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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1974-06-14 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 22423 · 2:15
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 5th. Steve Busby earned the win. Hal McRae went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Steve Busby L: Lerrin LaGrow SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Art Frantz · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Mayberry | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Scheinblum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fran Healy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Brett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wohlford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Stanley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Sutherland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Moses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Brinkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Lamont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Busby | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lerrin LaGrow | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Luke Walker | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Cookie Rojas: S8
- Amos Otis: 63.1-2
- John Mayberry: IW
- Hal McRae: D4/F8S.2-H;1-3
- Richie Scheinblum: 13
Bot 1
- Mickey Stanley: D9
- Gary Sutherland: 43.2-3
- Al Kaline: W
- Willie Horton: S8.3-H;1-3
- Jim Northrup: S7.3-H;1-2
- Bill Freehan: 7(B)4(2)/LDP
Top 2
- Vada Pinson: 4/L
- Fran Healy: K
- George Brett: 8
Bot 2
- Jerry Moses: 4/P
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 53
- Ed Brinkman: HP
- Mickey Stanley: 3/FL/P
Top 3
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Cookie Rojas: 8
- Amos Otis: 2/FL/P
- John Mayberry: 43
Bot 3
- Gary Sutherland: S8
- Al Kaline: PO1(E1).1-3
- Al Kaline: S5/G.3-H
- Willie Horton: 8
- Jim Northrup: D7.1-3
- Bill Freehan: IW
- Jerry Moses: K
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Top 4
- Hal McRae: HP
- Richie Scheinblum: S8.1-2
- Vada Pinson: 8.2-3
- Fran Healy: 6/P
- George Brett: S8.3-H;1-3
- Freddie Patek: 63
Bot 4
- Ed Brinkman: 9
- Mickey Stanley: 8
- Gary Sutherland: 7
Top 5
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Amos Otis: 53
- John Mayberry: HR/7
- Hal McRae: HR/9
- Richie Scheinblum: 9/9D
Bot 5
- Al Kaline: 8
- Ben Oglivie: 6/P
- Jim Northrup: W
- Bill Freehan: S7.1-2
- Gates Brown: 9
Top 6
- Vada Pinson: 31
- Fran Healy: S5/G
- George Brett: CS2(26)
- George Brett: 7
Bot 6
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
- Ed Brinkman: 53
- Mickey Stanley: 53
Top 7
- Freddie Patek: 3/G
- Cookie Rojas: 8/L
- Amos Otis: 8/L
Bot 7
- Gary Sutherland: 63
- Al Kaline: D7
- Ben Oglivie: K/C
- Jim Northrup: 63
Top 8
- John Mayberry: W
- Hal McRae: 13/SH.1-2
- Richie Scheinblum: W
- Jim Wohlford: S6/G.2-3;1-2
- Fran Healy: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- George Brett: 4(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Bill Freehan: 7/L
- Gene Lamont: 8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 1/FL/P
Top 9
- Freddie Patek: 53
- Cookie Rojas: 2/FL/P
- Amos Otis: K
Bot 9
- Norm Cash: K
- Mickey Stanley: 7/L
- Gary Sutherland: 7
Notes & reviews
- 385' HR
- 420' out