Two homers by Dave Duncan and one by Sal Bando accounted for all of the Athletics' runs in a 5-2 victory over the Royals. Bando, who hit 31 homers in 1969, 20 in 1970 and 24 in 1971, whacked his first of the current campaign after a triple by Joe Rudi in the first inning.

Duncan connected with Mike Epstein on base in the fourth and added the final run with a solo swat in the ninth. Richie Scheinblum homered for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
A's          2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Rudi lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .314        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .286
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .236        Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .253        Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .253      Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .243
  Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scheinblum rf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .230
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .345
O. Brown cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .185      Paepke c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Duncan c              3   2   2   3     1   0   .250        Kirkpatrick ph,c    1   0   0   0     0   0   .352
L. Brown 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .230
Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Schaal 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .209
x  Hendrick ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knoop 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .357
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hedlund p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hansen ph,ss        2   0   1   0     0   1   .154

Totals               33   5   8   5     3   5             Totals               37   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 20,625
Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 10
DP: A's 0, Royals 1
Errors: Campaneris, Paepke 2, Hansen
Doubles: Rudi (6), Schaal (6)
Triples: Rudi (3)
Home Runs: Bando (1), Duncan 2 (7), Scheinblum (2)
Stolen Bases: O. Brown (1)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(6-2)         6     4   1   1   1   5   1  23   2.38
Knowles                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   1.64
Locker SV(3)            2.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.79
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   6   1  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund L(0-4)          5     4   4   4   2   3   2  21   3.76
Dal Canton              2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.34
Rooker                  2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   1.83
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   5   3  38

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to shortstop; Rudi
tripled; Jackson struck out; Bando homered [Rudi scored];
Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek made an out to second; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: O. Brown walked; Duncan popped to third in foul
territory; L. Brown grounded out (third to first) [O. Brown to
second]; Holtzman grounded out (first unassisted); Ken
Holtzman was knocked down and stunned in collision with John
Mayberry; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to center; Paepke grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry singled to center; Schaal struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Knoop lined to second; Hedlund flied out to right;
Patek singled to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando lined to shortstop (shortstop to first);
Epstein walked; O. Brown made an out to second; Duncan homered
[Epstein scored]; L. Brown made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); Piniella
flied out to center; Paepke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi doubled; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Schaal doubled
to center; Knoop grounded out (shortstop to first); MAY BATTED
FOR HEDLUND; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein struck out (catcher
to first); O. Brown singled; O. Brown stole second [O. Brown to
third (error by Paepke)]; Duncan walked; L. Brown popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis was
called out on strikes; Scheinblum homered; Piniella walked;
Paepke forced Piniella (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HENDRICK BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Hendrick reached on
catcher's interference by Paepke; Campaneris out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hendrick to second]; Hendrick was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals
1.

ROYALS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Mayberry
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Schaal singled to left;
Knoop walked [Schaal to second]; HANSEN BATTED FOR DAL CANTON;
Hansen singled to catcher [Schaal to third, Knoop to second];
LOCKER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); HOPKINS BATTED FOR PATEK;
Hopkins forced Hansen (first to shortstop) [Schaal scored, Knoop
to third]; Otis forced Hopkins (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HANSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROOKER
REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Jackson singled to right; Bando
made an out to third; Epstein singled to right [Jackson to
third]; ODOM RAN FOR EPSTEIN; O. Brown hit into a double play
(center to second) [Jackson out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 1B); Scheinblum
singled; Piniella flied out to right; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
PAEPKE; Kirkpatrick forced Scheinblum (first to shortstop);
Mayberry singled to left [Kirkpatrick to second]; Schaal forced
Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Duncan
homered; L. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Locker
struck out; Campaneris reached on an error by Hansen; Rudi flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Knoop singled to third; Hansen struck out; HOVLEY
BATTED FOR ROOKER; Hovley forced Knoop (second to shortstop);
Otis reached on an error by Campaneris [Hovley to second];
Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 2.