Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  There's a wild pitch. Griffin moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cater vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Cater reaches second base with a double. Griffin scores. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Marichal
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Marichal
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Marichal Patek moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Marichal
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Guerrero. Patek scores. Rojas moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Marichal
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Marichal
  
  Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Healy vs. Marichal
  
  Healy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Marichal
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pinson vs. Marichal
  
  Marichal fires to first and picks off Wohlford. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Marichal
  
  Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Marichal
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Marichal
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Marichal
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Griffin hits a line drive towards short. Patek catches it and throws to first to double up Miller. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Marichal
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Marichal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Marichal
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Marichal
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Healy vs. Marichal
  
  Healy hits a popup towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Marichal
  
  Wohlford strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Marichal
  
  Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Montgomery hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guerrero vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Marichal
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schaal vs. Marichal
  
  Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Marichal
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Marichal
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Rojas reaches third base with a triple. McRae scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. Marichal
  
  Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Marichal
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Healy vs. Marichal
  
  Healy hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Marichal
  
  Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Montgomery vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rico Petrocelli pinch hits for Mario Guerrero.
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. Evans scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Terry Hughes pinch runs for Rico Petrocelli.
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Marichal
  
  Terry Hughes now playing third base. Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop.
  
  Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Marichal
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Marichal
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cater vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Marichal
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Marichal
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Marichal
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Rojas scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mayberry vs. Clemons
  
  Lance Clemons now pitching.
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Healy vs. Clemons
  
  Healy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Healy reaches second base with a double. Mayberry scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wohlford vs. Clemons
  
  Wohlford is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pinson vs. Clemons
  
  Pinson is hit by the pitch. Healy moves to third. Wohlford moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McRae vs. Segui
  
  Diego Segui now pitching.
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. Healy scores. Wohlford moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Schaal vs. Segui
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wohlford tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Segui
  
  Patek takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Solaita vs. Segui
  
  Tony Solaita pinch hits for Cookie Rojas.
  
  Solaita strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Frank White now playing second base.
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to third. Montgomery moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hughes vs. Bird
  
  Doug Bird now pitching.
  
  Hughes strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Miller vs. Bird
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 4/27/1974 -- Boston at Kansas City (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Miller R, cf          5  0  2  0   Patek F, ss           4  1  1  0   
Griffin D, 2b         4  1  1  0   Rojas C, 2b           4  2  3  1   
Cooper C, 1b          4  0  1  0   Solaita T, ph         1  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, lf     3  1  0  0   White F, 2b           0  0  0  0   
Cater D, dh           4  0  1  2   Otis A, cf            4  2  2  2   
Evans D, rf           4  1  2  0   Mayberry J, 1b        4  1  1  1   
Montgomery B, c       4  0  1  0   Healy F, c            4  2  2  3   
McAuliffe D, 3b-ss    3  0  0  0   Wohlford J, lf        3  1  1  0   
Guerrero M, ss        2  0  0  0   Pinson V, rf          3  0  0  0   
Petrocelli R, ph      1  0  0  0   McRae H, dh           3  1  1  1   
Hughes T, pr-3b       1  0  0  0   Schaal P, 3b          3  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  8  2                        33 10 11  9

Boston           200 000 100 --  3
Kansas City      400 010 05x -- 10

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Marichal J (L)        7.1  9  7  7  0  1
Clemons L*            0.0  2  3  3  1  0
Segui D               0.2  0  0  0  2  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (W)+     8.0  8  3  2  2  0
Bird D                1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Guerrero M, Rojas C, Patek F
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Cater D, McRae H, Evans D, Rojas C, Mayberry J, Healy F
3B -- Rojas C, Otis A
HR -- Healy F
SF -- Schaal P
HBP -- by Clemons L (Pinson V)
WP -- Fitzmorris A 2
Balk -- Marichal J
T -- 2:53
A -- 11841

    

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