The Royals, after collecting 18 hits and breezing to a 10-2 victory, exploded for five runs in the third inning and beat the Angels again, 7-2, to sweep a twi-night doubleheader. In the opener, the Royals jumped on Bill Singer for five straight singles by Jim Wohlford, Cookie Rojas, George Brett, John Mayberry and Al Cowens to score three runs in the first inning and that was more than enough for Dennis Leonard. The Royals' later scoring included two RBIs by Amos Otis with a pair of doubles and three RBIs by Bob Stinson on a sacrifice fly and single. The Royals' 18 hits represented their season high.

In the nightcap, the Royals salted away the verdict for Al Fitzmorris with five runs in the third on a walk to Stinson, singles by Frank White, Wohlford, Rojas and Brett and a double by Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  1
Royals       3  0  1    1  0  0    2  3  x  -  10 18  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   1   3   0     1   0   .274      Wohlford rf,lf        4   2   3   1     1   1   .256
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .292      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .253
Bochte dh             5   0   1   2     0   2   .288        Patek ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Garrett rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Brett 3b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .299
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .300
Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Cowens cf,rf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .281
Etchebarren c         4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Solaita dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Miley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .195        Scott pr,dh         1   2   0   0     0   0   .000
Meoli 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .212      Quirk lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Otis cf             2   2   2   2     0   0   .248
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             4   0   1   3     0   1   .260
  Hockenbery p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White ss,2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .233
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     5   7             Totals               42  10  18  10     2   4

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 11
DP: Angels 0, Royals 2
Errors: Miley, Patek
Doubles: Wohlford (9), Mayberry (35), Solaita (9), Otis 2 (24), Brett (28)
Triples: White (1)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (65), Cowens (11)
Caught Stealing: Collins (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (2)
GIDP: Etchebarren (2), Bochte (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(7-15)          3    10   5   5   1   2   0  20   4.98
Monge                   4.1   6   3   2   1   2   0  20   4.15
Hockenbery              0.2   2   2   0   0   0   0   5   5.26
Totals                  8    18  10   7   2   4   0  45

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(13-6)         9     9   2   2   5   7   0  39   3.58
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   7   0  39

Wild Pitches: Monge 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Collins was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Rivers walked; Rivers stole
second; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; Garrett was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to center; Rojas singled to center
[Wohlford to second]; Brett singled to center [Wohlford scored,
Rojas to second]; Mayberry singled to center [Rojas scored,
Brett to second]; Cowens singled to right [Brett scored,
Mayberry to second]; Solaita flied out to center; Quirk popped
to second; Stinson forced Cowens (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk walked; Briggs struck out; Etchebarren singled
to center [Chalk to second]; Miley flied out to right; Meoli
forced Etchebarren (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
walked; Rojas flied out to left; Brett singled to right
[Wohlford to third]; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Collins lined to center; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens singled to left; Cowens stole second; Solaita
was called out on strikes; Quirk singled to right [Cowens to
third]; Stinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored];
White was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Garrett singled to right; Chalk forced Garrett
(shortstop to second); Briggs forced Chalk (second to
shortstop); Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford doubled to left; Rojas singled to right
[Wohlford scored]; MONGE REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Brett
forced Rojas (second to shortstop); Debut game for Sid
Monge; Monge threw a wild pitch [Brett to second]; Mayberry
walked; Monge threw a wild pitch [Brett to third, Mayberry to
second]; Cowens popped to second; Solaita lined to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Miley struck out; Meoli walked; Collins walked
[Meoli to second]; Rivers singled to third [Meoli to third,
Collins to second]; Bochte struck out; Garrett grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk flied out to center; Stinson struck out; White
tripled to left; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk flied out to left; Briggs singled to right;
Etchebarren grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Brett lined to
center; Mayberry doubled to right; Cowens flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 7TH: WOHLFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COWENS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OTIS REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING
CF); Miley grounded out (first to pitcher); Meoli walked;
Collins singled to center [Meoli to second]; Rivers grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Meoli to third, Collins to second]; Bochte
singled to center [Meoli scored, Collins scored]; Garrett popped
to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita doubled to left; SCOTT RAN FOR SOLAITA; Otis
doubled to left [Scott scored]; Stinson grounded out (third to
first); White grounded out (third to first) [Otis to third];
Wohlford singled to left [Otis scored]; PATEK BATTED FOR ROJAS;
Patek popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 7.

ANGELS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PATEK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Chalk
grounded out (third to first); Briggs popped to second;
Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals
7.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett doubled to left; Mayberry lined to first;
HOCKENBERY REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (third
to first); Scott reached on an error by Miley [Brett to third];
Otis doubled to right [Brett scored (unearned), Scott to third];
Stinson singled to right [Scott scored (unearned), Otis scored
(unearned)]; White flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Miley reached on an error by Patek; Meoli lined to
second; Collins singled to left [Miley to second]; Rivers
singled to center [Miley to third, Collins to second]; Bochte
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals
10.