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KCR  5
@BOS  3
 CLE  1
@CAL  0
 CHW  9
@DET  8
 MIL  3
MIN  0
 BAL  3
@OAK  0
 NYY  9
@TEX  3
 ATL  3
@CHC  2
(10)		 STL  3
@CIN  1
 HOU  1
PIT  0
 MON  6
LAD  1
 SFG  5
@NYM  2
 PHI  6
SDP  2
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 23,331

 Saturday, July 6, 1974
Time of Game: 2:58
Royals
5
40-38
Won 1
2nd, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  1   1  1  0   0  0  0    5 11  3
Red Sox         0  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  0
W: Nelson Briles (1-2), L: Rick Wise (3-4), S: Al Fitzmorris (1)
 Red Sox
3
43-36
Lost 4
2nd, 1 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .211  .585              4   3   2·CS
C Rojas 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .297  .709              2   1   
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   0    1   1  .280  .796              5   0   SB
H McRae RF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .322  .924              4   0   2B,SB
  A Cowens RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .518              0   0   
J Mayberry DH                 3   1   1   0    2   1  .268  .930              0   0   
T Solaita 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .752              6   1   2B
J Wohlford LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .699              2   0   
F Healy C                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .253  .752              4   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .578              0   1   GDP

N Briles P                                                                    0   0
  A Fitzmorris P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   5  11   0    6   5                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: H McRae (18, off R Wise); T Solaita (6, off R Wise).
TB: T Solaita 3; H McRae 3; F Healy 2; A Otis 2; F Patek; J Mayberry; C Rojas.
GIDP: G Brett (4).
RBI: T Solaita (8); C Rojas (36); F Healy (35); H McRae (45).
2-out RBI: C Rojas.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Solaita-F Patek.
E: G Brett 2 (12); F Patek (9).
Baserunning Events
SB: H McRae (6, 2nd base off R Wise/T Blackwell); A Otis (13, 2nd base off R Wise/T Blackwell).
CS: F Patek 2 (11, 2nd base by R Cleveland/B Montgomery, Home by R Wise/T Blackwell).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .607              0   0   SB
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .838              1   5   SH
C Cooper DH                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .272  .737              0   0   HR
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   0   0   0    1   1  .316  .873              9   0   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .796              3   0   2B
R Petrocelli 3B               4   1   1   2    0   0  .282  .857              1   1   HR
R Miller CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .703              5   0   
M Guerrero SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .579              2   2   
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .828              0   0   
  R Burleson SS               1   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .828              1   1   
T Blackwell C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              4   1   
  D McAuliffe PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .651              0   0   
  B Montgomery C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .607              1   1   
  T Hughes PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .619              0   0   

R Wise P                                                                      0   0
  R Cleveland P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   3  10   0    1   3                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: D Evans (8, off N Briles).
HR: C Cooper (7, off N Briles; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); R Petrocelli (12, off N Briles; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SH: D Griffin (3, off A Fitzmorris).
TB: R Petrocelli 4; C Cooper 4; D Evans 3; D Griffin; R Miller; B Carbo; R Burleson; M Guerrero; T Harper.
RBI: R Petrocelli 2 (46); C Cooper (24).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Griffin-M Guerrero-C Yastrzemski.
Baserunning Events
SB: T Harper (18, 2nd base off A Fitzmorris/F Healy).

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, W (1-2)              5.1   7   3   3    1   3   2   4.87   25     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 6     44    -     1.13  -0.12
A Fitzmorris, S (1)            3.2   3   0   0    0   0   0   3.48   14     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 2· 2          2-0    2.73   0.40
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   3   2          39     -       ·  ·     10·17· 3· 8          2-0 
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise, L (3-4)                4.1  10   5   5    2   3   0   3.91   23     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 8     24    -     1.18  -0.30
R Cleveland                    4.2   1   0   0    4   2   0   5.40   18     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 1          2-1    0.81   0.08
Totals                         9    11   5   5    6   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 9          2-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 23,331.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Boston Red Sox                               
1. Freddie Patek                SS       1. Tommy Harper                 LF
2. Cookie Rojas                 2B       2. Doug Griffin                 2B
3. Amos Otis                    CF       3. Cecil Cooper                 DH
4. Hal McRae                    RF       4. Carl Yastrzemski             1B
5. John Mayberry                DH       5. Dwight Evans                 RF
6. Tony Solaita                 1B       6. Rico Petrocelli              3B
7. Jim Wohlford                 LF       7. Rick Miller                  CF
8. Fran Healy                    C       8. Mario Guerrero               SS
9. George Brett                 3B       9. Tim Blackwell                 C

   Nelson Briles                 P          Rick Wise                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 1 123 OO 24% 82% 3-5 BOS D. McAuliffe A. Fitzmorris Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
b2 0 -2- RR -15% 45% 0-2 BOS R. Petrocelli N. Briles Home Run (LF-CF); Evans Scores
b9 0 1-- -14% 68% 3-5 BOS B. Montgomery A. Fitzmorris Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Burleson to 2B
t4 2 1-3 R 13% 63% 3-3 KCR C. Rojas R. Wise Single to RF; Healy Scores; Patek to 3B
b9 0 12- O 13% 80% 3-5 BOS T. Harper A. Fitzmorris Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR F. Patek R. Wise Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 KCR C. Rojas R. Wise Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 KCR A. Otis R. Wise Single to CF
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 KCR H. McRae R. Wise Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BOS T. Harper N. Briles Foul Popfly: C
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 BOS D. Griffin N. Briles Single to LF
b1 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 BOS C. Cooper N. Briles Popfly: SS
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise Single to CF
t2 0 1-- 11% 65% 0-0 KCR T. Solaita R. Wise Ground-rule Double; Mayberry to 3B
t2 0 -23 3% 67% 0-0 KCR J. Wohlford R. Wise Walk
t2 0 123 R 8% 75% 0-0 KCR F. Healy R. Wise Single to LF; Mayberry Scores; Solaita to 3B; Wohlford to 2B
t2 0 123 ROO -6% 69% 1-0 KCR G. Brett R. Wise Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Solaita Scores; Wohlford to 3B
t2 2 --3 O -3% 66% 2-0 KCR F. Patek R. Wise Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- -6% 60% 0-2 BOS D. Evans N. Briles Double (LF-CF)
b2 0 -2- RR -15% 45% 0-2 BOS R. Petrocelli N. Briles Home Run (LF-CF); Evans Scores
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 2-2 BOS R. Miller N. Briles Popfly: SS
b2 1 --- -2% 45% 2-2 BOS M. Guerrero N. Briles Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 2-2 BOS T. Blackwell N. Briles Lineout: RF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 2-2 BOS T. Harper N. Briles Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 2-2 KCR C. Rojas R. Wise Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- 3% 50% 2-2 KCR A. Otis R. Wise Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t3 1 1-- 2% 52% 2-2 KCR H. McRae R. Wise Otis Steals 2B
t3 1 -2- R 10% 62% 2-2 KCR H. McRae R. Wise Single to LF; Otis Scores
t3 1 1-- 2% 63% 3-2 KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise McRae Steals 2B
t3 1 -2- O -3% 60% 3-2 KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise Groundout: 1B unassisted; McRae to 3B
t3 2 --3 O -4% 57% 3-2 KCR T. Solaita R. Wise Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 2-3 BOS D. Griffin N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- R -12% 47% 2-3 BOS C. Cooper N. Briles Home Run (CF-RF)
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 3-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles Walk
b3 1 1-- O 3% 47% 3-3 BOS D. Evans N. Briles Flyball: CF
b3 2 1-- O 3% 50% 3-3 BOS R. Petrocelli N. Briles Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 3-3 KCR J. Wohlford R. Wise Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 3-3 KCR F. Healy R. Wise Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4 1 1-- O -3% 47% 3-3 KCR G. Brett R. Wise Popfly: SS
t4 2 1-- 3% 50% 3-3 KCR F. Patek R. Wise Single to RF; Healy to 3B
t4 2 1-3 R 13% 63% 3-3 KCR C. Rojas R. Wise Single to RF; Healy Scores; Patek to 3B
t4 2 1-3 O -5% 58% 4-3 KCR A. Otis R. Wise Patek Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O 3% 61% 3-4 BOS R. Miller N. Briles Strikeout
b4 1 --- -3% 57% 3-4 BOS M. Guerrero N. Briles Single to LF
b4 1 1-- O 2% 60% 3-4 BOS T. Blackwell N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B; Guerrero to 2B
b4 2 -2- O 4% 64% 3-4 BOS T. Harper N. Briles Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O -2% 62% 4-3 KCR A. Otis R. Wise Strikeout
t5 1 --- 4% 66% 4-3 KCR H. McRae R. Wise Double to LF
t5 1 -2- 2% 68% 4-3 KCR J. Mayberry R. Wise Walk
Reggie Cleveland replaces Rick Wise pitching
t5 1 12- R 10% 78% 4-3 KCR T. Solaita R. Cleveland Single to RF; McRae Scores; Mayberry to 2B
t5 1 12- O -3% 75% 5-3 KCR J. Wohlford R. Cleveland Strikeout
t5 2 12- 2% 77% 5-3 KCR F. Healy R. Cleveland Walk; Mayberry to 3B; Solaita to 2B
t5 2 123 O -5% 72% 5-3 KCR G. Brett R. Cleveland Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O 3% 75% 3-5 BOS D. Griffin N. Briles Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 2% 77% 3-5 BOS C. Cooper N. Briles Popfly: SS
b5 2 --- O 1% 78% 3-5 BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 5-3 KCR F. Patek R. Cleveland Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O -1% 76% 5-3 KCR C. Rojas R. Cleveland Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- 1% 77% 5-3 KCR A. Otis R. Cleveland Walk
t6 2 1-- O -2% 75% 5-3 KCR H. McRae R. Cleveland Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- -6% 69% 3-5 BOS D. Evans N. Briles Single to LF
b6 0 1-- O 5% 74% 3-5 BOS R. Petrocelli N. Briles Flyball: LF
b6 1 1-- 0% 74% 3-5 BOS R. Miller N. Briles E5 on Foul Ball
b6 1 1-- -6% 68% 3-5 BOS R. Miller N. Briles Single to CF (Ground Ball); Evans to 2B
Al Fitzmorris replaces Nelson Briles pitching; Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mario Guerrero (SS) batting 8th
b6 1 12- -10% 59% 3-5 BOS B. Carbo A. Fitzmorris Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Evans to 3B; Miller to 2B
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Tim Blackwell (C) batting 9th
b6 1 123 OO 24% 82% 3-5 BOS D. McAuliffe A. Fitzmorris Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
Bob Montgomery replaces Dick McAuliffe (PH) playing C batting 9th; Rick Burleson replaces Bernie Carbo (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t7 0 --- 2% 84% 5-3 KCR J. Mayberry R. Cleveland Walk
t7 0 1-- O -2% 82% 5-3 KCR T. Solaita R. Cleveland Flyball: RF
t7 1 1-- O -2% 80% 5-3 KCR J. Wohlford R. Cleveland Popfly: 2B
t7 2 1-- O -2% 79% 5-3 KCR F. Healy R. Cleveland Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- -7% 72% 3-5 BOS T. Harper A. Fitzmorris Single to CF
b7 0 1-- -3% 69% 3-5 BOS D. Griffin A. Fitzmorris Harper Steals 2B
b7 0 -2- O 4% 73% 3-5 BOS D. Griffin A. Fitzmorris Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Harper to 3B
b7 1 --3 O 9% 81% 3-5 BOS C. Cooper A. Fitzmorris Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --3 O 6% 87% 3-5 BOS C. Yastrzemski A. Fitzmorris Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O -1% 86% 5-3 KCR G. Brett R. Cleveland Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- 1% 87% 5-3 KCR F. Patek R. Cleveland Walk
t8 1 1-- O -2% 85% 5-3 KCR C. Rojas R. Cleveland Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 2 --- O -1% 84% 5-3 KCR C. Rojas R. Cleveland Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O 4% 88% 3-5 BOS D. Evans A. Fitzmorris Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 3-5 BOS R. Petrocelli A. Fitzmorris Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 2% 93% 3-5 BOS R. Miller A. Fitzmorris Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-3 KCR A. Otis R. Cleveland Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O -1% 91% 5-3 KCR H. McRae R. Cleveland Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O -0% 91% 5-3 KCR J. Mayberry R. Cleveland Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
Al Cowens replaces Hal McRae playing RF batting 4th
b9 0 --- -9% 82% 3-5 BOS R. Burleson A. Fitzmorris Single to CF
b9 0 1-- -14% 68% 3-5 BOS B. Montgomery A. Fitzmorris Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Burleson to 2B
Terry Hughes pinch runs for Bob Montgomery (C) batting 9th
b9 0 12- O 13% 80% 3-5 BOS T. Harper A. Fitzmorris Flyball: LF
b9 1 12- O 11% 91% 3-5 BOS D. Griffin A. Fitzmorris Flyball: CF
b9 2 12- O 9% 100% 3-5 BOS C. Cooper A. Fitzmorris Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

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