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OAK  2
@BAL  0

OAK  2
@BAL  0

CHW  6
NYY  1

CHW  5
NYY  4

CLE  6
CAL  4

DET  3
MIN  0

KCR  7
BOS  5

BOS  4
@KCR  0
TEX 10
@MIL  0

STL  4
@LAD  0

HOU  5
@MON  0

ATL  9
@NYM  3

CIN  2
@PHI  0

CHC  3
@SDP  1

PIT  4
@SFG  3

PIT  9
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 11,920

Sunday, June 4, 1972
Time of Game: 1:55
Red Sox
4
17-22
Won 1
4th, 6 GB
                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
W: John Curtis (2-0), L: Mike Hedlund (0-5)
Royals
0
17-25
Lost 1
5th, 11½ GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .883              4   0   
J Kennedy SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .670              2   2   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .607              2   0   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .458              5   0   GDP
P Gagliano 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .675              1   2   3B
R Miller LF                   2   2   1   1    1   0  .184  .694              2   1   SF
D Griffin 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .648              6   4   
B Montgomery C                4   0   2   1    0   0  .297  .631              5   1   
J Curtis P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400              0   1   
Totals                       33   4   9   0    1   1                         27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 3. D Griffin; J Kennedy-D Griffin-D Cater; P Gagliano-D Griffin-D Cater.
E: P Gagliano (2).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .673              2   4   CS
A Otis CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .259  .675              3   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .864              5   0   GDP
R Scheinblum RF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .799              4   1   
C Rojas 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .628              1   1   GDP
C Taylor 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .788              7   0   
P Schaal 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .648              1   0   
J May C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .628              3   0   
M Hedlund P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .615              0   0   
  R Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .321              0   0   
  P Splittorff P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .333              1   1   
  S Hovley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .601              0   0   
  J Rooker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .571              0   0   
Totals                       30   0   7   0    2   5                         27   7
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. P Splittorff-F Patek-C Taylor.
E: L Piniella (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: F Patek (4, 2nd base by J Curtis/B Montgomery).

Pitching Stats

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
J Curtis, W (2-0)              9     7   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 5· 2     76    -     0.88   0.30
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 5· 2           -  
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
M Hedlund, L (0-5)             2     6   2   2    0   0   0   4.02   11     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 2· 4     36    -     1.13  -0.16
P Splittorff                   6     3   2   2    1   1   0   2.86   21     -       ·  ·      5·13· 4· 1          0-0    0.52  -0.04
J Rooker                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   1   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·19· 7· 5           -  
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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

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