With two out in seventh inning, Bill North, Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson connected for consecutive singles to produce the run that gave the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Gene Tenace homered for the A's in the second, but the Royals scored a matching tally in the third on a double by Bob Stinson, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae. After the Royals went ahead with a single by Cookie Rojas and triple by Fred Patek in the fourth, the A's tied the score in the fifth on a pass to Claudell Washington, a sacrifice and single by Campaneris. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     24, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
A's          0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .350      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   3   .230
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .271      Campaneris ss         4   0   2   1     0   1   .200
Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     3   1   .188      Jackson rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
McRae lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .278      Rudi 1b               1   0   0   0     3   0   .328
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Rojas 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .341      Tenace c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .214
Patek ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .225      C. Washington lf      3   1   2   0     1   1   .317
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Stinson c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     5   3             Totals               30   3   8   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  3,112
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 9
DP: Royals 0, A's 3
Errors: Wohlford, Splittorff, Campaneris
Doubles: Stinson (1), Jackson (3)
Triples: Patek (3)
Home Runs: Tenace (2)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (1), C. Washington (7)
Caught Stealing: Rudi (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (1), Garner (4)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (2)
GIDP: Brett (2), McRae 2 (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(1-2)       8     8   3   3   5   6   1  36   3.86
Totals                  8     8   3   3   5   6   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(2-0)           9     7   2   2   5   3   0  37   2.33
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (4)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford reached on an error by Campaneris; Wohlford
stole second; Otis struck out; Mayberry struck out; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Campaneris was
called out on strikes; Jackson doubled; Rudi was walked
intentionally; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Jackson to third,
Rudi to second]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Brett grounded into a double play
(second to first to shortstop to second) [Killebrew out at
second]; Rojas singled; Patek forced Rojas (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando popped to shortstop; Tenace homered; C.
Washington singled; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [C.
Washington to second]; North struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson doubled; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Stinson to third]; Otis walked; Mayberry
walked [Otis to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Stinson scored, Otis to third, Mayberry to second]; Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to center; Jackson flied out
to center; Rudi walked; Rudi was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Rojas singled;
Patek tripled [Rojas scored]; Stinson popped to second; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams popped to second; Bando popped to
second; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis singled; Mayberry walked [Otis to second];
McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Otis to third, Mayberry out at second]; Killebrew popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington walked; Garner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [C. Washington to second]; C.
Washington was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Splittorff [C. Washington to third]; North was called out on
strikes; Campaneris singled [C. Washington scored]; Jackson
lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to left; Rojas singled; Patek
singled [Rojas to second]; Stinson flied out to left; Wohlford
forced Patek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to center; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Bando walked; Tenace grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked;
McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington struck out; Garner grounded out
(third to first); North singled; Campaneris singled [North to
second]; Jackson singled to right [North scored, Campaneris to
third, Jackson to second (error by Wohlford)]; Rudi was walked
intentionally; Williams was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rojas flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
flied out to left; C. Washington singled; MANGUAL BATTED FOR
GARNER; C. Washington stole second; Mangual flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); SOLAITA BATTED
FOR PATEK; Solaita struck out; Stinson lined to left; Wohlford
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics
3.