Steve Busby pitched a five-hitter for his 10th victory and George Brett and Hal McRae rapped homers as the Royals defeated the Athletics. 4-1. The A's counted their tally in the first inning on a double by Bert Campaneris and single by Claudell Washington, but Brett tied the score with his homer in the third. An error by Phil Garner led to a pair of unearned runs in the fourth before McRae completed the scoring with his homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      21, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  1
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .299      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .289      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Otis cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .245      C. Washington lf      4   0   1   1     0   2   .308
McRae dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .300      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .250
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .235      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .217      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .191
White ss              4   1   0   0     0   1   .208      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .318
                                                            Martinez pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     5   4             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 11,505
Left on Base: Royals 7, A's 6
DP: Royals 0, A's 1
Errors: White, Garner 2
Doubles: Cowens (2), Campaneris (5), Holt (1)
Home Runs: Brett (5), McRae (4)
Stolen Bases: McRae (7), C. Washington (21)
Caught Stealing: Otis (7)
Sacrifice Hits: North (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(10-5)           9     5   1   1   1   8   0  34   2.57
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   8   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(6-7)         9     7   4   2   5   4   2  38   3.39
Totals                  9     7   4   2   5   4   2  38

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to center; Brett walked; Otis
forced Brett (pitcher to second); McRae walked [Otis to second];
Mayberry walked [Otis to third, McRae to second]; Rojas forced
Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris doubled; North out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Campaneris to third]; C. Washington singled
[Campaneris scored]; C. Washington stole second; Jackson struck
out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
doubled; White popped to shortstop; Wohlford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace was called out on strikes; Williams
singled; Bando struck out; Garner lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett homered; Otis walked; Otis was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked; Rojas singled
[Mayberry to second]; Healy forced Mayberry (third unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to center; North lined to
left; C. Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens was called out on strikes; White reached on
an error by Garner [White to second]; Wohlford singled [White
scored (unearned), Wohlford to second (on throw to home)]; Brett
flied out to left; Otis singled to center [Wohlford scored
(unearned), Otis out at second (center to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi reached on an error by
White; Tenace forced Rudi (shortstop to second); Williams forced
Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled; McRae stole second; Mayberry struck
out; Rojas lined to left; Healy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Garner flied
out to right; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to left; White grounded out (third
to first); Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); C.
Washington was called out on strikes; Jackson singled; Rudi
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett reached on an error by Garner; Otis lined into
a double play (third to first) [Brett out at first]; McRae
homered; Mayberry flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to left; Williams popped to
catcher; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
popped to second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt doubled; MARTINEZ
RAN FOR HOLT; Campaneris flied out to right; North popped to
third; C. Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); White struck
out; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Brett lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi popped to first in foul
territory; Tenace walked; Williams popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.