A passed ball by John Ellis in the 10th inning allowed Jim Wohlford to score and gave the Royals a 2-1 victory over the Indians. Steve Busby, who pitched a five-hitter, yielded the Indians' run in the seventh on a walk to Rick Manning, single by Boog Powell and sacrifice fly by Rico Carty.

Harmon Killebrew homered off Eric Raich to tie the score in the Royals' half. Wohlford singled in the 10th for his fourth hit of the game and stopped at third on a double by George Brett. Ellis then missed connections with the first pitch that Raich threw to Amos Otis, enabling Wohlford to score. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      12, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  5  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   2  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Wohlford rf           5   1   4   0     0   0   .308
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .387      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Manning rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .293      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .249
Carty dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .279      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Killebrew dh          4   1   2   1     0   2   .226
Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Ellis c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Crosby ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Raich p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .297
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   4             Totals               35   2   9   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 10,873
Left on Base: Indians 2, Royals 8
DP: Indians 0, Royals 2
Errors: Raich
Doubles: Brett (11)
Home Runs: Killebrew (9)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (9)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (1)
GIDP: Carty (7), Crosby (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Raich L(2-1)            9.1   9   2   1   2   7   1  38   2.36
Totals                  9.1   9   2   1   2   7   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(8-5)           10     5   1   1   1   4   0  33   2.73
Totals                 10     5   1   1   1   4   0  33

Passed Balls: Ellis (2)
Wild Pitches: Busby (4)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Kuiper singled; Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Busby threw
a wild pitch [Kuiper out at home (catcher to pitcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled; Wohlford stole second; Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to left;
Mayberry walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled to center; Carty grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew singled; Healy struck out; Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Killebrew to second]; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; Ellis singled
to center; Crosby grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford flied out to center; Brett flied out to
left; Otis walked; Otis was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Raich [Otis to third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Kuiper struck out;
Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
struck out; Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Powell struck out; Carty grounded out (third to
first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wohlford singled to right; Wohlford
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Ellis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Crosby singled to second; Bell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis
struck out; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Manning
walked; Powell singled [Manning to third]; Carty hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Manning scored]; Hendrick forced Powell (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae struck out; Killebrew homered; Healy singled;
Rojas made an out to shortstop; Patek flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Ellis
flied out to center; Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford singled to center; Brett out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wohlford to second]; Otis reached on a
fielder's choice [Wohlford out at third (shortstop to third)];
Mayberry singled to center [Otis to second]; McRae forced
Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
flied out to left; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Killebrew struck out; Healy grounded out (third to
first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

INDIANS 10TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty
flied out to center; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 10TH: SOLAITA BATTED FOR PATEK; Solaita struck out;
Wohlford singled; Brett doubled [Wohlford to third]; Ellis
allowed a passed ball [Wohlford scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.