John Mayberry's two-run homer in the third inning was the key blow as the Royals grabbed a 5-3 verdict from the Red Sox. The homer followed a single by Amos Otis and made the score 4-1. The Royals got weird runs early. In the first frame, Vada Pinson struck out but reached first when catcher Bob Montgomery dropped the third strike. Pinson then stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly.

George Brett opened the second with a walk and scored when third baseman Rico Petrocelli and left fielder Rick Miller misplayed Fran Healy's sharp grounder. The Royals' other run scored on Frank White's homer in the sixth. Red Sox runs came on a first-inning homer by Bernie Carbo, his double and Cecil Cooper's single in the sixth and Fred Lynn's homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       17, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       1  1  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             4   1   0   0     0   2   .222      Carbo rf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .328
  Cowens ph,rf,cf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Cooper dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Otis cf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .265      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
  Wohlford pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .311
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   2     2   2   .186      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .193
McRae lf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .326      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Killebrew dh          4   0   2   0     1   0   .225      Miller lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .248      Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Healy c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .357      Griffin 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .182      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     6   6             Totals               35   3  10   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 10,907
Left on Base: Royals 10, Red Sox 7
DP: Royals 3, Red Sox 0
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Healy (1), Lynn (7), Carbo (6)
Home Runs: Mayberry (4), White (1), Carbo (4), Lynn (4)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (1), Otis 2 (20)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (5)
GIDP: Burleson 2 (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(5-3)       7.1   9   3   3   2   0   2  32   4.09
Bird SV(5)              1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.46
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   1   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(2-2)        6.2   7   5   4   4   4   2  32   5.14
Moret                   2.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  10   5.00
Totals                  9     8   5   4   6   6   2  42

Passed Balls: Montgomery (1)
Wild Pitches: Cleveland (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Otis flied out to right; Pinson stole second; Cleveland
threw a wild pitch [Pinson to third]; Mayberry walked; McRae hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Pinson scored (unearned)]; Killebrew
forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo homered; Cooper flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn doubled;
Petrocelli singled [Lynn to third]; Burleson flied out to right;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett walked; Healy doubled [Brett scored]; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied out to right
[Healy to third]; Pinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled; Mayberry homered [Otis scored]; McRae
flied out to center; Killebrew lined to second; Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo walked; Cooper made an out to second;
Yastrzemski flied into a double play (center to second) [Carbo
out at second]; Bernie Carbo failed to retouch 2B on the way
back to 1B; out on appeal; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy popped to right; White flied out to left;
Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
lined to center; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis
singled; Mayberry struck out; Otis stole second; McRae walked;
Killebrew singled [Otis to third, McRae to second]; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
flied out to right; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); White
homered; Patek was called out on strikes; Pinson flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo doubled; Cooper singled [Carbo scored];
Yastrzemski walked [Cooper to second]; Lynn reached on an error
by Mayberry [Cooper to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli
forced Cooper (shortstop to catcher) [Yastrzemski to third, Lynn
to second]; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis made an out to second; Mayberry walked; McRae
lined to right; Killebrew singled [Mayberry to third]; MORET
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Brett lined to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller popped to center; Montgomery singled;
Griffin singled [Montgomery to second]; Carbo lined to left;
Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red
Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy singled; On a bunt White forced Healy (first
to shortstop); Patek lined to left; COWENS BATTED FOR PINSON;
Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn homered; Petrocelli
singled; BIRD REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Burleson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; WOHLFORD RAN FOR
OTIS; Mayberry struck out; McRae made an out to shortstop;
Killebrew was walked intentionally; Brett grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WOHLFORD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Miller flied out to center;
Montgomery struck out; Griffin singled; Carbo flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 3.