Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
July 17, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1975 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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 3, Boston Red Sox 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford rf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1
McRae lf 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 2 1 0 0
Killebrew dh 2 0 2 0
  Stinson pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 2
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
White ss 2 0 0 0
  Pinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott ss 0 0 0 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carbo rf 2 1 1 0
  Evans ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 2 1 1 0
  Griffin ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 3 2 1 0
Cooper dh 4 2 3 4
Fisk c 2 1 1 1
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 2 2
Burleson ss 4 1 1 1
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 12 8
Kansas City 000 000 300352
Boston 010 140 20x8120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  L (9-7) 4.0 7 5 5 2 0
  Splittorff   2.0 3 1 1 2 3
  McDaniel   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Bird   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (13-8) 9.0 5 3 3 5 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
0

  E–McRae (2), Martinez (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, Boston 1.  2B–Kansas City Killebrew (8,off Tiant), Boston Cooper (6,off Fitzmorris); Rice (20,off McDaniel).  3B–Boston Cooper (3,off Splittorff); Petrocelli (1,off McDaniel).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (18,7th inning off Tiant 0 on, 0 out), Boston 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).  IBB–Rice (4,by Splittorff).  SB–Otis (30,2nd base off Tiant/Fisk).  CS–Killebrew (1,2nd base by Tiant/Fisk); Cooper (3,Home by Splittorff/Martinez).  IBB–Splittorff (7,Rice).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:35.  A–28,794.
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