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Royals
@ Yankees
Shea Stadium
July 18, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 18, 1974 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,615 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | DH |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy White | DH |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Otto Velez | First Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Shea Stadium
July 18, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Tidrow
Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Murcer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murcer. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Tidrow
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Tidrow
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Tidrow
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Splittorff
White hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Splittorff
Murcer hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Splittorff
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tidrow
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Tidrow
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Tidrow
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Splittorff
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Splittorff
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Splittorff
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tidrow
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Tidrow
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards second. Alomar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Tidrow
Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Splittorff
Michael hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Michael reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Splittorff
Alomar bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Splittorff
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael scores. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Splittorff
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Splittorff
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Velez vs. Splittorff
Velez takes first base on ball four. Maddox scores. Murcer moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Splittorff
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. Piniella tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Splittorff
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tidrow
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tidrow
Otis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Tidrow
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Tidrow
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Tidrow
Solaita hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Tidrow
Healy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Splittorff
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Splittorff
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Splittorff
White hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tidrow
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Tidrow
The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Tidrow
Patek bunts towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Tidrow
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tidrow
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Tidrow
Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Wallace
Mike Wallace now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Splittorff
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Splittorff
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wallace
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Wallace
Solaita hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Solaita reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Wallace
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Wallace
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita scores. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Wallace
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Wallace
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Vada Pinson.
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Splittorff
Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Hal McRae now playing right field.
Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Splittorff
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Splittorff
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Splittorff
Michael strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wallace
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wallace
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Wallace
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Wallace
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Wallace
Solaita is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Splittorff
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Splittorff
White bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Splittorff
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. McRae picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McRae. Alomar scores. Maddox goes all the way around to score. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Bird
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Lyle
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for George Brett.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lyle
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bird
Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base.
Munson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bird
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Bird
Michael hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Michael reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Bird
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Michael scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bird
The ball gets by Healy for a passed ball. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Bird
White takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Bird
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alomar scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Bird
Murcer 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, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lyle
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lyle
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Lyle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Velez fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Velez. Wohlford moves to third. Rojas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Lyle
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Lyle
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1974 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Pinson V, rf 2 0 1 1 White R, dh 3 0 1 1
Wohlford J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf 5 2 2 1
Rojas C, 2b 5 0 2 0 Murcer B, rf 5 2 2 2
Otis A, cf 5 2 2 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 1
Mayberry J, dh 5 0 2 0 Velez O, 1b 3 1 1 2
McRae H, lf-rf 5 1 0 2 Munson T, c 3 0 0 1
Solaita T, 1b 4 2 2 2 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy F, c 3 0 1 0 Michael G, ss 4 2 2 0
Brett G, 3b 3 1 3 1 Alomar S, 2b 4 3 3 1
Bevacqua K, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 13 6 34 10 12 9
Kansas City 000 311 100 -- 6
New York 004 001 32x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L) 6.1 9 8 6 1 4
Bird D 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow D 4.2 8 4 4 0 3
Wallace M (W) 2.1 3 2 1 1 1
Lyle S 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Murcer B, Michael G, Patek F, McRae H, Healy F, Velez O
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Kansas City 8, New York 5
2B -- Maddox E, Michael G 2, Solaita T
HR -- Solaita T, Velez O
SH -- Patek F, White R
SF -- Munson T, Pinson V, Piniella L
PB -- Munson T, Healy F
T -- 2:48
A -- 12615
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