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Royals
@ Yankees
Shea Stadium
May 21, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 21, 1975 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,101 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Tony Solaita | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Shea Stadium
May 21, 1975
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Medich
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Medich
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Medich
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Medich
There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is out, Mason applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Leonard
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Leonard
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Leonard
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss 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
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Medich
Solaita hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Medich
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Solaita moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Healy vs. Medich
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Alomar fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Leonard
Herrmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Leonard
Mason strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Medich
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Medich
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Leonard
Alomar 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 -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Leonard
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Leonard
Leonard fires to first and picks off Bonds. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Leonard
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Medich
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Medich
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Munson is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Medich
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Medich
Healy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Leonard
Herrmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles 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 -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Leonard
Mason hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Medich
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Medich
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Leonard
Alomar bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Leonard
Leonard fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Leonard. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Leonard
Bonds hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Leonard
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Medich
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Medich
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Leonard
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles 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
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Medich
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Medich
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Medich
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Leonard
Walt Williams pinch hits for Jim Mason.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Leonard
Alomar hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Leonard
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Leonard
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Medich
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Medich
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Medich
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Al Cowens now playing right field.
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Leonard
Herrmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching. Alex Johnson pinch runs for Ed Herrmann.
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching. Lou Piniella pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Medich
Bobby Bonds now playing center field. Elliott Maddox now playing second base. Sandy Alomar now playing shortstop. Lou Piniella now playing right f
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Healy vs. Medich
Healy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Medich
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Medich
Cowens hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Bird
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alomar for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Bird
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bird
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1975 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf-cf 4 0 1 0
Pinson V, rf 4 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf-2b 3 0 0 1
Cowens A, rf 1 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 4 0 3 0
McRae H, lf 3 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Herrmann E, dh 3 0 0 0
Solaita T, dh 4 0 1 0 Johnson A, pr 0 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 4 1 2 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Mason J, ss 2 0 0 0
Healy F, c 4 1 1 3 Williams W, ph 1 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0
Piniella L, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Alomar S, 2b-ss 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 7 4 33 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 000 100 3 -- 4
New York 000 001 000 0 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D 8.1 6 1 0 3 3
Mingori S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bird D (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Medich D (L) 10.0 7 4 3 2 7
E -- Leonard D, Patek F, Chambliss C
LOB -- Kansas City 5, New York 7
2B -- Mayberry J
HR -- Healy F
CS -- Otis A
SH -- Chambliss C
SF -- Maddox E
T -- 2:48
A -- 11101
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