Three runs in the first inning, two of them unearned on a pair of errors by Orlando Ramirez, were all that the Royals needed to defeat the Angels, 3-2, behind the five-hit pitching of Steve Busby. The Royals loaded the bases in the first when Vada Pinson and George Brett singled and Ramirez booted a bouncer by Amos Otis.

Ramirez then let a grounder by John Mayberry skip through him for a second error, allowing Pinson and Brett to score. Hal McRae followed with a sacrifice fly. Busby blanked the Angels until the ninth when they scored their two runs on a walk to Joe Lahoud, singles by Leroy Stanton and Dave Chalk and an infield out by Doug Collins. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      17, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  3
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Pinson rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Brett 3b              3   1   3   0     1   0   .291
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Lahoud dh             2   0   0   0     2   1   .223      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .247
  Smith pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .218      McRae lf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .290
Stanton rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .276        Cowens lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .302      Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Rodriguez c           1   0   0   0     2   0   .260      Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Nettles pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Collins lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .314      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .197
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meoli ph,ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     4   6             Totals               31   3   6   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 14,029
Left on Base: Angels 8, Royals 9
DP: Angels 0, Royals 0
Errors: Stanton, Ramirez 2, Patek
Doubles: Bochte (8), Brett (13)
Stolen Bases: Healy 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (8)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(5-3)         8     6   3   1   4   4   0  36   2.19
Totals                  8     6   3   1   4   4   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(9-5)            9     5   2   2   4   6   0  37   2.68
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Busby (5)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rivers popped
to shortstop; Bochte doubled to left; Lahoud walked; Stanton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Pinson singled to center; Brett singled to center
[Pinson to second]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [Pinson
to third, Brett to second (error by Ramirez)]; Mayberry reached
on a fielder's choice [Pinson scored, Brett scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Otis to third (error by Ramirez; assist by Figueroa)];
McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis scored (unearned)];
Solaita walked [Mayberry to second]; Healy forced Solaita
(shortstop to second) [Mayberry to third]; Healy stole second;
Rojas flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek was called out on strikes; Pinson singled to
shortstop; Brett doubled to center [Pinson to third]; Otis
walked; Mayberry struck out; McRae struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Ramirez popped to shortstop; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Solaita flied out to center; Healy singled to right;
Healy stole second; Rojas popped to first in foul territory;
Patek walked; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud
popped to second; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to right [Brett to second (error by
Stanton)]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brett to
third]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
walked; Collins singled to right [Rodriguez to third, Collins
out at first (right to first)]; Dave Collins rounded 1B bag
too far; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); Healy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to second; Rivers grounded out (catcher
to first) [Remy to second]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Remy to third]; Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to right; Pinson grounded out (first
unassisted); Brett walked; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton reached on an error by Patek; Chalk forced
Stanton (shortstop to second); Busby threw a wild pitch [Chalk
to second]; Rodriguez walked; Collins flied out to right; MEOLI
BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Meoli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mayberry grounded
out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to left; Solaita struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rivers popped
to third in foul territory; Bochte was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy popped to first in foul territory; Rojas flied
out to left; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 9TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Lahoud walked;
SMITH RAN FOR LAHOUD; Stanton singled to shortstop [Smith to
second]; Chalk singled to left [Smith scored, Stanton to
second]; Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Stanton to third, Chalk to second]; NETTLES RAN FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Collins grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanton
scored, Chalk to third, Nettles to second]; Meoli struck out;
Remy grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 3.