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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
1971-05-31 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 31110 · 2:34
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 9–4. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 3rd. Dick Drago earned the win and Tom Burgmeier picked up the save. Amos Otis went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
W: Dick Drago L: Gary Peters SV: Tom Burgmeier
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Merle Anthony · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dennis Paepke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Savage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Drago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Keough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Knoop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doug Griffin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Scott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Conigliaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Montgomery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Peters | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Gagliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Peters | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
 Bobby Bolin | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Brett | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: 3/FL
- Paul Schaal: E6
- Amos Otis: 53.1-2
- Bob Oliver: K
Bot 1
- Doug Griffin: 43
- Reggie Smith: K/C
- Carl Yastrzemski: S7/L.BX2(74)
Top 2
- Cookie Rojas: 7
- Dennis Paepke: S9/G
- Ted Savage: 9
- Jerry May: 63
Bot 2
- Rico Petrocelli: 63
- George Scott: E5/TH
- Billy Conigliaro: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Dick Drago: K/C
- Freddie Patek: S8/G
- Paul Schaal: D8.1-3
- Amos Otis: S7/G.2-3;3-H
- Bob Oliver: SB2
- Bob Oliver: 4
- Cookie Rojas: HR/7.3-H;2-H
- Dennis Paepke: 13
Bot 3
- John Kennedy: 63
- Bob Montgomery: 13
- Gary Peters: 4/L
Top 4
- Ted Savage: 9/L
- Jerry May: S7/G
- Dick Drago: S9/L.1-3
- Freddie Patek: 7(B)2(3)/FDP
Bot 4
- Doug Griffin: 8/L
- Reggie Smith: 3/G
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
Top 5
- Paul Schaal: 9
- Amos Otis: HR/7
- Bob Oliver: 8/L
- Cookie Rojas: 53
Bot 5
- Rico Petrocelli: S8/G
- George Scott: K
- Billy Conigliaro: S7/L.1-2
- John Kennedy: S7/L.2-H;1-3;BX2(74)
- Bob Montgomery: 63
Top 6
- Dennis Paepke: W
- Ted Savage: 64(1)3/GDP
- Jerry May: 8
Bot 6
- Gary Peters: D/89
- Doug Griffin: S8/L.2-H
- Reggie Smith: 64(1)3/GDP
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
Top 7
- Dick Drago: K/C
- Freddie Patek: 8/L
- Paul Schaal: 8
Bot 7
- Rico Petrocelli: E5
- George Scott: K/C
- Billy Conigliaro: 9/L
- John Kennedy: S8/L.1-2
- Bob Montgomery: K/C
Top 8
- Amos Otis: W
- Bob Oliver: S7/L.1-2
- Cookie Rojas: 5
- Joe Keough: 5/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S9.1-3;2-H
- Jerry May: W.1-2
- Bobby Knoop: K
Bot 8
- George Thomas: K/C
- Doug Griffin: 43
- Reggie Smith: S4
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
Top 9
- Freddie Patek: W
- Paul Schaal: W.1-2
- Amos Otis: S8/L.1-2;2-H
- Bob Oliver: S8/G.1-3;2-H
- Cookie Rojas: 3
- Joe Keough: 43.1-2;3-H
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 13
Bot 9
- Rico Petrocelli: 5/FL
- George Scott: S7/G
- Billy Conigliaro: D9.1-3
- John Kennedy: 9
- Bob Montgomery: E5/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Phil Gagliano: 63