Wednesday June 25, 1975
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Frank White, a defensive replacement in the Royals' lineup in the 10th inning, came to bat in the 12th and smashed a grand-slam homer to beat the Angels, 6-2. Steve Busby, hurling the route for the Royals, fell behind, 2-0, before his teammates caught up for him in the seventh when Fran Healy singled and Al Cowens homered.

Busby pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the 11th, striking out Rudi Meoli and Billy Smith. The Royals then filled the sacks in the 12th on a single by Healy and passes to Cowens and Bob Stinson before White whacked his homer off Luis Quintana. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 25, 1975 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  4  -   6 17  2
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford rf           5   0   1   0     2   1   .297      Remy 2b               6   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Brett 3b              7   0   0   0     0   3   .283      Collins lf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .379
McRae lf              6   0   2   0     1   2   .307        Kirkwood pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mayberry 1b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Balaz lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Rojas 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Rivers cf             6   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Healy dh              6   2   2   0     0   2   .256      Stanton rf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Cowens cf             5   2   3   2     1   0   .246        Nettles pr,rf       3   0   3   0     0   0   .234
Martinez c            4   0   4   0     0   0   .265      Doherty 1b            6   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Stinson pr,c        1   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Harper dh             4   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Rodriguez c           3   0   1   1     2   0   .263
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Meoli 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .268
  White ss            1   1   1   4     0   0   .218      Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   6  17   6     5   9             Totals               46   2  12   1     3   6

Time of Game: 3:47   Attendance:  7,614
Left on Base: Royals 15, Angels 12
DP: Royals 2, Angels 0
Errors: Martinez, Patek
Doubles: McRae (16), Rojas (9)
Home Runs: Cowens (2), White (3)
Stolen Bases: McRae (9), Remy (20), Nettles (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (2), Patek (7)
GIDP: Doherty (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stanton (2,by Busby)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(11-5)          12    12   2   1   3   6   0  50   2.42
Totals                 12    12   2   1   3   6   0  50

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  9    11   2   2   2   8   1  40   3.23
Quintana L(0-2)         3     6   4   4   3   1   1  17   6.75
Totals                 12    17   6   6   5   9   2  57

Hit by Pitch: Busby (3)
Wild Pitches: Tanana (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Brett struck out; McRae doubled
to center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled to third; Remy stole second [Remy to
third (error by Martinez)]; Collins struck out; Rivers grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stanton reached on an error by Patek
[Remy scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Doherty grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas popped to first in foul territory; Healy
struck out; Cowens singled to shortstop; Martinez singled to
left [Cowens to second]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Harper struck out; Rodriguez walked; Meoli singled
to right [Rodriguez to third]; Rodriguez was picked off third
(catcher to third to pitcher) [Meoli to second]; Smith grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels
1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford flied out to left; Brett grounded out
(second to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy flied out to left; Collins was called out on
strikes; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Rojas flied out to
left; Healy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels
1.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton was hit by a pitch; Doherty singled to left
[Stanton to third]; Harper flied out to left; Rodriguez singled
to center [Stanton scored, Doherty to second]; Meoli lined into
a double play (right to first) [Rodriguez out at first]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez
singled to left; Patek flied out to center; Wohlford singled to
left [Martinez to second]; Brett forced Martinez (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Remy singled
to right; Collins flied out to left; Rivers flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
right; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Stanton singled to left; NETTLES RAN FOR STANTON;
Doherty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Nettles out at second]; Harper grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Healy singled
to left; Cowens homered [Healy scored]; Martinez singled to
left; Patek singled to first [Martinez to second]; Wohlford
flied out to center; Brett popped to catcher in foul territory;
McRae struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Meoli
struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry singled to right; Rojas out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Mayberry to second]; Healy popped to
second; Cowens popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to right; Nettles
singled to left [Rivers to second]; Doherty flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Martinez singled to right; STINSON RAN FOR MARTINEZ;
Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stinson to
second]; Tanana threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third]; Wohlford
walked; Brett struck out; McRae was walked intentionally
[Wohlford to second]; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Harper popped
to shortstop; Rodriguez flied out to left; Meoli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 10TH: QUINTANA REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Rojas doubled
to left; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled
to shortstop [Rojas to third]; Stinson popped to first in foul
territory; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR PATEK; Killebrew flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 10TH: WHITE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING SS); Smith
grounded out (catcher to first); Remy grounded out (second to
first); Collins singled to right; KIRKWOOD RAN FOR COLLINS;
Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 2.

ROYALS 11TH: BALAZ REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PLAYING LF); Wohlford
popped to first in foul territory; Brett struck out; McRae
singled to right; McRae stole second; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 11TH: Nettles singled to left; Nettles stole second;
Doherty flied out to left; Harper was walked intentionally;
Rodriguez walked [Nettles to third, Harper to second]; Meoli
struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 2.

ROYALS 12TH: Rojas singled to right [Rojas out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Healy singled to center; Cowens walked [Healy to
second]; Stinson walked [Healy to third, Cowens to second];
White homered [Healy scored, Cowens scored, Stinson scored];
Wohlford walked; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Wohlford
to second]; McRae flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 12TH: Remy flied out to center; Balaz singled to center;
Rivers flied out to right; Nettles singled to left [Balaz to
second]; Doherty flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Angels 2.



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