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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