Getting stronger as the game progressed, Steve Busby pitched the Royals to a 6-0 victory over the Athletics. Busby allowed four hits in the first three innings but only two the rest of the way.

The Royals scored their first two runs on doubles by Cookie Rojas and Tony Solaita before wrapping up the decision by counting four times in the seventh with hits that included another double by Rojas, a triple by Amos Otis and homer by George Brett. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, August    1, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   6 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .241
C. Washington cf      4   0   2   0     0   0   .312      Rojas 2b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .282
Williams dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .241        White pr,2b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .227
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Otis cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .251
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   1     1   1   .275
Tenace 1b,c           3   0   0   0     1   3   .261      McRae lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .210        Cowens pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .232
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Brett 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .292
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .141      Solaita dh            3   0   2   1     1   0   .275
  Holt ph,1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Pinson rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wohlford ph,rf      2   0   0   0     1   0   .265
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     4   6             Totals               33   6  11   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 32,958
Left on Base: A's 9, Royals 9
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Otis (17), Rojas 2 (15), Solaita (6)
Triples: Otis (3)
Home Runs: Brett (8)
Stolen Bases: C. Washington (35)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (4)
GIDP: Bando (5), McRae (17)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(7-9)          3.1   5   2   2   1   2   0  16   5.25
Lindblad                3     3   1   1   2   0   0  13   2.05
Todd                    1.2   3   3   3   2   1   1  10   2.01
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   3   1  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(14-8)           9     6   0   0   4   6   0  36   2.71
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Todd (4)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); C.
Washington singled to left; Williams singled [C. Washington to
second]; Jackson struck out; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis doubled to left; Mayberry struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Bando singled [Tenace to second];
Garner flied out to left; Fosse forced Bando (third to second)
[Tenace to third]; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington singled to right; C. Washington
stole second; Williams walked; Jackson flied out to left; Rudi
struck out; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson flied out to left; Martinez struck out; Patek
singled to right; Rojas doubled to right [Patek scored]; Otis
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando popped to third in foul territory; Garner
flied out to center; Fosse made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; McRae walked [Mayberry to
second]; Brett flied out to right [Mayberry to third]; Solaita
doubled to right [Mayberry scored, McRae to third]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR PINSON;
Wohlford was walked intentionally; Martinez popped to shortstop;
Patek forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Campaneris
singled; C. Washington lined to center; Williams popped to
shortstop; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas singled; Otis forced Rojas (shortstop to
second); Mayberry walked [Otis to second]; McRae grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled; Tenace struck out; Bando grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett popped to second; Solaita singled to left;
Wohlford flied out to right; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner walked; HOLT BATTED FOR FOSSE; Holt flied
out to center; Campaneris forced Garner (third to second); C.
Washington lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Patek flied out to right; Rojas doubled
to left; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); WHITE RAN FOR ROJAS;
Otis tripled to center [White scored]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Otis scored]; McRae singled; COWENS RAN FOR
MCRAE; Brett homered [Cowens scored]; Solaita walked; Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); COWENS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Williams grounded out (second to first);
Jackson flied to right in foul territory; Rudi flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; Patek walked;
Todd threw a wild pitch [Patek to second]; White flied out to
center [Patek to third]; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace struck out; Bando walked; Garner lined to
center; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 6.