With relief assistance, Sonny Siebert ended his personal four-game losing streak when the Red Sox defeated the Royals, 5-3. Siebert also beat the Royals for the first time in his career after four losses. The Red Sox scored all their runs in the first two innings, including a homer by Reggie Smith. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
Red Sox      2  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .206      Harper cf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .267
Otis cf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Aparicio ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Scheinblum rf         5   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   1     0   0   .252
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .289      Smith rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .266
Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   3   .257
Kirkpatrick c         4   1   0   0     0   2   .274      Fisk c                4   1   2   0     0   0   .301
Knoop 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Kosco lf              3   1   1   0     0   2   .240
Floyd ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .275
  Hovley ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Siebert p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .209
  Patek ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .228        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hedlund p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fitzmorris p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Keough ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .313
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               36   3  10   3     4   4             Totals               31   5   9   5     0  10

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 11,495
Left on Base: Royals 10, Red Sox 4
DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Knoop (5), Harper (25), Kosco (5), Fisk (24)
Home Runs: Piniella (11), Smith (16)
Stolen Bases: Otis (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (8)
GIDP: Schaal (13)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund L(4-7)          1.1   7   5   5   0   2   1  11   4.51
Fitzmorris              2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.67
Angelini                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.38
Abernathy               2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.55
Dal Canton              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.36
Totals                  8     9   5   5   0  10   1  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(11-11)        6.1   9   3   3   2   3   1  30   3.50
Lee                     1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.84
Bolin SV(1)             1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.68
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   4   1  40

Wild Pitches: Siebert (4)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski popped out on
a sacrifice fly to left [Harper scored]; Smith homered;
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to right; Piniella singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick forced Piniella (first to
shortstop) [Mayberry to third]; Knoop forced Kirkpatrick (third
to second); Floyd grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Kosco doubled [Fisk to
third]; Griffin singled to center [Fisk scored, Kosco to third];
Siebert singled to center [Kosco scored, Griffin to third];
Harper struck out; Aparicio singled to left [Griffin scored,
Siebert to second]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski popped to left; Smith flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Fitzmorris struck out; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis singled to left; Scheinblum grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli struck out; Fisk doubled; Kosco struck
out; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Piniella homered;
Kirkpatrick struck out; Knoop was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Siebert grounded out (third to first); Harper
singled to left; Aparicio forced Harper (pitcher to shortstop);
Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Floyd flied out to center; KEOUGH BATTED FOR
FITZMORRIS; Keough lined to left; Schaal walked; On a bunt Otis
singled to third [Schaal to second]; Siebert threw a wild pitch
[Schaal to third, Otis to second]; Scheinblum lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: ANGELINI REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Smith was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli popped to left; Fisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red
Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to right; Piniella made an out to
second; Kirkpatrick forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Knoop
doubled [Kirkpatrick to third]; HOVLEY BATTED FOR FLOYD; Hovley
singled to left [Kirkpatrick scored, Knoop to third]; HOPKINS
BATTED FOR ANGELINI; Hopkins grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: PATEK REPLACED HOVLEY (PLAYING SS); ABERNATHY
REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Kosco struck out; Griffin flied out
to center; Siebert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Otis walked; Otis stole second; Scheinblum singled to right
[Otis scored]; LEE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Mayberry walked
[Scheinblum to second]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Scheinblum to third, Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Harper struck out; Aparicio popped to right;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Knoop grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek walked;
TAYLOR BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Taylor singled to left [Patek to
second]; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Schaal grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Taylor out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Smith flied
out to right; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum
flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 5.