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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

1969-06-08 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 32897 · 82°F, cloudy, dry · 2:07

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 8–2. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 3rd. Jim Lonborg earned the win. Rico Petrocelli went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	9
BOS	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	2		8	10

W: Jim Lonborg L: Dick Drago SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Cal Drummond · 2B: Jim Odom · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hernandez	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Adair	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Foy	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lou Piniella	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Oliver	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chuck Harrison	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ellie Rodriguez	4	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Drago	1	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Harris	3	1	1	0	0	0
Juan Rios	0	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Schofield	4	1	2	0	0	1
Dalton Jones	4	1	1	3	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Smith	3	2	2	1	1	0
Rico Petrocelli	3	2	2	3	1	0
Joe Lahoud	3	0	1	0	1	0
George Scott	3	0	0	0	1	2
Russ Gibson	4	2	1	0	0	0
Jim Lonborg	3	0	1	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Drago	3.1	6	3	1
Steve Jones	1.2	0	0	2
Jim Rooker	2.0	1	1	2
Dave Morehead	1.0	3	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Lonborg	9.0	9	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hernandez: 53
Jerry Adair: 9/F
Joe Foy: 8/F

Bot 1

Dick Schofield: 63
Dalton Jones: 8/F
Carl Yastrzemski: 5/P

Top 2

Ed Kirkpatrick: S7/L
Lou Piniella: 14(1)3/GDP
Bob Oliver: 8/F

Bot 2

Reggie Smith: S3/G
Rico Petrocelli: CS2(24)
Rico Petrocelli: W
Joe Lahoud: 46(1)/FO
George Scott: K

Top 3

Chuck Harrison: W
Ellie Rodriguez: CS2(24)
Ellie Rodriguez: HR/9LD
Dick Drago: K
Jackie Hernandez: 4/P

Bot 3

Russ Gibson: S8/G
Jim Lonborg: 1/BP.1-2(E1/TH1)
Dick Schofield: S6/G.2-2
Dalton Jones: HR/89XD.2-H;1-H
Carl Yastrzemski: 8/F
Reggie Smith: W
Rico Petrocelli: HR/78XD.1-H
Joe Lahoud: 41

Top 4

Jerry Adair: 6/P
Joe Foy: 13
Ed Kirkpatrick: 9/F

Bot 4

George Scott: W
Russ Gibson: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
Jim Lonborg: D7/G5.2-H(UR)
Dick Schofield: K
Dalton Jones: 9/L

Top 5

Lou Piniella: 8/F
Bob Oliver: K
Chuck Harrison: 4/P

Bot 5

Carl Yastrzemski: K/C
Reggie Smith: 8/L
Rico Petrocelli: 9/F

Top 6

Ellie Rodriguez: 3/P
Billy Harris: 63
Jackie Hernandez: S8/L
Jerry Adair: S5.1-2
Joe Foy: 8/F

Bot 6

Joe Lahoud: W
George Scott: 64(1)3/GDP
Russ Gibson: 6/P

Top 7

Ed Kirkpatrick: 31
Lou Piniella: S7/G
Bob Oliver: 54(1)/FO
Chuck Harrison: 13

Bot 7

Jim Lonborg: K
Dick Schofield: S8/L89
Dalton Jones: K
Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Top 8

Ellie Rodriguez: 63
Billy Harris: S7/L
Jackie Hernandez: S8/G.1-2
Juan Rios: HP.2-3;1-2
Joe Foy: S6/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C
Lou Piniella: 63

Bot 8

Reggie Smith: HR/89XD
Rico Petrocelli: HR/78XD
Joe Lahoud: S8/G
George Scott: K
Russ Gibson: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Bob Oliver: K
Chuck Harrison: 8/L
Ellie Rodriguez: D7
Billy Harris: 143

Notes & reviews

Reggie Smith's drive hit 1B umpire Cal Drummond
325 feet
410 feet
390 feet into the bleachers
390 feet into the Boston bullpen
Jim Lonborg: 127 pitches Billy Harris' ball struck Lonborg's shin; Harris went into 1B the wrong way and had to be carried off field

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