Doomed from the start, the Red Sox fell to the Royals, 6-1, and suffered their sixth straight defeat in the club's longest streak in Fenway Park since 1962. The Royals chased Gary Peters before he could retire a batter in the first inning and piled up five runs en route to their seventh straight victory over the Red Sox this season.

Freddie Patek and Paul Schaal started off by drawing walks and Amos Otis was safe on a throwing error by Peters to load the bases. Lou Piniella drove in two runs with a single and Cookie Rojas doubled to add another tally. Luis Tiant replaced Peters and was greeted with a two-run single by Bob Oliver. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 14, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Royals       5  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   2   0   0     2   0   .268      Griffin 2b            5   0   4   0     0   0   .259
Schaal 3b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .261      Kennedy ss            4   0   2   0     1   0   .295
Otis cf               5   1   0   0     0   2   .310      Smith cf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .297
Piniella lf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .272      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .308      Petrocelli 3b         2   0   0   0     2   1   .254
Oliver rf             4   0   1   2     0   2   .242      Scott 1b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .271
Harrison 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .239      Lahoud rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Paepke c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Fitzmorris p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Peters p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  York p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Tiant p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .357
                                                            Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Conigliaro ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               37   6   7   5     4  12             Totals               34   1  10   1     4   9

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 21,325
Left on Base: Royals 8, Red Sox 11
DP: Royals 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Kennedy, Scott, Peters
Doubles: Rojas (22), Schaal (21), Griffin 2 (13), Yastrzemski (19)
Stolen Bases: Otis (37)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (5)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (12), Kennedy (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(5-1)       6     6   1   1   3   3   0  25   3.54
York SV(3)              3     4   0   0   1   6   0  14   2.67
Totals                  9    10   1   1   4   9   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(11-9)          0     2   5   4   2   0   0   5   4.86
Tiant                   7     3   1   0   2  10   0  28   5.46
Bolin                   2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.97
Totals                  9     7   6   4   4  12   0  41

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (10), Tiant (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Schaal walked [Patek to second]; Otis
reached on an error by Peters [Patek to third, Schaal to second,
Otis to first]; Piniella singled to center [Patek scored, Schaal
scored, Otis to second]; Otis stole third; Rojas doubled to left
[Otis scored (unearned), Piniella to third]; TIANT REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Piniella scored,
Rojas scored]; Harrison made an out to shortstop; Red Sox
Manager Eddie Kasko ejected by 1B umpire Marty Springstead
arguing that Bob Oliver had been picked off; Paepke made an
out to shortstop; Fitzmorris struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin doubled to left; Kennedy walked; Smith made
an out to first; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek made an out to shortstop; Schaal was called
out on strikes; Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
singled to left; Lahoud singled to right [Scott to second];
Montgomery grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to third,
Lahoud to second]; Tiant lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Piniella flied out to right; Rojas walked; Oliver
struck out; Harrison was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin made an out to second; Kennedy singled to
left; Smith struck out; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Paepke grounded out (third to first); Fitzmorris
flied out to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli walked; Scott struck out; Lahoud flied
out to right; Montgomery was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal flied out to left; Otis flied out to center;
Piniella singled to left; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Tiant grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
singled to center; Kennedy grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Oliver flied out to center; Harrison singled to
left; Paepke struck out; Fitzmorris was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski
doubled to left; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to
third]; Petrocelli walked; Scott hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Yastrzemski scored]; Lahoud forced Petrocelli (pitcher to
second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; Schaal struck out; Otis made an out to
second; Piniella reached on an error by Kennedy [Patek to
second, Piniella to first]; Tiant threw a wild pitch [Patek to
third, Piniella to second]; Rojas reached on an error by Scott
(assist by Kennedy) [Patek scored (unearned) (no RBI), Piniella
to third, Rojas to first]; Oliver struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: YORK REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Montgomery
struck out; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TIANT; Gagliano was called out
on strikes; Griffin singled to left; Kennedy singled to center
[Griffin to second]; Smith struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: BOLIN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Harrison singled
to left; Paepke flied out to left; York struck out; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to second; Petrocelli struck
out; Scott made an out to second; Lahoud walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal doubled to left; Otis struck out; Piniella
flied out to center; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: CONIGLIARO BATTED FOR BOLIN; Conigliaro flied out
to center; Griffin doubled to left; Kennedy grounded out (third
to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Red Sox 1.

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