Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1971 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 5, Kansas City Royals 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 1 2 0
  Fiore 1b 0 0 0 0
Lahoud rf 3 1 0 0
Montgomery c 3 1 2 1
Peters p 1 1 1 3
  Tatum p 1 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 1 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Josephson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 2 0
Schaal 3b 4 2 2 1
Otis cf 3 1 1 1
Piniella lf 4 0 1 2
Oliver rf 3 0 1 2
Harrison 1b 3 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 1 1 0
Martinez c 3 1 1 0
Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 1
  Clemons p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 7
Boston 040 000 100570
Kansas City 005 010 01x791
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  L (12-10) 2.1 5 5 5 1 0
  Tatum   3.2 2 1 1 0 3
  Brett   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   4.1 5 4 4 2 1
  Clemons  W (1-0) 4.2 2 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
7

  E–Otis (4).  DP–Boston 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Boston Montgomery (10,off Fitzmorris); Scott (15,off Clemons), Kansas City Martinez (2,off Peters); Schaal (23,off Brett).  HR–Boston Peters (2,2nd inning off Fitzmorris 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Aparicio (3,off Clemons); Fitzmorris (1,off Peters); Oliver (2,off Tatum).  IBB–Harrison (2,by Brett).  SB–Patek (45,2nd base off Tatum/Montgomery).  IBB–Brett (5,Harrison).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:19.  A–8,101.
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