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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 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 July 17, 1975 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1975 |
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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 17, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 28,794 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Wohlford | Right Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | DH |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Frank White | Shortstop |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Cecil Cooper | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 1975
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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