John Mayberry hit his third homer in the last three games, connecting with a man on base in the fourth inning, to pace the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. Fred Patek singled in the fourth, stole second and scored on a single by Amos Otis before Mayberry hit for the circuit. The Royals added another run in that same stanza on two walks and an error. Al Fitzmorris held the Twins to two hits, but they produced a run in the fifth when Johnny Briggs doubled and Eric Soderholm singled. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    5, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1
Royals       0  0  0    4  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Patek ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .246
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .230
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .370        Wohlford pr,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Otis cf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .258
Briggs 1b             1   1   1   0     1   0   .273      Mayberry dh           1   1   1   2     3   0   .279
  Thompson ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Solaita 1b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .263
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Terrell ss,1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .290
Lundstedt c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .120      White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   2   1     1   5             Totals               31   6   9   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,275
Left on Base: Twins 2, Royals 8
DP: Twins 2, Royals 1
Errors: Carew, White
Doubles: Briggs (7), Pinson (13), Patek (9)
Home Runs: Mayberry (24)
Stolen Bases: Briggs (1), Patek (23), Cowens (4)
GIDP: Braun (6), Solaita (3), White (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(8-10)           6.2   7   5   4   7   4   1  32   4.15
Burgmeier               1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.21
Totals                  8     9   6   5   7   5   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(11-9)      9     2   1   1   1   5   0  30   3.87
Totals                  9     2   1   1   1   5   0  30

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney


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

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Pinson was called out on
strikes; Otis lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); Briggs walked;
Briggs stole second; Soderholm struck out; Braun grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Solaita grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Brett
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Lundstedt
struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens flied out to center; Stinson singled; White
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stinson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to left; Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek singled to right; Patek stole second; Pinson
struck out; Otis singled to center [Patek scored]; Mayberry
homered [Otis scored]; Solaita walked; Brett walked [Solaita to
second]; Cowens forced Brett (third to second) [Solaita scored
(error by Carew) (unearned)]; Cowens stole second; Stinson
walked; White flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 5TH: Briggs doubled; Soderholm singled to left [Briggs
scored]; Braun grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Soderholm out at second]; Terrell flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING SS); TERRELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Patek flied out to left; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); Otis singled to center; Mayberry
walked [Otis to second]; Solaita singled to right [Otis scored,
Mayberry to second]; Brett popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 5.

TWINS 6TH: Lundstedt reached on an error by White; Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted) [Lundstedt to second]; Ford
struck out; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens was called out on strikes; Stinson struck
out; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 5.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
struck out; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek popped to second; Pinson doubled; WOHLFORD RAN
FOR PINSON; Otis popped to first; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Solaita walked [Wohlford to third, Mayberry to
second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Brett popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 5.

TWINS 8TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Braun grounded
out (first unassisted); Terrell grounded out (third to first);
Lundstedt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens struck out; Stinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); White singled to left; Patek doubled to left [White
scored]; Wohlford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 6.

TWINS 9TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Ford struck
out; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 6.