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Piling up 13 hits, the Red Sox gained an 11-3 victory over the Royals, who had won nine straight games at Fenway Park since losing there last on August 12, 1970. Danny Cater knocked in three runs with a homer and accounted for another RBI with an infield out to lead the Red Sox attack. [The Sporting News] Boston Red Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway ParkRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 7 2 Red Sox 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 x - 11 13 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Harper cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .290 Otis cf 2 0 2 0 2 0 .286 Aparicio ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .320 Kennedy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Keough lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .188 Scheinblum rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .314 Miller lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Smith rf 5 3 4 2 0 0 .250 May c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .266 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .233 Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Cater 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .202 Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Griffin 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .262 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Fisk c 3 1 1 2 1 1 .280 Fitzmorris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Curtis p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 29 3 7 3 3 2 Totals 36 11 13 11 4 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 10,696 Left on Base: Royals 2, Red Sox 6 DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 4 Errors: Patek 2 Doubles: Yastrzemski (2), Smith 2 (6) Home Runs: Scheinblum (4), May (1), Cater (2), Fisk (6) Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (8), Griffin (5), Harper (4) Caught Stealing: Otis (4) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (3) GIDP: May (2), Piniella (10), Fitzmorris (1), Cater (10) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(3-3) 1.2 5 6 6 2 2 0 13 4.22 Fitzmorris 5 8 5 5 1 2 2 24 3.65 Abernathy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.51 Nelson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.20 Totals 8 13 11 11 4 4 2 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis W(3-1) 9 7 3 3 3 2 2 32 2.67 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 2 2 32 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis walked; Piniella lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Otis out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio singled to center [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Harper scored, Aparicio to third]; Smith doubled to left [Aparicio scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Smith stole third; Petrocelli struck out; Cater reached on an error by Patek [Smith scored]; Griffin forced Cater (shortstop to second); Griffin stole second; Fisk walked; Curtis struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4. ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum singled to left; Rojas popped to first in foul territory; May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Scheinblum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 2ND: Harper singled to left; Harper stole second; Aparicio grounded out (second to first) [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Harper scored]; Smith doubled to left; FITZMORRIS REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Petrocelli walked; Cater homered [Smith scored, Petrocelli scored]; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8. ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry made an out to third; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Fitzmorris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 3RD: Fisk struck out; Curtis singled to left; Harper flied out to center; Aparicio lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8. ROYALS 4TH: Patek lined to right; Otis singled to right; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Petrocelli singled to center [Smith scored]; Cater grounded into a double play (second to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 9. ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum flied out to center; Rojas made an out to second; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Curtis reached on an error by Patek; Harper lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 9. ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal singled to left; Fitzmorris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; Smith singled to center; Petrocelli lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 9. ROYALS 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); MILLER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Patek made an out to second; Otis walked; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Piniella was called out on strikes; Lou Piniella ejected by HP umpire Larry McCoy; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 7TH: KEOUGH REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Cater singled to center; Griffin forced Cater (first to shortstop); Fisk homered [Griffin scored]; Curtis grounded out (second to first); Harper singled; ABERNATHY REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Kennedy flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 11. ROYALS 8TH: Scheinblum homered; Rojas singled to right; May homered [Rojas scored]; Mayberry walked; Schaal popped to right; TAYLOR BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Taylor flied out to right; Patek forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 11. RED SOX 8TH: NELSON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Miller walked; Smith forced Miller (first to shortstop); Smith was picked off first (pitcher to first); Petrocelli made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 11. ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to center; Keough lined to shortstop; Scheinblum lined to center; Rojas forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 11. |
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