Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 22, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1972 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 10, Kansas City Royals 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 1 1 1
Aparicio ss 6 1 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 5 1 2 2
  Cater pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Smith rf 6 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 2 1 0
Fisk c 4 2 3 2
Oglivie lf 5 1 1 0
Kennedy 2b 3 2 2 2
Pattin p 3 0 1 1
  Newhauser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 1 1 0
Scheinblum rf 4 3 3 0
Mayberry 1b 5 3 3 3
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 1 0
  Taylor c 2 0 2 2
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 0
  Floyd 2b 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Knoop 2b 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 2
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Hedlund p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Boston 003 220 21010130
Kansas City 000 200 0237134
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  W (12-12) 8.2 13 7 7 2 2
  Newhauser  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  L (4-6) 3.0 8 5 4 1 2
  Jackson   2.0 1 2 2 3 1
  Fitzmorris   2.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Burgmeier   2.0 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
7
7
4

  E–Patek 2 (18), Kirkpatrick 2 (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Boston Kennedy (10,off Hedlund), Kansas City Taylor (1,off Pattin).  3B–Boston Oglivie (2,off Hedlund); Fisk (7,off Jackson).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (4,3rd inning off Hedlund 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Mayberry (12,4th inning off Pattin 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Pattin (5,off Hedlund); Hedlund (3,off Pattin).  SF–Kennedy (2,off Jackson).  HBP–Yastrzemski (4,by Burgmeier).  HBP–Burgmeier (1,Yastrzemski).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:57.  A–9,058.
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