Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
June 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0
  Schofield 2b 1 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 5 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 2 1 1 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 1
Petrocelli ss 1 0 0 0
Scott 1b 3 0 0 1
Conigliaro rf 2 0 0 0
Moses c 4 0 0 0
Brett p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 3 4 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 0 0
Oliver 1b 2 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Keough rf 4 0 0 0
Floyd ss 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 0
Morehead p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Campanis ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Boston 100 002 000342
Kansas City 100 000 000132
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  W (1-2) 9.0 3 1 0 4 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
4
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead  L (2-3) 6.0 2 3 2 8 4
  Burgmeier   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fitzmorris   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
9
5

  E–Andrews (8), Thomas (1), Rojas (1), Floyd (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (8,off Morehead), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (7,off Brett); Oliver (12,off Brett).  SH–Petrocelli (2,off Fitzmorris).  IBB–Scott (3,by Fitzmorris).  CS–Yastrzemski (5,2nd base by Morehead/Kirkpatrick).  SB–Otis (14,2nd base off Brett/Moses).  WP–Morehead (6).  IBB–Fitzmorris (6,Scott).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Jake O'Donnell, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:30.  A–9,493.
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