Led by Hal McRae, who batted in six runs with two singles and a homer, the Royals defeated the Orioles, 9-1, and ended Jim Palmer's personal four-game winning streak. Amos Otis singled in the first inning, stole second and scored on a single by McRae before the Orioles chalked up their lone run off Steve Busby on a homer by Don Baylor in the second.

Fred Patek singled for the Royals in the third, stole second and went to third on a wild throw by catcher Dave Duncan. Otis walked and also stole second. McRae then drove in both runners with a single. The Royals' left fielder capped his big day by hitting a homer with two men on base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Royals       1  0  2    0  0  1    1  4  x  -   9 13  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .353      Patek ss              5   2   2   1     0   3   .210
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Otis cf               2   4   1   0     3   0   .252
Davis dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      McRae lf              4   1   3   6     0   0   .331
Baylor 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .312        Cowens lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Killebrew dh          5   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Northrup cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .197
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Brett 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .269
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Pinson rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .216
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   6             Totals               35   9  13   8     4   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 33,744
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Royals 7
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1
Errors: Grich, Duncan
Doubles: Pinson (7), Patek (5)
Triples: Healy (1)
Home Runs: Baylor (6), McRae (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis 3 (25), Patek (15)
Caught Stealing: McRae (4), Pinson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1)
GIDP: Northrup (2)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (1,by Busby)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(7-3)           5.1  10   4   3   1   4   0  25   1.87
Jefferson               1.2   0   1   0   2   2   0   8   2.35
Jackson                 1     3   4   4   1   0   1   7  10.38
Totals                  8    13   9   7   4   6   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(7-3)            9     5   1   1   2   6   1  34   2.44
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Busby (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Belanger
popped to shortstop; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis singled to left; Otis stole
second; McRae singled to right [Otis scored]; McRae was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Killebrew was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered; Grich grounded out (second to
first); Northrup grounded out (third to first); Singleton
walked; Robinson forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry lined to right; Rojas struck out; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan struck out; Bumbry struck out; Belanger
singled to center; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson singled to right; Pinson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Healy flied out to left; Patek
singled to left; Patek stole second [Patek to third (error by
Duncan)]; Otis walked; Otis stole second; McRae singled to left
[Patek scored, Otis scored (unearned)]; Killebrew flied out to
left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor singled to center; Grich struck out;
Northrup grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to right; Pinson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton singled to center; Robinson singled to
third [Singleton to second]; Duncan forced Singleton (pitcher to
third) [Robinson to second]; Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger
forced Duncan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy tripled; Patek was called out on strikes; Otis
popped to second; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Baylor popped
to second; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Rojas singled to center [Mayberry to second];
Brett singled to center [Mayberry scored, Rojas to third];
JEFFERSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Pinson was walked
intentionally [Brett to second]; Healy struck out; Patek was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals
4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Northrup flied out to left; Singleton flied out to
center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; McRae reached on an
error by Grich on a sacrifice bunt [Otis scored (unearned) (no
RBI), McRae to second]; Killebrew grounded out (pitcher to
first) [McRae to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Rojas grounded out (third to first); Mike Torrez
ejected by HP umpire Nick Bremigan; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Belanger was hit by a pitch; Davis walked
[Belanger to second]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Pinson doubled to center; Healy
grounded out (third to first); Patek doubled to right [Pinson
scored]; Otis walked; McRae homered [Patek scored, Otis scored];
Killebrew flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Royals 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Grich flied out
to left; Northrup struck out; Singleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 9.