Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Gura
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Gura
  
  Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Gura
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Gura
  
  Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Gura
  
  There goes Brett. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mayberry vs. Gura
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Splittorff
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Splittorff
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Splittorff
  
  White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Gura
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Gura
  
  Cowens hits a popup towards first. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Gura
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Gura
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Killebrew moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Gura
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Gura
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Splittorff
  
  Munson strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Splittorff
  
  Nettles strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dempsey vs. Splittorff
  
  Dempsey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piniella vs. Splittorff
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Gura
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Gura
  
  Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Gura
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Brett moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McRae vs. Gura
  
  McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. McRae reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Mayberry scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cowens vs. Gura
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to home. White throws the ball in to Dempsey who tags McRae, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Killebrew vs. Martinez
  
  Tippy Martinez now pitching.
  
  Martinez spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Martinez. Cowens moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Killebrew vs. Martinez
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Splittorff
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stanley vs. Splittorff
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. Splittorff
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alomar vs. Splittorff
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Martinez
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Martinez
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Martinez
  
  Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Splittorff
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Splittorff
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Splittorff
  
  Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Martinez
  
  Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Martinez
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mayberry vs. Martinez
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McRae vs. Martinez
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Martinez
  
  Cowens takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Killebrew vs. Martinez
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Martinez vs. Guidry
  
  Ron Guidry now pitching.
  
  Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dempsey vs. Splittorff
  
  Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Splittorff
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Splittorff
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Guidry
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Guidry
  
  Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Guidry
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Otis reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Guidry
  
  Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to Stanley who tags Brett trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Otis scores. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Guidry
  
  Mayberry strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Splittorff
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Splittorff
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alomar vs. Splittorff
  
  Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Splittorff
  
  White hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Munson vs. Splittorff
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Guidry
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Guidry
  
  Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Guidry
  
  Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Splittorff
  
  Nettles hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dempsey vs. Splittorff
  
  Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Splittorff
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Sawyer
  
  Ed Brinkman now playing third base. Rick Sawyer now pitching.
  
  Martinez hits a popup towards third. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Sawyer
  
  White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Sawyer
  
  Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Sawyer
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley throws to second for one, and Alomar throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. White scores. Otis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Sawyer
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Splittorff
  
  Jim Wohlford now playing left field.
  
  Williams is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Splittorff
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Splittorff
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alomar vs. Splittorff
  
  Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Sawyer
  
  Rick Bladt now playing center field.
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bladt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Sawyer
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Sawyer
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Splittorff
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Splittorff
  
  Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Splittorff
  
  Chris Chambliss pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/31/1975 -- Kansas City at New York (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           5  0  2  0   Bonds B, cf           4  0  1  0   
Otis A, cf            4  2  1  1   Bladt R, cf           0  0  0  0   
Brett G, 3b           5  1  3  1   Alomar S, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        5  1  1  0   White R, lf           4  0  0  0   
McRae H, lf           4  0  2  3   Munson T, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Wohlford J, lf        1  0  1  0   Nettles G, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Cowens A, rf          4  0  1  0   Brinkman E, 3b        0  0  0  0   
Killebrew H, dh       3  1  1  0   Chambliss C, ph       1  0  0  0   
Martinez B, c         4  0  1  0   Dempsey R, c          2  0  1  0   
White F, 2b           3  2  2  1   Piniella L, rf        3  0  0  0   
                                   Williams W, dh        3  0  1  0   
                                   Stanley F, ss         3  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 15  6                        31  0  5  0

Kansas City      012 012 010 --  7
New York         000 000 000 --  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W)      9.0  5  0  0  1  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gura L (L)            2.2  9  3  3  0  0
Martinez T            2.0  1  1  1  3  0
Guidry R              2.1  2  2  2  1  2
Sawyer R              2.0  3  1  0  0  0

E -- Martinez T, Alomar S
DP -- Kansas City 1, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, New York 5
2B -- Dempsey R, Mayberry J, McRae H, Williams W, Otis A, Bonds B
SB -- Brett G
CS -- Patek F
T -- 2:22
A -- 15563

    

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