A single by Billy Williams in the eighth inning, scoring Claudell Washington, enabled the Athletics to defeat the Royals, 6-5. Reggie Jackson homered for the A's in the fourth to tie the score at 1-1 and Willams led off the fifth with another homer to spark a four-run outburst.

The Royals rallied for three runs in the sixth and tied the score with a circuit clout by Amos Otis in the seventh. However in the eighth, Washington doubled with one away and Jackson walked. After Joe Rudi popped up, Williams came through with his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    2, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  4  0    0  1  0  -   6  9  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   5 14  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Patek ss              4   1   2   0     1   0   .245
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Rojas 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .284
C. Washington cf      4   1   2   2     0   0   .313        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .267      Otis cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .254
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   0     0   3   .273
Williams dh           4   1   3   2     0   0   .247      McRae lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .307
  Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Brett 3b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .296
Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      Wohlford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pinson ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Martinez c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .252
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Stinson pr,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     1   4             Totals               39   5  14   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 39,333
Left on Base: A's 4, Royals 9
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Jackson, Mayberry
Doubles: C. Washington 2 (14), Patek (8)
Triples: Brett (7)
Home Runs: Jackson (27), Williams (14), Otis (7)
Stolen Bases: Brett 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (2), Patek (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    5.2  10   4   4   1   4   0  28   2.96
Fingers W(7-5)          3.1   4   1   1   0   1   1  13   3.36
Totals                  9    14   5   5   1   5   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  4.2   5   5   2   0   3   2  20   3.59
Mingori L(0-3)          2.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  11   2.36
Bird                    1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.56
Totals                  9     9   6   3   1   4   2  37

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); C. Washington flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (second to
first) [Patek to third]; Otis singled [Patek scored]; Mayberry
struck out; McRae grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson popped to shortstop; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams singled to right; Tenace struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled; Killebrew flied out to left; Wohlford
was called out on strikes; Brett stole second; Martinez popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando struck out; Fosse flied out to left;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied
out to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Garner struck out; C. Washington grounded out
(first unassisted); Jackson homered; Rudi popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae singled to left; Brett
popped to third in foul territory; Killebrew grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams homered; Tenace grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bando reached on an error by Mayberry; Fosse grounded
out (first unassisted) [Bando to second]; Campaneris singled to
left [Bando scored (unearned)]; Garner singled [Campaneris to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); C. Washington
doubled to right [Campaneris scored (unearned), Garner scored
(unearned)]; Jackson flied out to center; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford flied out to right; Martinez singled to
left; Patek lined to center; Rojas singled [Martinez to second];
Otis forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to left; Williams popped to third
in foul territory; Tenace grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to right [Mayberry to second (error
by Jackson)]; McRae singled to right [Mayberry to third]; Brett
tripled to right [Mayberry scored, McRae scored]; Killebrew
popped to second; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first);
Martinez singled to third [Brett scored]; STINSON RAN FOR
MARTINEZ; Patek walked [Stinson to second]; FINGERS REPLACED
BLUE (PITCHING); Rojas forced Patek (third to second); 3 R, 4 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bando popped
to catcher in foul territory; Fosse flied out to left;
Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis homered; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett singled;
Brett stole second; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington doubled to left; Jackson walked; BIRD REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Rudi popped to second; Williams singled [C.
Washington scored, Jackson to second]; HOPKINS RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Tenace lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PINSON BATTED
FOR WOHLFORD; Pinson flied out to right; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); Patek singled; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bando singled
to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO; HOLT BATTED FOR FOSSE;
Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Holt grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ
REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 3B); Rojas singled to center; WHITE RAN
FOR ROJAS; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White
to second]; Mayberry struck out; McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 5.