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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 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 August 27, 1969 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 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 | August 27, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vicente Romo |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,717 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Don Denkinger |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Juan Rios | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Syd O'Brien | Third Baseman |
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Vicente Romo | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Romo
Kelly bunts towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Romo
Fiore hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Romo
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Romo
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rooker
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski 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
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Romo
Foy 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Romo
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Romo
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on O'Brien. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rios vs. Romo
Rios is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rooker
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Rooker
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Romo vs. Rooker
Romo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Rooker
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rios fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Romo
Rooker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Romo
Kelly 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Romo
Fiore hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Romo
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Romo
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Romo
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Romo
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Romo
There goes Foy. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Romo
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Rios vs. Romo
There goes Foy. The throw from Gibson and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Rooker
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Rooker
There goes Conigliaro. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Rios applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Romo
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Petrocelli. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Romo
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Romo
Kelly hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Romo
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Romo
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Romo
There's a wild pitch. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Romo
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Rooker
Gibson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Romo vs. Rooker
Romo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Romo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Rooker
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Romo
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Romo
Adair hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Romo
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Romo
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rios fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Romo
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Romo
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Romo
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro hits a popup towards short. Rios settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rooker
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Rooker
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romo vs. Rooker
Romo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Romo
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Romo
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Romo
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Romo
There goes Foy. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Petrocelli applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rooker
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews bunts towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Adair covering, for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Rooker
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Romo
Adair hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Romo
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Romo
Jackie Hernandez pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez.
Rios bunts towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Romo
Rooker bunts towards the mound. Romo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Rooker
Buck Martinez now catching.
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Rooker
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rooker
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Rooker
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Rooker
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Vicente Romo.
Schofield takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Rooker
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Gibson moves to third. Schofield moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1969 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 1 1 2 O'Brien S, 3b 5 0 2 1
Fiore M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 3 1 0 0
Foy J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Petrocelli R, ss 4 1 1 2
Adair J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Conigliaro T, rf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 3 0 1 0 Scott G, 1b 4 2 3 0
Hernandez J, pr 0 0 0 0 Gibson R, c 4 0 2 1
Martinez B, c 0 0 0 0 Romo V, p 3 0 1 0
Rios J, ss 4 1 0 0 Schofield D, ph 0 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 4 0 1 0
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35 3 9 3 32 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 020 001 -- 3
Boston 030 000 001 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L) 8.2 9 4 4 4 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Romo V (W) 9.0 9 3 2 1 7
E -- O'Brien S, Petrocelli R
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Boston 7
2B -- Scott G, Romo V
HR -- Petrocelli R, Kelly P, Adair J
SB -- Foy J
CS -- Foy J 2, Conigliaro T
SH -- Andrews M
WP -- Romo V
T -- 2:25
A -- 20717
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