Final
BOS 1 — KC 9
6/2/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197206020
Complete available game record for BOS at KC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Harper | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Oglivie | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Cater | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kennedy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Tatum | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gallagher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Krausse | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Lew Krausse | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Gary Peters | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Tatum | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Cater | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Harper | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Krausse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Oglivie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D9/L.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/L | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/P | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L.3-H;2-H | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/P/FO.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | T/78.3-H;1-H | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/8D | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E5/TH | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D7/L | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L.1-H | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53.2-3 | 1–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G.3-H;1-2 | 1–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/P | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G.2-H;1-2 | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S7/L | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–9 |