A wild throw by Paul Schaal on a bunt in the ninth inning permitted Allan Lewis to score from second base and gave the Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Royals. John Mayberry homered for the Royals in the fourth, but the A's tied the score in their half on a single by Joe Rudi, a wild pitch and double by Reggie Jackson. Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 A's 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Scheinblum rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .308 Lewis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 x Keough pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudi lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .311 Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .293 Jackson cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Piniella lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Hovley lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Epstein 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Taylor c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Green 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Mangual ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Splittorff p 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hunter p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .202 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Totals 28 1 4 1 6 1 Totals 27 2 5 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 7,062 Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 5 DP: Royals 2, A's 1 Errors: Schaal, Tenace Doubles: Jackson (23), Alou (3) Home Runs: Mayberry (23) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (6), Jackson (4) GIDP: Mayberry (11), Bando (12), Campaneris (9) Hit by Pitch: Epstein (10,by Splittorff) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(11-12) 8 5 2 1 2 2 0 31 3.17 Totals 8 5 2 1 2 2 0 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter 7 4 1 1 5 1 1 30 2.05 Knowles 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.13 Fingers W(9-8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.57 Totals 9 4 1 1 6 1 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (4) Wild Pitches: Splittorff (6) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ROYALS 1ST: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); Scheinblum walked; Mayberry walked [Scheinblum to second]; Piniella was called out on strikes; Lou Piniella ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: HOVLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Campaneris flied out to right; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi singled to right; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas made an out to first; Patek lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein was hit by a pitch; Bando grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Epstein out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: Splittorff flied out to right; Schaal popped to first in foul territory; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunter singled to center; Campaneris grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hunter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum made an out to shortstop; Mayberry homered; Hovley grounded out (third to first); Taylor lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi singled to right; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Rudi to second]; Jackson doubled to right [Rudi scored]; Tenace flied out to center; Epstein walked; Bando made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ROYALS 5TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to center; Splittorff walked; Schaal singled to right [Splittorff out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: MANGUAL BATTED FOR GREEN; Mangual flied out to center; Hunter struck out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ROYALS 6TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Otis flied out to center; Scheinblum walked; KEOUGH RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM; Mayberry walked [Keough to second]; Hovley popped to third in foul territory; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: KEOUGH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alou grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas singled to right; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rojas to second]; Splittorff grounded out (first unassisted) [Rojas to third]; Schaal flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to center; Epstein was called out on strikes; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to left; Keough reached on catcher's interference by Tenace [Otis to second]; Athletics Manager Dick Williams ejected by 1B umpire Red Flaherty; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Otis to third, Keough out at second]; Hovley walked; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Taylor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: HENDRICK BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Hendrick flied out to center; Fingers flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ROYALS 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING 2B); Rojas popped to third in foul territory; Patek flied out to center; Splittorff popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alou doubled to right; LEWIS RAN FOR ALOU; Rudi was walked intentionally; Jackson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Lewis scored (error by Schaal) (unearned) (no RBI), Rudi to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. |
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