The Athletics had to call on four pitchers before edging the Royals, 3-2. Vida Blue was working on a four-hit shutout when he was lifted with two out in the seventh inning. Rollie Fingers, who relieved, was chased in the eighth when the Royals scored their two runs on a double by Jim Wohlford, pass to John Mayberry and double by Hal McRae. Paul Lindblad came in to retire one batter and Jim Todd worked the rest of the way to receive credit for the save. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     23, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1
A's          1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   3  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford rf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .438      North cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .228
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   1     0   1   .161
Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   2   .191      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
McRae lf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .294      Williams dh           2   0   1   1     2   0   .261
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .243        H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudi 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .176
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      C. Washington lf      3   1   1   0     1   1   .298
Patek ss              1   0   1   0     2   0   .189      Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   2   .211
  Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .172        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Stinson c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     5   5             Totals               27   3   6   2     6   9

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  2,754
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 8
DP: Royals 0, A's 2
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Wohlford (3), McRae (5)
Triples: Wohlford (1)
Stolen Bases: North (8)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (3), Rudi (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(2-1)            8     6   3   3   6   9   0  35   1.91
Totals                  8     6   3   3   6   9   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(4-1)             6.2   4   0   0   3   3   0  26   2.88
Fingers                 0.2   2   2   2   2   1   0   6   5.91
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.56
Todd SV(2)              1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Martinez (4)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford lined to center; Otis walked; Mayberry
struck out; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Campaneris
singled; Jackson singled [Campaneris to third]; Jackson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Williams singled [Campaneris scored]; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
flied out to left; Rojas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; C. Washington struck out;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled; Martinez lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Patek out at first]; Wohlford tripled;
Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner struck out; North grounded out (catcher to
first); Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry lined to right; McRae flied out to right;
Killebrew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson lined to left; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett lined to right; Rojas flied out to center;
Patek walked; Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; C. Washington forced Bando (second
to shortstop); Tenace struck out; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford singled; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry struck out; McRae struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled; North stole second [North to third
(error by Patek)]; Martinez allowed a passed ball [North
scored]; Campaneris struck out (catcher to first); Jackson flied
out to left; Williams walked; Rudi singled [Williams to third];
Bando forced Rudi (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas singled; Patek walked [Rojas to
second]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); SOLAITA BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: STINSON REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); C.
Washington singled; Tenace walked [C. Washington to second];
HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [C. Washington to third, Hopkins to second]; North
was walked intentionally; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first) [C. Washington scored, Hopkins to third, North to
second]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Wohlford
doubled; Otis flied out to right; Mayberry walked; McRae doubled
[Wohlford scored, Mayberry scored]; Killebrew walked; LINDBLAD
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); SCOTT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Brett
struck out; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Rojas grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams
walked; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Rudi out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [H. Washington to second]; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington was walked
intentionally; MANGUAL BATTED FOR FOSSE; Mangual forced H.
Washington (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 9TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HANEY
REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING C ); PINSON BATTED FOR PATEK; Pinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stinson singled; Wohlford lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Stinson out at first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.