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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
1971-05-31 · Day game · Fenway Park · 64°F, cloudy · 2:38
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 7–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 2nd. Bruce Dal Canton earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Amos Otis went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Bruce Dal Canton L: Ray Culp SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Keough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jerry May | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Bruce Dal Canton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doug Griffin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 George Scott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Conigliaro | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Josephson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Lahoud | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Gagliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Dal Canton | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ray Culp | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Lee | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
 Roger Moret | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cal Koonce | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: W
- Paul Schaal: S8/G.1-3
- Amos Otis: K
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 9/SF.3-H
- Cookie Rojas: K
Bot 1
- Doug Griffin: 53
- Reggie Smith: K/C
- Carl Yastrzemski: 63
Top 2
- Bob Oliver: HP
- Joe Keough: W.1-2
- Jerry May: S7/G.1-2;2-H
- Bruce Dal Canton: WP.1-2;2-3
- Bruce Dal Canton: K/C
- Freddie Patek: 7
- Paul Schaal: D7/L.2-H;3-H
- Amos Otis: IW
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 2/FL
Bot 2
- Rico Petrocelli: W
- George Scott: 54(1)3/GDP
- Billy Conigliaro: S8/G
- Luis Aparicio: 13
Top 3
- Cookie Rojas: 3/G
- Bob Oliver: D9
- Joe Keough: K
- Jerry May: IW
- Bruce Dal Canton: 5
Bot 3
- Duane Josephson: W
- Bill Lee: 34/SH.1-2
- Doug Griffin: 63
- Reggie Smith: 31
Top 4
- Freddie Patek: 9/L
- Paul Schaal: 43
- Amos Otis: 63
Bot 4
- Carl Yastrzemski: 63
- Rico Petrocelli: 63
- George Scott: 6/L
Top 5
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Cookie Rojas: D9
- Bob Oliver: 9
- Joe Keough: W
- Jerry May: K/C
Bot 5
- Billy Conigliaro: D8
- Luis Aparicio: 63.2-3
- Duane Josephson: 63.3-H
- Bill Lee: S9/G
- Doug Griffin: 53
Top 6
- Bruce Dal Canton: S7/G
- Freddie Patek: 8
- Paul Schaal: W.1-2
- Amos Otis: HR/78.2-H;1-H
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S7/L
- Cookie Rojas: 7/L
- Bob Oliver: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Reggie Smith: 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G
- Rico Petrocelli: K/C
Top 7
- Joe Keough: 43
- Jerry May: W
- Bruce Dal Canton: 14/SH.1-2
- Freddie Patek: 3/G
Bot 7
- George Scott: HR/7
- Billy Conigliaro: S8/G
- Luis Aparicio: 7/L
- Duane Josephson: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Paul Schaal: 8
- Amos Otis: 53
- Ed Kirkpatrick: D7/L
- Cookie Rojas: 9
Bot 8
- Joe Lahoud: D9/L
- Doug Griffin: S8/G.2-H
- Reggie Smith: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: W.1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: K/C
- George Scott: K
Top 9
- Bob Oliver: 63
- Joe Keough: 3/G
- Jerry May: D7/L
- Ted Abernathy: 13
Bot 9
- Billy Conigliaro: W
- Luis Aparicio: 7
- Duane Josephson: 23.1-2
- Phil Gagliano: K/C