Royals @ Yankees
July 21, 1974

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 11 1
Yankees 5 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 11 1
Yankees 5 7 0

Cookie Rojas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .290
OBP .750 .332
At Bats 3 341
Hits 2 99
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 2 42

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 9
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Shea Stadium - July 21, 1974
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Sandy Alomar
Graig Nettles
Jim Mason
Lou Piniella
Elliott Maddox
Bobby Murcer
Cookie Rojas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 11 1 7
New York Yankees 5 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Losing Pitcher Steve Mingori
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Murcer
Attendance 36,825
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Frank White. Scheinblum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base. Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Healy hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Wohlford pinch hits for George Brett. Wohlford hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Solaita takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Munson scores. Maddox moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Maddox is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Alomar hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mason for the out. Piniella scores. Chambliss moves to third. Munson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Munson takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to third. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rojas. Piniella moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Al Cowens now playing right field. Piniella hits a ball on the ground for a single.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Munson fires to second and picks off Rojas for the out.
Top 7 Otis is walked intentionally.
Top 7 There goes Rojas. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Rojas steals second.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Healy scores.
Top 7 Pinson hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Alomar covering, for the out. Healy moves to second.
Top 7 Healy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Steve Mingori now pitching. Roy White pinch hits for Ron Blomberg. White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Solaita hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McRae takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alomar is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 5 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Mason hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Mason reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Alomar who tags White, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles strikes out.
Top 4 Healy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Brett trying to get to third. Murcer throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Brett for the out.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mason fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Solaita hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 There goes McRae. The throw from Munson and he is out, Mason applying the tag.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blomberg hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a fly ball towards center. Maddox catches it and throws to first to double up Rojas.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Alomar hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mason hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Chambliss scores. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Munson takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blomberg hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pinson strikes out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Healy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Solaita takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Rojas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Pinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.