The Royals, after scoring four runs on successive homers by Amos Otis and John Mayberry in the fifth inning, picked up another tally in the ninth and defeated the Yankees, 5-4. In the fifth Fred Patek walked, Jim Wohlford singled and Otis homered for the Royals' first three runs before Mayberry followed with a solo swat. Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 4Game Played on Friday, July 19, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 1 Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 9 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .220 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .237 Wohlford lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .294 Maddox cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .324 Otis cf 3 1 1 3 2 0 .283 Murcer rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .284 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .263 Blomberg dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .311 Solaita 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .237 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Piniella lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .299 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Chambliss 1b 3 0 3 0 1 0 .252 Healy c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .256 Williams pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Munson c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .249 Mason ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 .233 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Michael ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 10 5 5 7 Totals 32 4 9 4 4 4 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 15,703 Left on Base: Royals 8, Yankees 7 DP: Royals 4, Yankees 3 Errors: Rojas, Mason Doubles: McRae (21), Patek (10) Home Runs: Otis (7), Mayberry (19) Caught Stealing: Rojas (3) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (6), Alomar (2) Sacrifice Flies: Blomberg (6) GIDP: Otis (10), Alomar (2), Munson (9) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dal Canton W(5-4) 8 8 4 1 4 3 0 34 2.63 Bird SV(6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.14 Totals 9 9 4 1 4 4 0 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McDowell L(1-4) 6.1 7 4 4 4 6 2 29 3.98 Upshaw 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 2.98 Lyle 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.21 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 7 2 40 Passed Balls: Healy 2 (14) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to second; Wohlford struck out; Otis walked; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Maddox struck out; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Rojas walked; Healy struck out while Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg popped to third; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens lined to center; Brett struck out; Patek singled to left; Wohlford reached on an error by Mason [Patek to third]; Otis forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss singled to second; Munson singled to center [Chambliss to third]; Mason reached on a fielder's choice [Chambliss out at home (pitcher to catcher), Munson to second]; Alomar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mason out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry walked; McRae doubled to left [Mayberry to third]; Rojas flied into a double play (right to catcher) [McRae to third, Mayberry out at third]; Healy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Maddox singled to center; Murcer singled to center [Maddox to third]; Blomberg sacrifice flied into a double play (center to second to first to shortstop) [Maddox scored, Murcer out at first]; Nettles lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); Patek walked; Wohlford singled to left [Patek to third]; Otis homered [Patek scored, Wohlford scored]; Mayberry homered; McRae struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella lined to right; Chambliss walked; Munson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1. ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Mason reached on an error by Rojas; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mason to second]; Maddox singled to right [Mason to third]; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Mason scored (unearned), Maddox to second]; Blomberg popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 2. ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to left; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brett to second]; Wohlford singled to center [Brett to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to right; Piniella lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Nettles out at first]; Chambliss singled to right; Munson walked [Chambliss to second]; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR MASON; Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 2. ROYALS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING SS); Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Alomar lined to center; Maddox walked; Murcer struck out; Healy allowed a passed ball [Maddox to second]; Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 2. ROYALS 9TH: Healy singled to left; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; LYLE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Brett forced Healy (pitcher to shortstop); Patek doubled to left [Brett to third]; Wohlford singled to shortstop [Brett scored, Patek to third]; Otis walked [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: SOLAITA REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Nettles struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Piniella walked [Nettles to second]; Chambliss singled to pitcher [Nettles to third, Piniella to second]; BIRD REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); WILLIAMS RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; Munson struck out; WHITE BATTED FOR MICHAEL; White lined to right; Alomar singled to left [Nettles scored (unearned), Piniella scored (unearned), Williams to second]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4. |
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