Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
June 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1970 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 2 1
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Alcaraz 2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Severson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 1
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 0 0
Conigliaro rf 2 1 0 0
Petrocelli 3b,ss 4 1 1 4
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Pavletich c 3 0 1 0
Alvarado ss 2 0 1 0
  Schofield ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Peters p 2 1 1 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Derrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Kansas City 000 000 200280
Boston 000 001 04x561
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   6.0 3 1 1 0 7
  Fitzmorris  L (3-2) 2.0 3 4 4 2 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
2
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters   6.1 7 2 2 3 4
  Romo  W (4-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Lyle  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
5

  E–Yastrzemski (4).  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Rodriguez (5); Pavletich (1).  HR–Boston Petrocelli (7,8th inning off Fitzmorris 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Andrews (1,off Johnson).  HBP–T Conigliaro (1,by Johnson).  SB–Kelly (21,2nd base off Peters/Pavletich); Alvarado (1,2nd base off Johnson/Rodriguez).  WP–Johnson (3).  HBP–Johnson (3,T Conigliaro).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:30.  A–30,434.
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