A twelve-hit attack that included homers by Carl Yastrzemski and Tommy Harper carried the Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Royals. Yastrzemski hit his homer to open the fourth inning, tying the score at 2-2, and the Red Sox added the go-ahead run before the stanza ended on singles by Rico Petrocelli and Dick McAuliffe and sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson. Harper homered in the fifth. Roger Moret held the Royals to six hits. A single by Fran Healy, triple by Jim Wohlford and infield out by Al Cowens produced two K. C. runs in the second and Cowens added another tally with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 17, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox      0  1  0    2  1  2    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Royals       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .225      White 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .222
Miller cf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .280        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .155
  Cater ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Otis dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   1     0   1   .327      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Carbo rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .264      McRae rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Petrocelli 3b         4   2   2   0     0   0   .302      Healy c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
McAuliffe 2b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .220      Wohlford lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Burleson ss           3   0   0   1     0   1   .299      Cowens cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .216
Blackwell c           4   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .218
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   6     0   6             Totals               33   3   6   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 15,644
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 1
Errors: Burleson, Bevacqua
Doubles: Yastrzemski (17), Carbo (12), Petrocelli (13), Patek 2 (9)
Triples: Wohlford (6)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (10), Harper (3), Cowens (1)
Stolen Bases: Miller (9), White (3), Healy (11)
Caught Stealing: White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bevacqua (1,by Moret)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(3-3)            9     6   3   3   3   6   1  37   3.54
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   6   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(2-5)           4     8   4   4   0   1   2  20   3.77
Hoerner                 1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   6.16
Fitzmorris              0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.58
Mingori                 3.1   0   0   0   0   4   0  10   3.86
Totals                  9    12   6   6   0   6   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Moret (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cooper popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White singled to left; Bevacqua struck out while
White stole second; Otis flied out to center [White to third];
Mayberry walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled; Carbo doubled to center
[Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli flied out to right [Carbo to
third]; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy singled to left; Healy stole second; Wohlford
tripled [Healy scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Wohlford scored]; Patek lined to shortstop; White walked; White
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Blackwell popped to third in foul territory; Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller singled to center;
Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Bevacqua was hit by a pitch; Otis struck out;
Mayberry forced Bevacqua (second to shortstop); McRae flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski homered; Carbo lined to left;
Petrocelli singled to left; McAuliffe singled to right
[Petrocelli to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Petrocelli scored]; Blackwell forced McAuliffe (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy popped to second; Wohlford flied out to right;
Cowens reached on an error by Burleson; Patek popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper homered; Miller singled to first; HOERNER
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Miller to second]; Yastrzemski struck out;
Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli doubled to left; On a bunt McAuliffe
singled to third [Petrocelli to third]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); Burleson lined to second; Blackwell singled
to right [Petrocelli scored, McAuliffe to second]; Harper flied
out to left; Miller singled to left [McAuliffe scored, Blackwell
to second]; MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Cooper
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae grounded out (third to
first); Healy walked; Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Carbo
struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens struck out; Patek doubled; White was called
out on strikes; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Royals 2.

RED SOX 8TH: McAuliffe struck out; Burleson lined to center;
Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry lined
to right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Royals 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper struck out; Miller reached on an error by
Bevacqua; CATER BATTED FOR COOPER; Miller stole second; Cater
lined into a double play (pitcher to second) [Miller out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Healy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Wohlford flied out to left; Cowens
homered; Patek doubled to left; ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 3.

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