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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 15, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 15, 1975 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 10,300 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Merle Anthony |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | DH |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 15, 1975
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Tiant
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Busby
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Tiant
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Busby
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Busby
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Tiant
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Busby
Montgomery hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Busby
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Busby
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Busby
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Busby
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Tiant
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Busby
Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Busby
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Tiant
Pinson hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Tiant
McRae is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae scores. Mayberry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Busby
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Tiant
There goes Patek. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Tiant
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Tiant
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Busby
Amos Otis now playing center field.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Busby
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Busby
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bob Montgomery.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Busby
Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Doug Griffin.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tiant
Tim McCarver now catching. Bob Heise now playing second base.
Patek hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Tiant
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Tiant
There goes Otis. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Busby
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Busby
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1975 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 1 Carbo B, lf 3 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 1 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 1 0
McRae H, lf 2 1 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0
Killebrew H, dh 3 0 2 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0
Cowens A, rf 4 1 2 0 Montgomery B, c 2 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 McCarver T, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 4 0 1 1 Griffin D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Cooper C, ph 1 0 0 0
Heise B, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 31 0 4 0
Kansas City 000 001 200 -- 3
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L) 9.0 8 3 2 4 3
E -- Burleson R
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 6
2B -- Killebrew H, Cowens A
SB -- Patek F, Otis A
CS -- McRae H
SH -- Brett G
HBP -- by Tiant L (McRae H)
T -- 2:26
A -- 10300
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