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Wednesday August 12, 1970
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Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 12, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Royals       0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Schofield 2b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .180
Rojas 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .238      Smith cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .304
Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .287      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .330
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Petrocelli ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Oliver 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .260      B. Conigliaro lf      4   1   2   0     0   1   .285
Schaal 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .257      Fanzone 3b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .182
Severson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Satriano c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Johnson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Koonce p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abernathy p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .362

Totals               32   4   6   3     3   4             Totals               33   3   7   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 23,450
Left on Base: Royals 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Fanzone
Doubles: Piniella (18), B. Conigliaro 2 (7)
Triples: Otis (6)
Home Runs: Oliver (24), Smith (15)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (4), Satriano (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 6.2   7   3   3   1   3   1  28   3.18
Abernathy W(6-3)        2.1   0   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.26
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   5   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koonce                  7     4   3   2   1   1   1  27   3.06
Brett L(2-6)            1.1   2   1   1   2   2   0   7   4.15
Hartenstein             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.61
Totals                  9     6   4   3   3   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Koonce (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Kelly made an out to pitcher; Rojas flied
out to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Schofield grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled to left; T.
Conigliaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
singled to left; Oliver lined to center; Schaal forced
Kirkpatrick (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli lined to center; B. Conigliaro doubled;
Fanzone lined to center; Satriano flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Severson walked; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Severson to second]; Kelly grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Severson to third]; Koonce threw a wild
pitch [Severson scored]; Rojas reached on an error by Fanzone
[Rojas to second]; Otis tripled [Rojas scored (unearned)];
Piniella grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Koonce flied out to center; Schofield grounded out
(first unassisted); Smith made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
homered; Schaal lined to third; Severson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; T. Conigliaro struck
out; Petrocelli singled to right; B. Conigliaro forced
Petrocelli (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Johnson flied to center; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fanzone struck out (catcher to first); Satriano
flied out to right; Koonce grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Schofield singled to right; Smith homered
[Schofield scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted);
T. Conigliaro struck out; Petrocelli flied out to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Schaal flied
out to right; Severson singled to left; Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: B. Conigliaro doubled to left; Fanzone singled to
right [B. Conigliaro scored]; Satriano out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Fanzone to second]; ANDREWS BATTED FOR
KOONCE; Andrews popped to third in foul territory; Schofield
walked; ABERNATHY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Smith grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox
3.

ROYALS 8TH: BRETT REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Kelly walked;
Rojas made an out to shortstop; Otis struck out while Kelly was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski struck out; T. Conigliaro lined to
right; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella doubled to center; On a bunt Kirkpatrick
struck out; Oliver was walked intentionally; Schaal singled to
left [Piniella scored, Oliver to second]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED
BRETT (PITCHING); Severson made an out to shortstop; Abernathy
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: B. Conigliaro struck out; Fanzone walked; Satriano
flied out to center; THOMAS BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Thomas
walked [Fanzone to second]; Schofield grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 3.



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