New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 16, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1975 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 1 3 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
White lf 3 0 1 0
Munson c 4 1 2 2
Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Piniella rf 4 0 1 0
Herrmann dh 3 0 0 0
  Dempsey ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason ss 0 0 0 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 3 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 3 0
Solaita dh 1 0 0 1
  Wohlford ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 2 2 0
Martinez c 3 0 2 2
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 12 4
New York 000 010 1103100
Kansas City 020 110 00x4121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (11-13) 4.2 11 4 4 1 1
  Guidry   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Tidrow   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Briles  W (6-5) 4.2 8 3 3 1 4
  Bird   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  McClure  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–Martinez (8).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Bonds (18,off Busby); White (24,off Briles); Nettles (17,off Briles), Kansas City Martinez (7,off Medich).  3B–Kansas City Brett 2 (9,off Medich,off Tidrow); Cowens (2,off Medich); Martinez (2,off Medich).  HR–New York Munson (9,7th inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Mayberry (28,5th inning off Medich 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rojas (4,off Medich).  SF–Solaita (1,off Medich).  IBB–Mayberry (12,by Medich).  SB–Alomar (15,2nd base off Briles/Martinez); Bonds (27,2nd base off Briles/Martinez); Otis (33,2nd base off Medich/Munson); Cowens (6,2nd base off Medich/Munson); Patek (26,2nd base off Medich/Munson).  CS–Rojas (3,2nd base by Medich/Munson); Brett (7,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).  IBB–Medich (4,Mayberry).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:46.  A–32,913.
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