Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller rf 1 2 0 0 4 1 .269 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Smith cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .284 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Fisk c 3 2 1 0 2 0 .331 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .302 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 .280 Mayberry 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .304 Cepeda dh 5 0 2 1 0 2 .285 Taylor pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Petrocelli 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .225 Piniella lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .240 Harper lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .229 Wohlford dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Aparicio ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 .287 McRae rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Kennedy 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .196 Schaal 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .278 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Healy c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .228 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 7 10 6 9 8 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 23,952 Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Royals 7 DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 2 Errors: Rojas Doubles: Petrocelli (2), Kennedy (4), Piniella (7), Schaal (6), Healy (3) Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (2) GIDP: Aparicio (5), Yastrzemski (7), Piniella (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis W(2-5) 9 7 2 2 3 5 0 36 2.94 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 5 0 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby L(3-7) 2.1 3 4 4 3 1 0 12 5.93 Dal Canton 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 12 2.91 Wright 3.2 3 0 0 3 4 0 16 4.05 Simpson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.28 Totals 9 10 7 7 9 8 0 44 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Miller walked; Smith singled to left [Miller to second]; Fisk forced Smith (third to second) [Miller scored (error by Rojas)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to second]; Cepeda struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli flied to center; Harper singled to center; Aparicio grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Wohlford flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0. RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied to left; Miller walked; Smith singled [Miller to second]; Fisk walked [Miller to third, Smith to second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to right [Miller scored, Smith scored, Fisk to third]; Cepeda singled to left [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli popped to left; Harper struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied to left; Schaal walked; Healy struck out; Patek forced Schaal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0. RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio walked; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Aparicio to second]; Miller was called out on strikes; Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas walked; Otis popped to right; Mayberry flied to left; Piniella forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 0. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Yastrzemski walked [Fisk to second]; Cepeda flied to center [Fisk to third]; Petrocelli doubled to left [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Harper grounded out (second to first); Aparicio singled to third [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli to third]; Kennedy doubled to left [Petrocelli scored, Aparicio to third]; Miller walked; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford singled to left; McRae flied to right; Schaal flied to right; Healy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 0. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Patek struck out; Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis singled to center; Mayberry singled to right [Otis to third]; TAYLOR RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Piniella doubled to right [Otis scored, Taylor to third]; Wohlford flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 1. RED SOX 7TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio was called out on strikes; Ken Wright struck out the side on 9 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: McRae lined to third; Schaal doubled to right; Healy doubled to left [Schaal scored]; Patek struck out; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2. RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy walked; Miller walked [Kennedy to second]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Kennedy to third, Miller to second]; Fisk popped to second; Yastrzemski flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Taylor lined to first; Piniella popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2. RED SOX 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Cepeda singled to center; Petrocelli struck out; Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; Aparicio lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford lined to center; McRae struck out; Schaal singled to center; Healy forced Schaal (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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