Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
July 18, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 2 0 1 1
  Wohlford ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 2 0
Otis cf 5 2 2 0
Mayberry dh 5 0 2 0
McRae lf,rf 5 1 0 2
Solaita 1b 4 2 2 2
Healy c 3 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 1 3 1
  Bevacqua ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White dh 3 0 1 1
Maddox cf 5 2 2 1
Murcer rf 5 2 2 2
Piniella lf 3 0 1 1
Velez 1b 3 1 1 2
Munson c 3 0 0 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 2 2 0
Alomar 2b 4 3 3 1
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 9
Kansas City 000 311 1006133
New York 004 001 32x10123
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-10) 6.1 9 8 6 1 4
  Bird   1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow   4.2 8 4 4 0 3
  Wallace  W (4-0) 2.1 3 2 1 1 1
  Lyle   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
2
5

  E–McRae (6), Healy (11), Patek (14), Murcer (5), Velez (2), Michael (8).  DP–New York 3.  PB–Healy (12); Munson (4).  2B–Kansas City Solaita (8,off Wallace), New York Maddox (10,off Splittorff); Michael 2 (7,off Splittorff,off Bird).  HR–Kansas City Solaita (3,4th inning off Tidrow 1 on, 2 out), New York Velez (2,6th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Patek (5,off Tidrow); White (5,off Splittorff).  SF–Pinson (4,off Tidrow); Munson (4,off Splittorff); Piniella (5,off Bird).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:48.  A–12,615.
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