Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Ken Holtzman yielded only three hits and pitched the Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Royals. Sal Bando drove in two runs with a single in the third inning and Reggie Jackson added the other pair a with homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    1, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
A's          0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .226      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Rudi lf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .312
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Jackson cf            3   1   2   2     1   1   .258
Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Bando 3b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .254
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Taylor rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Mangual rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Tenace 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .198
Schaal 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .216      Kubiak 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .213
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Holtzman p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     0   4             Totals               34   4  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  4,216
Left on Base: Royals 3, A's 8
DP: Royals 1, A's 0
Doubles: Piniella (24), Rudi (23)
Home Runs: Jackson (21)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Splittorff (6)
GIDP: Tenace (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-7)       5    10   4   4   0   1   1  24   3.33
Angelini                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.45
Wright                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.05
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   3   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(14-9)        9     3   0   0   0   4   0  30   2.48
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   4   0  30

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to second; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson singled to center; Bando singled
to right [Jackson to second]; Duncan forced Bando (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first); Taylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual singled to right; Tenace grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Mangual out at second];
Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry flied out to right; Schaal singled to
center; Splittorff out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Schaal to second]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Rudi
singled to left [Campaneris to third, Rudi to second (on
throw)]; Jackson struck out; Bando singled to left [Rudi scored,
Campaneris scored]; Duncan forced Bando (shortstop to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Rojas flied out to
right; Piniella doubled to right; Kirkpatrick made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual popped to first in foul territory; Tenace
singled to left; Kubiak flied out to right; Holtzman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
2.

ROYALS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi doubled to
center; Jackson homered [Rudi scored]; Bando singled to center;
Duncan popped to first in foul territory; Mangual flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 6TH: KNOOP BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Knoop grounded out
(third to first); On a bunt Patek struck out; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: ANGELINI REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); Tenace struck
out; Kubiak singled to center; Holtzman forced Kubiak (second to
shortstop); Campaneris forced Holtzman (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
flied out to right; Kirkpatrick lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
walked; Bando forced Jackson (shortstop to second); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to left; Schaal singled to left; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR
ANGELINI; Scheinblum made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PITCHING); Mangual
lined to right; Tenace made an out to second; Kubiak walked;
Holtzman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek struck out; Otis flied out to right; Rojas
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 4.