Fred Patek, who went into the game batting only .230 with 29 RBIs to his credit, rapped four hits and drove in three runs to pace the Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Twins. After the Twins took a 2-0 lead, Patek doubled and scored on an error by Rod Carew in the third inning. The Royals then erupted for four runs in the fourth, two scoring on a single by Patek. The Royals' tiny shortstop batted in another run with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      30, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    4  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   4   3     0   1   .241      Bostock cf            5   0   2   1     0   1   .268
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .276      Terrell rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .373
McRae lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Oliva dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .284
  Cowens lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Braun lf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .282
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .271      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Killebrew dh          3   1   0   0     1   1   .210      Briggs 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .280
Brett 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .293      Thompson ss           4   1   2   1     0   1   .282
Wohlford rf           2   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Borgmann c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .216
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   5     4   5             Totals               38   4  11   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  6,906
Left on Base: Royals 7, Twins 10
DP: Royals 0, Twins 1
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Patek (7), McRae (29), Rojas (13)
Caught Stealing: Mayberry (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(8-5)          6.2   7   2   2   3   5   0  30   3.74
Bird SV(8)              2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  11   3.66
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   6   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(5-6)           3.2   5   5   4   2   3   0  19   4.07
Johnson                 5.1   5   1   1   2   2   0  21   3.72
Totals                  9    10   6   5   4   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Albury (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas flied out to left; Otis
walked; McRae lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock struck out; Terrell grounded out (third to
first); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Killebrew flied out to right;
Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to left; Braun walked [Oliva to
second]; Soderholm popped to shortstop; Briggs singled to right
[Oliva scored, Braun to third]; Thompson singled [Braun scored,
Briggs to second]; Borgmann flied out to left; Bostock lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
flied out to right; Patek doubled to left; Rojas reached on an
error by Carew [Patek scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Otis flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to left; Oliva flied out to left; Braun walked [Carew to
second]; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to right; Mayberry singled to left
[McRae to third]; Killebrew walked [Mayberry to second]; Brett
singled [McRae scored, Mayberry to third, Killebrew to second];
Wohlford lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Mayberry
scored]; Albury threw a wild pitch [Killebrew to third, Brett to
second]; Martinez struck out; Patek singled to right [Killebrew
scored, Brett scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Rojas
doubled to left [Patek to third]; Otis grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Briggs popped to third in foul territory; Thompson
lined to center; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to center; Mayberry walked;
Killebrew struck out while Mayberry was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Terrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to center; Wohlford out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Brett to second]; Martinez flied out to
center; Patek singled to center [Brett scored, Patek to second
(on throw to home)]; Rojas walked; Otis flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva walked; Braun singled to center [Oliva to
second]; Soderholm popped to first; Briggs lined to center;
Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry
flied out to left; Killebrew lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Borgmann flied
out to right; Bostock singled to left; Terrell struck out; Carew
singled to left [Bostock to second]; BIRD REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to left; Wohlford flied out to center;
Martinez grounded out (second to first) [Brett to second]; Patek
singled to right [Brett out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Soderholm
lined to left; Briggs singled to right; Thompson singled to
center [Briggs to second]; Borgmann singled to left [Briggs
scored, Thompson to second]; Bostock singled to right [Thompson
scored, Borgmann to third]; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis popped to
first in foul territory; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Carew lined to third; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins
4.