Monday July 8, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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