Hal McRae's three-run double ended a four-run ninth-inning rally to give the Royals a 5-4 verdict over the Orioles. Bird starter Mike Torrez cruised into the ninth with a 4-1 lead but was given the hook by manager Earl Weaver after yielding a leadoff double to George Brett. Bob Reynolds relieved and was tagged for a run-scoring double by Vada Pinson. After Fran Healy grounded out, Reynolds walked pinch-hitter Tony Solaita. Wayne Garland replaced Reynolds and walked Amos Otis to load the bases before McRae belted the game-winning hit.

Jim Northrup's RBI single in the third, Dave Duncan's two-run homer and a run scoring while a double play was being made in the fifth had given the Orioles a 4-0 lead. The Royals' first run came in the eighth when McRae singled, moved to second on a walk and scored on John Mayberry's single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       24, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  4  -   5  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .370      Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .203
  May 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Solaita ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Northrup cf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .321        White pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .189
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Otis cf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .248
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      McRae lf              4   1   2   3     1   1   .321
Baylor 1b,lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Singleton rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .196
DeCinces ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
  Belanger ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Robinson 3b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .194      Wohlford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Duncan c              3   1   1   2     0   2   .188        Pinson ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   3     1   7             Totals               32   5   9   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 15,448
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Royals 9
DP: Orioles 2, Royals 1
Errors: Northrup, Belanger
Doubles: Robinson (3), Bumbry (9), Brett (7), Pinson (6), McRae (11)
Home Runs: Duncan (3)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (1)
GIDP: Davis (3), Rojas (5), Otis (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  8     7   2   2   5   5   0  34   3.16
Reynolds                0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   9.00
Garland L(0-2)          0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   5.84
Totals                  8.1   9   5   5   7   5   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  4     8   4   4   1   3   1  20   3.63
Pattin W(1-0)           5     2   0   0   0   4   0  15   4.74
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   7   1  35

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Davis popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis struck out; McRae struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor popped to shortstop; Grich flied out to
left; Singleton singled to right; DeCinces was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); Rojas singled to center [Rojas to second
(error by Northrup)]; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson doubled to left; Duncan was called out on
strikes; Bumbry flied out to center; Northrup singled to center
[Robinson scored]; Davis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
walked; Patek singled to center [Healy to second]; Otis flied
out to center [Healy to third, Patek to second]; McRae walked;
Killebrew forced Patek (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor struck out; Grich walked; Singleton singled
to right [Grich out at home (right to shortstop to first to
catcher)]; DeCinces forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry walked; Rojas grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to right; Duncan homered [Robinson
scored]; Bumbry singled to right; Northrup singled to right
[Bumbry to third]; PATTIN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Davis
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bumbry scored, Northrup out at second]; Baylor popped to third
in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford struck out; Healy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to right; Singleton flied out to
center; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: BELANGER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING SS); Otis
grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out (third to
first); Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Duncan
struck out; Bumbry doubled to left; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: MAY REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING 1B); BLAIR REPLACED
NORTHRUP (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Mayberry struck out; Rojas walked; Brett singled to shortstop
[Rojas to third, Brett to second (error by Belanger)]; Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); Healy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek singled to center; Otis grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Patek out at second]; McRae
singled to center; Killebrew walked [McRae to second]; SCOTT RAN
FOR KILLEBREW; Mayberry singled to center [McRae scored, Scott
to second]; Rojas popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton was
called out on strikes; Belanger singled to left; Belanger was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to second);
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett doubled; REYNOLDS REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
PINSON BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Pinson doubled to left [Brett
scored]; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); SOLAITA BATTED
FOR PATEK; Solaita walked; GARLAND REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING);
WHITE RAN FOR SOLAITA; Otis walked [Pinson to third, White to
second]; McRae doubled [Pinson scored, White scored, Otis
scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 5.