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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 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 18, 1975 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 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 18, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 30,226 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank White | Shortstop |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Jim Wohlford | Right Fielder |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
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 18, 1975
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a line drive into left field. Rice 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. Lee
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lee
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae 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 hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Busby
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. Busby
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Busby
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Busby
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Busby
There goes Lynn. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Lynn steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Busby
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry 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: ---
Otis vs. Lee
Otis 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Busby
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Carbo reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. Burleson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Busby
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Carbo scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Busby
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Busby
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lee
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lee
Healy hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Busby
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Busby
Cooper hits a line drive 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: ---
Fisk vs. Busby
Fisk 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, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Busby
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lee
Brett 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: ---
McRae vs. Lee
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Lee
The ball gets by Fisk for a passed ball. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Lee
Otis 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, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Busby
Burleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Busby
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Busby
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Burleson scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Mingori
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lee
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lee
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mingori
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Mingori
Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Cecil Cooper.
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Mingori
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Mingori
Petrocelli hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lee
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lee
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Mingori
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Mingori
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Mingori
Doug Griffin pinch hits for Denny Doyle.
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Mingori
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Dwight Evans now playing right field. Doug Griffin now playing second base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lee
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
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
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Mingori
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mingori
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Mingori
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Mingori
Fisk hits a popup into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Mingori
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burleson vs. Mingori
Burleson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lee
Bob Montgomery now playing first base. Rick Miller now playing center field.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lee
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White 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, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mingori
Evans hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Otis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Otis. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Mingori
Griffin hits a popup into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montgomery vs. Mingori
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. Evans scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mingori
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Mingori
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lee
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, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lee
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry hits a popup towards the mound. Lee can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lee
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1975 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI White F, ss 4 0 0 0 Carbo B, rf 3 2 2 2 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Evans D, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 McRae H, lf 4 2 3 0 Doyle D, 2b 2 0 2 2 Killebrew H, dh 4 1 2 3 Griffin D, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 1 2 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Montgomery B, 1b 1 0 0 1 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 0 0 Wohlford J, rf 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 1 0 0 0 Healy F, c 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 2 2 1 Cooper C, dh 2 0 0 0 Beniquez J, ph 2 0 2 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 1 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 2 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 3 36 9 14 9 Kansas City 000 100 002 -- 3 Boston 231 110 01x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Busby S (L) 3.1 9 7 7 1 6 Mingori S 4.2 5 2 1 2 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 0 E -- Otis A, White F DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 3, Boston 8 2B -- Carbo B, Doyle D 2, Killebrew H, Burleson R, Beniquez J, McRae H, Evans D 3B -- McRae H HR -- Yastrzemski C, Rice J, Killebrew H SB -- Lynn F SH -- Doyle D SF -- Fisk C PB -- Fisk C T -- 2:07 A -- 30226
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