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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 3

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Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 3

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Game Played on Thursday, July 17, 1975 (N) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  2
BOS A    0  1  0    1  4  0    2  0  x  -   8 12  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wohlford rf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Brett 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Mayberry 1b                   3   1   1   1       1   0       8   2
McRae lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Otis cf                       2   1   0   0       2   0       1   0
Killebrew dh                  2   0   2   0       1   0       0   0
  Stinson pr,dh               1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rojas 2b                      4   0   1   2       0   0       3   4
Martinez c                    3   0   0   0       0   0       5   2
White ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Pinson ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Scott ss                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Fitzmorris p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Splittorff p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDaniel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bird p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   5   3       5   0      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. White-Rojas-Mayberry.
E: McRae (2), Martinez (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Killebrew (8,off Tiant).
HR: Mayberry (18,7th inning off Tiant 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Mayberry (3,off Tiant).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Otis (30,2nd base off Tiant/Fisk).
CS: Killebrew (1,2nd base by Tiant/Fisk).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carbo rf                      2   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
  Evans ph,rf                 2   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Doyle 2b                      2   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Griffin ph,2b               2   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Yastrzemski 1b                5   0   0   0       0   2       9   0
Lynn cf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Rice lf                       3   2   1   0       1   0       2   0
Cooper dh                     4   2   3   4       0   0       0   0
Fisk c                        2   1   1   1       2   0       0   2
Petrocelli 3b                 3   0   2   2       1   0       1   4
Burleson ss                   4   1   1   1       0   0       6   2
Tiant p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   8  12   8       5   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Burleson-Yastrzemski.
BATTING - 
2B: Cooper (6,off Fitzmorris); Rice (20,off McDaniel).
3B: Cooper (3,off Splittorff); Petrocelli (1,off McDaniel).
HR: Cooper (5,2nd inning off Fitzmorris 0 on 1 out); Burleson (4,5th inning
off Fitzmorris 0 on 0 out).
SH: Doyle (5,off Fitzmorris).
GDP: Rice (10,off Fitzmorris).
IBB: Rice (4,by Splittorff).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Cooper (3,Home by Splittorff/Martinez).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fitzmorris L(9-7)             4     7   5   5   2   0   2  20
Splittorff                    2     3   1   1   2   3   0  10
McDaniel                      1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6
Bird                          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    12   8   8   5   4   2  39
Fitzmorris faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
IBB: Splittorff (7,Rice).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Splittorff 2-2.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tiant W(13-8)                 9     5   3   3   5   0   1  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 28794
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox           
1. Wohlford            rf        Carbo               rf
2. Brett               3b        Doyle               2b
3. Mayberry            1b        Yastrzemski         1b
4. McRae               lf        Lynn                cf
5. Otis                cf        Rice                lf
6. Killebrew           dh        Cooper              dh
7. Rojas               2b        Fisk                c
8. Martinez            c         Petrocelli          3b
9. White               ss        Burleson            ss
   Fitzmorris          p         Tiant               p

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to center; Brett made an out to
shortstop; Mayberry walked; McRae made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo walked; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first) [Carbo to third]; Lynn popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); Killebrew
walked; Killebrew was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
homered; On a bunt Fisk grounded out (catcher to first);
Petrocelli walked; Burleson grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez flied out to left; White grounded out
(third to first); Wohlford popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo popped to third in foul territory; Doyle
grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to center; Mayberry popped to first
in foul territory; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn singled; Rice grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Cooper
doubled to left [Cooper to third (error by McRae)]; Fisk singled
[Cooper scored]; Petrocelli lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to left; Killebrew doubled; Rojas
made an out to third; Martinez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson homered; Carbo singled; Doyle singled
[Carbo to second]; SPLITTORFF REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Lynn was called out on
strikes while Carbo advanced to third and Doyle advanced to
second on an error by Martinez; Rice was walked intentionally;
Cooper tripled [Carbo scored, Doyle scored, Rice scored]; Fisk
walked; Cooper was picked off and caught stealing home (catcher
to third); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 6.

ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt White grounded out (catcher to first);
Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli singled; Burleson flied out to right;
EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans flied out to right; GRIFFIN BATTED
FOR DOYLE; Griffin singled [Petrocelli to second]; Yastrzemski
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 6.

ROYALS 7TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GRIFFIN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mayberry homered; McRae singled; Otis walked
[McRae to second]; Killebrew singled [McRae out at home (center
to shortstop), Otis to third, Killebrew to second]; both Hal
McRae and Amos Otis were at 3B at the same time; STINSON RAN
FOR KILLEBREW; Rojas singled [Otis scored, Stinson scored];
Martinez popped to right; PINSON BATTED FOR WHITE; Pinson made
an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCOTT REPLACED
PINSON (PLAYING SS); MCDANIEL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Lynn flied out to right; Rice doubled; Cooper grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rice to third]; Fisk walked; Petrocelli
tripled [Rice scored, Fisk scored]; Burleson made an out to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford flied out to right; Brett walked; Mayberry
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Brett out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: BIRD REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Evans struck
out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to right; Otis walked; Otis stole
second; Stinson lined to right; Rojas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           3   5   2    4
 Red Sox          8  12   0    7
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