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Winding up the game with a flurry of strikeouts, Steve Busby came out a winner when the Royals rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 5-4. Busby, who turned in his 13th complete game of the season, did not strike out anyone in the first four innings but fanned nine in the last five, including six in a row at one stretch. Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4Game Played on Tuesday, July 16, 1974 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRed Sox 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Royals 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 x - 5 9 1
Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Harper lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .226 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Miller cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .269 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .164
Cooper dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Brett 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Yastrzemski 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .325 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Carbo rf 4 0 2 2 0 2 .264 Mayberry 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .263
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .299 Solaita 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Montgomery c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 McRae dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313
Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Healy c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .254
McAuliffe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Wohlford lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .291
Burleson ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .305 Cowens rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .215
Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215
Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 9 Totals 31 5 9 5 2 2
Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 16,852
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Harper 2 (9), Carbo (11), Burleson (10), McRae (20), Wohlford (11)
Home Runs: Mayberry (18)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (3)
GIDP: Cowens (5)
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Lee L(10-8) 8 9 5 5 2 2 1 33 3.93
Totals 8 9 5 5 2 2 1 33
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Busby W(13-8) 9 9 4 3 1 9 0 37 3.13
Totals 9 9 4 3 1 9 0 37
Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck
RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Miller grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Harper to third]; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to
first); Yastrzemski singled to left [Harper scored]; Carbo
singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli singled to
first [Yastrzemski scored, Carbo out at third (first to
shortstop)]; Bernie Carbo rounded 3B too far; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: White flied out to right; Bevacqua was called out on
strikes; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2,
Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson singled to left;
Harper popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to second; McRae singled to center
[Mayberry to third, McRae to second (on throw to 3b)]; Healy
singled to third [Mayberry stayed at third, McRae stayed at
second]; Wohlford forced Healy (second to shortstop) [Mayberry
scored, McRae to third]; Cowens grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Miller walked; Cooper flied out to center;
Yastrzemski reached on an error by Mayberry [Miller to second];
Carbo doubled [Miller scored, Yastrzemski scored (unearned)];
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery popped
to second; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua singled to center; Otis
forced Bevacqua (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Royals 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Griffin flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); Harper doubled to center; Miller popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry homered; McRae flied out to center; Healy
grounded out (third to first); Wohlford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
singled to right; Carbo was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
singled to shortstop; White forced Patek (second unassisted);
Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery struck out; Griffin grounded out (second
to first); Burleson doubled to left; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Mayberry walked; McRae
doubled to left [Mayberry out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), McRae to third (on throw to home)]; Healy walked;
Wohlford doubled to left [McRae scored, Healy to third]; Cowens
singled [Healy scored, Wohlford scored]; Cowens stole second;
Patek popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Royals 5.
RED SOX 7TH: Miller popped to shortstop; Cooper flied out to
center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
4, Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.
RED SOX 8TH: BRETT REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Carbo was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli struck out; Montgomery struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
grounded out (second to first); Healy lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.
RED SOX 9TH: SOLAITA REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); MCAULIFFE
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; McAuliffe struck out; Burleson struck out;
Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.
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