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. Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 2Game Played on Wednesday, June 25, 1975 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumRoyals 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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