Blue Moon Odom yielded only two hits in his first complete game since coming off the disabled list August 4 and smashed a homer as the Athletics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Royals, 7-1. Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace also homered for the A's, while Bill Sorrell accounted for the Royals' run with a circuit clout in the second inning.

Jackson tied the score at 1-1 with a single in the fourth and Odom broke the deadlock with his round-tripper in the fifth. Jackson hit his homer in the sixth and Tenace connected with two men on base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1970 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0
A's          0  0  0    1  2  1    0  3  x  -   7 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Spriggs rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .247      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Monday cf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .291
Kirkpatrick c         1   0   0   0     3   0   .240      Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .299
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .255        Hovley lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Sorrell 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Jackson rf            3   2   2   2     1   0   .229
Severson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Tenace c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .368
Bunker p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .045      Green 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .182
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Odom p                3   1   1   1     1   1   .256
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monteagudo p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   2   1     7   4             Totals               32   7  10   7     6   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  8,245
Left on Base: Royals 7, A's 8
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Doubles: Piniella (21), Monday (19), Rudi (18)
Home Runs: Sorrell (4), Odom (3), Jackson (18), Tenace (5)
Stolen Bases: Spriggs (2), Monday (17)
Caught Stealing: Kirkpatrick (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (3)
GIDP: Green (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunker L(1-9)           6     8   4   4   1   5   2  26   5.02
Wright                  1.1   2   3   3   3   1   1   9   5.33
Monteagudo              0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   1.99
Totals                  8    10   7   7   6   6   3  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(8-5)             9     2   1   1   7   4   1  35   4.09
Totals                  9     2   1   1   7   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ROYALS 1ST: Spriggs walked; Spriggs stole second; Otis flied out
to right; Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver made an out to shortstop;
Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to first; Monday flied out
to left; Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Sorrell
homered; Severson lined to first; Bunker walked; Spriggs flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher lined to first; Bando was called out on
strikes; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis struck out; Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver struck
out while Kirkpatrick was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace singled to left; Green grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at
second]; Odom struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella flied out to left; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sorrell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Monday
doubled to left; Rudi lined to left; Mincher walked; Bando
singled to left [Mincher to second, Monday to third]; Jackson
singled to right [Bando to second, Mincher to third, Monday
scored]; Tenace flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Severson walked; Bunker forced Severson (pitcher to
shortstop); Spriggs grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bunker to
second]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green struck out; Odom homered; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday singled to left;
Monday stole second; Rudi doubled to left [Monday scored];
Mincher struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver forced Kirkpatrick
(shortstop to second); Piniella forced Oliver (second to first
to shortstop to first to second to shortstop); Rojas walked
[Piniella to second]; Sorrell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
homered; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Green was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Severson grounded out (third to first); KELLY BATTED
FOR BUNKER; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Spriggs
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WRIGHT REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Odom walked;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Odom to
second]; Monday was called out on strikes; Rudi lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 8TH: HOVLEY REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); Otis flied out to
center; Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mincher made an out to shortstop; Bando walked;
Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Tenace homered [Bando scored,
Jackson scored]; Green singled to right; MONTEAGUDO REPLACED
WRIGHT (PITCHING); Odom popped to third in foul territory;
Campaneris walked [Green to second]; Monday walked [Green to
third, Campaneris to second]; Hovley lined to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella doubled to left; Rojas flied out to center;
Sorrell grounded out (second to first); Severson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 7.