Final
BOS 5 — KC 7
6/4/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197206041
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 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Harper | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Gagliano | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Josephson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Oglivie | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Burda | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Culp | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gallagher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rooker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Culp | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Rooker | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Oglivie | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Gagliano | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Harper | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Culp | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D/78.3-H;1-H;B-3(TH) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | FLE5 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9/L.3-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/BG/SH.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S5/BG | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7/L | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9/L | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L/7D | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9.2-H | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | E6/TH | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E6/G | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | FC2/BG.2X3(2E5) | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H(UR);1-3 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/78XD.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/P | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/P | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 31 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8/G | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L.2-H;1-3;B-2(E7) | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S6 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HR/9 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–7 |