Doc Medich came within three outs of pitching the A. L.'s second no-hitter in two days, but the Yankees' righthander had to settle for a two-hitter in gaining a 6-2 victory over the Royals. Fran Healy, leading off the ninth inning, singled to spoil Medich's hopes of matching the gem that Dick Bosman pitched for the Indians against the Athletics in the preceding day's action. Fred Patek followed with a double, Fran Healy scored on a wild pitch and Patek, who took third, also crossed the plate on an infield out by Amos Otis.

Steve Busby, who had pitched a no-hitter for the Royals against the Brewers June 19, failed to survive the second inning. After singles by Roy White, Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg accounted for a run in the first, the Yankees chased Busby in the second when Thurman Munson walked and Jim Mason, Sandy Alomar, White and Elliott Maddox followed with consecutive singles to produce three runs. Singles by Maddox and Murcer, plus a three-base error by Vada Pinson, wrapped up the Yankee scoring in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      20, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  2  2
Yankees      1  3  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .218      White lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .264
  Scheinblum ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Maddox cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .327
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Murcer rf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .287
Otis cf               4   0   0   1     0   1   .279      Blomberg dh           4   0   1   1     0   1   .309
Mayberry dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Mason ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Alomar 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Healy c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   2   1     2   3             Totals               34   6  11   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 11,050
Left on Base: Royals 2, Yankees 5
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Pinson, Busby, Maddox
Doubles: Scheinblum (2), Munson (9)
Caught Stealing: White (3)
GIDP: Solaita (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(13-9)           1     7   4   4   1   0   0  11   3.31
Hoerner                 5     2   0   0   0   5   0  16   4.88
McDaniel                2     2   2   0   0   1   0   8   3.75
Totals                  8    11   6   4   1   6   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(12-7)          9     2   2   2   2   3   0  31   3.47
Totals                  9     2   2   2   2   3   0  31

Wild Pitches: Medich (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
flied out to right; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White singled to left; Maddox flied out to center;
Murcer singled to right [White to third]; Blomberg singled to
right [White scored, Murcer to third]; Nettles reached on a
fielder's choice [Murcer out at home (first to catcher),
Blomberg to second]; Chambliss lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Solaita grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Rojas
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson walked; Mason singled to center [Munson to
third]; Mason was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Busby [Munson scored, Mason to second]; Alomar singled to right
[Mason scored]; White singled to left [Alomar to third]; Maddox
singled to left [Alomar scored, White to second]; HOERNER
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Murcer struck out while White was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Maddox to second];
Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford lined to second; Brett reached on an error
by Maddox [Brett to second]; ball dropped between Roy White
and Elliott Maddox; sun trouble; Healy lined to left; Patek
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Chambliss lined to
center; Munson flied out to center; Mason flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis struck
out; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Alomar flied out to left; White flied out to right;
Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita flied out to left; Rojas walked; Wohlford
struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer struck out; Blomberg struck out; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek popped
to third; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss struck out; Munson doubled to right;
Mason flied out to center; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to center; Solaita popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); White struck
out; On a bunt Maddox singled to pitcher; Murcer singled to
right [Maddox scored (error by Pinson) (unearned) (no RBI),
Murcer scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Blomberg flied out to
center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas flied out to left; Wohlford flied out to
center; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
flied out to right; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Healy singled to center; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR
PATEK; Scheinblum doubled to right [Healy to third]; Pinson
grounded out (third to first); Medich threw a wild pitch [Healy
scored, Scheinblum to third]; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [Scheinblum scored]; Mayberry flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 6.