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Standings
OAK
@BAL		2
0
OAK
@BAL		2
0
NYY
@CHW		1
6
NYY
@CHW		4
5
CAL
@CLE		4
6
MIN
@DET		0
3
BOS
@KCR		5
7
BOS
@KCR		4
0
TEX
@MIL		10
0
STL
@LAD		4
0
HOU
@MON		5
0
ATL
@NYM		9
3
CIN
@PHI		2
0
CHC
@SDP		3
1
PIT
@SFG		4
3
PIT
@SFG		9
1
Sunday, June 4, 1972
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 11,920, Time of Game: 1:55
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
4
17-22
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
 at Royals
0
17-25
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11½ GB
W: John Curtis (2-0)
L: Mike Hedlund (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    4  9  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .883 -0.088 0.76 0.000 -0.088 -1.2 4 0
John Kennedy SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 .670 0.005 0.57 0.039 -0.035 0.1 2 2
Ben Oglivie RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .607 -0.041 0.62 0.000 -0.041 -0.8 2 0
Danny Cater 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .458 -0.066 0.59 0.000 -0.066 -1.0 5 0 GDP
Phil Gagliano 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .675 0.010 0.39 0.039 -0.029 0.6 1 2 3B
Rick Miller LF 2 2 1 1 1 0 .184 .694 0.053 0.40 0.054 -0.001 0.3 2 1 SF
Doug Griffin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .648 0.015 0.61 0.040 -0.025 -0.2 6 4
Bob Montgomery C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 .631 0.253 0.78 0.255 -0.002 2.3 5 1
John Curtis P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .400 0.062 0.84 0.065 -0.003 0.5 0 1
Team Totals 33 4 9 3 1 1 .273 .619 0.203 0.61 0.492 -0.290 0.5 27 11
3B: P Gagliano (1, off P Splittorff).
SF: R Miller (1, off P Splittorff).
TB: P Gagliano 3; B Montgomery 2; J Kennedy 2; D Griffin; R Miller; J Curtis; B Oglivie.
GIDP: D Cater (7).
RBI: B Montgomery (1); R Miller (8); J Curtis (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Griffin; J Kennedy-D Griffin-D Cater; P Gagliano-D Griffin-D Cater.
E: P Gagliano (2).
Outfield Assists: R Miller (F Patek at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .673 0.001 0.64 0.050 -0.048 -0.0 2 4 CS
Amos Otis CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .259 .675 0.022 0.73 0.058 -0.036 0.2 3 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .864 -0.089 1.02 0.017 -0.106 -0.6 5 0 GDP
Richie Scheinblum RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 .799 0.015 0.80 0.051 -0.036 0.0 4 1
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 .628 -0.088 1.06 0.025 -0.113 -1.4 1 1 GDP
Carl Taylor 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .788 -0.061 0.89 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 7 0
Paul Schaal 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .648 -0.041 0.55 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 1 0
Jerry May C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .628 0.000 0.47 0.024 -0.024 -0.1 3 0
Mike Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .615 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Hansen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .321 -0.033 1.24 0.000 -0.033 -0.3
   Paul Splittorff P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.013 0.56 0.000 -0.013 -0.1 1 1
   Steve Hovley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .601 -0.010 0.43 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Jim Rooker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 7 0 2 5 .233 .515 -0.297 0.77 0.225 -0.521 -3.5 27 7
TB: R Scheinblum 2; A Otis 2; L Piniella 2; F Patek.
GIDP: C Rojas (8); L Piniella (9).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Splittorff-F Patek-C Taylor.
E: L Piniella (1).
Outfield Assists: R Scheinblum (B Oglivie at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: F Patek (4, 2nd base by J Curtis/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Curtis, W (2-0) 9 7 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 32 76 0.297 0.77 3.5
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 32 76 0.297 0.61 3.5

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Hedlund, L (0-5) 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 4.02 11 36 -0.161 1.17 -1.2
Paul Splittorff 6 3 2 2 1 1 0 2.86 21 0 0 -0.044 0.40 0.3
Jim Rooker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 3 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 1 1 0 4.00 35 36 0 0 -0.203 0.77 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 11,920.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Tommy Harper CF 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 John Kennedy SS 2 Amos Otis CF
3 Ben Oglivie RF 3 Lou Piniella LF
4 Danny Cater 1B 4 Richie Scheinblum RF
5 Phil Gagliano 3B 5 Cookie Rojas 2B
6 Rick Miller LF 6 Carl Taylor 1B
7 Doug Griffin 2B 7 Paul Schaal 3B
8 Bob Montgomery C 8 Jerry May C
9 John Curtis P 9 Mike Hedlund P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 12- RR BOS B. Montgomery M. Hedlund 21% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive); Miller Scores; Griffin Scores/Adv on E7; Montgomery to 2B
b6 0-4 1 12- OO KCR C. Rojas J. Curtis 6% 96% Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella J. Curtis 5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O BOS T. Harper M. Hedlund -5% 74% Foul Flyball: C
t4 2-0 1 1-- BOS B. Montgomery P. Splittorff 5% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive); Miller to 3B

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' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Harper M. Hedlund -2% 48% Popfly: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Kennedy M. Hedlund 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS B. Oglivie M. Hedlund -1% 49% Single to RF; Kennedy to 3B; Oglivie out at 2B/RF-SS
t1 0-0 2 --3 O BOS D. Cater M. Hedlund -4% 46% Popfly: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek J. Curtis -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR A. Otis J. Curtis 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR L. Piniella J. Curtis 3% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Patek out at 3B/LF-3B
b1 0-0 2 1-- KCR R. Scheinblum J. Curtis -2% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Piniella to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O KCR C. Rojas J. Curtis 4% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS P. Gagliano M. Hedlund -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- BOS R. Miller M. Hedlund 3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- BOS D. Griffin M. Hedlund 4% 54% Single; Miller to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- RR BOS B. Montgomery M. Hedlund 21% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive); Miller Scores; Griffin Scores/Adv on E7; Montgomery to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -2- BOS J. Curtis M. Hedlund 4% 79% Single to P/Bunt; Montgomery to 3B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O BOS T. Harper M. Hedlund -5% 74% Foul Flyball: C
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O BOS J. Kennedy M. Hedlund -3% 70% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O KCR C. Taylor J. Curtis 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal J. Curtis 1% 74% Lineout: CF
b2 0-2 2 --- KCR J. May J. Curtis -2% 72% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); May to 2B
Ron Hansen pinch hits for Mike Hedlund (P) batting 9th
b2 0-2 2 -2- O KCR R. Hansen J. Curtis 3% 75% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
Paul Splittorff replaces Ron Hansen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t3 2-0 0 --- O BOS B. Oglivie P. Splittorff -1% 74% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 2-0 1 --- O BOS D. Cater P. Splittorff -1% 73% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 2 --- O BOS P. Gagliano P. Splittorff -1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Curtis 2% 74% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- KCR A. Otis J. Curtis -3% 71% Single to SS
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella J. Curtis 5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- BOS R. Miller P. Splittorff 2% 79% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Griffin P. Splittorff -2% 77% Lineout: CF
t4 2-0 1 1-- BOS B. Montgomery P. Splittorff 5% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive); Miller to 3B
t4 2-0 1 1-3 RO BOS J. Curtis P. Splittorff 3% 85% Groundout: P unassisted; Miller Scores; Montgomery to 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- O BOS T. Harper P. Splittorff -2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum J. Curtis 2% 85% Flyball: CF
b4 0-3 1 --- KCR C. Rojas J. Curtis -3% 83% Walk
b4 0-3 1 1-- O KCR C. Taylor J. Curtis 3% 86% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-3 2 1-- O KCR P. Schaal J. Curtis 2% 87% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- BOS J. Kennedy P. Splittorff 1% 89% Single to 3B/Bunt
t5 3-0 0 1-- O BOS B. Oglivie P. Splittorff -1% 88% Flyball: 2B
t5 3-0 1 1-- OO BOS D. Cater P. Splittorff -2% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- O KCR J. May J. Curtis 2% 88% Flyball: 2B
b5 0-3 1 --- O KCR P. Splittorff J. Curtis 1% 89% Strikeout
b5 0-3 2 --- KCR F. Patek J. Curtis -1% 88% Single to RF
b5 0-3 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis J. Curtis 2% 90% Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
t6 3-0 0 --- BOS P. Gagliano P. Splittorff 4% 94% Triple to RF
t6 3-0 0 --3 RO BOS R. Miller P. Splittorff 0% 94% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gagliano Scores
t6 4-0 1 --- O BOS D. Griffin P. Splittorff -0% 94% Flyball: LF
t6 4-0 2 --- O BOS B. Montgomery P. Splittorff -0% 94% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 2-3-4
b6 0-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis J. Curtis -3% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b6 0-4 0 1-- O KCR L. Piniella J. Curtis 2% 93% Lineout: CF
b6 0-4 1 1-- KCR R. Scheinblum J. Curtis -3% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Otis to 2B
b6 0-4 1 12- OO KCR C. Rojas J. Curtis 6% 96% Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
t7 4-0 0 --- O BOS J. Curtis P. Splittorff -0% 96% Strikeout
t7 4-0 1 --- O BOS T. Harper P. Splittorff -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t7 4-0 2 --- O BOS J. Kennedy P. Splittorff -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
b7 0-4 0 --- O KCR C. Taylor J. Curtis 1% 97% Strikeout
b7 0-4 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal J. Curtis 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 0-4 2 --- O KCR J. May J. Curtis 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
t8 4-0 0 --- O BOS B. Oglivie P. Splittorff -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C
t8 4-0 1 --- O BOS D. Cater P. Splittorff -0% 97% Lineout: LF
t8 4-0 2 --- O BOS P. Gagliano P. Splittorff -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 9-1-2
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Paul Splittorff (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley J. Curtis 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-4 1 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Curtis 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b8 0-4 2 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Curtis 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
Jim Rooker replaces Steve Hovley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- O BOS R. Miller J. Rooker -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 4-0 1 --- O BOS D. Griffin J. Rooker -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-0 2 --- O BOS B. Montgomery J. Rooker -0% 99% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 3-4-5
b9 0-4 0 --- KCR L. Piniella J. Curtis -2% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b9 0-4 0 1-- O KCR R. Scheinblum J. Curtis 2% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 0-4 1 1-- OO KCR C. Rojas J. Curtis 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0.

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