Homers accounted for all of the Royals' runs in a 6-5 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Red Sox won the first game, 10-4, with a scoring outburst in the last four innings. The Royals had a 4-2 lead in the lidlifter until Bernie Carbo tied the score with a two-run homer in the sixth. The Red Sox went ahead with two more tallies in the seventh on singles by Cecil Cooper, Rick Miller and Rick Burleson and a wild pitch. Cooper drove in another run with a single in the eighth before Fred Lynn capped the Red Sox scoring by hitting a homer with two men on base in the ninth.

The Red Sox took a 4-0 lead in the first inning of the nightcap, but the Royals began their slugging with a three-run blow by Frank White in the second. The Red Sox made it 5-3 in the sixth when Jim Rice doubled and scored on a single by Lynn, who hit safely in his 18th straight game. Tony Solaita cut the Royals' deficit with a circuit clout in the seventh. George Brett then hit the first homer of his career in Royals Stadium to tie the score in the eighth and Amos Otis followed with an inside-the-park drive to produce the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, June 13, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox      0  1  0    1  0  2    2  1  3  -  10 13  2
Royals       2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .190      Wohlford rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Burleson ss           5   1   3   1     0   0   .256      Brett 3b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .288
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Otis cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .249
  Heise 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .246
Lynn cf               4   2   1   3     1   0   .345      McRae lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Rice dh               5   2   2   0     0   1   .286      Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Carbo lf              3   2   1   2     2   0   .291      Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   2     0   1   .193      Rojas 2b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .277
Blackwell c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Cooper ph,1b        2   1   2   1     0   0   .303        White ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13   9     4   3             Totals               36   4  10   3     2   1

Time of Game: 3:02
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Royals 8
DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 1
Errors: Burleson, Griffin
Doubles: Rice (10), Brett (12), Otis 2 (10)
Triples: Brett (2)
Home Runs: Carbo (12), Lynn (10)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (4), Rojas (3)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1)
GIDP: Blackwell (1), McRae (10), Brett (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(6-5)             9    10   4   3   2   1   0  39   5.19
Totals                  9    10   4   3   2   1   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(8-4)       6.1   8   5   5   1   1   1  27   3.62
McDaniel                2.2   5   5   5   3   2   1  15   3.72
Totals                  9    13  10  10   4   3   2  42

Wild Pitches: Wise (2), McDaniel (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


RED SOX 1ST: Miller lined to right; Burleson singled;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson to
second]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled; Brett tripled [Wohlford scored];
Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry reached on an error
by Griffin [Brett scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out
at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled; Carbo grounded out (second to first)
[Rice to second]; Petrocelli singled [Rice scored]; Blackwell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Petrocelli out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory; Healy
made an out to second; Rojas singled; Patek flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
doubled; Otis doubled [Brett scored]; Wise threw a wild pitch
[Otis to third]; Mayberry lined out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Otis scored]; Luis Tiant ejected by HP umpire Russ
Goetz; McRae walked; Killebrew flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Lynn grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Rice doubled; Carbo walked;
Petrocelli singled [Rice scored, Carbo to third, Petrocelli to
second]; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy flied out to center; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin popped to right; Miller flied out to left;
Burleson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford reached on an error by Burleson; Brett
singled [Wohlford to third]; Otis flied out to right; Mayberry
made an out to second; McRae lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled; Lynn forced Yastrzemski
(pitcher to shortstop); Rice lined to left; Carbo homered [Lynn
scored]; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Healy flied out
to left; Rojas singled; Patek popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); COOPER
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper singled; MCDANIEL REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Miller singled [Cooper to third]; Burleson singled
[Cooper scored, Miller to third]; Burleson stole second;
Yastrzemski struck out; Lynn was walked intentionally; McDaniel
threw a wild pitch [Miller scored, Burleson to third, Lynn to
second]; Rice struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HEISE REPLACED
YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 2B); Wohlford flied out to right; Brett
grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled; Mayberry walked;
McRae forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo walked; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Carbo to second]; Blackwell grounded out (second to
first) [Carbo to third]; Cooper singled [Carbo scored]; Cooper
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Healy flied out to
right; Rojas singled; SOLAITA BATTED FOR PATEK; Rojas stole
second; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Royals 4.

RED SOX 9TH: WHITE REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); Miller walked;
Burleson singled [Miller to third]; Heise popped to first in
foul territory; Lynn homered [Miller scored, Burleson scored];
Rice grounded out (third to first); Carbo flied out to right; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford singled; Brett grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at second]; Otis
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Royals 4.

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