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BAL  7
CAL  1
 CHW  5
NYY  2
 CLE  5
MIN  1
 DET  7
OAK  5
 KCR  3
BOS  0
 LAD  3
STL  0
 MON 11
CIN  0
 HOU  7
@NYM  4
 ATL  9
@PHI  6
 CHC  7
@SDP  5
 SFG  8
PIT  0
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,380

 Wednesday, August 23, 1972
Time of Game: 2:14
Red Sox
0
59-57
Lost 1
4th, 3½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  X    3  5  0
W: Roger Nelson (7-4), L: Sonny Siebert (10-10)
 Royals
3
56-59
Won 1
4th, 12 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   1  .267  .767              0   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .661              2   3   
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .663             11   1   
R Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .822              3   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .729              1   6   
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .942              4   0   
B Oglivie LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .722              1   0   
J Kennedy 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .679              1   0   
S Siebert P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .203  .526              1   1   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .271              0   0   
  B Burda PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .164  .501              0   0   
Totals                       28   0   1   0    1   9                         24  11
Batting Events
TB: B Oglivie.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .598              1   3   
A Otis CF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .786              3   0   2B,2·SB
R Scheinblum RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .856              0   0   HBP
  S Hovley PR-RF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .702              1   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .283  .805             10   0   
E Kirkpatrick C               3   1   1   3    0   0  .283  .799              8   1   HR
C Rojas 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .699              2   3   
L Piniella LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .798              2   0   
P Schaal 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .604              0   2   3B
R Nelson P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .118  .261              0   2   
Totals                       28   3   5   0    2   4                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: A Otis (20, off J Curtis).
3B: P Schaal (3, off S Siebert).
HR: E Kirkpatrick (8, off S Siebert; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
HBP: R Scheinblum (2, by S Siebert).
TB: E Kirkpatrick 4; A Otis 3; P Schaal 3; J Mayberry.
RBI: E Kirkpatrick 3 (34).
2-out RBI: E Kirkpatrick 3.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Baserunning Events
SB: A Otis 2 (25, 2nd base off S Siebert/C Fisk).

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
S Siebert, L (10-10)           7     4   3   3    2   4   1   3.05   27     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 3     59    -     0.99  -0.10
J Curtis                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.87    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         8     5   3   3    2   4   1          31     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2· 3           -  
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
R Nelson, W (7-4)              9     1   0   0    1   9   0   1.75   29     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 0     93    -     0.72   0.41
Totals                         9     1   0   0    1   9   0          29     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Siebert (6; R Scheinblum).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 9,380.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Night.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Kansas City Royals                           
1. Tommy Harper                 CF       1. Freddie Patek                SS
2. Luis Aparicio                SS       2. Amos Otis                    CF
3. Carl Yastrzemski             1B       3. Richie Scheinblum            RF
4. Reggie Smith                 RF       4. John Mayberry                1B
5. Rico Petrocelli              3B       5. Ed Kirkpatrick                C
6. Carlton Fisk                  C       6. Cookie Rojas                 2B
7. Ben Oglivie                  LF       7. Lou Piniella                 LF
8. John Kennedy                 2B       8. Paul Schaal                  3B
9. Sonny Siebert                 P       9. Roger Nelson                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 2 12- RRR 36% 93% 0-0 KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Siebert Home Run; Otis Scores; Mayberry Scores
b5 2 --3 O -5% 50% 0-0 KCR R. Nelson S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 KCR A. Otis S. Siebert Walk
b4 1 -2- O -4% 54% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry S. Siebert Flyball: SS
b4 2 -2- O -4% 50% 0-0 KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Siebert Foul Flyball: 1B

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' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS T. Harper R. Nelson Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 53% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio R. Nelson Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Nelson Lineout: 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' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 KCR F. Patek S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 KCR A. Otis S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 KCR R. Scheinblum S. Siebert Hit By Pitch
Steve Hovley pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum (RF) batting 3rd
b1 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry S. Siebert Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Hovley out at 2B/2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
Steve Hovley moves from PR to RF
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS R. Smith R. Nelson Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli R. Nelson Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS C. Fisk R. Nelson Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Siebert Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 KCR C. Rojas S. Siebert Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 KCR L. Piniella S. Siebert Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS B. Oglivie R. Nelson Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BOS J. Kennedy R. Nelson Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 BOS S. Siebert R. Nelson Walk
t3 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 BOS T. Harper R. Nelson Bunt Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 KCR P. Schaal S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 KCR R. Nelson S. Siebert Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 KCR F. Patek S. Siebert Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio R. Nelson Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Nelson Flyball: SS
t4 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS R. Smith R. Nelson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 KCR A. Otis S. Siebert Walk
b4 0 1-- O -4% 56% 0-0 KCR S. Hovley S. Siebert Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 1 1-- 2% 58% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry S. Siebert Otis Steals 2B
b4 1 -2- O -4% 54% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry S. Siebert Flyball: SS
b4 2 -2- O -4% 50% 0-0 KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Siebert Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli R. Nelson Foul Popfly: RF
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 BOS C. Fisk R. Nelson Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 BOS B. Oglivie R. Nelson Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 KCR C. Rojas S. Siebert Popfly: RF
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 KCR L. Piniella S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- 4% 55% 0-0 KCR P. Schaal S. Siebert Triple (Line Drive)
b5 2 --3 O -5% 50% 0-0 KCR R. Nelson S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 BOS J. Kennedy R. Nelson Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 BOS S. Siebert R. Nelson Strikeout
t6 2 --- O 1% 57% 0-0 BOS T. Harper R. Nelson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 0-0 KCR F. Patek S. Siebert Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- 4% 57% 0-0 KCR A. Otis S. Siebert Single
b6 1 1-- O -4% 53% 0-0 KCR S. Hovley S. Siebert Flyball: LF
b6 2 1-- 2% 55% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry S. Siebert Otis Steals 2B
b6 2 -2- 1% 56% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry S. Siebert Walk
b6 2 12- RRR 36% 93% 0-0 KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Siebert Home Run; Otis Scores; Mayberry Scores
b6 2 --- O -0% 92% 3-0 KCR C. Rojas S. Siebert Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-3 BOS L. Aparicio R. Nelson Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Nelson Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 1% 96% 0-3 BOS R. Smith R. Nelson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O -0% 95% 3-0 KCR L. Piniella S. Siebert Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- O -0% 95% 3-0 KCR P. Schaal S. Siebert Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 95% 3-0 KCR R. Nelson S. Siebert Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 2% 97% 0-3 BOS R. Petrocelli R. Nelson Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-3 BOS C. Fisk R. Nelson Strikeout
t8 2 --- -1% 97% 0-3 BOS B. Oglivie R. Nelson Single (Line Drive)
t8 2 1-- O 1% 98% 0-3 BOS J. Kennedy R. Nelson Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
John Curtis replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -0% 98% 3-0 KCR F. Patek J. Curtis Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- 0% 98% 3-0 KCR A. Otis J. Curtis Double (Line Drive)
b8 1 -2- O -0% 98% 3-0 KCR S. Hovley J. Curtis Flyball: RF
b8 2 -2- O -0% 98% 3-0 KCR J. Mayberry J. Curtis Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2
Bob Burda pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-3 BOS B. Burda R. Nelson Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-3 BOS T. Harper R. Nelson Lineout: LF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-3 BOS L. Aparicio R. Nelson Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

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