Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
August 14, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1974 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 2 2
Rojas 2b 6 0 1 0
Otis cf 5 1 1 1
McRae lf 5 2 3 0
Cepeda dh 5 1 2 1
Solaita 1b 3 1 2 3
  Bevacqua ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Pinson rf 3 1 2 0
  Cowens rf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 2 1
  White 3b 2 1 1 1
Martinez c 2 0 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 17 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 3 0 1 0
Sutherland 2b 4 0 1 0
Kaline dh 4 0 0 0
Oglivie 1b 3 0 0 0
Nettles rf 2 1 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Lane lf 4 0 0 0
Wockenfuss c 4 0 1 1
Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Kansas City 600 001 0119170
Detroit 000 000 001151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (18-9) 9.0 5 1 1 5 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Holdsworth  L (0-1) 0.2 4 5 5 1 0
  Walker   8.1 13 4 3 5 4
Totals
9.0
17
9
8
6
4

  E–Rodriguez (15).  DP–Detroit 3.  PB–Martinez (4).  3B–Kansas City Pinson (2,off Holdsworth).  HR–Kansas City Solaita (4,1st inning off Holdsworth 2 on, 2 out); Cepeda (1,8th inning off Walker 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Patek (29,2nd base off Holdsworth/Wockenfuss).  U-HP–Armando Rodriguez, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bill Haller.
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