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The Royals bunched a double, three singles, two walks and a sacrifice fly for all their scoring in the fourth inning to defeat the Athletics, 4-2. Catfish Hunter, who was stopped on his six-game winning streak, had a 2-0 lead before becoming the victim of the Royals' outburst. Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Monday, August 7, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumA's 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Royals 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 1 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 .233 Rojas 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Rudi lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .326 Otis cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .309 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Epstein 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Scheinblum rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .313 Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Kirkpatrick c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Voss cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .204 Piniella lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .304 Mangual rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Cullen 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Kubiak ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Drago p 2 1 1 1 1 1 .060 Hunter p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .183 Mincher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 1 1 0 Totals 31 4 9 4 4 1 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11,335 Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 9 DP: A's 0, Royals 1 Errors: Piniella Doubles: Epstein (11), Voss (5), Kirkpatrick (13), Otis (19), Schaal (14) Triples: Epstein (2) Home Runs: Rudi (14) Stolen Bases: Otis (23) Sacrifice Hits: Drago (7) Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (4) GIDP: Cullen (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(14-5) 6 7 4 4 2 1 0 27 2.12 Locker 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.79 Knowles 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 1.09 Totals 8 9 4 4 4 1 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago W(8-13) 9 7 2 2 1 0 1 35 2.88 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 0 1 35 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi homered; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein doubled to right; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Rojas flied out to right; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry singled to right; Scheinblum forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Voss doubled to center; Mangual singled to right [Voss to third]; Cullen grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Voss scored, Mangual out at second]; Hunter singled to third; Campaneris made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop in foul territory; Piniella flied out to right; Schaal made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi flied out to right; Bando singled to left; Epstein reached on an error by Piniella [Bando to third, Epstein to second]; Duncan reached on a fielder's choice [Bando out at home (third to catcher), Epstein to third]; Voss was walked intentionally [Duncan to second]; Mangual flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled; Drago out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Patek to second]; Rojas singled to shortstop [Patek stayed at second]; Otis forced Rojas (shortstop to second) [Patek to third]; Otis stole second; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Cullen grounded out (third to first); Hunter grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum walked; Kirkpatrick doubled to center [Scheinblum to third]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scheinblum scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; Schaal made an out to shortstop; Patek was walked intentionally; Drago singled to left [Patek to second, Kirkpatrick scored]; Rojas singled to left [Drago to second, Patek scored]; Otis singled to center [Rojas to third, Drago scored]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi lined to center; Bando flied out to right; Epstein lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Voss grounded out (second to first); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Schaal flied out to right; Patek grounded out (third to first); Drago was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR CULLEN; Kubiak grounded out (second to first); MINCHER BATTED FOR HUNTER; Mincher grounded out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis doubled to right; KNOWLES REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Mayberry flied out to center; Scheinblum was walked intentionally; Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi flied out to center; Bando popped to first in foul territory; Epstein tripled to right; Duncan lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal doubled to left; Patek made an out to first; Drago walked; Rojas made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: Voss flied out to left; Mangual grounded out (second to first); Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. |
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