Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox 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 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 0
Conigliaro B. lf 4 1 0 0
Conigliaro T. rf 4 1 1 3
Petrocelli ss 3 0 0 0
Scott 3b 3 0 0 0
Pavletich 1b 3 0 0 0
Moses c 3 0 0 0
Koonce p 2 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Yastrzemski ph 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 2 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Spriggs rf 4 1 3 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 1 1 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 2 2 1 1
Oliver 1b 3 0 1 2
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Matchick ss 2 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 4 6 4
Boston 000 300 000321
Kansas City 100 010 20x461
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce   6.1 4 3 3 2 4
  Lyle  L (0-5) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Hartenstein   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (6-8) 9.0 2 3 2 3 12
Totals
9.0
2
3
2
3
12

  E–Koonce (1), Schaal (16).  DP–Boston 3, Kansas City 1.  2B–Boston Smith (29,off Johnson).  3B–Kansas City Oliver (5,off Lyle).  HR–Boston T Conigliaro (24,4th inning off Johnson 2 on, 1 out), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (15,5th inning off Koonce 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Matchick (1,by Hartenstein).  SB–Yastrzemski (20,2nd base off Johnson/Kirkpatrick).  IBB–Hartenstein (3,Matchick).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:02.  A–11,992.
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