The streaking Royals came from behind to defeat the Red Sox, 4-3, for their fifth straight victory and 11th in the last 12 games. The Royals, who were trailing, 3-1, tied the score with two runs in the fifth inning and added the deciding marker in the sixth on a single by Chuck Harrison, pass to Joe Keough and single by Jerry May, handing Sonny Siebert his third loss in a row. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      13, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Red Sox      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Patek ss              4   2   2   0     0   1   .263
Kennedy ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .368      Schaal 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .277
Smith rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .307      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Yastrzemski lf        1   0   0   0     3   0   .287      Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   2     0   0   .250      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .301
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Harrison 1b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .500
Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Keough rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .209
Josephson c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .230      May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Siebert p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Splittorff p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Pavletich ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Savage ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .154
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   3   8   2     4   3             Totals               30   4   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,631
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Schaal (11)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (17), Otis (16), Savage (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kirkpatrick (3)
GIDP: Otis (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(9-3)          5.1   7   4   4   4   5   0  26   2.45
Bolin                   2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.54
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   5   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              3.2   6   3   3   2   2   0  19   3.18
Fitzmorris              1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.02
York W(3-2)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.82
Burgmeier SV(5)         3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   1.07
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (5)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
singled to center; Smith singled to left [Kennedy to second];
Yastrzemski walked [Kennedy to third, Smith to second];
Petrocelli singled to center [Yastrzemski to second, Smith
scored, Kennedy scored]; Scott flied out to center; Conigliaro
forced Petrocelli (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; Schaal
struck out; Otis walked while Patek stole third; Otis stole
second; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to left [Otis to third,
Patek scored]; Rojas walked; Harrison grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Josephson popped to first in foul territory;
Siebert struck out; Griffin lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Keough grounded out (second to first); May popped to
first in foul territory; Splittorff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied out to center; Smith singled to
right; Yastrzemski lined to left; Petrocelli flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; Schaal doubled to left; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Conigliaro
was called out on strikes; Josephson singled to left; Siebert
singled to left [Josephson to second]; Griffin walked [Josephson
to third, Siebert to second]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Griffin to second,
Siebert to third, Josephson scored]; Kennedy was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (second to first); Harrison
singled to third; Keough struck out; May flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
walked; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to third,
Petrocelli to second (on throw)]; Scott grounded out (third to
first); Conigliaro flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: SAVAGE BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Savage walked; Patek
singled to left [Savage to second]; Savage stole third; Schaal
singled to center [Patek to third, Savage scored]; Otis grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Patek scored
(no RBI), Schaal out at second]; Kirkpatrick flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

RED SOX 6TH: YORK REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Josephson grounded
out (third to first); Siebert popped to third in foul territory;
Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas struck out; Harrison singled to shortstop;
Keough walked [Harrison to second]; May singled to left
[Harrison scored, Keough to third, May to second (on throw)];
PINIELLA BATTED FOR YORK; BOLIN REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING);
Piniella popped to first in foul territory; Patek popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 4.

RED SOX 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING); Kennedy
made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out (third to first);
Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal flied out to center; Otis flied out to right;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro
grounded out (third to first); Josephson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrison
singled to shortstop; Keough flied out to left; May grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

RED SOX 9TH: PAVLETICH BATTED FOR BOLIN; Pavletich flied out to
right; Griffin flied out to center; Kennedy singled to left;
Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 4.