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Sunday May 27, 1973
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Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox      1  0  3    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             1   2   0   0     4   1   .269      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Smith cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Fisk c                3   2   1   0     2   0   .331      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   2     1   0   .280      Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Cepeda dh             5   0   2   1     0   2   .285        Taylor pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Petrocelli 3b         5   1   1   1     0   2   .225      Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Harper lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .229      Wohlford dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   1     1   1   .287      McRae rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .159
Kennedy 2b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .196      Schaal 3b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .278
Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               4   0   1   1     0   2   .228
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   6     9   8             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 23,952
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Rojas
Doubles: Petrocelli (2), Kennedy (4), Piniella (7), Schaal (6), Healy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (2)
GIDP: Aparicio (5), Yastrzemski (7), Piniella (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(2-5)           9     7   2   2   3   5   0  36   2.94
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(3-7)            2.1   3   4   4   3   1   0  12   5.93
Dal Canton              2     3   3   3   3   2   0  12   2.91
Wright                  3.2   3   0   0   3   4   0  16   4.05
Simpson                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.28
Totals                  9    10   7   7   9   8   0  44

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Miller walked; Smith singled to left [Miller to
second]; Fisk forced Smith (third to second) [Miller scored
(error by Rojas)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first)
[Fisk to second]; Cepeda struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied to
center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli flied to center; Harper singled to
center; Aparicio grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Piniella grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second];
Wohlford flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied to left; Miller walked; Smith singled
[Miller to second]; Fisk walked [Miller to third, Smith to
second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
singled to right [Miller scored, Smith scored, Fisk to third];
Cepeda singled to left [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski to third];
Petrocelli popped to left; Harper struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied to left; Schaal walked; Healy struck
out; Patek forced Schaal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio walked; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Aparicio to second]; Miller was called out
on strikes; Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas walked; Otis popped to right; Mayberry flied
to left; Piniella forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Yastrzemski walked [Fisk to second];
Cepeda flied to center [Fisk to third]; Petrocelli doubled to
left [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED DAL
CANTON (PITCHING); Harper grounded out (second to first);
Aparicio singled to third [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli to
third]; Kennedy doubled to left [Petrocelli scored, Aparicio to
third]; Miller walked; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford singled to left; McRae flied to right;
Schaal flied to right; Healy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second];
Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek struck out; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); Otis singled to center; Mayberry singled to right [Otis
to third]; TAYLOR RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Piniella doubled to right
[Otis scored, Taylor to third]; Wohlford flied to left; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 1.

RED SOX 7TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli was
called out on strikes; Harper was called out on strikes;
Aparicio was called out on strikes; Ken Wright struck out the
side on 9 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals
1.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae lined to third; Schaal doubled to right; Healy
doubled to left [Schaal scored]; Patek struck out; Rojas
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Royals 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy walked; Miller walked [Kennedy to second];
Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Kennedy to third, Miller
to second]; Fisk popped to second; Yastrzemski flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Taylor lined
to first; Piniella popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Royals 2.

RED SOX 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Cepeda singled
to center; Petrocelli struck out; Harper popped to catcher in
foul territory; Aparicio lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford lined to center; McRae struck out; Schaal
singled to center; Healy forced Schaal (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 2.



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