Driving in two runs for his first RBIs of the season, Harmon Killebrew helped the Royals defeat the Twins, his former teammates, 5-3. Hal McRae batted in the Royals' other tallies, starting with a run-scoring double in the first inning. McRae accounted for another run with a single in the third before Killebrew came to the plate and drove in a pair with a single. Doubles by Amos Otis and McRae capped the Royals' scoring in the fourth. The Twins rallied for three runs in the ninth before Doug Bird came in to save the game for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     13, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  1
Royals       1  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .208      Patek ss              4   1   0   0     1   0   .158
Braun 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .217      Otis cf               3   2   2   0     1   0   .412
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .150
Darwin dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .125      McRae lf              4   1   3   3     0   0   .429
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Killebrew dh          4   0   1   2     0   0   .125
Brye rf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .143      Brett 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .389
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Pinson rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Carew ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .474        Cowens rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Ford pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Walton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gomez pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ferrer 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .375        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   4             Totals               34   5  11   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  7,771
Left on Base: Twins 7, Royals 8
DP: Twins 0, Royals 2
Errors: Hisle, Patek, Mayberry
Doubles: Darwin (2), Brye (1), McRae 2 (3), Otis (2), White (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (4), Otis (6)
GIDP: Bostock (1), Darwin (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-1)           8    11   5   5   3   1   0  37   4.61
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   1   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(1-0)            8     3   0   0   3   2   0  29   1.13
Pattin                  0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4  81.00
Bird SV(1)              0.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Decker (1), Busby (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to left; Braun singled to shortstop
[Braun to second (error by Patek)]; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Braun to third]; Darwin grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Otis singled to left;
Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop); McRae doubled to
right [Mayberry scored]; Killebrew flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm lined to second; Brye grounded out (third
to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled to right; Pinson flied out to center;
White singled to right [Brett to third, White out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Martinez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to center; Mayberry dropped a foul
fly hit by Ferrer for an error; Ferrer reached on a fielder's
choice [Borgmann to second]; Bostock grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Borgmann to third, Ferrer out at
second]; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Otis walked;
Mayberry struck out; McRae singled to left [Patek scored, Otis
to third, McRae to second (on throw)]; Killebrew singled [Otis
scored, McRae scored]; Brett singled to left [Killebrew to
second]; Pinson forced Brett (pitcher to shortstop) [Killebrew
to third]; Decker threw a wild pitch [Pinson to second]; White
popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 4.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle walked; Busby threw a wild pitch [Hisle to
second]; Darwin was called out on strikes; Soderholm lined to
shortstop; Brye reached on a fielder's choice [Hisle out at
third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez flied out to center; Patek grounded out
(third to first); Otis doubled to left; Otis stole third;
Mayberry walked; McRae doubled to right [Otis scored, Mayberry
to third]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson flied out to right; Borgmann grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferrer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to center; White doubled to left; Martinez flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock walked; Braun walked [Bostock to second];
Hisle forced Bostock (shortstop to third) [Braun to second];
Darwin grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 7TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Soderholm popped
to first in foul territory; Brye popped to shortstop; Thompson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae popped to second; Killebrew popped to catcher
in foul territory; Brett singled to left [Brett to second (error
by Hisle)]; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Ferrer singled to
center; Bostock flied out to right; Braun flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; Martinez flied out to
center; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 9TH: PATTIN REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Hisle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Darwin doubled to center; Soderholm singled
to right [Darwin to third]; Brye doubled to center [Darwin
scored, Soderholm scored]; BIRD REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING);
CAREW BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Carew singled to left [Brye to
third]; WALTON BATTED FOR BORGMANN; FORD RAN FOR CAREW; Walton
singled to right [Brye scored, Ford to second]; GOMEZ RAN FOR
WALTON; Ferrer was called out on strikes; Bostock was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 5.