Hal McRae and George Brett figured in the scoring of four runs as the Royals ended their three-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 5-2. McRae homered in the first inning and batted in another run with a grounder in the fifth. Brett tripled a run across in the fourth and scored himself when George Hendrick made a bad throw home after catching a short fly ball by Al Cowens. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    24, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Royals       1  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Patek ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .239
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Pinson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .223
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      McRae dh              3   1   1   2     1   0   .304
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .285
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Gamble lf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .253      Cowens cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Wohlford rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .172      Stinson c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .298
Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .228      White 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .217
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   4             Totals               33   5  10   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  9,475
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 7
DP: Indians 0, Royals 1
Errors: Hendrick
Doubles: Manning (11), Duffy (17), Brohamer (5), Patek (12), Cowens (9), Stinson (9)
Triples: Brett (10)
Home Runs: McRae (5)
Stolen Bases: Gamble (8), White (5)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (4)
GIDP: Bell (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(6-5)         4     6   5   5   2   1   1  20   4.63
Hood                    4     4   0   0   1   0   0  16   4.80
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   1   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(13-10)     7.2   7   2   2   2   3   0  31   3.85
Bird SV(10)             1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.48
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (8)
Balks: Hood (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Brohamer struck out;
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
flied out to left; McRae homered; Mayberry walked; Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled; Carty grounded out (third to first)
[Powell to second]; Gamble walked; Bell flied out to left; Ashby
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled; White flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied out to left; Manning doubled; Brohamer
grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to right; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell flied out to center; Carty flied out to
left; Gamble walked; Gamble stole second; Fitzmorris threw a
wild pitch [Gamble to third]; Bell singled [Gamble scored];
Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled; Brett tripled [Mayberry scored];
Cowens flied out to right [Brett scored (error by Hendrick) (no
RBI)]; George Brett, who was not running, scored when George
Hendrick threw the ball over Alan Ashby's head; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy doubled; Manning struck out; Brohamer doubled
[Duffy scored]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Brohamer to third]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White walked; White stole second; Patek singled
[White to third]; Pinson singled [White scored, Patek to third];
HOOD REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); McRae forced Pinson
(shortstop to second) [Patek scored]; Mayberry flied out to
center; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Gamble
singled; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals
5.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens singled; Hood balked [Cowens to second];
Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens to third];
Stinson made an out to second; White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek doubled; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Patek to third]; McRae was walked intentionally;
Mayberry flied out to right; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick
singled; Powell flied out to center; BIRD REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Carty struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens doubled; Wohlford flied out to right [Cowens
to third]; Cowens was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted);
Stinson doubled; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (second to first); Ashby walked; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 5.