A homer by pinch-hitter Frank Fernandez in the ninth inning gave the Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Sal Bando homered in the fifth for the A's first run. The Royals tied the score with an unearned tally in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, June      22, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Matchick ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .153      Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Jackson cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .300      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .283
Keough rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Schaal 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Donaldson 2b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Morehead p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Green 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .181
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Segui p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fernandez ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .238

Totals               32   1   5   0     1   5             Totals               26   2   6   2     0   1

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  3,815
Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 1
DP: Royals 3, A's 0
Errors: Bando, Donaldson
Doubles: Schaal (6)
Home Runs: Bando (14), Fernandez (9)
Stolen Bases: Kirkpatrick (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Morehead (3), Segui (1)
GIDP: Jackson (4), Segui (1), Bando (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morehead                6     4   1   1   0   1   1  20   3.81
Burgmeier L(1-4)        2     2   1   1   0   0   1   7   3.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   0   1   2  27

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui                   7     5   1   0   1   4   0  27   2.88
Locker W(1-1)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.92
Totals                  9     5   1   0   1   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Matchick grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
struck out; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi singled to left; Jackson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Keough struck out; Piniella made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando was called out on strikes; Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick popped to catcher in foul territory;
Schaal singled to left; Morehead out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Schaal to second]; Matchick flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan flied out to right; Donaldson singled to
center; Segui grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop
to first) [Donaldson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas singled to center; Otis singled to left [Rojas
to second]; Oliver made an out to third; Keough made an out to
shortstop; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Kirkpatrick stole second; Schaal
flied out to right [Kirkpatrick to third]; Morehead made an out
to shortstop; Matchick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando homered; Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mincher made an out to second; Duncan flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied
out to right; Oliver singled to center; Keough flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Donaldson singled to center; Segui out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Donaldson to second];
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
1.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Schaal doubled to
left; KELLY BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Kelly reached on an error by
Donaldson [Schaal scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kelly out at
second (second to shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Jackson
singled; Bando grounded into a double play (third to first to
shortstop) [Jackson out at second]; Alou flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Matchick grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rojas reached on an error by Bando
[Rojas to second]; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mincher flied out to left; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Donaldson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 9TH: GREEN REPLACED DONALDSON (PLAYING 2B); Keough flied
out to right; Piniella flied out to right; Kirkpatrick flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR LOCKER; Fernandez homered; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 2.