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The Royals overcame a 3-0 deficit with a four-run rally in the fourth inning to defeat the Twins, 4-3. With two out, Amos Otis walked and scored the Royals' first run on a double by John Mayberry. George Brett then drew a pass and Tony Solaita followed with a homer to give the Royals their winning edge. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 6, 1975 (Night game) at Royals StadiumTwins 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 Royals 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 4 5 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bostock rf 4 0 1 2 1 1 .276 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Ford cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Pinson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Carew 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .373 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .259 Oliva dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .285 Mayberry dh 2 1 1 1 2 1 .280 Albury pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .294 Briggs 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .269 Solaita 1b 3 1 1 3 0 1 .265 Terrell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Braun lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .293 Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Thompson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Roof c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Borgmann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 10 3 4 3 Totals 26 4 5 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 17,211 Left on Base: Twins 9, Royals 4 DP: Twins 2, Royals 2 Errors: Blyleven Doubles: Carew (16), Mayberry (23) Home Runs: Solaita (11) Stolen Bases: Carew (24), Mayberry (3) Sacrifice Hits: Roof (1), White (2) GIDP: Ford (6), Carew (8), Pinson (3), Solaita (4) Hit by Pitch: Pinson (2,by Blyleven) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(10-6) 8 5 4 4 4 4 1 32 3.11 Totals 8 5 4 4 4 4 1 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(15-8) 9 10 3 3 4 3 0 39 2.73 Totals 9 10 3 3 4 3 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (3) Wild Pitches: Blyleven 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak TWINS 1ST: Bostock struck out; Ford singled to right; Carew doubled to right [Ford to third]; Oliva walked; Briggs grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Ford scored, Carew to third, Oliva to second]; Terrell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Pinson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to center; Thompson singled to center [Braun to second]; Roof out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Braun to third, Thompson to second]; Bostock singled to center [Braun scored, Thompson scored]; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bostock out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Brett struck out; Solaita grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to right; Oliva popped to second; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to second]; Terrell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens flied out to right; Martinez struck out; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0. TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Roof flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis walked; Mayberry doubled to right [Otis scored]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to third]; Brett walked; Solaita homered [Mayberry scored, Brett scored]; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Ford flied out to center; Carew singled to right; Oliva forced Carew (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Martinez singled; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Martinez to second]; Patek flied out to center; Pinson was hit by a pitch; Otis forced Pinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. TWINS 6TH: Briggs flied out to center; Terrell singled to center; Braun singled to left [Terrell to second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR ROOF; Soderholm forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: BORGMANN REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING C ); Mayberry struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); Solaita was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. TWINS 7TH: Bostock walked; Ford forced Bostock (shortstop to second); Carew forced Ford (second to shortstop); Carew stole second; Oliva walked; ALBURY RAN FOR OLIVA; Briggs walked [Carew to third, Albury to second]; Terrell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: ALBURY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cowens grounded out (third to first); Martinez popped to second; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. TWINS 8TH: Braun was called out on strikes; Thompson lined to second; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to center; Pinson lined to second; Otis singled [Otis to second (error by Blyleven)]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Mayberry walked; Mayberry stole second; Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. TWINS 9TH: Bostock lined to shortstop; Ford singled to left; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4. |
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