After the Royals exploded for six runs in the first inning, Steve Busby breezed to his 18th victory of the season, beating the Tigers, 9-1. Fred Patek led off the game with a walk, stole second and scored on a single by George Brett. After Buck Martinez walked, Patek, batting for the second time in the stanza, drove in the sixth run with a single. The Royals' subsequent scoring included Orlando Cepeda's first homer since returning to the A. L. after a stint in the Mexican League. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 14, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals       6  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   9 17  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   2   2     2   0   .238      LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     2   0   .215
Rojas 2b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Otis cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .300      Kaline dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
McRae lf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .322      Oglivie 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Cepeda dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .302      Nettles rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .237
Solaita 1b            3   1   2   3     0   1   .279      Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
  Bevacqua ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Pinson rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .236      Lane lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .209
  Cowens rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Wockenfuss c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .167
Brett 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Holdsworth p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White 3b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .229        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            2   0   1   0     3   0   .170
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  17   9     6   4             Totals               32   1   5   1     5   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,504
Left on Base: Royals 11, Tigers 9
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 3
Errors: Rodriguez
Triples: Pinson (2)
Home Runs: Solaita (4), Cepeda (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (29)
GIDP: Rojas 2 (21), Patek (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(18-9)           9     5   1   1   5   7   0  37   3.17
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   7   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holdsworth L(0-1)       0.2   4   5   5   1   0   1   7  13.50
Walker                  8.1  13   4   3   5   4   1  40   4.43
Totals                  9    17   9   8   6   4   2  47

Passed Balls: Martinez (4)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Rojas flied out to
right [Patek to third]; Otis singled to left [Patek scored];
McRae singled to right [Otis to third]; Cepeda popped to catcher
in foul territory; Solaita homered [Otis scored, McRae scored];
Pinson tripled; WALKER REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING); Brett
singled to catcher [Pinson scored]; Martinez walked [Brett to
second]; Patek singled to right [Brett scored, Martinez to
second]; Rojas struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Sutherland popped to first in foul
territory; Kaline popped to shortstop; Oglivie struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae singled to
center; Cepeda flied out to right; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Nettles walked; Veryzer forced Nettles (third to
second); Rodriguez flied out to left; Lane grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson lined to left; Brett singled to left;
Martinez walked [Brett to second]; Patek walked [Brett to third,
Martinez to second]; Rojas grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutherland lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae lined to
first; Cepeda singled to center; Solaita singled to center
[Cepeda to third]; Pinson walked [Solaita to second]; Brett
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline was called out on strikes; Oglivie walked;
Nettles lined to left; Veryzer singled to third [Oglivie to
second]; bad hop hit George Brett in nose; WHITE REPLACED
BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Rodriguez forced Veryzer (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez popped to third; Patek flied out to center;
Rojas singled to center; Otis forced Rojas (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Lane was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss grounded
out (third to first); LeFlore singled to center; Sutherland
singled to left [LeFlore to third]; Kaline flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; Cepeda struck out; BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Bevacqua struck out; Pinson singled to right
[McRae to third]; White singled to center [McRae scored, Pinson
out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Oglivie flied
out to center; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez singled to left; Patek grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Martinez out at second]; Rojas
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Lane struck out; Wockenfuss
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded
out (second to first); Cepeda homered; Bevacqua grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); LeFlore walked;
Sutherland struck out; Martinez allowed a passed ball [LeFlore
to second]; Kaline lined to third; Oglivie popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens grounded out (catcher to pitcher); White
reached on an error by Rodriguez; Martinez walked [White to
second]; Patek singled to center [White scored (unearned),
Martinez to second]; Rojas grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Nettles walked; Veryzer singled to right [Nettles to
second]; Rodriguez flied out to right; Lane struck out;
Wockenfuss singled to left [Nettles scored, Veryzer to second];
LeFlore flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 9,
Tigers 1.

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