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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
1972-06-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 11127 · 84°F · Wind to LF · 2:50
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 13–9. Kansas City Royals put up 6 in the 6th. Tom Murphy earned the win and Bruce Dal Canton picked up the save. John Mayberry went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
W: Tom Murphy L: Sonny Siebert SV: Bruce Dal Canton
Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Bill Deegan · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Richie Scheinblum | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 John Mayberry | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Hansen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Hovley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Harper | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Aparicio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Cater | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Griffin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sonny Siebert | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Burda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Murphy | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hedlund | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Siebert | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
 Luis Tiant | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Newhauser | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Lee | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Lew Krausse | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Paul Schaal: K
- Amos Otis: 9
- Lou Piniella: 2/FL
Bot 1
- Tommy Harper: S4/G
- Luis Aparicio: 4
- Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G
- Richie Scheinblum: K
- John Mayberry: 3/G
Bot 2
- Reggie Smith: S9/G
- Rico Petrocelli: 64(1)3/GDP
- Danny Cater: S7/L
- Doug Griffin: S/89.1-2
- Carlton Fisk: 8/P
Top 3
- Cookie Rojas: 9
- Ron Hansen: 43
- Tom Murphy: K/C
Bot 3
- Sonny Siebert: S9
- Tommy Harper: 64(1)/FO
- Luis Aparicio: SB2
- Luis Aparicio: 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: S8.2-H
- Reggie Smith: D9/L.1-3
- Rico Petrocelli: 9/L
Top 4
- Paul Schaal: 8
- Amos Otis: HR/7
- Lou Piniella: S8/L
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Richie Scheinblum: 3/G
Bot 4
- Danny Cater: 63
- Doug Griffin: 4
- Carlton Fisk: S7/L
- Sonny Siebert: S9.1-3
- Tommy Harper: HR/78XD.3-H;1-H
- Luis Aparicio: 43
Top 5
- John Mayberry: 6
- Cookie Rojas: 9/L
- Ron Hansen: 53
Bot 5
- Carl Yastrzemski: S9/L
- Reggie Smith: 43.1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: 8
- Danny Cater: 53
Top 6
- Steve Hovley: 8/P
- Paul Schaal: 63
- Amos Otis: W
- Lou Piniella: S7/G.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 4E1.2-3;1-2
- Richie Scheinblum: S4.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- John Mayberry: D9/L.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
- Cookie Rojas: HR/7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Ron Hansen: S7/L
- Steve Hovley: 4
Bot 6
- Doug Griffin: S7/L
- Carlton Fisk: D7.1-3
- Bob Burda: 9/L/SF.3-H;2-3
- Tommy Harper: K
- Luis Aparicio: S7/L.3-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: 8
Top 7
- Paul Schaal: K
- Amos Otis: S5/BG
- Lou Piniella: DGR/9.1-3
- Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
- Richie Scheinblum: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- John Mayberry: D/78.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Cookie Rojas: IW
- Freddie Patek: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Reggie Smith: 3/G
- Rico Petrocelli: HR/8
- Danny Cater: 6
- Doug Griffin: 8
Top 8
- Bruce Dal Canton: 63
- Paul Schaal: W
- Amos Otis: 14(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Carlton Fisk: K/C
- Ben Oglivie: W
- Tommy Harper: K/C
- Luis Aparicio: D7.1-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: WP.2-3
- Carl Yastrzemski: S7.3-H
- Reggie Smith: 7
Top 9
- Lou Piniella: 8/L
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 9
- Richie Scheinblum: S9/G
- John Mayberry: HR/9.1-H
- Cookie Rojas: D7
- Freddie Patek: D7/L.2-H
- Bruce Dal Canton: 3/FL
Bot 9
- Rico Petrocelli: 3/FL
- Danny Cater: 7
- Doug Griffin: 53
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Don Newhauser