Buck Martinez drove in two runs with a double and single and John Mayberry hit his 28th home run for a club record as the Royals edged the Yankees, 4-3. The Royals scored twice in the second inning on a triple by George Brett, sacrifice fly by Tony Solaita and triples by Al Cowens and Martinez.

In the fourth, Cowens singled, stole second and scored on Martinez' double. Mayberry hit a solo shot in the fifth. Nelson Briles gained the victory in relief of Steve Busby, who departed in the third after being hit on the right elbow by Fred Stanley's line drive. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 3 10 0 Royals 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 x - 4 12 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .264 Patek ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .241 Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 White lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .290 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Munson c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .322 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .288 Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 McRae lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .291 Brett 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .292 Piniella rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Solaita dh 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268 Herrmann dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Wohlford ph,dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Dempsey ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Cowens rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .253 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Martinez c 3 0 2 2 1 0 .247 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 10 3 1 5 Totals 31 4 12 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 32,913 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 8 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 2 Errors: Martinez Doubles: Bonds (18), White (24), Nettles (17), Martinez (7) Triples: Brett 2 (9), Cowens (2), Martinez (2) Home Runs: Munson (9), Mayberry (28) Stolen Bases: Alomar (15), Bonds (27), Otis (33), Cowens (6), Patek (26) Caught Stealing: Rojas (3), Brett (7) Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (4) Sacrifice Flies: Solaita (1) GIDP: Piniella (11), Herrmann (6) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(11-13) 4.2 11 4 4 1 1 1 24 3.61 Guidry 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0.00 Tidrow 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.12 Totals 8 12 4 4 3 3 1 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.75 Briles W(6-5) 4.2 8 3 3 1 4 1 21 4.27 Bird 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.50 McClure SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 5 1 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro YANKEES 1ST: Bonds doubled to left; Bonds was picked off second (pitcher to second); Alomar popped to third in foul territory; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Rojas forced Patek (second to shortstop); Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Brett tripled to right; Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored]; Cowens tripled to right; Martinez tripled to center [Cowens scored, Martinez out at home (center to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 3RD: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann lined to center; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Line drive struck Steve Busby on right elbow; taken to hospital; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to second]; Otis lined to right [Patek to third]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 4TH: BRILES REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (second to first); White doubled to right; Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Solaita struck out; Cowens singled to right; Cowens stole second; Martinez doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek singled to center [Martinez to third]; Patek stole second; Rojas lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles doubled to right; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles scored]; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry homered; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to right; GUIDRY REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. YANKEES 6TH: Stanley flied out to left; Bonds singled to center; Alomar forced Bonds (second to shortstop); Alomar stole second [Alomar to third (error by Martinez)]; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Wohlford walked; Cowens struck out; Martinez walked [Wohlford to second]; TIDROW REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Patek forced Martinez (shortstop to second) [Wohlford to third]; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. YANKEES 7TH: Munson homered; Nettles singled to right; Chambliss was called out on strikes; Piniella singled to right [Nettles to third]; Herrmann grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Otis struck out; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 4. YANKEES 8TH: WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Williams was called out on strikes; Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; BIRD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); White walked (walk was charged to Briles); Munson singled to center [Bonds scored, White to third]; MCCLURE REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: MASON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); Brett tripled; Wohlford popped to shortstop; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Piniella struck out; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Dempsey popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4.

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