Paul Splittorff pitched a five-hitter and Hal McRae drove in three runs with a double and single as the Royals defeated the Yankees, 7-0. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    31, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Royals       0  1  2    0  1  2    0  1  0  -   7 15  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Bonds cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Otis cf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .259        Bladt cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Brett 3b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .295      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .283      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
McRae lf              4   0   2   3     0   0   .309      Munson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
  Wohlford lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .265        Brinkman 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Killebrew dh          3   1   1   0     1   0   .207        Chambliss ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Dempsey c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
White 2b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .222      Piniella rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
                                                          Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .203
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  15   6     4   2             Totals               31   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 15,563
Left on Base: Royals 8, Yankees 5
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Alomar, Martinez
Doubles: Mayberry (31), McRae (38), Otis (21), Dempsey (4), Williams (3), Bonds (20)
Stolen Bases: Brett (12)
Caught Stealing: Patek (6)
GIDP: Cowens (5), Piniella (13)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(7-8)       9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32   3.10
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(5-5)             2.2   9   3   3   0   0   0  15   3.55
Martinez                2     1   1   1   3   0   0  10   3.65
Guidry                  2.1   2   2   2   1   2   0   9   2.45
Sawyer                  2     3   1   0   0   0   0   8   3.60
Totals                  9    15   7   6   4   2   0  42

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to third; Otis popped to catcher in
foul territory; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Brett singled to center; Brett stole second;
Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 0.

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

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
popped to first; Killebrew singled to third; Martinez singled to
shortstop [Killebrew to second]; White singled to left
[Killebrew scored, Martinez to second]; Patek forced White
(third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Nettles struck out; Dempsey
doubled to left; Piniella lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; Mayberry doubled to left [Brett to third];
McRae doubled to left [Brett scored, Mayberry scored]; Cowens
singled to left [McRae out at home (left to catcher), Cowens to
second (on throw to home)]; MARTINEZ REPLACED GURA (PITCHING);
Cowens was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Martinez [Cowens to third]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Williams doubled to left; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to right; Alomar grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); White flied
out to center; Patek popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White struck out; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis walked; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Otis to second]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Otis to third]; McRae singled to center [Otis scored]; Cowens
walked [McRae to second]; Killebrew walked [McRae to third,
Cowens to second]; GUIDRY REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Martinez
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Piniella
flied out to right; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White walked; Patek popped to first in foul
territory; Otis doubled to left [White scored]; Brett singled to
left [Otis scored, Brett out at second (left to shortstop)];
Mayberry struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley singled to left; Bonds flied out to center;
Alomar singled to center [Stanley to second]; White lined to
shortstop; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Cowens was
called out on strikes; Killebrew popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles lined to pitcher; Dempsey walked; Piniella
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 0.

ROYALS 8TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); SAWYER
REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Martinez popped to third; White
singled to center; Patek singled to center [White to second];
Otis forced Patek (shortstop to second) [White scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Otis to second (error by Alomar)]; Brett flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Williams was
called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out (third to first);
Bonds doubled to center; Alomar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 9TH: BLADT REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING CF); Mayberry flied
out to center; Wohlford singled to left; Cowens grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wohlford out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson flied
out to center; CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Chambliss grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees
0.