The Athletics reduced their magic number for the West Division title to one by overwhelming the second-place Royals, 16-4. Vida Blue breezed to his 20th victory as the A's piled up 18 hits in their best offensive display of the season. Gene Tenace, Billy Williams and Jim Holt smashed homers. Jamie Quirk hit the first homer of his major league career for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 16, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  2  2    2  0  0    5  2  3  -  16 18  1
Royals       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  4


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   2   2   1     1   0   .265      Otis cf               5   2   2   0     0   1   .246
  Martinez ss,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .254
North cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Brett 3b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .313
  Alexander ph,cf     1   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Bando 3b              5   0   2   3     0   2   .223      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Pitts 3b            1   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Tenace 1b             5   3   3   1     0   1   .255      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Holt 1b             1   1   1   2     0   0   .239      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Rudi lf               2   1   1   0     3   0   .278        Scott ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chant pr,lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Quirk ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .158
Tovar dh              2   1   2   3     0   0   .258      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Williams ph,dh      2   1   1   2     0   0   .245        Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  McKinney ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harper rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Washington ph,rf 4   0   1   0     0   1   .309        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             3   1   0   1     1   0   .247        Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maxvill ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .167
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46  16  18  15     6   6             Totals               36   4   9   4     3   1

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 26,951
Left on Base: A's 10, Royals 8
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Errors: Garner, Mayberry 3, Scott
Doubles: Tenace (16), Bando (21), Pitts (1), Brett (34)
Triples: Cowens (8)
Home Runs: Tenace (28), Williams (23), Holt (2), Quirk (1)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (20), Harper (25), Patek (32)
Caught Stealing: North (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Williams (1)
GIDP: Maxvill (1), Mayberry (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(20-11)           8     7   3   3   3   1   0  34   3.10
Fingers                 1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.12
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   1   1  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-9)       3.1   9   6   6   1   2   0  20   3.05
Littell                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.40
McClure                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Throop                  0.1   1   2   1   1   1   1   3   4.26
Mingori                 0.2   1   3   0   1   0   0   6   2.59
Briles                  2.1   6   5   4   1   2   2  15   4.26
Totals                  9    18  16  11   6   6   3  53

Balks: McClure (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Otis singled; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Otis to second]; Brett doubled to left [Otis scored]; Mayberry
flied out to right [Brett to third]; Cowens flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace doubled; Rudi flied out to left; Tovar
singled [Tenace scored]; On a bunt Harper singled [Tovar to
second]; Tovar stole third and Harper stole second; Garner
grounded out (second to first) [Tovar scored, Harper to third];
Haney struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Wohlford popped to second; Patek
forced Killebrew (shortstop to second); Patek stole second;
Martinez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North singled to right; Bando grounded out (third to first)
[North to second]; Tenace singled to third [North to third];
Rudi walked [Tenace to second]; Tovar singled to left [North
scored, Tenace scored, Rudi to second]; Harper forced Tovar
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled; Rojas walked [Otis to second]; Brett
singled to center [Otis scored, Rojas to second]; Mayberry
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rojas to third, Brett out at second]; Cowens tripled [Rojas
scored]; Killebrew flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; Haney
singled; Campaneris singled [Haney to second]; North singled to
left [Haney scored, Campaneris to third]; LITTELL REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); North was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher to first to
shortstop); Bando doubled [Campaneris scored]; Tenace grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(third to first); Martinez reached on an error by Garner; Otis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR TOVAR; Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rudi to second]; MCCLURE
REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); C. WASHINGTON BATTED FOR HARPER; C.
Washington struck out; Garner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); C. WASHINGTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rojas walked; Brett flied out to
left; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Cowens popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris walked; McClure balked [Campaneris to second]; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); THROOP REPLACED MCCLURE
(PITCHING); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Wohlford grounded out
(third to first); Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 6, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace homered; Rudi walked; MINGORI REPLACED
THROOP (PITCHING); Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Rudi to second]; C. Washington flied out to center;
Garner was walked intentionally; JACKSON BATTED FOR HANEY;
Jackson reached on an error by Mayberry [Rudi scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Garner to third]; HOPKINS RAN FOR JACKSON; Campaneris
singled [Garner scored (unearned), Hopkins to second]; North
reached on an error by Mayberry [Hopkins to third, Campaneris to
second]; BRILES REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Bando singled
[Hopkins scored (unearned), Campaneris scored (unearned), North
to third, Bando to second]; Tenace struck out; 5 R (1 ER), 3 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 11, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ
REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Martinez popped to shortstop;
Otis flied out to right; Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 11, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Rudi singled;
CHANT RAN FOR RUDI; Williams homered [Chant scored]; C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); WALLING BATTED FOR
GARNER; Walling was called out on strikes; Fosse reached on an
error by Scott; Martinez flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 13, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); PITTS
REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); HOLT REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B);
CHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MAXVILL REPLACED WALLING
(PLAYING SS); Brett singled to left; Mayberry singled to left
[Brett to second]; Cowens lined to shortstop; Killebrew forced
Mayberry (third to second) [Brett to third]; Wohlford flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 13, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ALEXANDER BATTED FOR NORTH; Alexander reached on
an error by Mayberry; Pitts doubled to left [Alexander scored
(unearned)]; Holt homered [Pitts scored]; Chant grounded out
(third to first); MCKINNEY BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; McKinney walked;
C. Washington singled to left [McKinney to second]; Maxvill
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [C.
Washington out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 16, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING);
QUIRK BATTED FOR SCOTT; Quirk homered; PINSON BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out
to center; Rojas singled to center; Brett lined to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 16, Royals 4.