Making his first appearance since coming off the disabled list, Lindy McDaniel pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-hit relief and gained the victory when the Royals defeated the Brewers, 7-5. John Mayberry homered for the Royals in the second inning and Vada Pinson hit for the circuit in the third before the Brewers exploded for four runs in their half of the third. Darrell Porter led off with a homer. Bobby Mitchell drove in another run with a single and George Scott followed with a two-run smash.

After each club picked up a tally in the fourth, the Royals broke away with four runs in the fifth. With two out, Mayberry doubled and scored on a single by George Brett. After a walk to Fran Healy, Frank White doubled, driving in two runs to put the Royals ahead. Fred Patek then added an insurance marker with a single, scoring White. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1975 (Day game) at County Stadium
Royals       0  1  1    1  4  0    0  0  0  -   7 14  1
Brewers      0  0  4    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Pinson rf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .235      Mitchell lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .300
McRae lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Scott 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .272
  Cowens lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Aaron dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Killebrew dh          5   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Mayberry 1b           5   3   3   1     0   0   .210      Lezcano rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .241
Brett 3b              5   1   4   1     0   0   .282      Porter c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .202
Healy c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
White 2b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .215        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Patek ss              3   0   2   1     1   0   .207      Sharp cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  14   7     3   3             Totals               33   5   6   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,949
Left on Base: Royals 8, Brewers 3
DP: Royals 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Otis, Yount, Porter, Sharp
Doubles: Mayberry (7), White (3), Sharp (8)
Home Runs: Mayberry (5), Pinson (3), Porter (3), Scott (6)
Stolen Bases: Patek (16)
Caught Stealing: Brett (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1)
GIDP: McRae 2 (8)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (3,by Broberg)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 3.1   5   5   4   1   2   2  16   4.12
McDaniel W(2-0)         5.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  19   1.89
Totals                  9     6   5   4   2   4   2  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(6-5)          4.2  10   7   6   2   2   2  27   3.56
Castro                  4.1   4   0   0   1   1   0  15   1.07
Totals                  9    14   7   6   3   3   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Otis was hit by a pitch; Pinson flied out to right;
McRae popped to first in foul territory; Killebrew lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to center; Mitchell was called out
on strikes; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry homered; Brett singled to center [Brett to
second (error by Sharp)]; Healy singled to left [Brett to third,
Healy out at second (left to second)]; White grounded out
(second unassisted); Patek popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Hegan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Lezcano popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson
homered; McRae flied out to left; Killebrew flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Porter homered; Garcia popped to shortstop; Sharp
doubled; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sharp to
third]; Mitchell singled [Sharp scored]; Scott homered [Mitchell
scored]; Aaron grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled; Brett singled [Mayberry to
second]; Healy reached on an error by Yount [Mayberry to third,
Brett to second]; White forced Healy (shortstop to second)
[Mayberry scored (unearned), Brett to third]; Patek walked
[White to second]; Otis popped to first in foul territory;
Pinson was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 3, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Hegan struck out; Lezcano walked; Porter singled to
center [Lezcano scored (error by Otis) (unearned) (no RBI),
Porter to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Garcia
popped to second; Sharp grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae struck out; Killebrew flied out to left;
Mayberry doubled; Brett singled [Mayberry scored, Brett to
second (on throw to home)]; Healy walked; White doubled [Brett
scored, Healy scored]; Patek singled [White scored]; CASTRO
REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Patek stole second [Patek to third
(error by Porter)]; Otis was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount popped to second; Mitchell flied out to
center; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
7, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Pinson singled; McRae grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at second]; Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7,
Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Aaron flied out to center; Hegan struck out;
Lezcano walked; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
7, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Brett grounded out
(first unassisted); Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Sharp
grounded out (first unassisted); Yount singled; Mitchell forced
Yount (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Brewers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: White singled; Patek singled [White to second]; Otis
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [White to third, Patek
to second]; Pinson was walked intentionally; McRae grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Scott popped to
first in foul territory; Aaron grounded out (second to first);
Hegan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Mayberry lined to
shortstop; Brett singled; Brett was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Porter lined to left;
BRIGGS BATTED FOR GARCIA; Briggs popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Brewers 5.