The Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak by winning the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5-3, after the Royals had prevailed, 11-9, in a wild 10-inning opener that included 32 hits, 12 walks and six errors. Rick Miller had five hits for the Red Sox in the lidlifter, including the first grand-slam homer of his major league career in the sixth inning. The Royals rebounded with four runs in the eighth to take a 9-8 lead, but the Red Sox tied the score with a run in their half. However in the 10th, George Brett walked, Cookie Rojas sacrificed and, after an intentional pass to Amos Otis, Hal McRae singled to break the tie. Otis advanced to third and counted an extra run on a sacrifice fly by Fran Healy.

In the nightcap, the Royals tied the score at 3-3 with two runs in the eighth inning on a walk to Fred Patek, singles by Rojas and Otis and an error by Terry Hughes. The Red Sox came back to win with two runs in their half. Cecil Cooper singled, stopped at third on a double by Carl Yastrzemski and scored on a sacrifice fly by Dwight Evans before Rico Petrocelli added the final run with a double. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 11, Boston Red Sox 9 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       2  2  1    0  0  0    0  4  0    2  -  11 17  4
Red Sox      0  4  0    0  0  4    0  1  0    0  -   9 15  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   2   1     0   0   .215      Harper dh             5   1   1   1     0   1   .220
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Griffin 2b            6   0   2   1     0   0   .340
  Brett pr,ss         0   1   0   0     1   0   .237      Cooper 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .296        Cater ph,1b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Otis cf               4   2   1   2     2   1   .280      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     1   0   .311
McRae rf,3b           6   1   3   2     0   0   .326      Evans rf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .307
Mayberry dh           3   0   1   0     3   1   .269      Petrocelli 3b         4   2   1   0     1   1   .282
Healy c               5   1   2   2     0   0   .256      Montgomery c          4   1   1   1     1   0   .252
Wohlford lf           6   1   2   1     0   1   .282      Miller cf             5   3   5   5     0   0   .292
Solaita 1b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .278      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .317
White 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pinson ph,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .237        Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  11  17  11     6   5             Totals               41   9  15   8     6   3

Time of Game: 3:57
Left on Base: Royals 11, Red Sox 9
DP: Royals 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Patek, Healy 2, White, Montgomery, Pole
Doubles: Patek (7), Rojas (9), Healy (20), Pinson (9), Miller (3)
Triples: Evans (5)
Home Runs: Otis (6), Miller (3)
Stolen Bases: Rojas (5), Miller (8)
Caught Stealing: Healy (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas 2 (5), Harper (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Healy (1)
GIDP: McRae (5), Yastrzemski 2 (5), Petrocelli (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              1.2   6   4   3   1   0   0  11   3.05
Mingori                 3.1   2   2   2   3   3   0  13   5.53
Garber                  2     3   2   1   0   0   1  10   4.82
Bird                    0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2.84
Fitzmorris              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.45
Hoerner W(2-3)          2.1   2   0   0   2   0   0  10   3.86
Totals                 10    15   9   7   6   3   1  48

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     2     7   5   5   1   1   1  14   3.89
Pole                    5.1   5   2   2   1   3   0  21   4.15
Segui                   0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   3.86
Veale                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.73
Newhauser L(0-1)        2     2   2   2   3   0   0  11   9.00
Totals                 10    17  11  11   6   5   1  52

Passed Balls: Montgomery (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled; Rojas grounded out (second to first)
[Patek to third]; Otis homered [Patek scored]; McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; Healy flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper reached on an error by Patek; Griffin
grounded out (second to first) [Harper to second]; Cooper
walked; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford singled to left; Solaita singled to right
[Wohlford to third]; White struck out; Patek forced Solaita
(first to shortstop) [Wohlford scored]; Rojas doubled to left
[Patek scored]; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled to center; Petrocelli singled to left
[Evans to second]; Montgomery singled to right [Evans scored,
Petrocelli to second]; Montgomery was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Miller singled to center [Petrocelli scored]; Miller
stole second [Miller to third (error by Healy)]; Burleson popped
to shortstop; Harper singled to third [Miller scored]; Griffin
singled to right [Harper to third]; MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); Harper was picked off third but was safe on an error
by Healy (catcher unassisted) [Harper scored (unearned), Griffin
out at home (left to third to catcher)]; 4 R (3 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae singled to right; Mayberry singled to right
[McRae to third]; POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Healy forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second) [McRae scored]; Wohlford singled
to center [Healy to second]; Healy was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Wohlford to second]; Solaita struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Evans lined
to shortstop; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 4TH: White singled to left; Patek singled to pitcher
[White to second]; Rojas reached on an error by Pole on a
sacrifice bunt [White to third, Patek to second]; Otis struck
out; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first);
Miller doubled to right; Burleson flied out to center [Miller to
third]; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red
Sox 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry walked; Healy flied out to right; Wohlford
struck out; Solaita popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin flied out to left; Cooper singled to right;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied
out to right; Rojas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans walked; GARBER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Petrocelli walked (walk was charged to Mingori) [Evans to
second]; Montgomery reached on an error by White [Evans to
third, Petrocelli to second]; Miller homered [Evans scored,
Petrocelli scored, Montgomery scored (unearned)]; Burleson
singled to left; Harper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Burleson to second]; Griffin popped to third; Cooper
grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis popped to third; McRae popped to first;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Evans tripled;
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
5, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy doubled to center; Montgomery allowed a passed
ball [Healy to third]; Wohlford grounded out (third to first)
[Healy scored]; Solaita singled to left; SEGUI REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); PINSON BATTED FOR WHITE; Pinson doubled to right
[Solaita to third]; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR PATEK; Scheinblum
singled to right [Solaita scored, Pinson to third]; BRETT RAN
FOR SCHEINBLUM; Rojas forced Brett (shortstop to second) [Pinson
scored]; Rojas stole second [Rojas to third (error by
Montgomery)]; Otis walked; McRae singled to left [Rojas scored,
Otis to third, McRae to second (on throw to home)]; VEALE
REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 9, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: BRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PINSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BIRD
REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Miller singled to center; FITZMORRIS
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Burleson popped to first in foul
territory; Harper grounded out (first unassisted) [Miller to
second]; Griffin singled to left [Miller scored, Griffin to
second (on throw to home)]; HOERNER REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); CATER BATTED FOR COOPER; Cater was walked
intentionally; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 9, Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 9TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NEWHAUSER
REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Healy singled to left; Wohlford
popped to first in foul territory; Solaita flied out to right;
Pinson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Red Sox
9.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans singled to center; Petrocelli grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second];
Montgomery walked; Miller singled to right [Montgomery to
third]; Burleson lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
9, Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 10TH: Brett walked; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brett to second]; Otis walked; McRae
singled to left [Brett scored, Otis to third, McRae to second
(on throw to home)]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Healy
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis scored, McRae to third];
Wohlford forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 11, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 10TH: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Cater flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 11, Red Sox 9.