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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 20, 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 20, 1975 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 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 20, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 18,037 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jim Evans |
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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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Bob Stinson | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 20, 1975
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Leonard
Cooper 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--
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn 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 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas 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: ---
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Leonard
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisk for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry 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--
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solaita vs. Tiant
Solaita hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Leonard
Heise hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Leonard
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Leonard
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: ---
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens 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: ---
Stinson vs. Tiant
Stinson 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--
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek 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: 1--
Rojas vs. Tiant
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. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Leonard
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Tiant
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Solaita moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stinson vs. Tiant
Stinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Leonard
Heise hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Leonard
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a popup into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Leonard
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Tiant
There goes Brett. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Tiant
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Tiant
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Rick Miller pinch hits for Bob Heise.
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Tiant
Denny Doyle now playing third base. Doug Griffin now playing second base.
Stinson hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Leonard
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Leonard
Lynn hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Jim Wohlford now playing left field.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Leonard
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1975 -- Boston at Kansas City (N) Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Cooper C, dh 4 1 3 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b-3b 4 0 1 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 3 1 Rice J, lf 4 0 1 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Wohlford J, lf 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 2 1 Burleson R, ss 3 0 0 0 Solaita T, dh 1 0 0 0 Heise B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 1 1 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 6 1 30 3 9 3 Boston 001 000 000 -- 1 Kansas City 000 210 00x -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (L) 8.0 9 3 3 2 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 7 E -- Patek F DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Kansas City 5 2B -- Cooper C, Mayberry J 2, Cowens A 3B -- Otis A, Cooper C CS -- Brett G T -- 2:08 A -- 18037
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