Rookie Dennis Leonard hurled his sixth complete game of the season, outdueling Luis Tiant as the Royals stopped the Red Sox, 3-1. John Mayberry doubled and scored the winners' first run in the fourth on a single by George Brett. Al Cowens' two-out double got Brett home.

Amos Otis tripled with two out in the fifth and crossed the plate on Mayberry's opposite-field double. Boston's run came on a two-out two-bagger by Cecil Cooper and Denny Doyle's single in the top of the third. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Royals       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             4   1   3   0     0   1   .346      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Doyle 2b,3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .281      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Mayberry 1b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .292
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .297      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Wohlford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Brett 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Solaita dh            1   0   0   0     2   0   .267
Heise 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cowens rf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Griffin 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   7             Totals               30   3   9   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 18,037
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 5
DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Cooper (12), Mayberry 2 (28), Cowens (8)
Triples: Cooper (6), Otis (6)
Caught Stealing: Brett (8)
GIDP: Lynn (8), Brett (8), Cowens (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(15-12)          8     9   3   3   2   0   0  32   4.08
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   0   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(9-5)          9     6   1   1   1   7   0  34   3.58
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   0  34

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


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper singled; Doyle struck out; Yastrzemski
singled [Cooper to second]; Lynn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Fisk grounded out (first
unassisted); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled; McRae singled [Mayberry to
second]; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Mayberry to third, McRae out at second]; Solaita made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to left; Heise made an out to
second; Cooper doubled; Doyle singled [Cooper scored];
Yastrzemski walked [Doyle to second]; Lynn grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
singled; Patek made an out to first; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Patek; Fisk flied out
to center; Evans struck out; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
doubled; McRae flied out to right; Brett singled [Mayberry
scored, Brett to second]; Solaita walked; Cowens doubled [Brett
scored, Solaita to third]; Stinson flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Heise popped to second in foul territory; Cooper
struck out; Doyle made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to left; Rojas flied out to right;
Otis tripled; Mayberry doubled [Otis scored]; McRae grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski popped to left; Lynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice singled; Fisk popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled; Brett was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Solaita walked; Cowens grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Burleson flied
out to right; MILLER BATTED FOR HEISE; Miller flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: DOYLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GRIFFIN
REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 2B); Stinson made an out to shortstop;
Patek popped to center; Rojas popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper tripled; Doyle made an out to second;
Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to left; Mayberry made an out to
third; McRae made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Royals 3.

RED SOX 9TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Rice struck
out; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 3.