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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

1972-06-03 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 7441 · 93°F · Wind 9 mph · 3:00

Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 10–4. Kansas City Royals put up 6 in the 7th. Tom Murphy earned the win and Tom Burgmeier picked up the save. John Mayberry went 1-for-1 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	13
KCA	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	1		10	15

W: Tom Murphy L: Marty Pattin SV: Tom Burgmeier

Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Harper	5	0	3	0	0	0
Luis Aparicio	5	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Gagliano	3	0	1	0	0	1
Reggie Smith	2	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Cater	5	2	2	0	0	1
John Kennedy	5	0	1	2	0	2
Doug Griffin	3	0	0	1	0	0
Carlton Fisk	4	1	2	0	0	1
Marty Pattin	3	0	1	1	0	0
Rick Miller	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ben Oglivie	2	1	1	0	0	1
Duane Josephson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	5	2	2	1	0	2
Steve Hovley	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Piniella	5	2	4	2	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	3	1	2	1	0	0
Cookie Rojas	4	1	2	1	0	0
Gail Hopkins	3	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis	3	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Schaal	3	1	1	1	0	0
Bruce Dal Canton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Keough	1	1	1	0	0	0
Richie Scheinblum	1	0	1	1	0	0
Carl Taylor	1	1	0	0	1	1
John Mayberry	1	0	1	3	0	0
Jerry May	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Burgmeier	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marty Pattin	6.2	8	1	4
Bill Lee	0.0	2	1	0
Ken Tatum	0.1	2	0	0
Bobby Bolin	1.0	3	0	3

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff	2.0	6	0	2
Bruce Dal Canton	4.2	6	0	3
Tom Murphy	0.1	0	0	0
Tom Burgmeier	2.0	1	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Harper: S
Luis Aparicio: SB2
Luis Aparicio: K/C
Phil Gagliano: FC1.2X3(145);B-2
Reggie Smith: K/C

Bot 1

Freddie Patek: D7
Steve Hovley: K
Lou Piniella: S7/G.2-H
Ed Kirkpatrick: 36(1)/FO
Cookie Rojas: 43

Top 2

Danny Cater: D9
John Kennedy: 3/G.2-3
Doug Griffin: 9/L/SF.3-H
Carlton Fisk: T9
Marty Pattin: S9.3-H
Tommy Harper: 9/P

Bot 2

Gail Hopkins: 3/L
Amos Otis: 7/L
Paul Schaal: 13

Top 3

Luis Aparicio: S/78
Phil Gagliano: S/BG.1-2
Reggie Smith: 14E3.2-3;1-2#
Danny Cater: K
John Kennedy: K
Doug Griffin: 7

Bot 3

Bruce Dal Canton: K/C
Freddie Patek: K/C
Steve Hovley: K/C

Top 4

Carlton Fisk: 63
Marty Pattin: 63
Tommy Harper: T/78
Luis Aparicio: 63

Bot 4

Lou Piniella: S7/L.B-3(E7)
Ed Kirkpatrick: S7/G.3-H
Cookie Rojas: S7/L.1-2
Gail Hopkins: 8
Amos Otis: W.2-3;1-2
Paul Schaal: 8/SF/DP.3-H;2XH(8362);1-2

Top 5

Phil Gagliano: K
Rick Miller: S9
Danny Cater: 3
John Kennedy: 53

Bot 5

Bruce Dal Canton: 7
Freddie Patek: 53
Steve Hovley: 6

Top 6

Doug Griffin: 53
Carlton Fisk: T7/L
Marty Pattin: 2/FL
Tommy Harper: 8

Bot 6

Lou Piniella: E5/G
Ed Kirkpatrick: S9/L.1X3(95);B-2(TH)
Cookie Rojas: 8
Gail Hopkins: 63

Top 7

Luis Aparicio: 63
Ben Oglivie: S8
Rick Miller: 8
Danny Cater: D7/L.1-3
John Kennedy: D9.3-H;2-H
Doug Griffin: 63

Bot 7

Amos Otis: 53
Paul Schaal: 63
Joe Keough: S7
Freddie Patek: D7.1-H
Richie Scheinblum: S7/G.2-H
Lou Piniella: S5.1-2
Carl Taylor: WP.2-3;1-2
Carl Taylor: W
Cookie Rojas: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
John Mayberry: D7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Amos Otis: 8

Top 8

Carlton Fisk: K/C
Duane Josephson: 41
Tommy Harper: D7
Luis Aparicio: 8/L

Bot 8

Paul Schaal: S8
Jerry May: K
Freddie Patek: K
Tom Burgmeier: S8.1-2
Lou Piniella: S8.2-H;1-3
Carl Taylor: K

Top 9

Ben Oglivie: K/C
Rick Miller: W
Danny Cater: 3/FL
John Kennedy: K

Notes & reviews

on a hit and run, Paul Splittorff fielded the grounder and threw late to 2B; Cookie Rojas' relay to 1B was in time but Gail Hopkins was off the base
Reggie Smith left with a bruised left shoulder

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