Reggie Jackson misjudged a line drive by Lou Piniella with the bases loaded in the first inning and the ball got past the center fielder for a triple to start the Royals off to a 7-5 victory over the Athletics. Piniella, after reaching third, scored on a wild pitch. Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 5Game Played on Tuesday, June 23, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 7 0 A's 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Matchick ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .042 Campaneris ss 3 1 0 1 1 1 .266 Rojas 2b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .169 Rudi lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .306 Otis cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .303 Jackson cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .237 Oliver 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .301 Bando 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .284 Keough rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .323 Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Piniella lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .301 Mincher 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .245 Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .223 Duncan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Tartabull pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Drago p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .063 Donaldson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Dobson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lachemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hovley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Driscoll ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Totals 34 7 7 6 4 4 Totals 33 5 9 5 2 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 5,273 Left on Base: Royals 4, A's 6 DP: Royals 1, A's 0 Triples: Piniella (1) Home Runs: Rojas (1), Rudi (7), Jackson (10) Sacrifice Flies: Mincher (6), Campaneris (2) GIDP: Alou (6) Hit by Pitch: Driscoll (1,by Johnson) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago W(6-4) 8 7 4 4 2 5 2 32 3.92 Johnson SV(2) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 3.26 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 5 2 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(6-7) 4.1 7 7 7 3 3 1 23 4.54 Lachemann 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.57 Roland 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 2.84 Lindblad 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.23 Totals 9 7 7 7 4 4 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Johnson (5) Wild Pitches: Dobson (4) Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Emmett Ashford ROYALS 1ST: Matchick grounded out (second to first); Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis singled to left; Oliver singled to right [Otis to second]; Keough walked [Otis to third, Oliver to second]; Piniella tripled [Otis scored, Oliver scored, Keough scored]; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Piniella scored]; Kirkpatrick walked; Schaal flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to second; On a bunt Rudi popped to third in foul territory; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Drago struck out; Matchick flied out to center; Rojas homered; Otis grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Alou singled to right [Bando to third]; Mincher hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bando scored]; Duncan made an out to second; Donaldson forced Alou (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 1. ROYALS 3RD: Oliver flied out to center; Keough grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson grounded out (third to first); Campaneris walked; Rudi homered [Campaneris scored]; Jackson made an out to first; Bando grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 3. ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick lined to pitcher; Schaal made an out to shortstop; Drago struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou made an out to second; Mincher struck out; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 3. ROYALS 5TH: Matchick flied out to left; Rojas singled; Otis singled [Rojas to second]; Oliver walked [Rojas to third, Otis to second]; Keough singled [Rojas scored, Otis scored, Oliver to second]; LACHEMANN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Piniella made an out to shortstop; Kirkpatrick lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Donaldson flied out to center; DAVIS BATTED FOR LACHEMANN; Davis grounded out (second to first); Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ROYALS 6TH: ROLAND REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Schaal made an out to shortstop; Drago struck out; Matchick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to left; Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando singled to left [Rudi to second]; Alou grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas flied out to center; Otis grounded out (third to first); Oliver walked; Keough flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Mincher made an out to second; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Donaldson singled to center; HOVLEY BATTED FOR ROLAND; Hovley singled to center [Donaldson to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ROYALS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson homered; Bando was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 4. ROYALS 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR DRAGO; Kelly flied out to center; Matchick flied out to center; Rojas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan singled; TARTABULL RAN FOR DUNCAN; Donaldson singled [Tartabull to second]; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Driscoll was hit by a pitch [Tartabull to third, Donaldson to second]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to left [Tartabull scored]; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 5. |
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