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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 19, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 19, 1975 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 1975 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 19, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 19,505 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cecil Cooper | DH |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Bob Heise | Third Baseman |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | DH |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Frank White | Shortstop |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 19, 1975
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Lee
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas bunts between the mound and first base. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Lee
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Lee
Lee spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lee. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Fitzmorris
Lynn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Fitzmorris
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lee
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise juggles the ball. That's an error on Heise. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Lee
Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Lee
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fitzmorris
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Fitzmorris
Burleson bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heise vs. Fitzmorris
Heise hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Fitzmorris
Lynn 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
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Lee
Cowens hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fitzmorris
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Fitzmorris
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Fitzmorris
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heise vs. Fitzmorris
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lee
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Lee
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Fisk who tags McRae, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lee
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Fitzmorris
Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Fitzmorris
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett throws to first for one, and Mayberry throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lynn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fitzmorris
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Fisk. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Fisk steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Fitzmorris
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Fitzmorris
Burleson hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Fitzmorris
Heise hits a line drive towards short. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Lee
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lee
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Fitzmorris
Lynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lee
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lee
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lee
Brett strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Pattin
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Pattin
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Pattin
Burleson hits a line drive towards short. White catches it and throws to first to double up Fisk. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lee
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Heise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. McDaniel
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. McDaniel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. McDaniel
Yastrzemski 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
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Lee
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lee
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lee
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1975 -- Boston at Kansas City (N) Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Cooper C, dh 5 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 5 0 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 3 2 2 2 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 McRae H, lf 3 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 2 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, dh 3 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 1 0 0 1 Martinez B, c 3 0 0 0 Heise B, 3b 3 0 1 1 White F, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 9 4 28 0 4 0 Boston 001 002 200 -- 5 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Fitzmorris A (L) 6.2 7 5 5 4 1 Pattin M 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 McDaniel L 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Lee B, Heise B, Mayberry J DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 3 LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 3 2B -- Evans D, McRae H, Lynn F HR -- Lynn F SB -- Fisk C SH -- Rojas C, Burleson R SF -- Burleson R HBP -- by Fitzmorris A (Lynn F) T -- 2:20 A -- 19505
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