Chris Chambliss swatted two solo homers and drove in a third run with a single as the Yankees broke a string of 21 scoreless innings pitched by the Royals' Steve Busby and defeated Kansas City, 5-1. New York reached Busby for two runs in the third when Roy White doubled after Sandy Alomar singled and stole second and Elliott Maddox was hit by a pitch.

Chambliss hit his first homer in the fourth, produced another run with a two-out single an inning later and concluded the Yankee scoring with his second round-tripper in the eighth. Rudy May and Dick Tidrow combined to limit the Royals to four hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, May       19, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Yankees      0  0  2    1  1  0    0  1  x  -   5  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .264      Maddox cf             2   2   1   0     1   0   .320
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .179      White lf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .313
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Munson dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .374
Killebrew dh          4   0   1   1     0   2   .226      Chambliss 1b          4   2   3   3     0   0   .281
Rojas 2b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .276      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
White 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .184      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .212
  Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .122
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Alomar 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .191
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     4  11             Totals               31   5   7   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  8,654
Left on Base: Royals 7, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Rojas (5), White (4)
Home Runs: Chambliss 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Mayberry (2), Otis (22), Maddox 2 (6), Alomar (3)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (4,by Busby)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(6-3)            8     7   5   5   3   3   2  35   2.59
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   3   2  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(3-2)              5.2   3   1   1   4   8   0  24   3.54
Tidrow SV(1)            3.1   1   0   0   0   3   0  11   3.93
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4  11   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Busby (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; Otis
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked; Mayberry stole
second; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
walked; Maddox stole second [Maddox to third (error by
Martinez)]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at
home (second to catcher)]; Munson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Rojas walked;
White walked [Rojas to second]; Patek was called out on strikes;
Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to shortstop to
first); Herrmann lined to left; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford struck out; Otis was called out on strikes;
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar
singled to right; Alomar stole second; Bonds grounded out (third
to first) [Alomar to third]; Maddox was hit by a pitch; White
doubled to left [Alomar scored, Maddox scored]; Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to center; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Rojas doubled to center; White flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss homered; Herrmann flied out to center;
Nettles walked; Mason forced Nettles (second to shortstop);
Alomar walked [Mason to second]; Bonds flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox singled to left; Maddox stole second; White
flied out to right; Munson was called out on strikes; Chambliss
singled to center [Maddox scored]; Herrmann popped to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; McRae popped to
second; Killebrew singled to left [Otis scored]; Rojas walked
[Killebrew to second]; TIDROW REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); White
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Alomar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; Martinez lined to shortstop;
Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); McRae singled to right; Killebrew struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
homered; Herrmann flied out to center; Nettles singled to right;
Mason flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); PINSON
BATTED FOR WHITE; Pinson flied out to right; SOLAITA BATTED FOR
PATEK; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 5.