Since John Curtis had defeated the Royals twice previously this season, manager Eddie Kasko called on the young lefthander again and the rookie responded by pitching the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory to extend their lead over the Tigers to 1½ games in the East Division race. Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway ParkRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Red Sox 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 3 5 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 .226 Harper cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .292 Miller cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Scheinblum rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Mayberry 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .301 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 Smith rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .269 Taylor c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .279 Petrocelli 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Rojas 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .263 Fisk c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .298 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Evans lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Drago p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .059 Griffin 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Curtis p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .098 Totals 33 1 7 1 5 6 Totals 29 3 5 1 2 7 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 10,196 Left on Base: Royals 10, Red Sox 4 DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Rojas Doubles: Piniella (32), Otis (26), Smith 2 (25) Stolen Bases: Smith (13) GIDP: Scheinblum (19), Evans (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(12-17) 8 5 3 2 2 7 0 31 3.01 Totals 8 5 3 2 2 7 0 31 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis W(11-7) 9 7 1 1 5 6 0 38 3.69 Totals 9 7 1 1 5 6 0 38 Wild Pitches: Drago (5) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro ROYALS 1ST: Schaal walked; Otis walked [Schaal to second]; Scheinblum grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schaal to third, Otis out at second]; Mayberry walked; Piniella forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Taylor struck out; Rojas walked; Patek popped to third in foul territory; Drago was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to shortstop to first); Petrocelli singled; Fisk singled to center [Petrocelli to second]; Evans struck out; Griffin singled to center [Petrocelli scored, Fisk to third, Griffin to second (on throw)]; Curtis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 3RD: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis singled to third; Scheinblum made an out to second; Mayberry singled to right [Otis to third]; Piniella was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. ROYALS 4TH: Taylor struck out; Rojas made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Patek made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Smith doubled; Smith stole third; Petrocelli grounded out (first unassisted); Drago threw a wild pitch [Smith scored]; Fisk walked; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2. ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt Drago grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin made an out to second; Curtis grounded out (second to first); Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2. ROYALS 6TH: Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); Mayberry singled to pitcher; Piniella doubled [Mayberry to third]; Taylor walked; Rojas forced Taylor (shortstop to second) [Mayberry scored, Piniella to third]; Patek forced Rojas (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio lined to center; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Smith doubled; Petrocelli reached on an error by Rojas [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 7TH: Drago struck out; Schaal lined to center; Otis doubled; Scheinblum singled to left [Otis to third]; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); Curtis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Taylor flied out to center; Rojas singled to third; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3. ROYALS 9TH: WOHLFORD BATTED FOR DRAGO; Wohlford popped to center; Schaal flied out to center; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3. |
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