A four-run rally in the eighth inning brought the Red Sox an 8-7 victory over the Royals. Fred Lynn collected a double and single, hitting safely in his 20th straight game in the longest batting streak for the Red Sox since Eddie Bressoud had a 20-game string in 1964. Denny Doyle, playing in his second game with the Red Sox since being obtained from the Angels, hit a two-run homer in the second inning.

With the score tied, 4-4, Lynn singled in the eighth and took second on a wild pitch. After an intentional pass to Jim Rice, Rico Petrocelli singled, driving in Lynn. Dwighr Evans singled, scoring Rice. Tim Blackwell beat out a bouncer in front of the plate and both Petrocelli and Evans scored when the Royals failed to cover home after catcher Fran Healy went out to field the ball. The best the Royals could do was close the gap with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth before Roger Moret saved the game for Bill Lee. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 7

Game Played on Sunday, June 15, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox      1  2  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   8 13  2
Royals       0  0  1    3  0  0    0  2  1  -   7 15  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     2   2   .286      Wohlford rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Burleson ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .268      Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Otis cf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .258
Lynn cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .348      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Rice dh               3   1   0   0     1   2   .283      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .251
Petrocelli 3b         3   2   2   1     1   1   .203      Killebrew dh          2   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Evans rf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .237        Cowens ph,dh        3   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .130      Healy c               4   3   2   0     0   0   .265
Blackwell c           4   0   2   3     0   0   .213      White 2b,ss           4   0   3   2     0   0   .217
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   0   2   2     0   0   .200
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas ph,2b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .279
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  13   8     4   5             Totals               40   7  15   7     0   1

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 17,583
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Royals 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 3
Errors: Petrocelli, Lee
Doubles: Lynn (13), Burleson (8), Healy (3), Otis 2 (12), White (4)
Home Runs: Doyle (1)
Caught Stealing: Carbo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (1), McRae (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (2)
GIDP: Rice (3), Yastrzemski (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(9-5)              7.2  13   6   6   0   1   0  36   3.75
Moret SV(1)             1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.99
Totals                  9    15   7   7   0   1   0  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 5     8   4   4   2   5   1  24   4.18
McDaniel L(3-1)         2.1   3   4   4   2   0   0  10   4.60
Mingori                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.10
Totals                  9    13   8   8   4   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Leonard (1), McDaniel (3)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo struck out; Burleson singled; Yastrzemski
made an out to shortstop; Lynn doubled [Burleson scored];
Leonard threw a wild pitch [Lynn to third]; Rice struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford lined to shortstop; Brett grounded out
(first to pitcher); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Evans
singled; Doyle homered [Evans scored]; Blackwell lined to
shortstop; Carbo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first to pitcher); Killebrew grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson doubled; Yastrzemski lined to center; Lynn
flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy doubled; White grounded out (third to first);
Patek singled [Healy scored, Patek to second]; Patek was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Lee [Patek to third];
Wohlford made an out to third; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 1.

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

ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled; McRae grounded out (second to first)
[Otis to third]; Mayberry singled [Otis scored]; Killebrew
singled [Mayberry to second]; Healy reached on a fielder's
choice [Mayberry to third, Killebrew to second (error by
Petrocelli)]; White singled [Mayberry scored, Killebrew out at
home (center to catcher), Healy to second]; Patek singled [Healy
scored, White to second]; Wohlford popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled; Lynn popped to center; Rice
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis doubled;
McRae struck out; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli walked; MCDANIEL REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Petrocelli to second]; Doyle lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: COWENS BATTED FOR KILLEBREW; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Healy grounded out (shortstop to first);
White doubled; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo
walked; Burleson popped to center; Carbo was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
flied out to left; Otis popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Lynn
singled; McDaniel threw a wild pitch [Lynn to second]; Rice was
walked intentionally; Petrocelli singled [Lynn scored, Rice to
third]; Evans singled [Rice scored, Petrocelli to second];
MINGORI REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Doyle grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Petrocelli to third, Evans to second]; Blackwell
singled to catcher [Petrocelli scored, Evans scored]; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
right; Cowens singled to third; Healy singled [Cowens to
second]; White singled [Cowens scored, Healy to second]; ROJAS
BATTED FOR PATEK; Rojas singled [Healy scored, White to third];
MORET REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Wohlford made an out to third; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Royals 6.

RED SOX 9TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Burleson singled; Yastrzemski grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Burleson out
at second]; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled; Otis singled [Brett to second]; McRae
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Brett to third, Otis
to second]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett
scored, Otis to third]; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Royals 7.

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