The Royals broke up a tie game with three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Red Sox, 5-2. Cookie Rojas reached base to start the stanza, but was forced by Vada Pinson, who stole second, stopped at third on a bloop single by Al Cowens and scored the go-ahead run on an infield hit by Buck Martinez. The Royals then added two insurance runs on singles by Amos Otis and Jim Wohlford. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     23, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   5 10  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Harper dh             4   1   2   0     1   0   .204
Wohlford rf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .358      Beniquez cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     1   2   .289      Cooper 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .294
McRae lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   3   1     1   0   .396
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .289
Pinson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Kennedy 3b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .143
Solaita dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .286        Cater ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Cowens pr,dh        1   1   1   0     0   0   .235        Hughes pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Martinez c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .429      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
White 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .071
  Otis ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .161        Montgomery ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   1   .184
  Gonzalez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     4   3             Totals               34   2   8   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  5,388
Left on Base: Royals 7, Red Sox 10
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Didier
Doubles: Pinson (2), McRae (5), Beniquez (2), Yastrzemski (6)
Triples: Harper (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (9), Wohlford 2 (5), Pinson (1)
GIDP: Rojas (3), Martinez (1), Carbo (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(1-0)       9     8   2   2   5   5   0  39   1.64
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   5   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(1-1)            8.1   9   5   4   4   2   0  36   2.70
Segui                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.88
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek stole second [Patek to third
(error by Didier)]; Wohlford grounded out (second to first)
[Patek scored (unearned)]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to
first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
doubled to left; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted);
Yastrzemski singled to center [Beniquez scored]; Fitzmorris
threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas flied out to right; Pinson doubled to left;
Solaita lined to second; Martinez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Didier
flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out
to right; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper tripled; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch
[Harper scored]; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cooper flied out to left; Yastrzemski doubled to right; Carbo
was walked intentionally; Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to center; McRae lined to
shortstop; Rojas grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Didier
struck out; Guerrero singled to left; Harper grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Pinson popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Solaita was called out on strikes; Martinez walked; White forced
Martinez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez struck out; Cooper singled to right;
Yastrzemski walked [Cooper to second]; Carbo forced Yastrzemski
(third to second) [Cooper to third]; CATER BATTED FOR KENNEDY;
Cater walked [Carbo to second]; HUGHES RAN FOR CATER; McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1,
Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: HUGHES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford
stole second; Mayberry struck out; McRae doubled to left
[Wohlford scored]; Rojas grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Didier grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
flied out to right; Harper walked; Beniquez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Pinson lined to second; Solaita walked; COWENS RAN
FOR SOLAITA; Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cooper flied
out to center; Yastrzemski singled to right; Carbo grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wohlford singled to right; Mayberry
walked [Wohlford to second]; McRae forced Mayberry (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Hughes flied out to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR DIDIER; Montgomery
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: MONTGOMERY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rojas
singled to right; Pinson forced Rojas (pitcher to shortstop);
Pinson stole second; Cowens singled to center [Pinson to third];
Martinez singled [Pinson scored, Cowens to second]; OTIS BATTED
FOR WHITE; Otis singled to center [Cowens scored, Martinez to
second]; SEGUI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Martinez to third, Otis to second]; Wohlford
singled to center [Martinez scored, Otis to third]; Wohlford
stole second; Mayberry struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING 3B); MILLER BATTED
FOR GUERRERO; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Harper
singled to center; Beniquez flied out to left; Cooper popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red
Sox 2.