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Standings
CHW
@BAL		5
8
WSA
@CAL		2
4
MIL
@CLE		1
2
MIN
@DET		1
4
BOS
@KCR		3
6
NYY
@OAK		6
4
CIN
@CHC		4
3
ATL
@HOU		4
5
LAD
@MON		12
1
SFG
@NYM		3
2		 
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SDP
@PHI		2
1
PIT
@STL		11
4
Friday, June 11, 1971
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 15,827, Time of Game: 2:25
Red Sox
3
32-24
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
 at Royals
6
29-23
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
L: Luis Tiant (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  0
Royals          4  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    6  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Doug Griffin 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .597 -0.084 0.64 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 3 3
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .156 .456 -0.022 0.78 0.038 -0.061 -0.3 1 3
Reggie Smith RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .311 .902 0.045 0.85 0.089 -0.044 0.9 2 0 HR
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .921 -0.028 1.05 0.044 -0.072 -0.3 1 0
Rico Petrocelli 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .249 .821 -0.083 1.10 0.008 -0.091 -0.7 0 4
George Scott 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .292 .810 0.118 0.80 0.157 -0.038 1.7 10 0 HR
Billy Conigliaro CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .830 -0.096 0.97 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 2 0
Bob Montgomery C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .544 0.018 0.79 0.049 -0.031 -0.0 5 0
   Gary Peters PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .724 -0.008 0.34 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
Luis Tiant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Brett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.032 1.14 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 0 SH
   Joe Lahoud PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .847 -0.012 0.51 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Bill Lee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Fiore PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .045 .295 0.007 0.17 0.007 0.000 0.1
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 2 5 .235 .690 -0.177 0.84 0.392 -0.569 -0.8 24 11
HR: G Scott (8, off B Dal Canton; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); R Smith (11, off B Dal Canton; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: K Brett (1, off B Dal Canton).
TB: R Smith 5; G Scott 5; L Aparicio; C Yastrzemski; B Montgomery; M Fiore.
RBI: G Scott 2 (27); R Smith (29).
2-out RBI: G Scott 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Aparicio-D Griffin-G Scott; D Griffin-G Scott.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .259 .630 0.067 0.79 0.094 -0.027 -0.2 1 7 SB,GDP
Paul Schaal 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .832 -0.051 0.46 0.002 -0.054 -0.6 0 3
Amos Otis CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .299 .875 0.006 0.50 0.019 -0.013 -0.1 0 0
Ed Kirkpatrick LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .272 .771 0.098 0.67 0.100 -0.002 1.5 6 0 HR
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .310 .807 0.187 0.82 0.207 -0.020 1.4 2 1 3B,GDP
Chuck Harrison 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .375 .958 0.027 0.27 0.030 -0.003 0.4 12 0 2B,SF
Joe Keough RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .579 -0.026 0.35 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 1 0
Jerry May C 2 1 1 0 1 0 .280 .738 0.013 0.35 0.023 -0.009 0.6 5 0 2B,IW
Bruce Dal Canton P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .074 .148 0.002 0.37 0.021 -0.018 0.2 0 2
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 27 6 6 5 5 5 .222 .815 0.323 0.54 0.496 -0.172 2.6 27 14
2B: J May (8, off L Tiant); C Harrison (2, off K Brett).
3B: C Rojas (1, off L Tiant).
HR: E Kirkpatrick (4, off K Brett; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: C Harrison (1, off L Tiant).
IBB: J May (3, by K Brett).
TB: E Kirkpatrick 5; C Rojas 3; C Harrison 2; J May 2; B Dal Canton.
GIDP: C Rojas (5); F Patek (2).
RBI: C Rojas 3 (28); C Harrison (3); E Kirkpatrick (25).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (14, 2nd base off L Tiant/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, L (0-1) 1 3 5 5 3 0 0 45.00 9 24 -0.364 1.16 -4.9
Ken Brett 5 3 1 1 2 5 1 3.82 18 2 1 0.027 0.31 1.5
Bill Lee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 6 0 0 0.014 0.09 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 6 6 5 5 1 6.75 33 24 2 1 -0.323 0.84 -2.6
L Tiant faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Dal Canton, W (6-2) 7.1 7 3 3 2 4 2 3.03 31 54 0.067 0.84 -0.4
Ted Abernathy, S (12) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.01 6 2 0 0.109 0.86 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 2 3.00 37 54 2 0 0.176 0.54 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: L Tiant (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Brett (3; J May).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 15,827.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Doug Griffin 2B 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Luis Aparicio SS 2 Paul Schaal 3B
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 Ed Kirkpatrick LF
5 Rico Petrocelli 3B 5 Cookie Rojas 2B
6 George Scott 1B 6 Chuck Harrison 1B
7 Billy Conigliaro CF 7 Joe Keough RF
8 Bob Montgomery C 8 Jerry May C
9 Luis Tiant P 9 Bruce Dal Canton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 123 RRR KCR C. Rojas L. Tiant 21% 85% Triple to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Otis Scores; Patek Scores
t4 1-5 2 1-- RR BOS G. Scott B. Dal Canton -12% 80% Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
b6 5-3 0 --- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick K. Brett 6% 93% Home Run
t6 3-5 2 12- O BOS B. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton 6% 86% Strikeout
t6 3-5 0 --- BOS R. Smith B. Dal Canton -5% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive)

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin B. Dal Canton 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio B. Dal Canton 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Smith B. Dal Canton 1% 54% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek L. Tiant 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- KCR P. Schaal L. Tiant 3% 61% Patek Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O KCR P. Schaal L. Tiant -4% 57% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 -2- KCR A. Otis L. Tiant 3% 60% Wild Pitch; Patek to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 KCR A. Otis L. Tiant 2% 62% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Tiant 3% 65% Walk; Otis to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 RRR KCR C. Rojas L. Tiant 21% 85% Triple to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Otis Scores; Patek Scores
b1 3-0 1 --3 RO KCR C. Harrison L. Tiant 2% 87% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rojas Scores
b1 4-0 2 --- O KCR J. Keough L. Tiant -0% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Dal Canton 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-4 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Dal Canton 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- BOS G. Scott B. Dal Canton -1% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-4 2 1-- O BOS B. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton 1% 90% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
b2 4-0 0 --- KCR J. May L. Tiant 2% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b2 4-0 0 -2- KCR B. Dal Canton L. Tiant 2% 94% Single to P/Bunt; May to 3B
Ken Brett replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
b2 4-0 0 1-3 ROO KCR F. Patek K. Brett -1% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; May Scores/No RBI
b2 5-0 2 --- KCR P. Schaal K. Brett 0% 93% Walk
b2 5-0 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis K. Brett -0% 93% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
t3 0-5 0 --- O BOS B. Montgomery B. Dal Canton 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-5 1 --- O BOS K. Brett B. Dal Canton 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-5 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin B. Dal Canton 0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
b3 5-0 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick K. Brett 1% 95% Single to 2B
b3 5-0 0 1-- OO KCR C. Rojas K. Brett -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 5-0 2 --- O KCR C. Harrison K. Brett -0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 2-3-4
t4 0-5 0 --- O BOS L. Aparicio B. Dal Canton 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-5 1 --- R BOS R. Smith B. Dal Canton -4% 91% Home Run
t4 1-5 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Dal Canton 1% 92% Flyball: LF
t4 1-5 2 --- BOS R. Petrocelli B. Dal Canton -1% 92% Walk
t4 1-5 2 1-- RR BOS G. Scott B. Dal Canton -12% 80% Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
t4 3-5 2 --- O BOS B. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton 1% 81% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
b4 5-3 0 --- O KCR J. Keough K. Brett -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 5-3 1 --- O KCR J. May K. Brett -1% 78% Flyball: RF
b4 5-3 2 --- O KCR B. Dal Canton K. Brett -1% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
t5 3-5 0 --- BOS B. Montgomery B. Dal Canton -5% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 3-5 0 1-- O BOS K. Brett B. Dal Canton 3% 75% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Montgomery to 2B
t5 3-5 1 -2- O BOS D. Griffin B. Dal Canton 4% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-5 2 -2- O BOS L. Aparicio B. Dal Canton 4% 83% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
b5 5-3 0 --- O KCR F. Patek K. Brett -1% 82% Strikeout
b5 5-3 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal K. Brett -1% 81% Flyball: LF
b5 5-3 2 --- O KCR A. Otis K. Brett -1% 81% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 3-4-5
t6 3-5 0 --- BOS R. Smith B. Dal Canton -5% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 3-5 0 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Dal Canton 5% 80% Lineout: LF
t6 3-5 1 1-- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Dal Canton 4% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 3-5 2 1-- BOS G. Scott B. Dal Canton -3% 81% Walk; Smith to 2B
t6 3-5 2 12- O BOS B. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton 6% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
b6 5-3 0 --- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick K. Brett 6% 93% Home Run
b6 6-3 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas K. Brett -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b6 6-3 1 --- KCR C. Harrison K. Brett 1% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b6 6-3 1 -2- O KCR J. Keough K. Brett -1% 92% Strikeout
b6 6-3 2 -2- KCR J. May K. Brett 0% 93% Intentional Walk
b6 6-3 2 12- O KCR B. Dal Canton K. Brett -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
t7 3-6 0 --- O BOS B. Montgomery B. Dal Canton 2% 93% Strikeout
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Ken Brett (P) batting 9th
t7 3-6 1 --- O BOS J. Lahoud B. Dal Canton 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-6 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin B. Dal Canton 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
Bill Lee replaces Joe Lahoud (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-3 0 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Lee -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-3 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal B. Lee -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-3 2 --- O KCR A. Otis B. Lee -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 2-3-4
t8 3-6 0 --- BOS L. Aparicio B. Dal Canton -4% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 3-6 0 1-- O BOS R. Smith B. Dal Canton 3% 94% Strikeout
t8 3-6 1 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Dal Canton -4% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Aparicio to 2B
Ted Abernathy replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-6 1 12- O BOS R. Petrocelli T. Abernathy 4% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aparicio to 3B
t8 3-6 2 1-3 O BOS G. Scott T. Abernathy 4% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
b8 6-3 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Lee -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 6-3 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas B. Lee -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-3 2 --- O KCR C. Harrison B. Lee -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
t9 3-6 0 --- O BOS B. Conigliaro T. Abernathy 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B
Gary Peters pinch hits for Bob Montgomery (C) batting 8th
t9 3-6 1 --- O BOS G. Peters T. Abernathy 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Bill Lee (P) batting 9th
t9 3-6 2 --- BOS M. Fiore T. Abernathy -1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t9 3-6 2 1-- O BOS D. Griffin T. Abernathy 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 6.

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