 Orlando Cepeda DH
6 Paul Schaal 3B 6 Rico Petrocelli 3B
7 Jim Wohlford DH 7 Dwight Evans RF
8 Steve Hovley CF 8 John Kennedy 2B
9 Fran Healy C 9 Bob Montgomery C
Ken Wright P Bill Lee P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 4-4 0 --- R BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird 36% 100% Home Run
t9 2-4 2 1-- RR KCR J. Wohlford B. Lee -36% 60% Home Run; Schaal Scores
b4 0-2 2 1-- RR BOS O. Cepeda K. Wright 24% 51% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
b7 3-2 2 --- R BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird 11% 87% Home Run
t4 1-0 2 --3 R KCR P. Schaal B. Lee -11% 28% Double to LF; Piniella Scores/unER

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' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Lee 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR C. Rojas B. Lee -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella B. Lee 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS T. Harper K. Wright 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS L. Aparicio K. Wright -6% 53% Harper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio K. Wright -2% 51% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Smith K. Wright -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry B. Lee 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR K. Bevacqua B. Lee -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR P. Schaal B. Lee -5% 45% Bevacqua Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bevacqua to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 O KCR P. Schaal B. Lee 6% 51% Popfly: LF
t2 0-0 2 --3 O KCR J. Wohlford B. Lee 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski K. Wright -2% 53% Popfly: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS O. Cepeda K. Wright 4% 57% Double to LF
b2 0-0 1 -2- O BOS R. Petrocelli K. Wright -4% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 -2- O BOS D. Evans K. Wright -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley B. Lee 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Lee 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Lee 1% 56% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Kennedy K. Wright -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Montgomery K. Wright -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- O BOS T. Harper K. Wright -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- KCR C. Rojas B. Lee -4% 46% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- KCR L. Piniella B. Lee -7% 39% Single to CF; Rojas to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- O KCR J. Mayberry B. Lee 6% 45% Popfly: 1B
t4 0-0 1 12- KCR K. Bevacqua B. Lee -6% 40% Piniella Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Rojas to 3B; Piniella to 2B
t4 0-0 1 -23 RO KCR K. Bevacqua B. Lee -1% 39% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rojas Scores/unER; Piniella to 3B
t4 1-0 2 --3 R KCR P. Schaal B. Lee -11% 28% Double to LF; Piniella Scores/unER
t4 2-0 2 -2- O KCR J. Wohlford B. Lee 3% 31% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Ken Wright facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O BOS L. Aparicio K. Wright -3% 28% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 1 --- O BOS R. Smith K. Wright -2% 26% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski K. Wright 2% 28% Walk
b4 0-2 2 1-- RR BOS O. Cepeda K. Wright 24% 51% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
b4 2-2 2 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli K. Wright -1% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley B. Lee 3% 53% Popfly: SS
t5 2-2 1 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Lee 2% 55% Popfly: SS
t5 2-2 2 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Lee 1% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Ken Wright facing 7-8-9
b5 2-2 0 --- O BOS D. Evans K. Wright -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-2 1 --- BOS J. Kennedy K. Wright 3% 57% Walk
Doug Bird replaces Ken Wright pitching (change occurred mid-batter)
b5 2-2 1 1-- BOS B. Montgomery K. Wright 5% 61% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
b5 2-2 1 12- BOS T. Harper D. Bird 7% 69% Walk; Kennedy to 3B; Montgomery to 2B
b5 2-2 1 123 RO BOS L. Aparicio D. Bird 1% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kennedy Scores
b5 3-2 2 12- O BOS R. Smith D. Bird -4% 66% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
t6 2-3 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas B. Lee 4% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-3 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella B. Lee 3% 72% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-3 2 --- KCR J. Mayberry B. Lee -2% 70% Single to RF
t6 2-3 2 1-- O KCR K. Bevacqua B. Lee 4% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
b6 3-2 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird -2% 72% Strikeout
b6 3-2 1 --- O BOS O. Cepeda D. Bird -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-2 2 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli D. Bird -1% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
t7 2-3 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal B. Lee 4% 74% Groundout: P-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- O KCR J. Wohlford B. Lee 3% 77% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- O KCR S. Hovley B. Lee 2% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
b7 3-2 0 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Bird -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O BOS J. Kennedy D. Bird -1% 76% Popfly: CF
b7 3-2 2 --- R BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird 11% 87% Home Run
b7 4-2 2 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Bird -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing LF batting 1st
t8 2-4 0 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Lee 4% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-4 1 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Lee 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 2-4 2 --- KCR C. Rojas B. Lee -2% 90% Walk
t8 2-4 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella B. Lee 4% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Doug Bird facing 2-3-4
Bobby Floyd replaces Freddie Patek playing SS batting 1st
b8 4-2 0 --- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Bird -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-2 1 --- O BOS R. Smith D. Bird -0% 93% Strikeout
b8 4-2 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Bird 0% 93% Single to 3B/Bunt
b8 4-2 2 1-- BOS O. Cepeda D. Bird 0% 94% Yastrzemski Steals 2B
b8 4-2 2 -2- O BOS O. Cepeda D. Bird -1% 93% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
t9 2-4 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry B. Lee 4% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2-4 1 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua B. Lee 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- KCR P. Schaal B. Lee -2% 96% Walk
t9 2-4 2 1-- RR KCR J. Wohlford B. Lee -36% 60% Home Run; Schaal Scores
t9 4-4 2 --- O KCR S. Hovley B. Lee 3% 64% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
b9 4-4 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli D. Bird -6% 58% Strikeout
b9 4-4 1 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Bird -4% 54% Flyball: RF
b9 4-4 2 --- O BOS J. Kennedy D. Bird -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
Hal McRae pinch hits for Fran Healy (C) batting 9th
t10 4-4 0 --- O KCR H. McRae B. Lee 6% 56% Popfly: RF
t10 4-4 1 --- KCR B. Floyd B. Lee -6% 50% Single to 2B
t10 4-4 1 1-- O KCR C. Rojas B. Lee 4% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B; Floyd to 2B
t10 4-4 2 -2- O KCR L. Piniella B. Lee 10% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
Carl Taylor replaces Hal McRae (PH) playing C batting 9th
b10 4-4 0 --- R BOS B. Montgomery D. Bird 36% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 5.

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