Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
September 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1972 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 1, Boston Red Sox 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 1
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Drago p 3 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 3 0 0 0
  Miller cf 1 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 2 2 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 1 1 0
Fisk c 2 0 1 0
Evans lf 3 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 3 0 1 1
Curtis p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 1
Kansas City 000 001 000171
Boston 010 101 00x350
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (12-17) 8.0 5 3 2 2 7
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
2
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (11-7) 9.0 7 1 1 5 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
6

  E–Rojas (9).  DP–Kansas City 1, Boston 1.  2B–Kansas City Piniella (32,off Curtis); Otis (26,off Curtis), Boston Smith 2 (25,off Drago 2).  SB–Smith (13,3rd base off Drago/Taylor).  WP–Drago (5).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:10.  A–10,196.
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