Cookie Rojas' sacrifice fly scored pinch-runner Jim Wohlford with the deciding run in the eighth as the Royals edged the Rangers, 2-1, behind the eight-hit hurling of Al Fitzmorris. Tony Solaita's one-out double had driven home the tying run earlier in the inning. Wohlford, running for Solaita, moved to third on Al Cowens' single before Rojas decided the outcome. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Monday, September 22, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  6  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      White 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Smalley 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Pinson rf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Hargrove 1b           3   0   3   0     1   0   .306      Brett 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .313
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Mayberry dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Solaita 1b            3   0   1   1     1   2   .269
Spencer dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Wohlford pr,lf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .249
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Cowens cf,rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Grieve lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Quirk lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .136
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254        Otis cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .228
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Rojas ph,2b         0   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   0     2   4             Totals               28   2   6   2     6   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,180
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 10
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Howell, Quirk 2
Doubles: Hargrove (21), Grieve (17), Smalley (6), Solaita (10)
Caught Stealing: White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stinson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski             7     4   1   1   5   3   0  30   3.30
Foucault L(8-4)         1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.17
Totals                  8     6   2   2   6   3   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(16-11)     9     8   1   0   2   4   0  36   3.50
Totals                  9     8   1   0   2   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Sundberg (11)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Smalley
flied out to center; Hargrove doubled; Burroughs struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White flied out to right; Pinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett walked; Mayberry flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita struck out; Cowens singled to pitcher; Quirk
grounded out (third to first) [Cowens to second]; Patek grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Howell struck out; Sundberg lined to shortstop;
Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson singled to left; Sundberg allowed a passed
ball [Stinson to second]; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pinson struck out; Brett walked; Mayberry popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove
singled to right; Burroughs singled to left [Hargrove to third
(error by Quirk), Burroughs out at second (left to shortstop to
second)]; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita walked; Cowens flied out to center; Quirk
flied out to left; Patek reached on an error by Howell [Solaita
to second]; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to left; Grieve doubled to left
[Grieve scored (error by Quirk) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Howell
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White walked; White was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Pinson flied out to center; Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Smalley doubled
to center; Hargrove walked; Burroughs flied out to center;
Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to right; Solaita was called out on
strikes; Cowens grounded out (third to first) [Mayberry to
second]; Quirk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
flied out to left; Howell singled to second; Sundberg singled to
right [Howell to second]; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; Stinson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Patek to second]; White grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Patek to third]; Pinson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove
singled to right; Burroughs walked [Hargrove to second]; MOATES
RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Spencer popped to second; Harrah flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brett singled to
center; FOUCAULT REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Mayberry
popped to catcher in foul territory; Solaita doubled to right
[Brett scored]; WOHLFORD RAN FOR SOLAITA; Cowens singled to
center [Wohlford to third, Cowens to second (on throw to 3b)];
Quirk was walked intentionally; ROJAS BATTED FOR PATEK; Rojas
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wohlford scored, Cowens to third];
Stinson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 2.

RANGERS 9TH: WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OTIS REPLACED QUIRK
(PLAYING CF); ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Howell flied out to center; CUBBAGE BATTED
FOR SUNDBERG; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 2.