Amos Otis and Harmon Killebrew each hit home runs and Steve Busby went the distance to spark the Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Rangers. The first K. C. run came in the second inning on Hal McRae's walk and George Brett's double. Cookie Rojas' single then plated Brett. Otis' homer gave the Royals a 3-0 lead in the third inning.

After the Rangers narrowed the margin to 3-2, John Mayberry's single drove in another tally in the fifth and Killebrew's blast -- No. 561 of his career -- led off the Royals' sixth. The K. C. cause was helped by erratic Texas running as the Rangers had four men thrown out on the basepaths. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  2  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
Rangers      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .111      Nelson 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .200
Otis cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .323      Davis cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .190
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .147      Randle lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .308
McRae lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .314      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
  Cowens lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .296
Killebrew dh          3   1   2   1     1   0   .250      Spencer dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .208
  Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Brett 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .375      Howell 3b             3   2   2   0     0   1   .400
Rojas 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
White ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   8   5     6   0             Totals               31   3   7   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 23,080
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 4
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Brett, Busby
Doubles: Brett (2), Howell (1)
Home Runs: Otis (2), Killebrew (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (5)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (2), Otis (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (1)
GIDP: Martinez (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(2-0)            9     7   3   2   3   7   0  34   1.44
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   7   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(0-1)            5     8   5   5   4   0   2  24   5.56
Foucault                4     0   0   0   2   0   0  13   5.06
Totals                  9     8   5   5   6   0   2  37

Wild Pitches: Busby (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson walked; Pinson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Otis walked; Mayberry flied out to right;
Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
reached on an error by Brett [Davis out at first (third to
first)]; Willie Davis rounded 1B too far; Randle was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers
0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Killebrew grounded out (third to
first) [McRae to second]; Brett doubled to right [McRae scored,
Brett to third (on throw to home)]; Rojas singled to center
[Brett scored]; White singled to third [Rojas to second];
Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[White out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs lined to first; Hargrove flied out to
center; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson flied out to left; Otis homered; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
doubled; Sundberg flied out to center [Howell to third]; Busby
threw a wild pitch [Howell scored]; Nelson singled to center;
Nelson stole second; Davis walked; Randle singled to right
[Nelson scored, Davis to third, Randle out at first (right to
shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Killebrew singled to left; Brett flied out to
center; Rojas flied out to center; White flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Hargrove walked;
Spencer struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Pinson
singled to right; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pinson
to second]; Mayberry singled to left [Pinson scored]; McRae
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell singled to right; Sundberg reached on a
fielder's choice [Howell to third (error by Busby)]; Nelson
forced Sundberg (second to shortstop) [Howell scored
(unearned)]; Nelson was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew homered; FOUCAULT REPLACED BROWN
(PITCHING); Brett walked (walk was charged to Brown); Rojas out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brett to second]; White
flied out to left; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle struck out; Burroughs walked; Hargrove lined
into a double play (second to first) [Burroughs out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied
out to center; Mayberry walked; McRae popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Spencer struck
out; Harrah singled to second [Harrah out at second (second to
shortstop)]; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Rangers 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Killebrew walked; SCOTT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Brett hit
into a double play (pitcher to first to third) [Scott out at
second]; Rojas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sundberg popped
to second; Nelson singled to center; Davis singled to first
[Nelson to second]; Randle popped to catcher in foul territory;
Nelson stole third; Burroughs forced Davis (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: White grounded out (second to first); Martinez flied
out to center; Pinson popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Spencer flied
to right in foul territory; Harrah popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.