A three-run homer by Sal Bando and two-run drive by Gene Tenace helped power the Athletics to a 9-1 victory over the Royals, who dropped all three games in the series and fell eight lengths behind the A's in the West Division race. Bando connected for the circuit after singles by Phil Garner and Bill North in the third inning. Tenace's homer followed a pass to Reggie Jackson in the sixth. Denny Walling doubled for his first major league hit with the A's in the eighth and drove in two runs for his first RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
A's          0  0  3    1  0  2    0  3  x  -   9 12  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      North cf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .267
  White ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .233      C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .305
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Bando 3b              4   1   1   3     0   1   .214
Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .297      Jackson rf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .261
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .298      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Tenace c,1b           2   3   2   2     2   0   .241
Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   2   .197      Harper 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .249        Tovar ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Healy ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Garner 2b             4   2   4   2     0   0   .236
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .157
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walling ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .500
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     6   7             Totals               33   9  12   9     4   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 11,172
Left on Base: Royals 12, A's 4
DP: Royals 2, A's 0
Doubles: Mayberry (34), Walling (1)
Home Runs: Bando (12), Tenace (24)
Stolen Bases: Patek (29), Tenace (5)
GIDP: Williams (9), Bando (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(16-12)          6     8   6   6   3   6   2  27   2.97
Mingori                 1.2   1   2   2   1   1   0   7   2.63
Throop                  0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  8    12   9   9   4   7   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(19-11)           9     7   1   1   6   7   0  40   3.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   6   7   0  40

Wild Pitches: Busby (8)
Balks: Blue (2)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Rojas
lined to left; Brett singled to left; Mayberry singled to right
[Brett to second]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; C. Washington struck out; Bando
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to center; Otis lined to left;
Wohlford singled to pitcher; Blue balked [Wohlford to second];
Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Williams grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second];
Tenace singled to left; Harper popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; Rojas walked; Brett forced
Rojas (second to shortstop); Mayberry doubled to left [Brett
scored]; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner singled to right; Martinez struck out;
North singled to left [Garner to second]; Busby threw a wild
pitch [Garner to third, North to second]; C. Washington struck
out; Bando homered [Garner scored, North scored]; Jackson struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Otis grounded out (third to
first); Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams struck out; Tenace walked; Tenace stole
second; Harper grounded out (third to first); Garner singled to
center [Tenace scored]; Martinez forced Garner (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez popped to second; Patek popped to second;
Rojas singled to left; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North singled to shortstop; C. Washington flied
out to right; Bando grounded into a double play (second to
first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Cowens singled to center [Mayberry
to second]; Killebrew struck out; Otis popped to first in foul
territory; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson walked; Williams grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Jackson to second]; Tenace homered [Jackson scored];
Harper popped to shortstop; Garner singled; Martinez forced
Garner (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 6.

ROYALS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING 1B); Martinez flied
out to center; Patek walked; Patek stole second; Rojas popped to
shortstop; Brett walked; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WHITE REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); MINGORI
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); North flied out to left; C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Bando struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens lined to left; Killebrew popped to second;
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
flied out to left; Tenace walked; TOVAR BATTED FOR HOLT; Tovar
singled to left [Tenace to second]; THROOP REPLACED MINGORI
(PITCHING); Garner singled to right [Tenace scored, Tovar to
third, Garner to second (on throw to 3b)]; WALLING BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Walling doubled to left [Tovar scored, Garner scored];
North singled [Walling out at home (first to pitcher to third to
catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 9.

ROYALS 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); HANEY
REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Wohlford flied out to center; HEALY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ;
Healy singled; White walked [Healy to second]; Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Healy to third, White to second];
Brett walked; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Royals 1, Athletics 9.