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Sunday September 14, 1975
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John Mayberry batted in two runs with a single in the first inning and Harmon Killebrew homered for two more runs to start the Royals off to a 10-4 victory over the Angels. Frank White added an inside-the-park homer in the second and the Royals made their victory certain with two more runs in the third on doubles by George Brett and Mayberry and a single by Fred Patek. Bob Allietta and Dan Briggs each hit his first major league homer for the Angels. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 14, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  6  2
Royals       4  1  2    0  0  0    2  1  x  -  10 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Meoli ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .219      Wohlford lf           4   1   0   1     1   2   .255
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Otis cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Balaz lf            1   1   0   0     0   0   .248      Brett 3b              5   2   4   1     0   0   .308
Briggs 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .231      Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   3     0   1   .301
Garrett dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Cowens rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .276
  Valentine ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Killebrew dh          4   1   1   2     0   2   .198
Stanton cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .236
Jackson lf,3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .400      Martinez c            4   1   1   0     0   2   .233
Dade rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .333      White 2b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .238
Llenas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allietta c          3   1   1   1     0   1   .184
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lange p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     3   4             Totals               37  10  13  10     3   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  7,473
Left on Base: Angels 5, Royals 6
DP: Angels 3, Royals 1
Errors: Chalk, Briggs, Brett
Doubles: Dade (2), Brett 2 (32), Mayberry (37)
Home Runs: Allietta (1), Briggs (1), Killebrew (13), White (5)
Caught Stealing: Mayberry (3)
GIDP: Stanton (7), Wohlford (3), Mayberry (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(15-8)          2.2   8   7   7   1   5   2  16   2.61
Lange                   4.1   5   3   3   2   2   0  21   5.48
Hassler                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.94
Totals                  8    13  10  10   3   8   2  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(17-12)          7.1   5   4   4   3   4   2  30   3.02
Sadecki                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.07
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   4   2  36

Wild Pitches: Lange (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Meoli grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
struck out; Briggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Otis singled to center; Brett
doubled to left [Otis to third]; Mayberry singled to center
[Otis scored, Brett scored]; Cowens popped to first; Killebrew
homered [Mayberry scored]; Patek was called out on strikes; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 2ND: Garrett walked; Stanton grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Martinez was called out on strikes; White hit an
inside the park homer to left; Wohlford struck out; Otis popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Dade singled to right; Llenas flied out to center;
Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dade to second];
Meoli singled to right [Dade scored]; Chalk flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett doubled to center; Mayberry doubled to right
[Brett scored]; Cowens walked; Killebrew was called out on
strikes while Mayberry was caught stealing third (catcher to
third) [Cowens to second]; Patek singled to left [Cowens
scored]; LANGE REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Martinez forced Patek
(second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ANGELS 4TH: Briggs popped to third; Garrett popped to third;
Stanton grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 4TH: ALLIETTA REPLACED ETCHEBARREN (PLAYING C ); White
reached on an error by Chalk; Wohlford grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 7.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
reached on an error by Brett; Llenas forced Dade (pitcher to
shortstop); Allietta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett singled to second; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brett out at
second]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Meoli flied out to left; Chalk grounded out (second
to first); Briggs popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: BALAZ REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING LF); JACKSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Killebrew grounded out (third to first);
Patek flied out to right; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanton
singled to left; Jackson struck out; Dade walked [Stanton to
second]; Llenas forced Dade (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: White walked; Wohlford walked [White to second];
Otis flied out to center; Brett singled to center [White scored,
Wohlford to second]; Mayberry reached on a fielder's choice
[Wohlford to third, Brett to second]; Cowens singled to
shortstop [Wohlford scored, Brett to third, Mayberry to second];
Killebrew was called out on strikes; Patek flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Allietta homered; Meoli walked; Balaz forced Meoli
(third to second); Briggs homered [Balaz scored]; SADECKI
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); VALENTINE BATTED FOR GARRETT;
Valentine flied out to left; Stanton flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Martinez
singled to left; Lange threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second];
White singled to right [Martinez to third]; Wohlford reached on
an error by Briggs (assist by Jackson) [Martinez scored, White
to second]; HASSLER REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); Otis flied out to
right; Brett flied out to center; Mayberry struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Jackson flied out to left; Dade doubled to left;
Llenas flied out to left; Allietta flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 10.



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