Al Cowens, who drove in the tying run with a double in the fifth inning, tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis in the seventh before John Mayberry homered off Catfish Hunter to seal the Royals' 5-3 victory over the Yankees. Paul Splittorff limited the Yankees to five hits, but gave up all their runs in the third on four singles and a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
Royals       0  1  0    0  2  0    2  0  x  -   5 11  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .265      Patek ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .241
  Bladt cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cowens rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .264
Alomar 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .219      Otis cf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .261
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .320      McRae lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Piniella rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .201      Brett 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .290
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Solaita dh            3   1   1   0     1   1   .269
Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Stinson c             4   0   2   0     0   2   .282
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .291      White 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Stanley ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .206        Rojas 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   5   3     3   1             Totals               33   5  11   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 31,260
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 1
Errors: Alomar, White, Cowens, McRae, Brett
Doubles: Patek (11), Solaita (7), Cowens (7)
Triples: Cowens (3)
Home Runs: Mayberry (29)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (1)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (3), Brett (5), Otis (3)
GIDP: Nettles (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(16-12)         8    11   5   4   1   3   1  36   2.86
Totals                  8    11   5   4   1   3   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(6-6)       9     5   3   2   3   1   0  34   3.15
Totals                  9     5   3   2   3   1   0  34

Wild Pitches: Hunter (7)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
flied out to right; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Cowens flied out to center;
Otis flied out to center; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); Nettles walked; Nettles stole second; Williams popped
to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left [McRae to third (error by
White)]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to right [McRae scored
(unearned)]; Solaita struck out; Stinson struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss singled to left; Stanley singled to right
[Chambliss to third]; Bonds singled to left [Chambliss scored,
Stanley to second]; Alomar singled to left [Stanley scored,
Bonds to third (error by McRae), Alomar to second]; White
reached on a fielder's choice [Bonds stayed at third, Alomar out
at second (pitcher to third to catcher), White to second (on
throw to 2b)]; Munson was walked intentionally; Piniella hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Bonds scored (unearned), White to third,
Munson to second (error by Cowens)]; Nettles lined to shortstop;
3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to center; Patek grounded out (third
to first); Cowens singled to left; Hunter threw a wild pitch
[Cowens to second]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to right; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Bonds walked; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Bonds to second]; Bonds was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); White singled to center; Munson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita doubled to right; Stinson struck out; White
singled to left [Solaita to third]; Patek forced White
(shortstop to second) [Solaita scored, Patek to second (error by
Alomar)]; Cowens doubled to left [Patek scored]; Otis grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 3.

YANKEES 6TH: ROJAS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to left; McRae grounded out (third
to first) [Mayberry to second]; Brett popped to third in foul
territory; Solaita walked; Stinson singled to center [Mayberry
to third, Solaita to second]; Rojas popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Stanley
flied out to right; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek flied out to left; Cowens tripled; BLADT
REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING CF); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Cowens scored]; Mayberry homered; McRae flied out to left; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar flied out to right; White flied out to
right; Munson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett flied out to center; Solaita flied out to
left; Stinson singled to left; Rojas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella reached on an error by Brett; Nettles
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Piniella out
at second]; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 5.