| Getting six-hit pitching from Paul Splittorff, who turned in his first complete game of the season, the Royals defeated the Yankees, 5-1, to end a five-game losing streak. The Royals started with two runs off Mel Stottlemyre in the first inning. Jim Wohlford singled, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a single by John Mayberry. In a surprise move, Mayberry then stole second and counted on a double by Hal McRae. The Royals added their other runs in the sixth, one of them scoring on a double steal by Vada Pinson and Fran Healy after Dave Pagan had come in to relieve Stottlemyre. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, May 4, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Royals 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 5 9 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Wohlford lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .319 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Otis cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Murcer cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Mayberry 1b 4 2 1 1 0 0 .205 Piniella rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .338 McRae dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .346 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Rojas 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .333 Sudakis dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Pinson rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Munson c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .237 Healy c 1 0 0 0 2 1 .275 Mason ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Michael ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 2 Totals 29 5 9 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 18,978 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Royals 5 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 1 Errors: Patek, Brett Doubles: Clarke (1), McRae (8) Stolen Bases: Mayberry (3), Healy 2 (2), Pinson (2) Caught Stealing: Patek (3) Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (3) GIDP: White (1), Otis (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stottlemyre L(5-2) 5.2 8 5 5 2 2 0 25 3.00 Pagan 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 0.00 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 4 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(3-2) 9 6 1 0 1 2 0 35 3.40 Totals 9 6 1 0 1 2 0 35 Wild Pitches: Pagan (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); White lined to right; Chambliss reached on an error by Brett; Murcer forced Chambliss (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Wohlford singled to center; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry singled to center [Wohlford scored]; Mayberry stole second; McRae doubled to left [Mayberry scored]; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Sudakis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Pinson flied out to right; Healy walked; Brett flied out to left; Healy stole second; Patek lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to left; Mason struck out; Clarke singled to left [Munson to second]; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford singled to center; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to right; Rojas singled [McRae to third, Rojas out at second (right to third to second)]; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Healy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles struck out; Sudakis grounded out (third to first); Munson singled to right; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (catcher to first); White singled to center; Chambliss lined to shortstop; Murcer singled to center [White to second]; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Otis walked; Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop); McRae flied out to right; Rojas singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Pinson singled to center [Mayberry scored, Rojas to third, Pinson to second (on throw to home)]; PAGAN REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Pagan threw a wild pitch [Rojas scored, Pinson to third]; Healy walked; Pinson stole home and Healy stole second; Brett was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 5. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Sudakis lined to right; Munson walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR MASON; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: MICHAEL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 5. YANKEES 8TH: Clarke doubled to left; White reached on an error by Patek [Clarke to third]; Chambliss flied out to left; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clarke scored (unearned)]; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas singled to third; Pinson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 5. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Sudakis grounded out (third to first); Munson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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