With the backing of four double plays, Steve Busby pitched the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox. Amos Otis, observing his 27th birthday, hit a single, double and triple for the Royals and stole two bases. Jim Wohlford also had three hits and stole three bases.

Carlton Fisk, making his first appearance of the season with the Red Sox after suffering a groin injury in spring training, walked in the second inning and scored on a double by Bob Montgomery. Hal McRae tied the score with a homer in the fourth and the Royals went ahead to stay when Freddie Patek singled and Cookie Rojas singled in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, April     26, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
Royals       0  0  0    1  1  0    1  1  x  -   4 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .180      Patek ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Miller cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .214      Rojas 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .299
Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     1   2   .397      Otis cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .262
Yastrzemski 1b        1   0   0   1     2   0   .373      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Fisk dh               3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Wohlford lf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .354
Montgomery c          3   0   1   1     0   0   .208      McRae dh              3   1   2   1     0   0   .302
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Hughes 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .227
  Petrocelli ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Pinson ph,rf        0   0   0   1     0   0   .259
Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McAuliffe ph,ss     0   0   0   0     1   0   .120
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   6   2     6   5             Totals               33   4  13   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 13,537
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 4
Errors: Lee
Doubles: Miller (2), Montgomery (3), Otis (2)
Triples: Griffin (2), Otis (2), Patek (1)
Home Runs: McRae (2)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (3), Otis 2 (2), Wohlford 3 (8), Mayberry (2)
Caught Stealing: McRae (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1), Schaal (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (2), Pinson (1)
GIDP: Guerrero (3), Miller (1), Montgomery (2), Harper (4), Rojas (4)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (2,by Lee)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(2-2)              6.2  11   3   3   1   3   1  31   2.35
Segui                   1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.30
Totals                  8    13   4   4   1   3   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(3-2)            9     6   2   2   6   5   0  35   4.42
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Lee (1)
Wild Pitches: Busby (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
doubled; Busby threw a wild pitch [Miller to third]; Griffin
struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski stole second; Carbo
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (first unassisted); Rojas singled
to second; Otis forced Rojas (third to second); Otis stole
second; Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Healy struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Montgomery doubled [Fisk scored];
Hughes reached on a fielder's choice [Montgomery out at third
(pitcher to third)]; Guerrero grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hughes out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford singled to shortstop; Wohlford stole
second; McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first)
[Wohlford to third]; Schaal was called out on strikes; Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper singled to third; Miller grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harper out at
second]; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to first; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); Otis tripled to left; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk singled to third
[Yastrzemski to third]; Montgomery grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy struck out; Wohlford lined to right; McRae
homered; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hughes singled to first; On a bunt Guerrero forced
Hughes (pitcher to shortstop); Harper popped to second; Miller
walked [Guerrero to second]; Griffin walked [Guerrero to third,
Miller to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens lined to center; Patek tripled to left; Rojas
singled to center [Patek scored]; Otis singled to center [Rojas
to second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Rojas to
third, Otis to second]; Healy grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo struck out; Fisk lined to left; Montgomery
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford stole second;
McRae reached on a fielder's choice [Wohlford out at third
(shortstop to third)]; McRae was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Schaal grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Hughes grounded out (third to first); MCAULIFFE
BATTED FOR GUERRERO; McAuliffe walked; Harper grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McAuliffe out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cowens
singled to shortstop; On a bunt Patek singled to pitcher [Cowens
to third (error by Lee)]; Rojas grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cowens scored, Patek out at
second]; Otis doubled to left; Otis stole third; Mayberry
walked; SEGUI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Mayberry stole second;
Healy flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller flied out to left; Griffin tripled to left;
Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffin scored];
Carbo flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford singled to third; Wohlford stole second;
McRae singled to shortstop [Wohlford stayed at second]; Schaal
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Wohlford to
third, McRae to second]; PINSON BATTED FOR COWENS; Pinson lined
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Wohlford scored, McRae to
third]; Patek popped to first in foul territory [Schaal to
second]; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 4.

RED SOX 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Fisk popped to
third in foul territory; COOPER BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Cooper
struck out; PETROCELLI BATTED FOR HUGHES; Petrocelli popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 4.