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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 8, 1974
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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 July 8, 1974 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1974 |
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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 | July 8, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 19,012 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | DH |
Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Bernie Carbo | DH |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 8, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Drago
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Drago
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Busby
Miller hits a fly ball into left 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 fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Busby
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Drago
There goes Solaita. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Drago
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Drago
There goes Healy. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Busby
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Drago
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas bunts towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Drago
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a line drive towards the mound. Drago catches it and throws to first to double up Mayberry. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Busby
Blackwell 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
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Drago
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Busby
Miller 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Busby
Griffin hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Busby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Busby
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Drago
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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Drago
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Drago
The ball gets by Blackwell for a passed ball. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Drago
McRae takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Solaita reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Mayberry scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson 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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Busby
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Drago
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Drago
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Drago
Patek bunts, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. Healy moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Drago
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Burleson catches it and throws to second to double up Brett. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Busby
Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Busby
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Drago
Healy hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Busby
Hal McRae now playing left field. Al Cowens now playing right field.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Busby
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, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Drago
Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Drago
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Drago
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Busby
Frank White now playing second base.
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Drago
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Drago
Solaita is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Drago
Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Busby
Buck Martinez now catching. Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Busby
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Busby
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Busby
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1974 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, dh 3 1 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 2 0 McRae H, rf-lf 4 1 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Solaita T, 1b 3 0 2 3 Carbo B, dh 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, lf 4 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 1 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0 Healy F, c 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 9 5 29 0 3 0 Kansas City 001 040 000 -- 5 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Busby S (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (L) 9.0 9 5 5 9 3 E -- Cooper C, Petrocelli R, Burleson R DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 11, Boston 3 2B -- Solaita T, Evans D HR -- Brett G CS -- Solaita T, Healy F SH -- Rojas C PB -- Blackwell T T -- 2:24 A -- 19012
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