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OAK
@BAL
1
5
NYY
@CHW
1
6
CAL
@CLE
4
3
MIN
@DET
4
5
 
(11)
BOS
@KCR
1
9
TEX
@MIL
5
7
STL
@LAD
3
8
HOU
@MON
7
1
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@NYM
6
1
CIN
@PHI
6
3
 
(17)
CHC
@SDP
2
1
 
(10)
PIT
@SFG
4
7
Friday, June 2, 1972,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 9,240, Time of Game: 2:25
Red Sox
1
16-20
 Lost 1 
4th, 4½ GB
at Royals
9
15-24
 Won 2 
6th, 10½ GB
W: Dick Drago (3-4)
L: Lew Krausse (1-3)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Royals          1  0  0   0  5  0   3  0  X    9 12  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .861 -0.043 0.46 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 1 0
Luis Aparicio SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .655 0.029 0.48 0.044 -0.015 0.0 4 2
Ben Oglivie LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 .208 .609 0.086 0.62 0.114 -0.027 0.6 2 0 2B
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .746 -0.005 0.53 0.030 -0.035 -0.4 1 0
Danny Cater 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .173 .423 -0.050 0.67 0.010 -0.060 -0.2 8 2 2B
John Kennedy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .641 -0.057 0.77 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 0 2
Doug Griffin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .651 -0.048 0.67 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 2 6
Carlton Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .791 -0.029 0.41 0.000 -0.029 -0.4 5 2
Lew Krausse P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .313 -0.036 0.77 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 1
   Gary Peters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Luis Tiant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Ken Tatum P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 0 6 .156 .375 -0.153 0.56 0.198 -0.350 -2.5 24 15
2B: D Cater (3, off D Drago); B Oglivie (2, off D Drago).
TB: B Oglivie 2; D Cater 2; L Aparicio; R Smith; T Harper.
RBI: B Oglivie (5).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Aparicio-D Griffin-D Cater.
E: J Kennedy (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 2 1 0 0 2 2 .243 .648 0.041 0.90 0.114 -0.073 -0.6 2 2 SB,CS,SH
Steve Hovley RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .628 -0.021 0.96 0.007 -0.028 -0.1 4 0 IW
   Carl Taylor PH-RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .600 1.267 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.7 0 0
Lou Piniella LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .323 .859 0.044 0.66 0.073 -0.028 1.1 1 0 2B
Ed Kirkpatrick C 5 1 1 2 0 1 .321 .948 0.055 0.65 0.106 -0.051 1.1 6 0 3B
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .273 .643 -0.015 0.37 0.023 -0.038 0.7 2 2 2B,IW
Gail Hopkins 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .150 .390 0.025 0.51 0.040 -0.015 0.0 7 0
   Richie Scheinblum PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .276 .774 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.7
   John Mayberry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .624 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 .661 -0.028 0.72 0.049 -0.078 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Paul Schaal 3B 2 1 2 1 2 0 .229 .645 0.163 0.78 0.166 -0.002 2.1 1 5 CS
Dick Drago P 3 1 1 2 1 1 .087 .247 0.081 0.72 0.103 -0.022 1.1 0 1
Team Totals 33 9 12 9 7 5 .364 .960 0.347 0.66 0.683 -0.335 5.9 27 10
2B: L Piniella (9, off G Peters); C Rojas (9, off G Peters).
3B: E Kirkpatrick (1, off L Krausse).
SH: F Patek (2, off L Krausse).
IBB: S Hovley (1, by L Krausse); C Rojas (1, by G Peters).
TB: E Kirkpatrick 3; L Piniella 3; C Taylor 2; C Rojas 2; P Schaal 2; D Drago; A Otis; G Hopkins; R Scheinblum.
GIDP: A Otis (2).
RBI: L Piniella 2 (19); E Kirkpatrick 2 (15); D Drago 2 (3); P Schaal (9); R Scheinblum (13); C Rojas (15).
2-out RBI: E Kirkpatrick 2; P Schaal; C Rojas.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (8, 2nd base off L Krausse/C Fisk).
CS: P Schaal (1, 2nd base by G Peters/C Fisk); F Patek (3, 2nd base by L Krausse/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lew Krausse, L (1-3) 4.2 6 6 6 4 3 0 4.81 22 27 -0.323 1.15 -3.4
Gary Peters 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 0 4.81 11 1 1 -0.024 0.07 -2.7
Luis Tiant 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.05 4 2 1 -0.001 0.01 -0.2
Ken Tatum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 8 12 9 9 7 5 0 10.12 41 27 3 2 -0.348 0.56 -5.9

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, W (3-4) 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 2.11 32 79 0.152 0.56 2.5
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 1.00 32 79 0.152 0.66 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: L Krausse (2); D Drago (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: L Krausse (1; S Hovley); G Peters (4; C Rojas).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 9,240.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 91° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction, Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Tommy Harper CF 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Luis Aparicio SS 2 Steve Hovley RF
3 Ben Oglivie LF 3 Lou Piniella LF
4 Reggie Smith RF 4 Ed Kirkpatrick C
5 Danny Cater 1B 5 Cookie Rojas 2B
6 John Kennedy 3B 6 Gail Hopkins 1B
7 Doug Griffin 2B 7 Amos Otis CF
8 Carlton Fisk C 8 Paul Schaal 3B
9 Lew Krausse P 9 Dick Drago P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 0 1-- KCR P. Schaal L. Krausse 13% 74% Single to RF; Otis to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -2- R BOS B. Oglivie D. Drago -11% 36% Double to RF (Line Drive); Aparicio Scores
b5 3-1 2 1-3 RR KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Krausse 11% 95% Triple (LF-CF); Drago Scores; Piniella Scores
b5 1-1 0 -23 RR KCR D. Drago L. Krausse 10% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Otis Scores; Schaal Scores
b2 1-1 0 1-- OO KCR A. Otis L. Krausse -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Drago 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS L. Aparicio D. Drago -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- BOS B. Oglivie D. Drago -2% 48% Wild Pitch; Aparicio to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- R BOS B. Oglivie D. Drago -11% 36% Double to RF (Line Drive); Aparicio Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- O BOS R. Smith D. Drago 3% 39% Flyball: SS
t1 1-0 2 -2- O BOS D. Cater D. Drago 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- KCR F. Patek L. Krausse 4% 46% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- KCR S. Hovley L. Krausse 3% 49% Patek Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- O KCR S. Hovley L. Krausse -1% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 R KCR L. Piniella L. Krausse 7% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Patek Scores
b1 1-1 1 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Krausse -3% 52% Strikeout
b1 1-1 2 1-- O KCR C. Rojas L. Krausse -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- O BOS J. Kennedy D. Drago 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-1 1 --- O BOS D. Griffin D. Drago 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-1 2 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Drago 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- KCR G. Hopkins L. Krausse 4% 59% Single to P
b2 1-1 0 1-- OO KCR A. Otis L. Krausse -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- KCR P. Schaal L. Krausse 1% 52% Walk
b2 1-1 2 1-- O KCR D. Drago L. Krausse -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O BOS L. Krausse D. Drago 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 1-1 1 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Drago 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 1-1 2 --- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Drago 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- KCR F. Patek L. Krausse 4% 59% Walk
b3 1-1 0 1-- O KCR S. Hovley L. Krausse -7% 53% Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-1 1 --- O KCR S. Hovley L. Krausse -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella L. Krausse -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- O BOS B. Oglivie D. Drago 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-1 1 --- BOS R. Smith D. Drago -3% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 1-1 1 1-- O BOS D. Cater D. Drago 3% 53% Popfly: RF
t4 1-1 2 1-- O BOS J. Kennedy D. Drago 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Krausse -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas L. Krausse -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b4 1-1 2 --- O KCR G. Hopkins L. Krausse -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin D. Drago 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 1-1 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Drago 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t5 1-1 2 --- O BOS L. Krausse D. Drago 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- KCR A. Otis L. Krausse 5% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 1-1 0 1-- KCR P. Schaal L. Krausse 13% 74% Single to RF; Otis to 3B
b5 1-1 0 1-3 KCR D. Drago L. Krausse 2% 76% Wild Pitch; Schaal to 2B
b5 1-1 0 -23 RR KCR D. Drago L. Krausse 10% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Otis Scores; Schaal Scores
b5 3-1 0 1-- O KCR F. Patek L. Krausse -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Drago to 2B
b5 3-1 1 -2- KCR S. Hovley L. Krausse 1% 86% Intentional Walk
b5 3-1 1 12- O KCR L. Piniella L. Krausse -2% 85% Popfly: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Drago to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 RR KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Krausse 11% 95% Triple (LF-CF); Drago Scores; Piniella Scores
Gary Peters replaces Lew Krausse pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 2 --3 R KCR C. Rojas G. Peters 2% 97% Double to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores
b5 6-1 2 -2- O KCR G. Hopkins G. Peters -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 6.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t6 1-6 0 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Drago 1% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 1-6 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Drago 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-6 2 --- O BOS B. Oglivie D. Drago 0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
b6 6-1 0 --- O KCR A. Otis G. Peters -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-1 1 --- KCR P. Schaal G. Peters 0% 98% Walk
b6 6-1 1 1-- O KCR D. Drago G. Peters -0% 98% Schaal Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 6-1 2 --- KCR D. Drago G. Peters 0% 98% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b6 6-1 2 1-- O KCR F. Patek G. Peters -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t7 1-6 0 --- O BOS R. Smith D. Drago 1% 99% Flyball: SS
t7 1-6 1 --- BOS D. Cater D. Drago -1% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 1-6 1 -2- O BOS J. Kennedy D. Drago 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t7 1-6 2 -2- O BOS D. Griffin D. Drago 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Gary Peters facing 2-3-4
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Steve Hovley (RF) batting 2nd
b7 6-1 0 --- KCR C. Taylor G. Peters 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 6-1 0 1-- R KCR L. Piniella G. Peters 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Taylor Scores
b7 7-1 0 -2- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick G. Peters 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Piniella to 3B
b7 7-1 1 --3 KCR C. Rojas G. Peters 0% 100% Intentional Walk
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Gail Hopkins (1B) batting 6th
b7 7-1 1 1-3 R KCR R. Scheinblum G. Peters 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Piniella Scores; Rojas to 2B
Luis Tiant replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-1 1 12- O KCR A. Otis L. Tiant -0% 100% Popfly: RF
b7 8-1 2 12- R KCR P. Schaal L. Tiant 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rojas Scores; Scheinblum to 2B
b7 9-1 2 12- KCR D. Drago L. Tiant 0% 100% Walk; Scheinblum to 3B; Schaal to 2B
b7 9-1 2 123 O KCR F. Patek L. Tiant -0% 100% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 9.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
John Mayberry replaces Richie Scheinblum (PH) playing 1B batting 6th
Carl Taylor moves from PH to RF
t8 1-9 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Drago 0% 100% Flyball: LF
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Luis Tiant (P) batting 9th
t8 1-9 1 --- O BOS B. Gallagher D. Drago 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 1-9 2 --- BOS T. Harper D. Drago -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 1-9 2 1-- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Drago 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Red Sox' Ken Tatum facing 2-3-4
Ken Tatum replaces Bob Gallagher (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-1 0 --- KCR C. Taylor K. Tatum 0% 100% Single to 3B
b8 9-1 0 1-- O KCR L. Piniella K. Tatum 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 9-1 1 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick K. Tatum 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 9-1 2 1-- O KCR C. Rojas K. Tatum -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 9.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
t9 1-9 0 --- O BOS B. Oglivie D. Drago 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-9 1 --- O BOS R. Smith D. Drago 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-9 2 --- O BOS D. Cater D. Drago 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 9.

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