With five extra-base hits powering their early attack, the Athletics defeated the Royals, 6-4, to disappoint a Kansas City opening-day crowd of 18,127. Sal Bando and Don Mincher hit homers, Bert Campaneris tripled and Rick Monday rapped a triple and double, all off Wally Bunker in the first five innings. Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Tuesday, April 7, 1970 (Day game) at Municipal StadiumA's 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 1 Royals 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Kelly rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 Monday cf 3 2 2 1 2 1 .667 Fiore 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Alou lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 Otis cf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .500 Jackson rf 4 0 1 1 1 2 .250 Oliver 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Bando 3b 5 1 1 2 0 2 .200 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Mincher 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .500 Alcaraz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Green 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Fernandez c 2 0 0 0 2 2 .000 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Odom p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bunker p 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Spriggs ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 10 6 6 11 Totals 32 4 7 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 18,127 Left on Base: A's 10, Royals 4 DP: A's 1, Royals 0 Errors: Monday Doubles: Monday (1), Alou (1) Triples: Campaneris (1), Monday (1), Oliver (1) Home Runs: Bando (1), Mincher (1) Stolen Bases: Jackson (1) Caught Stealing: Piniella (1) GIDP: Oliver (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom W(1-0) 5 6 4 3 3 3 0 23 5.40 Fingers SV(1) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 Totals 9 7 4 3 3 4 0 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bunker L(0-1) 5 9 6 6 3 8 2 27 10.80 Rooker 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 0.00 Drabowsky 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 0.00 Totals 9 10 6 6 6 11 2 43 Passed Balls: Rodriguez 2 (2) Wild Pitches: Odom 2 (2) Balks: Bunker (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris tripled to left; Monday doubled to left [Campaneris scored]; Alou made an out to second; Jackson flied out to right; Bando grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Kelly singled to center [Kelly to second (error by Monday)]; Fiore grounded out (second to first) [Kelly to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelly scored (unearned)]; Oliver singled to left; Piniella made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher singled to right; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Mincher to second]; Green flied out to left; Fernandez struck out; Odom struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Alcaraz grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; Monday tripled to right; Alou singled to left [Monday scored]; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Alou to second]; Jackson struck out; Bando homered [Alou scored]; Mincher walked; Green singled to left [Mincher to third]; Fernandez walked [Mincher stayed at third, Green to second]; Odom grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Bunker walked; Kelly singled [Bunker to second]; Odom threw a wild pitch [Bunker to third, Kelly to second]; Fiore was called out on strikes; Otis singled to left [Bunker scored, Kelly scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Otis out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Monday walked; Bunker balked [Monday to second]; Alou made an out to shortstop; Jackson singled [Monday scored]; Jackson stole second; Bando struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Piniella struck out; Alcaraz made an out to shortstop; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Mincher homered; Green struck out; Fernandez struck out; Odom was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); SPRIGGS BATTED FOR BUNKER; Spriggs singled to left; Kelly walked [Spriggs to second]; Fiore popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: ROOKER REPLACED SPRIGGS (PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Alou lined to left; Jackson walked [Monday to second]; Bando grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Oliver tripled to center; Odom threw a wild pitch [Oliver scored]; Piniella walked; FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Piniella was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Alcaraz flied out to left; Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Mincher flied out to left; Green flied out to center; Fernandez walked; Fingers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Rodriguez made an out to second; KEOUGH BATTED FOR ROOKER; Keough flied out to center; Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Monday struck out; Alou doubled to left; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Fiore flied out to center; Otis singled to right; Oliver popped to first in foul territory; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Mincher popped to catcher in foul territory; Green lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: Alcaraz grounded out (second to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Rodriguez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4. |
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