John Mayberry homered with two men on base in the eighth inning to provide the Royals with a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. Dick Drago, who pitched the route for the Royals, was locked in a 1-1 duel with Vida Blue going into the eighth when the Royals broke the tie with a run on a single by Paul Schaal, pass to Amos Otis and single by Richie Scheinblum.

Mayberry then hit his homer to score behind Otis and Steve Hovley, who ran for Scheinblum. Sal Bando drove in all of the A's runs, including one with a single in the fourth and two with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   5  6  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .227      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     1   2   .246
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     2   2   .294      Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Scheinblum rf         3   0   1   1     1   0   .309      Alou rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
  Hovley pr,rf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .269      Jackson cf            3   2   1   0     1   1   .262
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   3     0   1   .292      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .309      Tenace c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .219
Taylor c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .287      Bando 3b              4   0   2   3     0   0   .238
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .263      Green 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .218        Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Drago p               3   0   0   0     1   3   .062        Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .202
                                                            Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
                                                            Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                          Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .045
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Hegan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .319

Totals               30   5   6   5     8  13             Totals               35   3   9   3     3   8

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  6,501
Left on Base: Royals 7, A's 8
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Errors: Green, Maxvill
Doubles: Rudi (29), Bando (20)
Home Runs: Mayberry (22)
Stolen Bases: Patek (32), Piniella (6)
Caught Stealing: Taylor (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Schaal (3)
GIDP: Mayberry (10), Campaneris (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(12-16)          9     9   3   3   3   8   0  38   3.04
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   8   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(6-9)             7     6   5   4   6   8   1  31   2.88
Fingers                 2     0   0   0   2   5   0   8   2.60
Totals                  9     6   5   4   8  13   1  39

Passed Balls: Tenace (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal made an out to second; Otis singled to right;
Scheinblum walked [Otis to second]; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scheinblum out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi
doubled to left; Alou walked; Jackson struck out; Epstein flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace flied out to right; Bando grounded out
(second to first); Green flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second [Patek to third
(error by Green)]; Drago walked; Schaal hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Patek scored (unearned)]; Otis was called out on
strikes; Scheinblum flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Blue was called out on strikes; Campaneris struck
out; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Piniella was
called out on strikes; Taylor walked; Taylor was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou singled to pitcher; Jackson singled to right
[Alou to third]; Epstein made an out to third; Tenace reached on
a fielder's choice [Alou out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Jackson to second]; Bando singled to center [Jackson scored,
Tenace to second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR GREEN; Mincher struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); Rojas singled
to left; Patek singled to right [Rojas to second]; Drago struck
out; Schaal struck out; Otis walked [Rojas to third, Patek to
second]; Scheinblum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Blue was called out on strikes; Campaneris
walked; Rudi flied out to center; Alou made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella
struck out; Taylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Epstein
made an out to shortstop; Tenace singled to left; Bando lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas flied out to left; Patek flied to right in
foul territory; Drago struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Marquez grounded out
(second to first); Blue struck out; On a bunt Campaneris singled
to third; Rudi lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Schaal
singled; Otis walked [Schaal to second]; Scheinblum singled to
left [Schaal scored, Otis to second]; HOVLEY RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM;
Tenace allowed a passed ball [Otis to third, Hovley to second];
Mayberry homered [Otis scored, Hovley scored]; FINGERS REPLACED
BLUE (PITCHING); Piniella walked; Piniella stole second
[Piniella to third (error by Maxvill)]; Taylor walked; Rojas was
called out on strikes; Patek struck out; Drago struck out; 4 R,
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Epstein popped to
third in foul territory; Tenace singled [Jackson to second];
Bando doubled to left [Jackson scored, Tenace scored]; DUNCAN
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Duncan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 9TH: CULLEN REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 2B); Schaal grounded
out (third to first); Otis was called out on strikes; Hovley
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HEGAN BATTED FOR FINGERS; Hegan singled to right;
Campaneris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hegan out at second]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 3.