Tony Solaita smashed three homers before capping his big day with a run-scoring single in the 11th inning to help power the Royals to an 8-7 victory over the Angels. John Mayberry shared slugging honors with Solaita, whacking two round-trippers.

The Royals held a 7-3 lead before being forced into overtime when the Angels rallied for four runs in the ninth inning, two scoring on a double by Jerry Remy and two more on a double by Bruce Bochte. In the 11th, Al Cowens singled, stole second and scored on Solaita's single to give the Royals their eighth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, California Angels 7
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1975 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    2  0  3    0  0  1    0  1  -   8 14  3
Angels       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  4    0  0  -   7 13  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Remy 2b               6   2   3   2     0   1   .266
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Rivers cf             6   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Bochte 1b             4   0   2   2     2   0   .285
Mayberry dh,1b        5   3   3   3     0   0   .296        Meoli pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Cowens rf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .285      Garrett dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Solaita 1b            4   3   4   4     1   0   .278        Valentine ph,dh     3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Scott pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanton rf            5   0   0   1     1   2   .261
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Balaz lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Allietta c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Chalk 3b              5   2   2   0     0   1   .274
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Rodriguez c           3   1   1   1     0   0   .237
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph,lf       2   1   1   0     0   0   .272
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miley ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .184
White 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Lange p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   8  14   7     2   2             Totals               47   7  13   7     3   6

Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance:  7,029
Left on Base: Royals 4, Angels 10
DP: Royals 0, Angels 2
Errors: Mayberry, Solaita, Sadecki
Doubles: Rodriguez (6), Collins (12), Remy (17), Bochte (17)
Home Runs: Mayberry 2 (33), Solaita 3 (16)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (10)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (6)
GIDP: Brett (9), Wohlford (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              7     8   3   3   0   2   0  29   3.77
McClure                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
McDaniel                1.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   7   4.23
Sadecki                 0     1   1   0   0   0   0   2   4.15
Briles                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.02
Littell W(1-1)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   6.00
Mingori                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.33
Throop SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                 11    13   7   6   3   6   0  50

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lange                   5     8   5   5   1   1   3  22   5.44
Scott L(4-2)            5.1   6   3   3   1   1   2  21   3.38
Kirkwood                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.68
Totals                 11    14   8   8   2   2   5  45

Passed Balls: Stinson (3)
Wild Pitches: Mingori (2)
Balks: Lange (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Otis singled to left;
Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Rivers reached on an error
by Solaita; Bochte grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Rivers to
second]; Garrett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to center; Cowens singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; Solaita walked [Mayberry to third, Cowens
to second]; Wohlford grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Mayberry scored (no RBI), Cowens to third,
Solaita out at second]; Stinson was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (second to first); Balaz flied
out to right; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied
out to left; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez popped to second; Miley popped to third in
foul territory; Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
homered; Cowens lined to third; Solaita homered; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Garrett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Stinson flied out to center; White popped to second;
Patek singled to center; Lange balked [Patek to second]; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton struck out; Balaz grounded out (third to
first); Chalk singled to left; Rodriguez doubled to left [Chalk
scored]; Miley singled to left [Rodriguez scored, Miley out at
second (left to third to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to right; Mayberry homered [Brett
scored]; SCOTT REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); Cowens singled to
center; Cowens was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Solaita homered; Wohlford lined
to third; Stinson struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy flied out to center; Rivers singled to right;
Bochte singled to left [Rivers to second]; Garrett forced Bochte
(third to shortstop) [Rivers to third]; Stanton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White singled to left [White out at second (left to
second)]; Patek grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Balaz singled to left; Chalk forced Balaz (second to
shortstop); Rodriguez flied out to right; Miley grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett lined to second; Mayberry flied out to right;
Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy singled to center; Rivers singled to right
[Remy to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Bochte
walked [Remy to third, Rivers to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED
MCCLURE (PITCHING); VALENTINE BATTED FOR GARRETT; Valentine
lined to shortstop; Stanton grounded out (second to first) [Remy
scored, Rivers to third, Bochte to second]; Balaz popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 3.

ROYALS 9TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Solaita
homered; Wohlford flied out to center; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); White flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk singled to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Collins doubled to center [Chalk to third]; Miley
flied out to right; Remy doubled to right [Chalk scored, Collins
scored]; SADECKI REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Rivers reached on
an error by Sadecki [Remy to third]; Bochte doubled to center
[Remy scored, Rivers scored (unearned)]; BRILES REPLACED SADECKI
(PITCHING); Valentine flied out to left; Stanton was walked
intentionally; Stinson allowed a passed ball [Bochte to third,
Stanton to second]; Balaz struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 7.

ROYALS 10TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALLIETTA
REPLACED BALAZ (PLAYING C ); Patek flied out to center; Otis
walked; Brett popped to third; Mayberry popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 7.

ANGELS 10TH: LITTELL REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Chalk struck
out; Collins popped to third; Miley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 7.

ROYALS 11TH: Cowens singled to left; Cowens stole second;
Solaita singled to right [Cowens scored]; SCOTT RAN FOR SOLAITA;
Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to
second]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); KILLEBREW BATTED
FOR STINSON; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); White
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 7.

ANGELS 11TH: MAYBERRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MARTINEZ
REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING C ); MINGORI REPLACED KILLEBREW
(PITCHING); Remy singled to first [Remy to second (error by
Mayberry)]; Rivers popped to first; Mingori threw a wild pitch
[Remy to third]; Bochte walked; MEOLI RAN FOR BOCHTE; THROOP
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Valentine popped to third in foul
territory; Debut game for George Throop; Stanton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 7.