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Sunday September 13, 1970
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Kansas City Royals 8, Oakland Athletics 7 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 13, 1970 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

A's          0  7  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  2
Royals       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   8 14  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         6   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Kelly rf              4   2   3   0     2   0   .236
Hovley cf             5   1   1   0     1   1   .243      Otis cf               4   2   0   1     1   1   .285
Alou lf               6   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Oliver 1b             6   1   2   1     0   0   .262
Davis 1b              5   1   2   2     1   1   .289      Piniella lf           6   0   3   4     0   1   .303
Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     2   2   .266      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   1     1   2   .265
Jackson rf            4   1   3   1     2   1   .245      Rodriguez c           5   0   2   0     1   0   .245
Tenace c              6   1   2   1     0   3   .296      Matchick 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Green 2b              6   1   1   1     0   0   .190        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Hunter p              3   1   0   1     0   1   .181        Hernandez ss        2   1   1   0     0   1   .235
  Lindblad p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Severson ss,2b        6   1   1   0     0   1   .257
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .086      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Donaldson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Morehead p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .176
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Spriggs ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Driscoll ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .139        Monteagudo p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lachemann p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .173
                                                            Abernathy p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   1     0   0   .245

Totals               47   7  11   7     8   9             Totals               46   8  14   8     6   8

Time of Game: 3:55   Attendance:  9,824
Left on Base: A's 12, Royals 12
DP: A's 2, Royals 0
Errors: Bando, Jackson, Rodriguez
Doubles: Green (7), Alou (24), Piniella (23), Severson (10)
Stolen Bases: Jackson 2 (24), Campaneris (37), Otis (28)
Caught Stealing: Bando (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Schaal (2), Otis (5)
GIDP: Matchick (7), Otis (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  6.2  11   4   4   4   6   0  33   3.78
Lindblad                0.1   0   3   0   2   0   0   4   3.04
Fingers                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.74
Locker                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.05
Lachemann L(3-3)        0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.89
Totals                 11.1  14   8   5   6   8   0  54

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              1     4   5   5   1   0   0   8   4.85
Morehead                5     4   2   2   1   4   0  20   3.55
Monteagudo              2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.82
Abernathy W(8-3)        4     2   0   0   5   3   0  19   2.48
Totals                 12    11   7   7   8   9   0  55

Wild Pitches: Morehead (7)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Hovley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Otis forced Kelly
(shortstop to second); Otis stole second; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); Piniella doubled to center [Otis scored];
Schaal struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis singled; Bando walked [Davis to second];
Jackson singled to right [Bando to third, Davis scored]; Tenace
singled [Jackson to second, Bando scored]; Green doubled to left
[Tenace to third, Jackson scored]; MOREHEAD REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Hunter reached on an error by Rodriguez [Green
stayed at second, Tenace scored]; Campaneris made an out to
second; Morehead threw a wild pitch [Hunter to second, Green to
third]; Hovley was walked intentionally; Alou grounded out
(third to first) [Hovley to second, Hunter to third, Green
scored]; Davis singled to right [Hovley scored, Hunter scored,
Davis to second (on throw to home)]; Bando struck out; 7 R, 5 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Rodriguez singled to left; Matchick grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Rodriguez out at second];
Severson doubled to left; Morehead struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson singled to right; Tenace singled to left
[Jackson to second]; Green flied out to center; Hunter struck
out; Campaneris forced Tenace (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Kelly singled to right [Kelly to third (error by
Jackson)]; Otis walked; Oliver singled to center [Otis to
second, Kelly scored]; Piniella singled to center [Oliver to
third, Otis scored]; Schaal hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Oliver scored]; Rodriguez forced Piniella (shortstop to
second); Matchick flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Hovley struck out; Alou grounded out (second to
first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Severson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Morehead singled to left; Kelly singled to left [Morehead to
second]; Otis struck out; Oliver forced Kelly (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left; Bando was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Jackson struck out; Tenace made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella made an out to first; Schaal walked;
Rodriguez singled to left [Schaal to second]; Matchick flied out
to right; Severson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green made an out to third; Hunter grounded out
(third to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: SPRIGGS BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Spriggs struck out;
Kelly walked; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MONTEAGUDO REPLACED SPRIGGS (PITCHING); Hovley
made an out to third; Alou doubled to right; Davis made an out
to second; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Oliver singled to left; Piniella struck out; Schaal
was called out on strikes; Rodriguez walked [Oliver to second];
ROJAS BATTED FOR MATCHICK; LINDBLAD REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING);
Rojas forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING SS); SEVERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jackson walked; Tenace struck
out; Green made an out to shortstop; Lindblad flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Severson reached on an error by Bando [Severson to
second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MONTEAGUDO; Taylor walked; Kelly
walked [Severson to third, Taylor to second]; FINGERS REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Severson scored (unearned)]; Oliver grounded out (third to
first) [Kelly to second, Taylor to third]; Piniella singled to
left [Kelly scored (unearned), Taylor scored (unearned)]; Schaal
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley singled to right; Alou
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hovley to second]; Davis
walked; Bando made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
struck out; Severson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Tenace
struck out; Green grounded out (shortstop to first); DONALDSON
BATTED FOR FINGERS; Donaldson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 10TH: LOCKER REPLACED DONALDSON (PITCHING); Abernathy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (second to
first); Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second;
Hovley made an out to pitcher; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted) [Campaneris to third]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 11TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Schaal grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Bando walked; Jackson singled to right [Bando to
third]; Jackson stole second; Tenace struck out; Green popped to
first in foul territory; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR LOCKER; Driscoll
walked; Campaneris forced Driscoll (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 12TH: LACHEMANN REPLACED DRISCOLL (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to left;
Severson reached on a fielder's choice [Hernandez to second];
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Severson to third, Hernandez scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 8.



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