The Red Sox, after losing 11 straight times to the Royals, finally won the last meeting between the two clubs, 7-0. Ray Culp posted the shutout on a six-hitter. The Red Sox, after picking up a run in the first inning on two walks and a single by Doug Griffin, erupted for four in the fifth, three scoring on a homer by Reggie Smith. Rico Petrocelli and Joe Lahoud hit successive triples and Mike Fiore doubled for the last two tallies in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    26, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  4  0    2  0  0  -   7 11  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .256      Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Aparicio ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .220      Keough rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     1   0   .260      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .305
Smith cf              5   1   2   3     0   0   .290      Hopkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Petrocelli 3b         5   2   2   0     0   1   .251      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Lahoud rf             4   2   2   2     1   0   .229      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Fiore 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .145      Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Kirkpatrick c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Culp p                3   0   0   0     1   3   .133        Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Oliver ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                          Wright p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            May ph,c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .243

Totals               38   7  11   7     4   5             Totals               33   0   6   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  9,216
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Royals 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 0
Errors: Schaal, Kirkpatrick
Doubles: Fiore (1)
Triples: Petrocelli 2 (4), Lahoud (3)
Home Runs: Smith (26)
Stolen Bases: Lahoud (2), Patek (46)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(14-12)           9     6   0   0   0   5   0  33   3.20
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   5   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(3-6)           4.1   5   5   5   4   1   1  23   3.38
Butler                  1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.55
Nelson                  2     3   2   2   0   2   0   8   5.88
Abernathy               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.59
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   5   1  42

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski singled to center;
Smith singled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Keough grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lahoud walked; Fiore made an out to shortstop;
Montgomery flied to right in foul territory; Culp walked [Lahoud
to second]; Griffin singled to center [Lahoud scored, Culp to
second]; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins flied out to left; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schaal made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli reached on
an error by Schaal [Petrocelli to first]; Lahoud forced
Petrocelli (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Knoop grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick
was called out on strikes; Wright singled to left; Patek singled
to shortstop [Wright to second]; Keough grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fiore grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
lined to right; Culp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis made an out to shortstop; Hopkins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Aparicio
walked; Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to second]; Smith homered
[Aparicio scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli tripled to
center; BUTLER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Lahoud singled to
second [Petrocelli scored]; Lahoud stole second [Lahoud to third
(error by Kirkpatrick)]; Fiore made an out to second; Montgomery
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal lined to left; Knoop lined to center;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Culp struck out; Griffin singled to left; Aparicio
singled to right [Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski forced
Aparicio (first to shortstop) [Griffin to third]; Smith forced
Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: MAY BATTED FOR BUTLER; May struck out; Patek singled
to left; Patek stole second; Keough struck out; Otis struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 0.

RED SOX 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NELSON REPLACED
KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Petrocelli tripled to center; Lahoud
tripled to right [Petrocelli scored]; Fiore doubled to right
[Lahoud scored]; Montgomery grounded out (second to first)
[Fiore to third]; Fiore was picked off third (catcher to third
to catcher); Culp struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Hopkins flied out to right; Piniella flied out to
right; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin was called out on strikes; Aparicio
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Knoop flied out to center; OLIVER BATTED FOR NELSON;
Oliver singled to center; May popped to third in foul territory;
Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 9TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Petrocelli struck out; Lahoud
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Keough singled to center; Otis forced Keough (first
to shortstop); Hopkins made an out to first; Piniella singled to
right [Otis to third]; Schaal forced Piniella (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 0.