Final
KC 9 — BOS 4
5/31/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197105312
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Conigliaro | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kennedy | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Savage | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry May | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Brett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bolin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Gagliano | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peters | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Gary Peters | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Bolin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ken Brett | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bolin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Conigliaro | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kennedy | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Montgomery | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Savage | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Keough | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry May | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | S7/L.BX2(74) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9/G | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E5/TH | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/G.2-3;3-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;2-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/G | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 7(B)2(3)/FDP | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | S7/L.2-H;1-3;BX2(74) | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D/89 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L.2-H | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E5 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/L.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3;2-H | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S4 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/L.1-2;2-H | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/G.1-3;2-H | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3 | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2;3-H | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | E5/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 9–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 9–4 |