Boston Red Sox 1975 & Beyond -- Birth of the "Gold Dust Twins"

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Kansas City (Pattin 3-0, 3.09 ERA) @ Boston (Lee 1-3, 5.19 ERA) - game #30 of 162

Top 1st: Lee pitching. Patek flies out (8). Otis pops out (3). McRae singles to left [1]. Lee balks [2]. Mayberry flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Pattin pitching. Carbo grounds out (5-3). Cooper doubles to center [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (5-3) [2]. Lynn singles to left [1]. Cooper scores. Petrocelli grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Kansas City 0

Top 2nd: Brett homers to right. Brett scores. Killebrew grounds out (6-3). Bradford grounds out (4-3). White singles in infield [1]. Stinson doubles to left [2]. White scores. Patek pops out (4).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Bottom 2nd: Evans grounds out (5-3). Burleson flies out (8). Griffin flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Top 3rd: Otis grounds out (1-3). McRae grounds out (5-3). Mayberry grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Bottom 3rd: Blackwell grounds out (1-3). Carbo strikes out. Cooper singles to left [1]. Yastrzemski flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Top 4th: Brett flies out (9). Killebrew flies out (9). Bradford flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Bottom 4th: Lynn grounds out (1-3). Petrocelli grounds out (5-3). Evans grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Top 5th: White grounds out (3u). Stinson flies out (9). Patek singles in infield [1]. Otis grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Bottom 5th: Burleson walks [1]. Griffin singles to right [1,3]. Blackwell strikes out [1,3]. Carbo grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 2, Boston 1

Top 6th: McRae singles to left [1]. Mayberry doubles to right [2]. McRae scores. Brett grounds out (5-3) [3]. Killebrew lines out (6) [3]. Bradford lines out (3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 3, Boston 1

Bottom 6th: Cooper reaches 1b on error (E5) [1]. Yastrzemski singles to right [1,3]. Lynn flies out (7) [1]. Cooper scores. Yastrzemski caught stealing (2-4). Petrocelli singles to right [1]. Evans flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Kansas City 3, Boston 2

Top 7th: White flies out (7). Stinson doubles to left [2]. Drago pitching. Patek grounds out (5-3) [2]. Otis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 3, Boston 2

Bottom 7th: Burleson grounds out (6-3). Littell pitching. Griffin doubles to left [2]. Blackwell grounds out (5-3) [2]. Carbo walks [1,2]. Cooper fouls out (5).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 3, Boston 2

Top 8th: McRae grounds out (5-3). Mayberry flies out (8). Brett walks [1]. Killebrew singles to right [1,3]. Bradford doubles to left [2,3]. Brett scores. White grounds out (3u).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 4, Boston 2

Bottom 8th: Yastrzemski grounds out (3-1). Lynn strikes out. Petrocelli singles to center [1]. McDaniel pitching. Evans grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Kansas City 4, Boston 2

Top 9th: Stinson pops out (5). Patek walks [1]. Patek steals 2b [2]. Otis flies out (8) [2]. McRae flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 4, Boston 2

Bottom 9th: Bird pitching. Burleson grounds out (6-3). Griffin grounds out (1-3). Blackwell strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Kansas City 4, Boston 2

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Kansas City    0  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  -  4 10  1
       Boston         1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  -  2  8  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Patek,ss         4  0  1  0  1  0  .289
Otis,cf          5  0  0  0  0  1  .194
McRae,lf         5  1  2  0  0  0  .250
Mayberry,1b      4  0  1  1  0  0  .183
Brett,3b         3  2  1  1  1  0  .295
Killebrew,dh     4  0  1  0  0  0  .284
Bradford,rf      4  0  1  1  0  0  .228
White,2b         4  1  1  0  0  0  .170
Stinson,c        4  0  2  1  0  0  .222
                37  4 10  4  2  1


2B: Stinson 2 (3), Bradford (2),
Mayberry (6)
HR: Brett (2)
LOB: 8


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Patek (11)


FIELDING
Errors: Brett (3,throw)
Double Plays: 1 (Patek-White-Mayberry)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Carbo,lf         3  0  0  0  1  1  .155
Cooper,dh        4  2  2  0  0  0  .389
Yastrzemski,1b   4  0  1  0  0  0  .268
Lynn,cf          3  0  1  2  0  1  .223
Petrocelli,3b    4  0  2  0  0  0  .152
Evans,rf         4  0  0  0  0  0  .195
Burleson,ss      3  0  0  0  1  0  .255
Griffin,2b       4  0  2  0  0  0  .215
Blackwell,c      4  0  0  0  0  2  .077
                33  2  8  2  2  4


2B: Cooper (1), Griffin (4)
SF: Lynn
GIDP: Carbo
LOB: 8


BASERUNNING
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (2)



Kansas City
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Pattin (W,4-0)    6.1  6  2  1  1  2  2.83
Littell           1.1  2  0  0  1  1  0.00
McDaniel          0.1  0  0  0  0  0  6.11
Bird (S,13)       1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0.00


Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Lee (L,1-4)       6.1  8  3  3  0  0  5.07
Drago             2.2  2  1  1  2  1  6.49


Balks: Lee
Time: 2:48
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Attendance: 15,729

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Standings as of May 14, 1975

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Cleveland          17  12  .586  --          Chicago            20  13  .606  --
Baltimore          16  16  .500   2.5        New York           18  13  .581   1
New York           16  16  .500   2.5        Philadelphia       20  15  .571   1
Milwaukee          13  17  .433   4.5        St.Louis           18  14  .563   1.5
Detroit            12  18  .400   5.5        Pittsburgh         17  14  .548   2
Boston              9  21  .300   8.5        Montreal           13  18  .419   6

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
California         23  13  .639  --          Cincinnati         20  16  .556  --
Kansas City        22  14  .611   1          Atlanta            19  18  .514   1.5
Oakland            20  14  .588   2          Los Angeles        16  19  .457   3.5
Minnesota          19  15  .559   3          San Diego          16  19  .457   3.5
Chicago            15  19  .441   7          San Francisco      16  19  .457   3.5
Texas              14  21  .400   8.5        Houston            11  26  .297   9.5


Kansas City 4, Boston 2                      Chicago 4, Houston 2   10inn
Texas 6, Milwaukee 2                         Philadelphia 9, Cincinnati 2
Minnesots 3, Cleveland 2                     Montreal 7, Atlanta 3

only games scheduled                         only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Optioned IF Royle Stillman to Lodi (A).