John Mayberry increased his league-leading RBI total to 103 with a two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth which gave the Royals a 3-2 nod over the White Sox. Mayberry delivered after loser Claude Osteen walked Frank White, Jim Wohlford sacrificed, reliever Rich Gossage struck out Amos Otis and purposely passed George Brett. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, September 15, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Royals       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .283      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Brett 3b              3   1   2   1     2   0   .310
D. Johnson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .302
Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .231      Cowens rf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .273
L. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .077      Killebrew dh          2   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Coluccio rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .207        Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nyman cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .221        Healy ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Downing c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .255      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .229
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              2   2   1   0     2   0   .240
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     3   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     7   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  6,398
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 11
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 0
Errors: Hairston, Patek
Doubles: Coluccio (4), Mayberry (38), Brett (33)
Caught Stealing: Scott (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford 2 (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Downing (4), Cowens (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(7-15)          8.1   6   3   3   6   2   0  37   4.31
Gossage                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.76
Totals                  8.2   7   3   3   7   3   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(9-8)       9     6   2   2   3   4   0  37   2.75
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (6)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
popped to second; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Otis flied
to right in foul territory; Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Melton
flied out to right; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry doubled; Cowens was called out on strikes;
Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Coluccio doubled to left; Nyman grounded out
(second to first) [Coluccio to third]; Downing hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Coluccio scored]; Hairston singled to left; Dent
forced Hairston (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez walked; White flied out to right; Wohlford
lined to center; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta struck out; D. Johnson reached on an error
by Patek; Melton singled to center [D. Johnson to second]; L.
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Coluccio lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first) [Brett to third]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Brett scored]; Killebrew walked; Patek reached on an error by
Hairston [Killebrew to second]; Martinez forced Patek (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nyman singled to right; Splittorff threw a wild
pitch [Nyman to second]; Downing grounded out (second to first)
[Nyman to third]; Hairston singled to left [Nyman scored]; Dent
flied out to right; Orta flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White walked; Wohlford was called out on strikes;
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; Brett
singled to center [White scored]; Mayberry walked [Brett to
second]; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson was called out on strikes; Melton
walked; L. Johnson struck out; Coluccio walked [Melton to
second]; Nyman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew singled to left; SCOTT RAN FOR KILLEBREW;
On a bunt Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Martinez lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Downing
singled to first; Hairston flied out to right; Dent flied out to
center; Orta popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: On a bunt White singled; Wohlford out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [White to second]; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brett walked; Mayberry flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton popped to second; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens flied out to right; HEALY BATTED FOR SCOTT;
Healy singled to center; Patek lined to left; Martinez forced
Healy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HEALY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Coluccio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nyman grounded out (first
unassisted); Downing walked; Hairston flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: White walked; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [White to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN
(PITCHING); Otis struck out; Brett was walked intentionally;
Mayberry singled to right [White scored, Brett to second]; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 3.