The Royals staved off elimination from the West Division race by defeating the Athletics, 2-1. With seven games left for each club, the A's held a seven-game lead and needed just one victory to clinch their fifth consecutive division title.

The Royals scored their first run in the fifth inning when Al Cowens and Bob Stinson singled and Fred Patek grounded into a double play. The deciding tally followed in the sixth on a triple by Vada Pinson and double by George Brett. Sal Bando drove in the A's run with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
  Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Pinson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
  Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Brett 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .312
C. Washington cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Mayberry dh           3   0   0   0     1   2   .295
Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .224      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .277
  Pitts 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      xStinson c            2   0   2   0     0   0   .000
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Tenace 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harper pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
  North ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Haney c               1   0   0   0     1   0   .160
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Tovar ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   5             Totals               29   2   6   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 21,023
Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 5
DP: A's 2, Royals 1
Errors: Pitts, Fosse, White
Doubles: Tenace (17), Brett (35)
Triples: Pinson (5)
Stolen Bases: Hopkins (19), Harper (26)
GIDP: Patek (9), Solaita (5)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (5,by Leonard)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(10-6)          5.1   6   2   2   0   2   0  21   3.63
Lindblad                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.84
Siebert                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.87
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   3   0  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(14-7)         8.2   7   1   1   1   4   0  34   3.65
Pattin SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.36
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (9)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; C. Washington
reached on an error by White; C. Washington was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Bando was hit by a pitch; Jackson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Otis singled to left; Pinson flied out to center;
Brett flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to left; Williams popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rudi popped to second; Garner singled
to right [Tenace to third]; Haney grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Cowens
popped to shortstop; Stinson singled to right; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington singled to left; Bando forced C. Washington (third to
second); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to right; Otis flied out to right;
Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett popped to third in foul territory; Mayberry
struck out; Solaita flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Haney
walked; Campaneris flied out to right; C. Washington flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled; Stinson singled to right [Cowens to
third]; Patek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cowens scored (no RBI), Stinson out at second]; White
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando struck out; Jackson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Tenace doubled to left; Williams flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Pinson tripled to right; Brett
doubled to right [Pinson scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); Mayberry walked; Solaita grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
popped to first in foul territory; HOLT BATTED FOR HANEY; Holt
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); SIEBERT REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (second to first);
Stinson reached on catcher's interference by Fosse; Patek popped
to catcher in foul territory; White lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris singled to right; HOPKINS RAN FOR
CAMPANERIS; Hopkins stole second; C. Washington struck out;
Bando singled [Hopkins scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson
lined into a double play (second to first) [Alexander out at
first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: PITTS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); MARTINEZ
REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING SS); Otis flied out to center; Pinson
flied out to center; Brett reached on an error by Pitts;
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace flied out to left; Williams singled to
center; HARPER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Harper stole second; Rudi
struck out; PATTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); NORTH BATTED FOR
GARNER; North was walked intentionally; TOVAR BATTED FOR FOSSE;
Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 2.