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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

1969-08-27 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 20717 · night · 2:25

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 2nd. Vicente Romo earned the win. Pat Kelly went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vicente Romo L: Jim Rooker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bob Stewart · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	4	1	1	2	0	0
Mike Fiore	4	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Piniella	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Foy	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Adair	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ellie Rodriguez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Juan Rios	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jim Rooker	4	0	1	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Syd O'Brien	5	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Andrews	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski	3	0	0	0	1	2
Reggie Smith	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rico Petrocelli	4	1	1	2	0	0
Tony Conigliaro	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Scott	4	2	3	0	0	0
Russ Gibson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Vicente Romo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Schofield	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Rooker	8.2	9	4	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vicente Romo	9.0	9	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pat Kelly: 13/BG
Mike Fiore: 7/F
Lou Piniella: S7/G56
Ed Kirkpatrick: K

Bot 1

Syd O'Brien: 5/FL
Mike Andrews: 8/L
Carl Yastrzemski: 43/G

Top 2

Joe Foy: 8/F
Jerry Adair: 63/G
Ellie Rodriguez: E5/TH/G.B-2
Juan Rios: K/C

Bot 2

Reggie Smith: W
Rico Petrocelli: HR/F78XD.1-H
Tony Conigliaro: 63/G
George Scott: D8/89XD
Russ Gibson: S8/G.2-H
Vicente Romo: 36(1)/FO/G.B-1
Syd O'Brien: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 3

Jim Rooker: S7/G
Pat Kelly: 8/F
Mike Fiore: 6/P
Lou Piniella: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 3

Mike Andrews: K/C
Carl Yastrzemski: K
Reggie Smith: 63/G

Top 4

Ed Kirkpatrick: 13/G
Joe Foy: S8/L
Jerry Adair: 9/F
Ellie Rodriguez: SB2
Ellie Rodriguez: W
Juan Rios: CS3(25)

Bot 4

Rico Petrocelli: 9/F9LD
Tony Conigliaro: W
George Scott: 9/F
Russ Gibson: CS2(26)

Top 5

Juan Rios: E6/TH/G.B-1
Jim Rooker: K
Pat Kelly: HR/89XD.1-H(UR)
Mike Fiore: K/C
Lou Piniella: S8/G6M
Ed Kirkpatrick: WP.1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: K

Bot 5

Russ Gibson: 7/L
Vicente Romo: D7/G5
Syd O'Brien: 8/F
Mike Andrews: 3/P

Top 6

Joe Foy: 63/G
Jerry Adair: S7/G5
Ellie Rodriguez: 6/P
Juan Rios: 46(1)/FO/G

Bot 6

Carl Yastrzemski: W
Reggie Smith: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Rico Petrocelli: 63/G

Top 7

Jim Rooker: K
Pat Kelly: 43/G
Mike Fiore: K/C

Bot 7

Tony Conigliaro: 6/P
George Scott: S7/L
Russ Gibson: 36(1)/FO/G.B-1
Vicente Romo: 13/G

Top 8

Lou Piniella: 9/F
Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G
Joe Foy: S8/L
Jerry Adair: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Syd O'Brien: S7/78XD
Mike Andrews: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Carl Yastrzemski: K
Reggie Smith: 53/G

Top 9

Jerry Adair: HR/F89XD
Ellie Rodriguez: S7/G
Juan Rios: 16(1)/FO/BG.B-1
Jim Rooker: 16(1)3/GDP/BG

Bot 9

Rico Petrocelli: 63/G
Tony Conigliaro: 9/F
George Scott: S8/L
Russ Gibson: S7/L78XD.1-2
Dick Schofield: W.2-3;1-2
Syd O'Brien: S8/G.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

380 feet
Vicente Romo: 117 pitches
Jim Rooker: 135 pitches

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