Final
BOS 9 — KC 4
8/8/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197308080
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Hopkins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Floyd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Harper | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 4.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Harper | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D9.3-H(UR);2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 31 | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K23 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9.3-H;1-H | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 13/BG | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E6 | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7.3-H;1-3 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7.3-H;2-H | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 23.1-2 | 7–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 7–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 7–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/89 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D8 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HP | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D/78.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 9–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 9–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 9–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 9–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 9–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(15);B-2 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D/78.2-H | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 9–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 9–4 |