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Ken Holtzman, a winter acquisition from the Cubs, pitched a five-hit shutout as the Athletics swept a twi-night doubleheader from the Royals, 4-0 and 3-1. In Holtzman's victory, the A's scored all their runs in the fourth inning on consecutive singles by Joe Rudi, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Mike Epstein and Bobby Brooks, plus a wild pitch. Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, April 19, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 A's 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Rojas 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Rudi lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Jackson rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .077 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Bando 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Epstein 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Oliver rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Brooks cf 2 0 1 2 2 0 .167 May c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Floyd ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Green 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .583 Hansen ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holtzman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Drago p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scheinblum ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 1 Totals 32 4 9 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:08 Left on Base: Royals 4, A's 6 DP: Royals 1, A's 1 Errors: Oliver Doubles: Rojas (1), Rudi (2) GIDP: Schaal (1), Duncan (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(0-1) 3 6 4 4 1 0 0 15 3.75 Fitzmorris 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00 Abernathy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 2 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(1-0) 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 31 1.06 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 31 Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (1) Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Schaal flied out to center; Rojas singled to center; Otis flied out to center; Piniella forced Rojas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third 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 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to right; Epstein singled to right; Brooks walked [Epstein to second]; Duncan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brooks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: Floyd flied out to center; Drago singled to right; Schaal grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Drago out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Green flied out to right; Holtzman grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas doubled to left; Otis flied out to center; Piniella flied out to center; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled to left; Jackson singled to right [Rudi to third]; Bando singled to center [Rudi scored, Jackson to third]; Epstein singled to right [Jackson scored, Bando to third, Epstein to second (error by Oliver)]; Brooks singled to center [Bando scored, Epstein scored]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Brooks to second]; Duncan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Brooks to third]; Green flied out to center; Holtzman grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ROYALS 5TH: Oliver struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Floyd grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris struck out; Rudi doubled; Jackson struck out; Bando singled to shortstop [Rudi to third]; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ROYALS 6TH: Fitzmorris grounded out (second to first); Schaal grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Green singled to left; Holtzman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to right; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Mayberry singled to second; Oliver forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ROYALS 8TH: May made an out to second; HANSEN BATTED FOR FLOYD; Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Scheinblum singled to left; Schaal forced Scheinblum (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: HANSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ABERNATHY REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PITCHING); Bando grounded out (second to first); Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Brooks walked; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. ROYALS 9TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 4. |
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