Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Tiant
  
  Wohlford 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 popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Tiant
  
  Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Tiant
  
  McRae hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Doyle bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Carbo moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carbo moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lynn vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Lynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Tiant
  
  Otis 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: ---
  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
  
  There goes Killebrew. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Tiant
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cooper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Fisk bunts in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Burleson 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

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Tiant
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Tiant
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Tiant
  
  Wohlford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Carbo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Yastrzemski 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 4

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, 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, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Tiant
  
  Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Tiant
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. McRae picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on McRae. Cooper moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Tiant
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, 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, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Tiant
  
  Rojas hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Tiant
  
  Martinez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Burleson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Carbo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Splittorff
  
  Paul Splittorff now pitching.
  
  Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lynn vs. Splittorff
  
  Lynn strikes out. The ball gets by Martinez. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Carbo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Doyle. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rice vs. Splittorff
  
  Rice is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cooper vs. Splittorff
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. Carbo scores. Doyle scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fisk vs. Splittorff
  
  Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Petrocelli vs. Splittorff
  
  There go the runners. The throw from Martinez to Brett. The throw back to home, and Cooper is out at the plate. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Tiant
  
  White bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Tiant
  
  Wohlford 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, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Tiant
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Splittorff
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Splittorff
  
  Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Splittorff
  
  Dwight Evans pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffin vs. Splittorff
  
  Doug Griffin pinch hits for Denny Doyle.
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Splittorff
  
  Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Tiant
  
  Dwight Evans now playing right field. Doug Griffin now playing second base.
  
  Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Tiant
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Tiant
  
  Otis takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Killebrew vs. Tiant
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Otis moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rojas vs. Tiant
  
  Bob Stinson pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Stinson scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Tiant
  
  Martinez hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pinson vs. Tiant
  
  Vada Pinson pinch hits for Frank White.
  
  Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. McDaniel
  
  Rodney Scott now playing shortstop. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
  
  Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. McDaniel
  
  Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cooper vs. McDaniel
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fisk vs. McDaniel
  
  Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Petrocelli vs. McDaniel
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Petrocelli reaches third base with a triple. Rice scores. Fisk goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Burleson vs. McDaniel
  
  Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Tiant
  
  Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Tiant
  
  Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Tiant
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Bird
  
  Doug Bird now pitching.
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Bird
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bird
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Tiant
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Tiant
  
  Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stinson vs. Tiant
  
  There goes Otis. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stinson vs. Tiant
  
  Stinson hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Tiant
  
  Rojas 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 

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         Game of 7/17/1975 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Wohlford J, rf        4  0  0  0   Carbo B, rf           2  1  1  0   
Brett G, 3b           3  0  0  0   Evans D, ph-rf        2  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        3  1  1  1   Doyle D, 2b           2  1  1  0   
McRae H, lf           4  0  1  0   Griffin D, ph-2b      2  0  1  0   
Otis A, cf            2  1  0  0   Yastrzemski C, 1b     5  0  0  0   
Killebrew H, dh       2  0  2  0   Lynn F, cf            4  0  1  0   
Stinson B, pr         1  1  0  0   Rice J, lf            3  2  1  0   
Rojas C, 2b           4  0  1  2   Cooper C, dh          4  2  3  4   
Martinez B, c         3  0  0  0   Fisk C, c             2  1  1  1   
White F, ss           2  0  0  0   Petrocelli R, 3b      3  0  2  2   
Pinson V, ph          1  0  0  0   Burleson R, ss        4  1  1  1   
Scott R, ss           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  3  5  3                        33  8 12  8

Kansas City      000 000 300 --  3
Boston           010 140 20x --  8

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (L)*     4.0  7  5  5  2  0
Splittorff P          2.0  3  1  1  2  3
McDaniel L            1.0  2  2  2  1  0
Bird D                1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W)           9.0  5  3  3  5  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- McRae H, Martinez B
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Boston 7
2B -- Cooper C, Killebrew H, Rice J
3B -- Cooper C, Petrocelli R
HR -- Cooper C, Burleson R, Mayberry J
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Killebrew H, Cooper C
SH -- Doyle D
T -- 2:35
A -- 28794

    

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