Two unearned runs in the fifth inning enabled the Royals to defeat the Rangers, 2-1, for their fifth straight victory and fourth in a row under Whitey Herzog as new manager. Gaylord Perry, who had pitched shutouts in three of his last four starts for the Rangers, was the victim of two errors.

Jim Wohlford walked to open the inning. With two out, Fred Patek was safe on a boot by Lenny Randle. Vada Pinson doubled, driving in Wohlford, and when Mike Hargrove made a wild throw from left field, Patek also scored. The Rangers counted their run in the eighth on a walk to Roy Howell, single by Tom Robson and infield out by Dave Moates. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      27, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moates cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .228
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Pinson rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .228
Hargrove lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .338      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .264
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Wohlford lf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Howell 3b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .239      Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .218      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .219
  Robson ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pruitt c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               27   2   4   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 12,103
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Royals 6
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Randle, Hargrove
Doubles: Pinson (11)
Triples: Patek (4)
Stolen Bases: Moates (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (8), Patek (10), Brett (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(9-15)           8     4   2   0   3   5   0  32   3.77
Totals                  8     4   2   0   3   5   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(13-8)           8.2   5   1   1   2   5   0  32   2.84
Bird SV(7)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.36
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  33

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


RANGERS 1ST: Moates singled to center; Randle out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Moates to second]; Hargrove grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Moates to third]; Burroughs was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Pinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Grieve struck out;
Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Brett struck out; Killebrew popped
to second; Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Howell grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
popped to second; Moates singled to pitcher; Moates stole
second; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez singled to center; White singled to left
[Martinez to second]; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Martinez to third, White to second]; Pinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to center; Burroughs popped to
third; Spencer walked [Hargrove to second]; Grieve flied out to
right; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Killebrew was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); Moates popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford walked; Martinez flied out to center; White
flied out to center; Patek reached on an error by Randle
[Wohlford to second]; Pinson doubled to left [Wohlford scored
(unearned), Patek scored (error by Hargrove) (unearned) (no
RBI), Pinson to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to center; Hargrove struck out;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mayberry to second]; Killebrew grounded out
(second to first) [Mayberry to third]; Wohlford grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Grieve
struck out; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez popped to first in foul territory; White
struck out; Patek tripled to left; Pinson popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Howell walked; ROBSON BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Robson
singled to left [Howell to third]; MOORE RAN FOR ROBSON; Moore
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Moates grounded out
(first unassisted) [Howell scored]; Randle grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: PRUITT REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING C ); Otis flied out
to right; Mayberry flied out to left; Brett flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs lined to
third; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hargrove to
second]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.