Winding up the game with a flurry of strikeouts, Steve Busby came out a winner when the Royals rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 5-4. Busby, who turned in his 13th complete game of the season, did not strike out anyone in the first four innings but fanned nine in the last five, including six in a row at one stretch.

The Red Sox got two runs in the first on scoring singles by Carl Yastrzemski and Rico Petrocelli. Bernie Carbo batted in a pair with a double in the third. John Mayberry singled and scored the Royals' first run in the second and homered in the fourth. Mayberry walked in the sixth and was thrown out trying to score on a double by Hal McRae. Fran Healy walked and Jim Wohlford doubled to drive in McRae. Al Cowens then singled, Healy and Wohlford scoring to put the Royals ahead. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      16, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .226      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Miller cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .164
Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Brett 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   1     0   1   .325      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Carbo rf              4   0   2   2     0   2   .264      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   1     1   0   .263
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   1     0   2   .299        Solaita 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Healy c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .254
  McAuliffe ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Wohlford lf           3   1   1   2     0   1   .291
Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .305      Cowens rf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .215
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .215
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     1   9             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,852
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Harper 2 (9), Carbo (11), Burleson (10), McRae (20), Wohlford (11)
Home Runs: Mayberry (18)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (3)
GIDP: Cowens (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(10-8)             8     9   5   5   2   2   1  33   3.93
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   2   1  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(13-8)           9     9   4   3   1   9   0  37   3.13
Totals                  9     9   4   3   1   9   0  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Miller grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Harper to third]; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to
first); Yastrzemski singled to left [Harper scored]; Carbo
singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli singled to
first [Yastrzemski scored, Carbo out at third (first to
shortstop)]; Bernie Carbo rounded 3B too far; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White flied out to right; Bevacqua was called out on
strikes; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson singled to left;
Harper popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to second; McRae singled to center
[Mayberry to third, McRae to second (on throw to 3b)]; Healy
singled to third [Mayberry stayed at third, McRae stayed at
second]; Wohlford forced Healy (second to shortstop) [Mayberry
scored, McRae to third]; Cowens grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller walked; Cooper flied out to center;
Yastrzemski reached on an error by Mayberry [Miller to second];
Carbo doubled [Miller scored, Yastrzemski scored (unearned)];
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery popped
to second; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua singled to center; Otis
forced Bevacqua (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Royals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); Harper doubled to center; Miller popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry homered; McRae flied out to center; Healy
grounded out (third to first); Wohlford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
singled to right; Carbo was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
singled to shortstop; White forced Patek (second unassisted);
Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery struck out; Griffin grounded out (second
to first); Burleson doubled to left; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Mayberry walked; McRae
doubled to left [Mayberry out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), McRae to third (on throw to home)]; Healy walked;
Wohlford doubled to left [McRae scored, Healy to third]; Cowens
singled [Healy scored, Wohlford scored]; Cowens stole second;
Patek popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller popped to shortstop; Cooper flied out to
center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BRETT REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Carbo was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli struck out; Montgomery struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
grounded out (second to first); Healy lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

RED SOX 9TH: SOLAITA REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); MCAULIFFE
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; McAuliffe struck out; Burleson struck out;
Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 5.