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July 5, 1975

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Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .244
OBP .667 .364
At Bats 3 221
Hits 2 54
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 0 21

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

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Royals Stadium - July 5, 1975
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Out
Paul Splittorff
Fran Healy
Tony Solaita
Cookie Rojas
George Brett
Frank White
Jim Wohlford
Al Cowens
Vada Pinson
Brian Downing
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Solaita hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wohlford scores. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wohlford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Wohlford reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Stein now playing second base. White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Jorge Orta pinch hits for Lee Richard. Paul Splittorff now pitching. Bill Stein pinch hits for Jorge Orta. Stein strikes out.
Top 8 Hairston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Melton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. Dent scores.
Top 8 Vada Pinson now playing right field. Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Dent hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Dent reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Healy hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vada Pinson pinch runs for Hal McRae. Solaita hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Henderson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Richard. Richard fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Richard. Wohlford scores. Brett goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Dave Hamilton now pitching. Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Downing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Richard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Frank White now playing shortstop. Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rich Gossage now pitching. Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Rojas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White takes first base on ball four. Healy moves to third. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cowens takes first base on ball four. Healy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Healy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Solaita strikes out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Henderson moves to third.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to White and over to Brett, who tags Johnson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Downing moves to third.
Top 5 Downing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens. Downing reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Richard hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jefferson fires to first and has Cowens trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags Cowens for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hairston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Melton is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.
Bottom 3 Healy strikes out.
Bottom 3 Solaita hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kelly moves to third.
Top 3 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Kelly. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Jefferson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jefferson. Wohlford moves to third.
Bottom 2 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Richard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hairston moves to third.
Top 2 Hairston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Top 2 Melton is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Henderson hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Wohlford fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Wohlford. Henderson moves to third.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Mayberry moves to third. Solaita moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Solaita takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to third. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 1 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to third for the out. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richard misplays the ball. That's an error on Richard. Wohlford moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.