Final
KC 5 — BOS 1
8/15/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197108150
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Lahoud | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Gagliano | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peters | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hedlund | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Culp | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Culp | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mike Hedlund | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Lee | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Culp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Lahoud | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hedlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | DGR/9.2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | T9.1-H | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 9(B)2(3)/DP | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9/G | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7/L.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/7.3-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L.1-3(E7);B-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8/G.2-H | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–1 |