The Royals broke away with two runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Orioles, 4-2. Amos Otis led off with a single for his fourth hit of the game and stole second with two out. George Brett doubled, driving in Otis with the tie-breaking tally. Harmon Killebrew followed with a single to produce an insurance marker. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    2  -   4 11  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   2  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Singleton rf          5   1   4   0     0   1   .301
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Blair cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .198
Otis cf               5   2   4   0     0   0   .269      Davis dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .284      May 1b                4   0   0   0     1   0   .266
McRae lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .309      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .285
Brett 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .290      Grich 2b              1   0   0   0     3   0   .271
Killebrew dh          3   0   1   1     2   1   .206      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  White pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .250        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Hendricks c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .204
  Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  11   4     5   3             Totals               36   2   6   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 12,585
Left on Base: Royals 10, Orioles 9
DP: Royals 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Rojas 2
Doubles: Mayberry (25), Otis (19), Brett (22), Singleton (24)
Triples: Otis (5)
Stolen Bases: Otis (32), Grich (8)
Caught Stealing: Patek (5)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (6)
GIDP: Otis (6), Davis (10), Baylor (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              5.2   3   2   0   4   1   0  24   3.26
Bird W(8-4)             4.1   3   0   0   1   4   0  17   3.45
Totals                 10     6   2   0   5   5   0  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7     7   2   2   5   0   0  31   3.75
Miller L(3-3)           3     4   2   2   0   3   0  13   2.29
Totals                 10    11   4   4   5   3   0  44

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Otis tripled to right; Mayberry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton struck out; Blair singled to center;
Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Blair
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); Killebrew walked; Cowens walked
[Killebrew to second]; Martinez forced Cowens (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May lined to shortstop; Baylor flied out to left;
Grich walked; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to center; Rojas walked; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan flied out to center; Belanger popped to
first; Singleton doubled to right; Blair flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry doubled to left; McRae out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Mayberry to third]; Brett grounded out
(second to first); Killebrew walked; Cowens singled [Mayberry
scored, Killebrew to second]; Martinez flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); May walked;
Baylor grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled; Mayberry walked;
McRae forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich flied out to left; Robinson flied out to
center; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to left; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger reached on an error by Rojas; Singleton
singled [Belanger to third]; Blair grounded out (second to
first) [Belanger scored (unearned), Singleton to second]; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); May reached on an error by
Rojas [Singleton scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to second];
Baylor was walked intentionally; Grich walked [May to third,
Baylor to second]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Robinson
forced Grich (shortstop unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Patek
flied out to left; Rojas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Duncan struck out; Belanger popped to shortstop;
Singleton singled to center; Blair singled to center [Singleton
to third, Blair to second (on throw to 3b)]; Davis grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to right; Mayberry singled to right
[Otis to third]; MILLER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); McRae
singled to left [Otis scored, Mayberry to second]; On a bunt
Brett made an out to catcher [Mayberry stayed at second, McRae
stayed at first]; George Brett called for interference when
bunted ball hit his bat on the ground; Killebrew struck out;
Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: May grounded out (third to first); Baylor struck
out; Grich walked; Grich stole second; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 9TH: PINSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Pinson popped to third
in foul territory; Patek flied out to center; Rojas struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: STINSON REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING C ); BUMBRY BATTED
FOR DUNCAN; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); NORTHRUP
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Northrup flied out to left; Singleton
singled to center; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 10TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); NORDBROOK
REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING SS); Otis singled to right; Mayberry
flied out to center; Otis stole second; McRae was called out on
strikes; Brett doubled to right [Otis scored]; Killebrew singled
to left [Brett scored]; WHITE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Cowens grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 10TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Davis was
called out on strikes; May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 2.