Fred Patek hit Vic Albury's first pitch of the game for an inside-the-park homer to start the Royals off to a 10-2 romp over the Twins. Paul Splittorff, who was the winner, was forced to quit the mound after six innings because of a blister on his pitching finger. Nelson Briles gave up the Twins' runs on a homer by Eric Soderholm in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    7, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  1
Royals       3  1  1    0  2  2    1  0  x  -  10 13  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Patek ss              5   1   1   2     0   1   .245
Terrell 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286        White ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .375      Rojas 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .292
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Otis cf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .258
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .277      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Braun lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      McRae lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .308
  Briggs lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Wohlford lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Brett 3b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .294
Bostock rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Killebrew dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Roof c                1   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Scott pr,dh         1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borgmann c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Cowens rf             3   2   3   2     1   0   .245
Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     0   3             Totals               36  10  13  10     3   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 15,596
Left on Base: Twins 5, Royals 7
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Ford (11), Carew (17), McRae (31), Cowens (5), Killebrew (11)
Triples: Otis (4)
Home Runs: Soderholm (7), Patek (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Brett (4)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (4,by Albury)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(6-7)           4.2   8   7   7   2   1   1  25   4.21
Johnson                 1.1   4   2   2   0   1   0   8   4.57
Decker                  2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   9.30
Totals                  8    13  10  10   3   2   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(5-6)       6     4   0   0   0   2   0  22   3.46
McDaniel                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.19
Briles                  1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   4.36
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   3   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Albury (4)
Wild Pitches: Albury (7)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ford lined to first; Terrell flied out to center;
Carew singled; Oliva singled to left [Carew to second];
Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek hit an inside the park homer to left; Rojas
grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; Mayberry flied out
to right; McRae doubled [Otis scored]; Brett singled to center
[McRae scored]; Killebrew flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 2ND: Braun grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens doubled to left; Martinez reached on an error
by Thompson [Cowens to third]; Patek was called out on strikes;
Rojas singled to center [Cowens scored, Martinez to second];
Otis flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 3RD: Roof singled to center; Ford struck out; Terrell
grounded out (second to first) [Roof to second]; Carew grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: BRIGGS REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); McRae walked;
Brett forced McRae (pitcher to shortstop); Killebrew grounded
out (third to first) [Brett to second]; Cowens singled to center
[Brett scored]; Martinez forced Cowens (second unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
flied out to right; Briggs singled to right; Thompson lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: BORGMANN REPLACED ROOF (PLAYING C ); Patek flied out
to center; Rojas singled to left [Rojas out at second (left to
second)]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 5.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock lined to second; Borgmann was called out on
strikes; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Albury threw a wild
pitch [Mayberry to second]; McRae popped to first in foul
territory [Mayberry to third]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Mayberry scored]; Killebrew doubled; SCOTT RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; JOHNSON REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Cowens singled to
right [Scott scored]; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 7.

TWINS 6TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Terrell flied out
to right; Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
singled to center; Otis tripled to right [Rojas scored];
Mayberry singled to center [Otis scored]; McRae was called out
on strikes; Brett forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 9.

TWINS 7TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); WOHLFORD
REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Soderholm flied out to left; Briggs
grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 9.

ROYALS 7TH: DECKER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Scott grounded
out (second to first); Cowens walked; Martinez singled to right
[Cowens to third]; Patek grounded out (third to first) [Cowens
scored, Martinez to second]; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 10.

TWINS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Bostock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Borgmann flied out to right; Ford
doubled to left; Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 10.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 10.

TWINS 9TH: BRILES REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Carew doubled;
Oliva struck out; Soderholm homered [Carew scored]; Briggs flied
out to right; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 10.