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Homers by Reggie Jackson and Don Mincher, each with a man on base, lifted the Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Royals. Mincher's round-tripper in the eighth inning made amends for a throwing error by the first baseman that allowed the Royals to take a 3-2 lead in the top half of the eighth. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Tuesday, April 21, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 7 0 A's 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 4 7 4 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 3 1 3 0 1 0 .387 Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Monday cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .347 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Pena ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .371 Oliver 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .311 Mincher 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .216 Piniella lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .326 Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Alcaraz 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .143 Green 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Jackson rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 .125 Spriggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Schaal ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Hunter p 2 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Morehead p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 31 3 7 2 2 5 Totals 29 4 7 4 4 3 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 2,635 Left on Base: Royals 4, A's 6 DP: Royals 1, A's 1 Errors: Alou, Pena 2, Mincher Doubles: Piniella (4) Home Runs: Jackson (3), Mincher (4) Stolen Bases: Kelly (5), Johnson (2), Jackson (4) Caught Stealing: Kelly (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kirkpatrick (1), Pena (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morehead 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 24 2.81 Rooker L(1-1) 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 1 7 5.23 Drabowsky 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.93 Totals 8 7 4 4 4 3 2 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(3-1) 9 7 3 1 2 5 0 34 1.16 Totals 9 7 3 1 2 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Red Flaherty ROYALS 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kirkpatrick struck out; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou singled to right; Monday forced Alou (shortstop to second); Pena grounded out (second to first) [Monday to second]; Mincher grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Piniella singled to left [Piniella to second (error by Alou)]; Alcaraz singled to left [Piniella scored (unearned), Alcaraz out at third (left to second to first to third)]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Green walked; Jackson homered [Green scored]; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Hunter singled to right; Alou singled to left [Hunter to second]; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ROYALS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Morehead lined to center; Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Pena flied out to right; Mincher singled to right; Johnson forced Mincher (shortstop to second); Johnson stole second; Green grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ROYALS 4TH: Otis reached on an error by Pena; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Otis to second]; Piniella flied out to right; Alcaraz flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Duncan hit into a double play (center to third) [Jackson out at third]; Hunter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ROYALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Morehead grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Alou made an out to shortstop; Monday popped to third in foul territory; Pena struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ROYALS 6TH: Kelly singled to right; Kirkpatrick hit into a double play (first to pitcher) [Kelly out at second]; Otis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Mincher flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Green grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ROYALS 7TH: Oliver walked; Piniella doubled to right [Oliver scored]; Alcaraz flied out to center; SPRIGGS BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Spriggs struck out; Rodriguez reached on an error by Pena [Piniella to third]; KEOUGH BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Keough struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: ROOKER REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); SCHAAL REPLACED SPRIGGS (PLAYING SS); Jackson struck out; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunter walked; Alou forced Hunter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ROYALS 8TH: Kelly singled to right; Kirkpatrick out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kelly to second]; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Kelly scored (error by Mincher) (unearned)]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Monday walked; Pena out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Monday to second]; Mincher homered [Monday scored]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Johnson made an out to first; Green singled to right; Jackson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 4. ROYALS 9TH: Piniella flied out to center; Alcaraz popped to third in foul territory; Schaal singled to left [Schaal out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 4. |
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