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CAL  6
@BAL  4
 CHW  6
MIL  2
 MIL  5
@CHW  3
 OAK  6
@CLE  3
 MIN 10
@DET  7
 NYY  5
KCR  4
 TEX  2
BOS  1
 PIT  6
@ATL  2
 CIN  8
CHC  2
 PHI  2
@LAD  1
 SDP  7
NYM  3
 SFG  4
MON  0
 SFG  2
MON  0
 STL  9
HOU  1
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 36,825

 Sunday, July 21, 1974, 2:06PM
Time of Game: 2:28
Royals
4
47-47
Lost 2
3rd, 7 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          3  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    4 11  1
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    5  7  0
W: Sparky Lyle (6-1), L: Steve Mingori (1-2)
 Yankees
5
48-47
Won 2
4th, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Pinson RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .632              1   0   
  A Cowens RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .529              0   0   
C Rojas 2B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .289  .708              3   3   2B,SB
A Otis CF                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .280  .809              2   0   HR,IW
J Mayberry DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .904              0   0   
H McRae LF                    3   0   2   0    1   1  .307  .874              5   0   CS
T Solaita 1B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .288  .796              8   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .596              1   1   
  J Wohlford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .716              0   0   
  K Bevacqua 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .153  .388              0   0   
F Healy C                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .260  .753              1   0   
F White SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .538              3   3   SH
  R Scheinblum PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .421              0   0   

N Briles P                                                                    0   2
  S Mingori P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       32   4  11   0    5   5                         24  10
Batting Events
2B: C Rojas (10, off P Dobson).
HR: A Otis (8, off P Dobson; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: F White (4, off P Dobson).
IBB: A Otis (3, by P Dobson).
TB: A Otis 4; C Rojas 3; F Healy 2; H McRae 2; V Pinson; F White; T Solaita; J Mayberry.
RBI: A Otis 2 (43); C Rojas 2 (42).
2-out RBI: C Rojas.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Rojas-F White-T Solaita.
E: C Rojas (7).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Rojas (6, 2nd base off P Dobson/T Munson).
CS: H McRae (7, 2nd base by P Dobson/T Munson).
Pickoffs: C Rojas (2nd base by T Munson).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .510              2   0   CS
E Maddox CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .323  .761              2   1   IW
B Murcer RF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .289  .737              1   1   2B
R Blomberg DH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .828              0   0   
  R White PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .731              0   0   GDP
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .237  .747              1   2   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .714              5   1   
C Chambliss 1B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .249  .619              6   1   
T Munson C                    1   1   0   0    2   0  .247  .686              5   2   
J Mason SS                    3   0   2   3    0   0  .238  .642              5   2   2B

P Dobson P                                                                    0   1
  S Lyle P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       30   5   7   0    4   1                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: J Mason (12, off N Briles); B Murcer (15, off S Mingori).
IBB: E Maddox (2, by S Mingori).
TB: J Mason 3; B Murcer 3; L Piniella; G Nettles; C Chambliss.
GIDP: R White (5).
RBI: J Mason 3 (21); B Murcer 2 (59).
2-out RBI: J Mason 2; B Murcer 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Maddox-C Chambliss.
Baserunning Events
CS: S Alomar (1, 2nd base by N Briles/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                       5     5   2   2    2   1   0   3.76   21     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 5· 4     48    -     1.12   0.03
S Mingori, BS (1), L (1-2)     3     2   3   0    2   0   0   3.59   13     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 1          1-0    2.42  -0.38
Totals                         8     7   5   2    4   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     12·12· 6· 5          1-0
N Briles faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dobson                       6.2  10   4   4    4   4   1   3.44   30     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 4· 5     38    -     0.97  -0.15
S Lyle, W (6-1)                2.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.13    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 0          2-0    2.57   0.29
Totals                         9    11   4   4    5   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     11·12· 5· 5          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Dobson (2; A Otis); S Mingori (4; E Maddox).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 36,825.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        New York Yankees                             
1. Vada Pinson                  RF       1. Sandy Alomar                 2B
2. Cookie Rojas                 2B       2. Elliott Maddox               CF
3. Amos Otis                    CF       3. Bobby Murcer                 RF
4. John Mayberry                DH       4. Ron Blomberg                 DH
5. Hal McRae                    LF       5. Graig Nettles                3B
6. Tony Solaita                 1B       6. Lou Piniella                 LF
7. George Brett                 3B       7. Chris Chambliss              1B
8. Fran Healy                    C       8. Thurman Munson                C
9. Frank White                  SS       9. Jim Mason                    SS

   Nelson Briles                 P          Pat Dobson                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 2 123 RR 41% 81% 3-4 NYY B. Murcer S. Mingori Double to LF; Chambliss Scores/unER; Munson Scores/unER; Maddox to 3B
b7 1 -23 O -17% 37% 3-4 NYY S. Alomar S. Mingori Lineout: LF
b2 2 123 RR 16% 43% 0-3 NYY J. Mason N. Briles Single to RF (Ground Ball); Nettles Scores; Chambliss Scores; Munson to 2B
b7 0 12- 14% 51% 2-4 NYY T. Munson S. Mingori Walk; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
b6 0 1-- OO -13% 31% 2-3 NYY R. White S. Mingori Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 KCR V. Pinson P. Dobson Single to CF
t1 0 1-- R -12% 34% 0-0 KCR C. Rojas P. Dobson Double to CF; Pinson Scores
t1 0 -2- RR -12% 22% 1-0 KCR A. Otis P. Dobson Home Run; Rojas Scores
t1 0 --- O 1% 23% 3-0 KCR J. Mayberry P. Dobson Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 1% 24% 3-0 KCR H. McRae P. Dobson Strikeout
t1 2 --- -1% 23% 3-0 KCR T. Solaita P. Dobson Walk
t1 2 1-- O 1% 25% 3-0 KCR G. Brett P. Dobson Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 23% 0-3 NYY S. Alomar N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 21% 0-3 NYY E. Maddox N. Briles Lineout: LF
b1 2 --- O -1% 20% 0-3 NYY B. Murcer N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O 1% 22% 3-0 KCR F. Healy P. Dobson Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 1% 23% 3-0 KCR F. White P. Dobson Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 2 --- O 1% 23% 3-0 KCR V. Pinson P. Dobson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 21% 0-3 NYY R. Blomberg N. Briles Lineout: LF
b2 1 --- 2% 23% 0-3 NYY G. Nettles N. Briles Single to LF
b2 1 1-- O -3% 21% 0-3 NYY L. Piniella N. Briles Flyball: CF
b2 2 1-- 2% 23% 0-3 NYY C. Chambliss N. Briles Single to RF; Nettles to 2B
b2 2 12- 4% 26% 0-3 NYY T. Munson N. Briles Walk; Nettles to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
b2 2 123 RR 16% 43% 0-3 NYY J. Mason N. Briles Single to RF (Ground Ball); Nettles Scores; Chambliss Scores; Munson to 2B
b2 2 12- O -5% 38% 2-3 NYY S. Alomar N. Briles Lineout: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- -3% 34% 3-2 KCR C. Rojas P. Dobson Walk
t3 0 1-- O 3% 38% 3-2 KCR A. Otis P. Dobson Flyball: LF
t3 1 1-- OO 5% 42% 3-2 KCR J. Mayberry P. Dobson Fly Ball Double Play: CF-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -3% 40% 2-3 NYY E. Maddox N. Briles Popfly: 2B
b3 1 --- O -2% 38% 2-3 NYY B. Murcer N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 37% 2-3 NYY R. Blomberg N. Briles Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- -3% 33% 3-2 KCR H. McRae P. Dobson Single to LF
t4 0 1-- O 6% 39% 3-2 KCR T. Solaita P. Dobson McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 1 --- -3% 36% 3-2 KCR T. Solaita P. Dobson Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 1 1-- O 3% 39% 3-2 KCR G. Brett P. Dobson Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t4 2 1-- O 2% 41% 3-2 KCR F. Healy P. Dobson Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brett out at 3B/RF-3B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -3% 38% 2-3 NYY G. Nettles N. Briles Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -2% 36% 2-3 NYY L. Piniella N. Briles Flyball: RF
b4 2 --- 2% 38% 2-3 NYY C. Chambliss N. Briles Walk
b4 2 1-- O -3% 35% 2-3 NYY T. Munson N. Briles Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 2% 37% 3-2 KCR F. White P. Dobson Single to LF (Line Drive); White out at 2B/LF-2B
t5 1 --- O 2% 39% 3-2 KCR V. Pinson P. Dobson Groundout: P-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 40% 3-2 KCR C. Rojas P. Dobson Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- 9% 50% 2-3 NYY J. Mason N. Briles Double to CF
b5 0 -2- O -9% 40% 2-3 NYY S. Alomar N. Briles Fielder's Choice P; Mason out at 3B/P-3B
b5 1 1-- O -6% 34% 2-3 NYY E. Maddox N. Briles Alomar Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS)
b5 2 --- O -2% 33% 2-3 NYY E. Maddox N. Briles Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 2% 35% 3-2 KCR A. Otis P. Dobson Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- -3% 32% 3-2 KCR J. Mayberry P. Dobson Single to RF
t6 1 1-- -4% 29% 3-2 KCR H. McRae P. Dobson Walk; Mayberry to 2B
t6 1 12- O 4% 33% 3-2 KCR T. Solaita P. Dobson Lineout: LF
t6 2 12- O 4% 38% 3-2 KCR G. Brett P. Dobson Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- 6% 44% 2-3 NYY B. Murcer N. Briles Single to RF
Steve Mingori replaces Nelson Briles pitching; Roy White pinch hits for Ron Blomberg (DH) batting 4th
b6 0 1-- OO -13% 31% 2-3 NYY R. White S. Mingori Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -2% 29% 2-3 NYY G. Nettles S. Mingori Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- -4% 26% 3-2 KCR F. Healy P. Dobson Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 0 1-- O 1% 27% 3-2 KCR F. White P. Dobson Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Healy to 2B
t7 1 -2- O 4% 31% 3-2 KCR V. Pinson P. Dobson Lineout: SS
t7 2 -2- R -12% 18% 3-2 KCR C. Rojas P. Dobson Single to CF (Line Drive); Healy Scores
t7 2 1-- -1% 18% 4-2 KCR A. Otis P. Dobson Rojas Steals 2B
t7 2 -2- -0% 17% 4-2 KCR A. Otis P. Dobson Intentional Walk
Sparky Lyle replaces Pat Dobson pitching
t7 2 12- O 3% 20% 4-2 KCR J. Mayberry S. Lyle Rojas Picked off 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 6-7-8
Al Cowens replaces Vada Pinson playing RF batting 1st
b7 0 --- 7% 27% 2-4 NYY L. Piniella S. Mingori Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b7 0 1-- 11% 37% 2-4 NYY C. Chambliss S. Mingori Fielder's Choice 2B; Piniella to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B)
b7 0 12- 14% 51% 2-4 NYY T. Munson S. Mingori Walk; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
b7 0 123 RO 3% 54% 2-4 NYY J. Mason S. Mingori Groundout: 1B unassisted; Piniella Scores/unER; Chambliss to 3B; Munson to 2B
b7 1 -23 O -17% 37% 3-4 NYY S. Alomar S. Mingori Lineout: LF
b7 2 -23 2% 40% 3-4 NYY E. Maddox S. Mingori Intentional Walk
b7 2 123 RR 41% 81% 3-4 NYY B. Murcer S. Mingori Double to LF; Chambliss Scores/unER; Munson Scores/unER; Maddox to 3B
b7 2 -23 O -5% 76% 5-4 NYY R. White S. Mingori Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O 5% 81% 4-5 KCR J. Mayberry S. Lyle Popfly: SS
t8 1 --- -6% 75% 4-5 KCR H. McRae S. Lyle Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 1 1-- -9% 67% 4-5 KCR T. Solaita S. Lyle Walk; McRae to 2B
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for George Brett (3B) batting 7th
t8 1 12- O 11% 77% 4-5 KCR J. Wohlford S. Lyle Lineout: LF
t8 2 12- O 10% 88% 4-5 KCR F. Healy S. Lyle Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 5-6-7
Kurt Bevacqua replaces Jim Wohlford (PH) playing 3B batting 7th
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 5-4 NYY G. Nettles S. Mingori Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b8 1 --- O -1% 85% 5-4 NYY L. Piniella S. Mingori Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O -1% 85% 5-4 NYY C. Chambliss S. Mingori Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Frank White (SS) batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 4-5 KCR R. Scheinblum S. Lyle Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 5% 97% 4-5 KCR A. Cowens S. Lyle Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 4-5 KCR C. Rojas S. Lyle Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5.

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