New York Yankees 1 – 5 Kansas City Royals
4 May 1974 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | George Brett | 1 in 107 games |
| 19 | final score 5–1 | 1 in 42 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Paul Splittorff | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roy White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Chambliss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Murcer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Sudakis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thurman Munson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Mason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walt Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stottlemyre | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Pagan | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Wohlford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Mayberry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vada Pinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Healy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| George Brett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |