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Vada Pinson broke a tie with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Royals erupted for four more runs in the eighth to defeat the Yankees, 8-2. Pinson, who drove in the Royals' first run with a single, hit his homer after a double by Cookie Rojas. Amos Otis doubled in the eighth and John Mayberry was handed an intentional pass. After two out, Pinson also was passed intentionally in a move that backfired when Fran Healy cleared the bases with a double. George Brett followed with a single to add the Royals' final tally. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 5, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Royals       0  1  1    0  0  0    2  4  x  -   8 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .265      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Piniella rf           4   1   1   0     0   3   .333      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   2   .293      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .236
Murcer cf             2   0   1   2     1   0   .275      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   2   .198
Blomberg dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .339      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .341
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .340
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228        White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Pinson rf             3   2   2   3     1   0   .273
Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Healy c               4   1   2   3     0   0   .288
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .429
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   6             Totals               34   8  13   7     3   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 14,410
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Royals 5
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Healy 2 (9), Rojas (5), Otis (4)
Triples: White (4)
Home Runs: Pinson (2)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (2), Wohlford (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (4)
GIDP: Healy (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(2-4)           6.2  10   4   3   0   4   1  27   4.20
Woodson                 1     3   4   4   3   0   0   9   5.46
Upshaw                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.38
Totals                  8    13   8   7   3   4   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(4-3)            9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35   3.62
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Busby (4)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (second to first); Piniella
singled to center; Chambliss singled to right [Piniella to
third]; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Piniella scored];
Blomberg walked [Chambliss to second]; Nettles popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Wohlford lined to right;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Clarke grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; On a bunt McRae
singled to third; Rojas singled to left [McRae to third]; Pinson
singled to right [McRae scored, Rojas to second]; Healy grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pinson out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White tripled to right; Piniella struck out;
Chambliss struck out; Murcer singled to right [White scored];
Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to center; On a bunt Patek singled to
third [Brett scored (error by Nettles) (unearned) (no RBI),
Patek out at third (right to third)]; Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae grounded out (second to
first); Rojas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); White
walked; Busby threw a wild pitch [White to second]; Piniella
struck out; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Healy
doubled to left; Brett grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Patek made an out to catcher; Freddie Patek called for
interference for running into his own bunt; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer walked; Blomberg flied out to left; Murcer
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Nettles flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Otis flied out to right;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson struck out; Mason flied out to right; Clarke
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae struck out; Rojas doubled to left; Pinson
homered [Rojas scored]; Healy lined to left; Brett singled to
left; WOODSON REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Patek walked [Brett to
second]; Wohlford lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Royals 4.

YANKEES 8TH: White singled to right; Piniella struck out;
Chambliss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to
third]; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis doubled to right; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first) [Otis to
third, Mayberry to second]; Rojas lined to shortstop; Pinson was
walked intentionally; Healy doubled to center [Otis scored,
Mayberry scored, Pinson scored]; Brett singled to left [Healy
scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Patek forced Brett
(second to shortstop); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals
8.

YANKEES 9TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Blomberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to center;
Munson grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to second]; Mason
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 8.



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