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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 6, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 6, 1969 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 29,438 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Cal Drummond |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Bill Butler | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | Third Baseman |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Ray Culp | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 6, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Culp
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Culp
Fiore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Culp
Foy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Butler
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Butler
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Culp
Kirkpatrick bunts towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Culp
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Culp
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butler
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Culp
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Culp
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Culp
Butler bunts towards third. Scott fields it, throws to second, with Petrocelli covering, for one, and over to first, with Schofield covering, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Butler
Culp strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Butler
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Butler
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Culp
Hernandez hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Culp
Fiore hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Culp
Foy hits a popup towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Culp
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Culp
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Scott who tags Piniella trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Culp
Kelly hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Culp
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Culp
There goes Kelly. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Schofield applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butler
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Butler covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Butler
Culp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Culp
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Culp
Butler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Culp
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Butler
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Butler
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Culp
Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Culp
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Culp
Culp fires to first and picks off Foy. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Culp
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Culp
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Culp
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Culp
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butler
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Butler
Culp hits a popup towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Culp
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Culp
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Culp
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Butler
Schofield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Schofield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Butler
Jones bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Butler
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Butler
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Culp
Fiore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Culp
Foy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Culp
Kirkpatrick bunts towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fiore moves to third. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Pat Kelly.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields it and throws to home to get Fiore. Foy moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Adair vs. Lyle
Bob Oliver pinch runs for Hawk Taylor.
Adair hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Foy scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Butler
Bob Oliver now playing right field.
Petrocelli hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Butler
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Butler
Scott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butler
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lyle
Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Bill Butler.
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lyle
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Lyle
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Drabowsky
Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Drabowsky
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1969 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hernandez J, ss 5 0 0 0 Schofield D, 2b 5 1 2 0
Fiore M, 1b 5 1 2 1 Jones D, 1b 5 1 1 2
Foy J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 4 0 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 2 1
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, ss 4 0 0 0
Kelly P, rf 3 0 1 0 Conigliaro T, rf 4 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0 Scott G, 3b 4 1 1 1
Oliver B, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Gibson R, c 4 0 0 0
Adair J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Culp R, p 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 4 0 1 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0
Butler B, p 3 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Harrison C, ph 1 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 8 2 38 4 7 4
Kansas City 000 100 000 10 -- 2
Boston 100 000 000 12 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Butler B 10.0 5 2 2 0 7
Drabowsky M (L) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Culp R* 9.0 7 2 2 1 6
Romo V 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lyle S (W) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 10th
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Boston 3
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Piniella L, Schofield D 2
3B -- Smith R
HR -- Fiore M, Scott G, Jones D
CS -- Kelly P
T -- 2:26
A -- 29438
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