Boston Red Sox 0 – 3 Kansas City Royals
23 August 1972 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Roger Nelson | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games | |
| 4 | 1 triple | Paul Schaal | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luis Aparicio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Carlton Fisk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ben Oglivie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sonny Siebert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Burda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Siebert | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| John Curtis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Otis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Richie Scheinblum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Hovley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Cookie Rojas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piniella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Schaal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Roger Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Nelson | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |