Jim Palmer's bid for his 20th victory of the season was turned back by the Royals, 4-3, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Orioles won the second game, 3-2. Hal McRae singled with two out in the sixth inning and George Brett doubled to produce the run that beat Palmer.

In the nightcap, Mark Belanger, who had homered in the fifth inning, bunted into a forceout in the eighth, took third on a single by Al Bumbry and scored the Orioles' winning run on a wild pickoff attempt by Steve Busby. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    26, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Royals       2  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             2   0   0   0     2   1   .274      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Northrup ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .259
  Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Mayberry 1b           4   2   3   1     0   1   .289
Singleton rf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .307      McRae dh              4   1   3   2     0   1   .308
May 1b                5   0   2   0     0   1   .271      Brett 3b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .294
Baylor lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .284      Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     2   2   .267      Pinson lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .224
DeCinces ss           3   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .289
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .205
Duncan c              4   1   1   2     0   1   .210
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     6  10             Totals               30   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Royals 6
DP: Orioles 2, Royals 2
Errors: DeCinces, Pinson
Doubles: Singleton (29), McRae (36), Mayberry 2 (30), Brett (24)
Triples: Baylor (6), Mayberry (1)
Home Runs: Duncan (11)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (11), Pinson (5)
GIDP: Singleton (7), Baylor (9), Pinson (4), Cowens (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (4,by Leonard)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(19-8)          8     8   4   2   4   3   0  34   2.17
Totals                  8     8   4   2   4   3   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(10-5)         6     8   3   3   4   7   1  31   3.62
Bird SV(11)             3     1   0   0   2   3   0  11   3.35
Totals                  9     9   3   3   6  10   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (7)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Hank Soar


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Blair walked [Bumbry to second];
Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bumbry to third, Blair out at second]; May flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Rojas flied
out to left; Otis reached on an error by DeCinces [Otis to
second]; Mayberry tripled to center [Otis scored (unearned)];
McRae doubled to left [Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Brett was
walked intentionally; Cowens popped to first in foul territory;
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor tripled to center; Grich struck out;
DeCinces struck out; Robinson singled to left [Baylor scored];
Duncan homered [Robinson scored]; Bumbry was hit by a pitch;
Bumbry stole second; Blair grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Pinson flied out to right; Stinson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton singled to right; May singled to center
[Singleton to second]; Baylor flied out to center [Singleton to
third]; Grich was called out on strikes; DeCinces struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to left; Otis popped to first in
foul territory; Mayberry doubled to right; McRae singled to left
[Mayberry scored, McRae out at second (left to third to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson popped to first; Duncan struck out; Bumbry
walked; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to right; Cowens walked; Pinson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals
3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); May
popped to second; Baylor singled to shortstop; Grich walked
[Baylor to second]; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Stinson struck out; Patek flied out to center; Rojas
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson reached on an error by Pinson; Vada
Pinson caught ball, slipped and dropped it; Duncan flied out
to center; Bumbry flied out to center; Blair struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry was
called out on strikes; McRae singled to third; Brett doubled
[McRae scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton doubled; May singled to shortstop
[Singleton to third]; BIRD REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Baylor
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Singleton
stayed at third, May out at second]; Grich walked; MUSER BATTED
FOR DECINCES; Muser lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING SS); Pinson singled
to second; Pinson stole second; On a bunt Stinson popped to
pitcher in foul territory; Patek flied out to left; Rojas
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Royals 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson flied to left in foul territory; Duncan
flied out to center; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis walked; Mayberry doubled to left [Otis to
third]; McRae was called out on strikes; Brett was walked
intentionally; Cowens grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Otis stayed at third, Brett out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BLAIR; Northrup walked; SHOPAY
RAN FOR NORTHRUP; Singleton was called out on strikes; May was
called out on strikes; Baylor singled to right [Shopay to
second]; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 4.