A pass to Hal McRae with the bases loaded in the 14th inning handed the Royals a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. The Tigers scored their run in the second on a double by Norm Cash, an infield out and single by Jerry Moses. Fran Healy homered for the Royals in the fourth.

In the 14th, Amos Otis singled. Cookie Rojas popped out trying to bunt, but Frank White was successful on his sacrifice. After passing Vada Pinson intentionally, Jim Ray failed to relocate the plate, walking Kurt Bevacqua to load the bases and McRae to force in Otis. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      14, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  6  2
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  9  4


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Knox 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      White 2b,ss           5   0   1   0     1   1   .225
  Sutherland ph,2b    2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Pinson rf             6   0   2   0     1   0   .244
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .318      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .283
  Lane ph,lf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .231        Bevacqua ph,1b      3   0   0   0     1   0   .157
Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .000      McRae dh              4   0   0   1     3   1   .311
Northrup rf           5   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Healy c               5   1   2   1     1   2   .254
N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .290
  Sharon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Brett 3b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .232
  Freehan 1b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Cowens cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .212
G. Brown dh           6   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Otis ph,cf          2   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Rodriguez 3b          6   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Moses c               6   0   2   1     0   1   .233        Rojas ph,2b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Brinkman ss           6   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   1   6   1     4   6             Totals               46   2   9   2    10  12

Time of Game: 3:39   Attendance: 22,167
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Royals 15
DP: Tigers 2, Royals 3
Errors: N. Cash, Moses, White 2, Patek, Dal Canton
Doubles: N. Cash (3), Wohlford (10), Healy (21)
Home Runs: Healy (7)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (1), Brinkman (1), Freehan (2), Pinson 2 (9), White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nettles (1), Wohlford (3), White (3)
GIDP: Brinkman 2 (6), Healy (7), Rojas (15)
Hit by Pitch: N. Cash (3,by Dal Canton)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 7     4   1   1   3   9   1  27   4.62
Hiller                  6     4   0   0   4   3   0  25   2.72
Ray L(0-2)              0.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   6   4.39
Totals                 13.2   9   2   2  10  12   1  58

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              9     4   1   1   1   6   0  35   2.76
Mingori                 4     1   0   0   3   0   0  16   4.29
Bird W(5-3)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.98
Totals                 14     6   1   1   4   6   0  54

Passed Balls: Healy (11)
Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Knox singled to left; Oglivie lined into a double
play (right to first) [Knox out at first]; Nettles walked;
Nettles stole second; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White struck out; Pinson reached on an error by N.
Cash (assist by Knox); Solaita struck out; Pinson stole second
[Pinson to third (error by Moses)]; McRae grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash doubled to right; G. Brown grounded out
(first unassisted) [N. Cash to third]; Rodriguez reached on an
error by Patek; Moses singled to left [N. Cash scored, Rodriguez
to second]; Brinkman grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Moses out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy was called out on strikes; Wohlford struck
out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Knox grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie struck
out; Nettles reached on an error by White; Northrup grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens lined to center; On a bunt Patek grounded out
(third to first); White singled to center; Pinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: N. Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Brown
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita struck out; McRae struck out; Healy homered;
Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Moses was called out on strikes; Brinkman grounded
out (second to first); Knox reached on an error by White [Knox
to second]; Oglivie singled to third [Knox to third]; Nettles
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett struck out; Cowens lined to first; Patek
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); N. Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White walked; White stole second; Pinson singled to
center [White to third]; Solaita struck out while Pinson stole
second; McRae was walked intentionally; Healy grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [White out at home]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez popped to shortstop; Moses grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman struck out but advanced to first
on a passed ball; Brinkman stole second; Knox struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford doubled to right; Brett grounded out
(second to first) [Wohlford to third]; Cowens walked; ROJAS
BATTED FOR PATEK; Rojas grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Oglivie struck out; Nettles flied out to
right; Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); White grounded
out (third to first); Pinson singled to right; BEVACQUA BATTED
FOR SOLAITA; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pinson
to second]; McRae was walked intentionally; Healy struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); N. Cash was
hit by a pitch; SHARON RAN FOR N. CASH; G. Brown lined to left;
Sharon was picked off first but was safe on an error by Dal
Canton [Sharon to second]; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; Moses grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: FREEHAN REPLACED SHARON (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Wohlford made an out to catcher; Brett singled to shortstop;
Cowens singled to right [Brett to third, Cowens out at second
(right to shortstop to second)]; Rojas was walked intentionally;
White popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals
1.

TIGERS 10TH: MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Brinkman
popped to first in foul territory; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR KNOX;
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); LANE BATTED FOR
OGLIVIE; Lane popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 10TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LANE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Pinson flied out to center; Bevacqua flied
out to left; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 11TH: Nettles lined to center; Northrup walked; Freehan
forced Northrup (shortstop to second); G. Brown grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 11TH: Healy walked; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Healy to second]; Brett popped to third in
foul territory; OTIS BATTED FOR COWENS; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 12TH: OTIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rodriguez singled
to left; On a bunt Moses made an out to pitcher; Brinkman flied
out to left; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 12TH: Rojas struck out; White flied out to left; Pinson
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 13TH: Lane walked; Nettles out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Lane to second]; Northrup grounded out
(second to first) [Lane to third]; Freehan was walked
intentionally; Freehan stole second; G. Brown lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 13TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
lined to left; Healy doubled to right; Wohlford was walked
intentionally; Brett lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 14TH: BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Moses singled to left; Brinkman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Moses out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 14TH: RAY REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Otis singled to
center; On a bunt Rojas popped to catcher in foul territory;
White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Otis to
second]; Pinson was walked intentionally; Bevacqua walked [Otis
to third, Pinson to second]; McRae walked [Otis scored, Pinson
to third, Bevacqua to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 2.