July 7, 1974 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 11
@BOS 9
(10) BOS 5
KCR 3 CLE 6
@CAL 2 CHW 3
@DET 1 MIL 8
MIN 5 MIN 5
@MIL 3
(11) BAL 4
@OAK 1 TEX 3
NYY 2 CHC 4
ATL 3 CIN 2
STL 1 CIN 11
STL 2 PIT 6
@HOU 4
(10) LAD 4
@MON 1 LAD 5
@MON 3 NYM 6
SFG 0 PHI 9
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 21,146

Sunday, July 7, 1974
Time of Game: 2:54

Royals

41-39

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3  6  0
Red Sox         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    5  9  1

W: R Moret (2-2), L: M Pattin (2-4)

Red Sox

44-37

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .216  .596    0    2   3   
F White 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .555    0    0   1   
  C Rojas PH-2B               2   1   2   0    0   0  .301  .718    0    0   2   
A Otis CF                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .279  .803    0    6   0   
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .321  .913    0    0   0   
J Wohlford LF-RF              4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .689    0    3   0   
T Solaita 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .739    0    4   2   
  J Mayberry PH-1B            2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .926    0    2   0   
A Cowens RF-3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .526    0    1   0   2B
B Martinez C                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .562    0    3   0   
  F Healy PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .750    0    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .586    0    0   0   
  R Scheinblum PH-LF          2   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .412    0    0   0   

L McDaniel P                                                             1   0
  M Pattin P                                                             1   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   3   6   2    2   9                    24   8

BATTING

2B: A Cowens (4, off R Moret).

TB: C Rojas 2; A Cowens 2; A Otis; F Patek; G Brett.

RBI: A Otis 2 (33).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .282  .772    0    7   0   GDP
D McAuliffe 2B                3   0   0   1    1   0  .221  .644    0    4   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .734    0    2   0   
C Yastrzemski DH              3   2   3   0    1   0  .319  .883    0    0   0   2·2B
D Evans RF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .302  .809    0    2   0   SF
B Carbo LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .820    0    1   0   IW
T Hughes 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .214  .624    0    1   0   
  R Petrocelli PH-3B          1   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .863    0    0   1   2B
T Blackwell C                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .733    0    9   0   IW
M Guerrero SS                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .251  .586    0    1   3   

R Moret P                                                                0   2
Totals                       31   5   9   5    5   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Petrocelli (9, off D Bird); C Yastrzemski 2 (15, off L McDaniel, off M Pattin).

SF: D Evans (4, off D Bird).

IBB: T Blackwell (1, by D Bird); B Carbo (6, by D Bird).

TB: C Yastrzemski 5; M Guerrero 2; R Petrocelli 2; C Cooper; T Blackwell; T Hughes.

GIDP: R Miller (4).

RBI: D McAuliffe (13); T Hughes (4); M Guerrero (20); R Petrocelli (47); D Evans (41).

2-out RBI: D McAuliffe; M Guerrero; T Hughes.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Hughes (3).

PITCHING

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
L McDaniel                     1.2   4   3   3    2   2   0   4.19   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4     35    -     1.12  -0.24
M Pattin, L (2-4)              5.1   4   2   2    1   1   0   3.49   20     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 3          3-0    0.66  -0.09
D Bird                         1     1   0   0    2   1   0   2.79    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.95  -0.07
Totals                         8     9   5   5    5   4   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8          5-2

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 Moret, W (2-2)               9     6   3   2    2   9   0   3.34   36     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1· 6     72    -     1.39   0.10
Totals                         9     6   3   2    2   9   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1· 6           -

M Pattin faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L McDaniel (1).

IBB: D Bird 2 (7; B Carbo, T Blackwell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 21,146.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. F Patek              SS    1. R Miller             CF 
2. F White              2B    2. D McAuliffe          2B 
3. A Otis               CF    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. H McRae              DH    4. C Yastrzemski        DH 
5. J Wohlford           LF    5. D Evans              RF 
6. T Solaita            1B    6. B Carbo              LF 
7. A Cowens             RF    7. T Hughes             3B 
8. B Martinez           C     8. T Blackwell          C  
9. G Brett              3B    9. M Guerrero           SS 

   L McDaniel           P        R Moret              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-2  1-3     -23%  52% J Wohlford      R Moret         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rojas Scores/No RBI/unER; McRae to 2B
   b 8   0  3-3  1--      19%  86% C Yastrzemski   M Pattin        Double to LF; Cooper to 3B
   t 8   1  3-1  1-3     -11%  66% A Otis          R Moret         Single to LF; Patek Scores; Rojas to 2B
   b 2   2  0-0  --3      10%  64% T Hughes        L McDaniel      Single to LF; Yastrzemski Scores
   t 8   1  3-1  1--      -9%  77% C Rojas         R Moret         Single to LF; Patek to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  C Cooper        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Wohlford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  T Solaita       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  C Yastrzemski   Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      -2-      54%  B Carbo         Groundout: 1B-P; Yastrzemski to 3B
   R      --3      64%  T Hughes        Single to LF; Yastrzemski Scores
          1--      65%  T Blackwell     Single to CF; Hughes to 2B
   R      12-      75%  M Guerrero      Single to CF; Hughes Scores; Blackwell to 2B
          12-      76%  R Miller        Wild Pitch; Blackwell to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
          -23      77%  " "             Walk
   R      123      84%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Blackwell Scores; Guerrero to 3B; Miller to 2B
                  Marty Pattin replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching
   O      123      80%  C Cooper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Moret facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  A Cowens        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      84%  B Martinez      Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  G Brett         Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      85%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      83%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      82%  T Hughes        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Moret facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  T Blackwell     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      85%  M Guerrero      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  J Wohlford      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      88%  T Solaita       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Marty Pattin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  C Cooper        Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Moret facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  B Martinez      Walk
   O      1--      86%  G Brett         Foul Popfly: 3B
          1--      82%  F Patek         Single to RF; Martinez to 2B
                  Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White batting 2nd
          12-      75%  C Rojas         Single to LF; Martinez to 3B; Patek to 2B
   RO     123      78%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Patek to 3B; Martinez Scores
   O      1-3      85%  H McRae         Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
                  Cookie Rojas moves to 2B
   O      ---      84%  B Carbo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  T Hughes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  T Blackwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  J Wohlford      Flyball: CF
                  John Mayberry pinch hits for Tony Solaita batting 6th
   O      ---      88%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
          ---      85%  A Cowens        Double to LF
                  Fran Healy pinch hits for Buck Martinez batting 8th
   O      -2-      89%  F Healy         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Marty Pattin facing 9-1-2
                  Fran Healy moves to C; John Mayberry moves to 1B
          ---      91%  M Guerrero      Single to CF
   OO     1--      87%  R Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
                  Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for George Brett batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  R Scheinblum    Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  F Patek         Walk
          1--      77%  C Rojas         Single to LF; Patek to 3B
   R      1-3      66%  A Otis          Single to LF; Patek Scores; Rojas to 2B
   O      12-      75%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rojas to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  J Wohlford      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rojas Scores/No RBI/unER; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      61%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Marty Pattin facing 3-4-5
                  Al Cowens moves to 3B; Richie Scheinblum moves to LF; Jim Wohlford moves to RF
          ---      67%  C Cooper        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  C Yastrzemski   Double to LF; Cooper to 3B
                  Doug Bird replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   RO     -23      88%  D Evans         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cooper Scores
          -2-      89%  B Carbo         Intentional Walk
                  Rico Petrocelli pinch hits for Terry Hughes batting 7th
   R      12-      96%  R Petrocelli    Double to LF; Yastrzemski Scores; Carbo to 3B
          -23      96%  T Blackwell     Intentional Walk
   O      123      95%  M Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      123      93%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Moret facing 7-8-9
                  Rico Petrocelli moves to 3B
   O      ---      97%  A Cowens        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      99%  F Healy         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

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