| A line drive by Carl Yastrzemski that struck Dick Drago on the right cheek, knocking the Royals' starter out of the game, played an important role in enabling the Red Sox to gain a 1-0 victory behind the pitching of Marty Pattin. The Red Sox were held hitless until Yastrzemski's smash went for a single. Tom Murphy relieved Drago and retired Reggie Smith on a grounder, but Rico Petrocelli followed with a single to drive in the only run of the game. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 9 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .228 Harper cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .254 Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Fisk c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Kosco lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Schaal 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .208 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Knoop 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Pattin p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .149 Hovley ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Wohlford 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .052 Murphy p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Keough ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Floyd ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Totals 30 0 7 0 3 4 Totals 31 1 9 1 2 3 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 18,990 Left on Base: Royals 6, Red Sox 8 DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 3 Errors: Miller Doubles: Yastrzemski (14), Harper (24) Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (4), Harper (18), Smith (11) Caught Stealing: Otis (11) GIDP: Knoop 2 (5), Kosco (6) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(10-15) 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 12 3.00 Murphy 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.53 Abernathy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.61 Totals 8 9 1 1 2 3 0 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pattin W(14-12) 9 7 0 0 3 4 0 33 3.55 Totals 9 7 0 0 3 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled; Otis flied out to center; Scheinblum flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Aparicio lined to right; Yastrzemski walked; Smith lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella walked; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Schaal walked [Piniella to second]; Knoop grounded into a double play (third to first) [Piniella out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli walked; Fisk flied out to right; Kosco forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Drago grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek struck out; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Pattin grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper flied out to right; Aparicio flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to left [Mayberry out at second (left to second)]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled; MURPHY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (second to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Dick Drago left with two loose teeth after being struck by Carl Yastrzemski's line drive on the right cheek; Yastrzemski stole third; Petrocelli singled [Yastrzemski scored]; Fisk singled to shortstop [Petrocelli to second]; Kosco grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick singled; Schaal singled [Kirkpatrick to second]; Knoop grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirkpatrick to third, Schaal out at second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Pattin was called out on strikes; Harper singled; Harper stole second; Aparicio flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis singled; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Scheinblum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski doubled; Smith made an out to second; Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk singled to second [Yastrzemski out at home (second to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled; Piniella flied out to left; Kirkpatrick made an out to shortstop; Schaal made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Kosco struck out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Pattin singled; Harper doubled [Pattin to third]; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); HOVLEY BATTED FOR KNOOP; Hovley walked; KEOUGH BATTED FOR MURPHY; Keough singled [Hovley to third]; HOPKINS BATTED FOR PATEK; Hopkins hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Hovley out at home (first to catcher), Keough to second]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); WOHLFORD REPLACED HOVLEY (PLAYING 2B); FLOYD REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski lined to center; Debut game for Jim Wohlford; Smith singled; Smith stole second; Petrocelli popped to center; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 9TH: Scheinblum made an out to shortstop; Mayberry reached on an error by Miller [Mayberry to second]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 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