Bobby Bonds belted a pair of two-run homers to pace the Yankees' attack in a 6-2 victory over the Royals, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Bonds hit for the circuit in the third inning and again in the fifth, each time scoring behind Fred Stanley. The Yankees added two more runs in the fifth after Bonds' second blow on a pass to Thurman Munson and doubles by Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   2   2   4     1   0   .210      Patek ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .197
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .341      McRae lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .322
Munson c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .351      Killebrew dh          3   0   1   1     0   1   .225
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .303      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .197
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .155      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Stanley 2b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .194      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .197
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
                                                          Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   6     3   0             Totals               31   2   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 10,108
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 2, Royals 1
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: White (8), Stanley (1), Chambliss (9), Nettles (6), White (2)
Home Runs: Bonds 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Munson (1), Brett (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Killebrew (1)
GIDP: Maddox (8), Healy (1), Cowens (1)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (6,by Briles)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(4-2)              9     6   2   1   4   5   0  36   3.00
Totals                  9     6   2   1   4   5   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(4-3)           4.2   8   6   6   1   0   2  23   4.19
Splittorff              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.70
Pattin                  2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.90
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.32
Bird                    1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.18
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   0   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Briles (3)
Wild Pitches: Briles (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); White doubled to left; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 28 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Otis reached on an error by Nettles
[Patek to second]; McRae walked [Patek to third, Otis to
second]; Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored
(unearned)]; Mayberry walked [Otis to third, McRae to second];
Healy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to shortstop; Brett singled to second;
Brett stole second; White was called out on strikes; Patek was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals
1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
doubled; Bonds homered [Stanley scored]; Maddox grounded out
(first to pitcher); White flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; Chambliss singled;
Nettles flied out to center; Piniella singled to left [Chambliss
to second]; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cowens popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley singled; Briles threw a wild pitch [Stanley
to second]; Bonds homered [Stanley scored]; Maddox was hit by a
pitch; White grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second];
Maddox was picked off second (pitcher to second); Munson walked;
Munson stole second; Chambliss doubled [Munson scored];
SPLITTORFF REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Nettles doubled to center
[Chambliss scored]; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Piniella popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to left; White doubled to left;
Patek flied out to right; Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason flied out to left; Stanley flied out to
right; Bonds lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to shortstop; Killebrew singled to
shortstop [McRae to second]; Mayberry singled [McRae scored,
Killebrew to second]; Healy struck out; Cowens forced Mayberry
(third to second) [Killebrew to third]; Brett flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded
out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 2.

YANKEES 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (shortstop
to first); Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 2.

YANKEES 9TH: BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Mason grounded
out (second to first); Stanley walked; Bonds walked [Stanley to
second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals
2.

ROYALS 9TH: Healy singled; Cowens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Healy out at second]; Brett walked;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR WHITE; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 2.