Allowing only three hits, Steve Busby tossed his third shutout of the season as the Royals stopped the Red Sox, 5-0. George Brett provided Busby with only run he needed with a solo home run in the third. Kansas City scored four in the fifth when Boston starter Dick Drago lost his control, giving up three walks, a single to Amos Otis which drove in one run and a bases-loaded double to Tony Solaita which cleared the sacks. Drago walked nine in the game, while Busby didn't allow a runner past first until Dwight Evans, who had two of the Bosox' three hits, doubled in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Monday, July 8, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Royals       0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     1   1   .217      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .330
  White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Otis cf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .283      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Mayberry dh           3   1   1   0     2   0   .267      Evans rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .307
McRae rf,lf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .317      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Solaita 1b            3   0   2   3     2   0   .284      Carbo dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Cowens rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Healy c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .251        McAuliffe ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .242
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     9   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     1   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 19,012
Left on Base: Royals 11, Red Sox 3
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Cooper, Petrocelli, Burleson
Doubles: Solaita (7), Evans (9)
Home Runs: Brett (2)
Caught Stealing: Solaita (1), Healy (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (6)
GIDP: Carbo (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(11-8)           9     3   0   0   1   2   0  30   3.20
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   2   0  30

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(5-5)            9     9   5   5   9   3   1  43   3.61
Totals                  9     9   5   5   9   3   1  43

Passed Balls: Blackwell (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Hank Soar


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas singled to right; Otis
forced Rojas (shortstop to second); Mayberry singled to center
[Otis to second]; McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Griffin flied out to
center; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita walked; Solaita was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Pinson struck out; Healy walked; Healy
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
popped to catcher in foul territory; Petrocelli popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett homered; Patek singled to center; Rojas out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Patek to second]; Otis
walked; Mayberry walked [Patek to third, Otis to second]; McRae
lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Mayberry out at
first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo struck out; Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita flied out to right; Pinson popped to
shortstop; Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Cooper singled to center;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Patek walked;
Rojas grounded out (third to first) [Patek to second]; Otis
singled to center [Patek scored]; Blackwell allowed a passed
ball [Otis to second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; McRae
walked [Otis to third, Mayberry to second]; Solaita doubled to
left [Otis scored, Mayberry scored, McRae scored]; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to left; Petrocelli popped to
shortstop; Carbo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy reached on an error by Petrocelli [Healy to
second (error by Cooper)]; Brett walked; On a bunt Patek popped
to third in foul territory; Rojas reached on an error by
Burleson [Healy to third, Brett to second]; Otis lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to right; Blackwell flied out to
right; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
flied out to right; Solaita singled to right; Pinson singled to
right [Solaita to second]; Healy lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COWENS
REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Griffin grounded out (third to
first); Cooper grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett lined to second; Patek grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Evans doubled to
left; Petrocelli flied out to center; Carbo grounded out (second
to first) [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to center; Mayberry lined to right;
McRae lined to center [Otis to second]; Solaita was walked
intentionally; Cowens lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HEALY (PLAYING C ); MCAULIFFE
BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; McAuliffe popped to second; Miller popped
to catcher in foul territory; Griffin walked; Cooper flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 0.

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