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 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      14, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       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.