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Mike Epstein smashed a three-run homer and Ollie Brown doubled for his first A. L. hit to mark the Athletics' 8-5 victory over the Royals. Bert Campanerls walked, stole two bases and scored on a single by Reggie Jackson in the first inning. Then, after a walk to Sal Bando, Epstein hit his homer. Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 5Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal StadiumA's 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 8 12 1
Royals 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 - 5 14 3
A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Campaneris ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .219 Patek ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 .269
Rudi lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .310 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .255
Jackson rf 5 1 1 1 0 3 .235 Scheinblum rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Bando 3b 4 1 3 2 1 0 .253 Piniella lf 5 2 3 3 0 0 .354
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .250 Kirkpatrick c 4 0 3 1 1 0 .358
Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .220
O. Brown cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .179 Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .198
Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Knoop 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .364
Clark 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Keough ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Odom pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Hansen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
L. Brown 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Fitzmorris p 2 1 2 0 0 0 .375
Segui p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Horlen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hovley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Mangual ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 39 8 12 8 1 6 Totals 39 5 14 5 4 5
Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 9,559
Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 11
DP: A's 3, Royals 2
Errors: Jackson, Mayberry, Schaal, Knoop
Doubles: O. Brown (1), Clark (2), Bando 2 (5), Schaal (5), Patek (5), Kirkpatrick (2)
Home Runs: Epstein (3), Piniella (4)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (7), Piniella (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (4)
GIDP: Campaneris (5), L. Brown (4), Scheinblum (1)
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Segui 4 7 3 3 2 0 1 19 3.00
Horlen 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 4.32
Fingers W(2-1) 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 18 2.91
Totals 9 14 5 4 4 5 1 43
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Fitzmorris L(0-3) 5.1 8 6 6 1 4 1 26 3.29
Murphy 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.38
Rooker 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.53
Burgmeier 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 6 1.32
Totals 9 12 8 6 1 6 1 41
Wild Pitches: Horlen (1)
Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel
ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole
second; Campaneris stole third; Rudi struck out; Jackson singled
[Campaneris scored]; Bando walked [Jackson to second]; Epstein
homered [Jackson scored, Bando scored]; O. Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first);
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Otis walked; Scheinblum
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; Segui
struck out; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Kirkpatrick walked;
Mayberry forced Kirkpatrick (first to shortstop); Schaal forced
Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi singled to shortstop; Jackson reached on a
fielder's choice [Rudi to second (error by Knoop; assist by
Patek)]; Bando popped to first; Epstein was called out on
strikes; O. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Knoop grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Fitzmorris singled to third; On a bunt Patek singled to pitcher
[Fitzmorris to second]; Otis made an out to second; Scheinblum
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Clark
grounded out (third to first); Segui grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Piniella homered; Kirkpatrick singled to right;
Mayberry flied out to center; Schaal doubled [Kirkpatrick to
third]; Knoop hit into a double play (right to catcher)
[Kirkpatrick out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4,
Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi singled to center; Jackson struck out; Bando singled to
right [Rudi to third]; Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Fitzmorris singled to right; Patek doubled to left
[Fitzmorris to third]; HORLEN REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Otis
grounded out (third to first); Scheinblum struck out; Piniella
singled to center [Fitzmorris scored, Patek scored]; Piniella
stole second; Kirkpatrick doubled to center [Piniella scored];
Mayberry was walked intentionally; Horlen threw a wild pitch
[Kirkpatrick to third, Mayberry to second]; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals
4.
ATHLETICS 6TH: O. Brown doubled to left; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Clark doubled to left [O. Brown scored]; ODOM
RAN FOR CLARK; MANGUAL BATTED FOR HORLEN; MURPHY REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Mangual singled to left [Odom scored];
Campaneris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mangual out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
6, Royals 4.
ROYALS 6TH: L. BROWN REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 2B); FINGERS
REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Knoop singled to center; HOVLEY
BATTED FOR MURPHY; Hovley struck out; Patek was called out on
strikes; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 7TH: ROOKER REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Rudi grounded
out (second to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando
doubled to center; Epstein popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
ROYALS 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Scheinblum
grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella singled to right;
Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Mayberry made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 8TH: O. Brown singled to third; Duncan lined to
center; L. Brown grounded into a double play (second to first)
[O. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6,
Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: Schaal walked; KEOUGH BATTED FOR KNOOP; Keough
reached on an error by Jackson [Schaal to second]; ROJAS BATTED
FOR ROOKER; On a bunt Rojas struck out; Patek struck out; Otis
singled [Schaal scored (unearned), Keough to third]; Scheinblum
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 6, Royals 5.
ATHLETICS 9TH: HANSEN REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING 2B); BURGMEIER
REPLACED ROJAS (PITCHING); Fingers reached on an error by
Schaal; Campaneris reached on an error by Mayberry on a
sacrifice bunt [Fingers to second]; On a bunt Rudi forced
Fingers (pitcher to third) [Campaneris to second]; Jackson
struck out; Bando doubled [Campaneris scored (unearned), Rudi
scored (unearned)]; Hegan grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 5.
ROYALS 9TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kirkpatrick singled; Mayberry singled to right [Kirkpatrick to
second]; Schaal lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8,
Royals 5.
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