Final
KC 5 — BOS 0
7/8/1974 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197407080
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Miller | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cecil Cooper | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Solaita | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Carbo | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Healy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Blackwell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McAuliffe | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Blackwell | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cecil Cooper | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Solaita | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 1(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 1/G | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | IW | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | E5.B-2(E3) | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/FL/BP | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E6.2-3;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 6(B)4(2)/LDP | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/L.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9/9D | 5–0 |