Bernie Carbo belted a three-run homer in the third and solo shot in the fifth to account for all of the Red Sox' runs in a 4-2 triumph over the Royals. The first homer by Carbo, following a single by Doug Griffin and walk to Tim Blackwell, erased a 1-0 Royals' lead, achieved in the top of the third when Amos Otis singled, stole second and scored on Hal McRae's base hit. Fran Healy homered for K. C. in the fourth, one of six hits off Rick Wise, who went the distance for his fourth victory, ending Kansas City's winning streak at five. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       18, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Carbo lf              4   2   3   4     0   0   .355
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .265      Cooper dh,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .183      Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .221
McRae lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .324        McCarver 1b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Solaita dh            4   0   1   0     0   2   .257        Wise p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .319
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Healy c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Evans rf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .231
White ss              3   0   1   0     0   2   .191      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           2   1   0   0     1   1   .200
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   9             Totals               29   4   9   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,657
Left on Base: Royals 6, Red Sox 4
DP: Royals 3, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Lynn (8)
Home Runs: Healy (1), Carbo 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Otis (21)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (2)
GIDP: Cooper (1), Petrocelli (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(4-2)           5.2   7   4   4   3   1   2  24   3.26
Pattin                  1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.89
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.79
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   1   2  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(4-3)             9     6   2   2   2   9   1  35   3.78
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   9   1  35

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


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; McRae forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo singled; Cooper grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second]; Yastrzemski singled;
Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita singled; Brett singled [Solaita to second];
On a bunt Rojas made an out to catcher; Healy flied out to
center; White struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled; Petrocelli grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis singled;
Otis stole second; Mayberry walked; McRae singled [Otis scored,
Mayberry to second]; Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Mayberry to third, McRae to second]; Brett flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson made an out to shortstop; Griffin singled;
Blackwell walked [Griffin to second]; Carbo homered [Griffin
scored, Blackwell scored]; Cooper made an out to shortstop;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Carl Yastrzemski ejected by
HP umpire Merle Anthony; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 4TH: MCCARVER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Rojas
popped to catcher in foul territory; Healy homered; White struck
out; Pinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Petrocelli flied out to
right; Evans walked; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Mayberry flied out
to right; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Blackwell
was called out on strikes; Carbo homered; Cooper flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Brett grounded
out (second to first); Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Lynn
doubled; Petrocelli reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Evans walked [Petrocelli to
second]; PATTIN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Burleson lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled; Pinson made an out to second; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Blackwell
grounded out (third to first); Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to right; McRae struck out;
Solaita was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper singled; McCarver singled [Cooper to third];
MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Lynn reached on a fielder's
choice that turned into a double play [McCarver out at second
(first to shortstop), Cooper out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: COOPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WISE REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rojas popped to first in foul territory; Healy made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.