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Sunday September 24, 1972
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Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Wohlford 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Otis cf               3   1   3   0     1   0   .296      Alou rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .307
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .264
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .274
Taylor c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Tenace c              1   1   0   0     3   1   .215
Hovley rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Floyd ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Maxvill 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Murphy p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mincher ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .219
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .201
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marquez ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
                                                            Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                          Hamilton p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                            Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278

Totals               32   1   8   0     1   4             Totals               29   2   6   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,881
Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 6
DP: Royals 0, A's 1
Errors: Hovley
Doubles: Otis 2 (25), Mincher (11), Campaneris (25)
Stolen Bases: Alou (1), Jackson 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (4)
GIDP: Mayberry (12)
Hit by Pitch: Marquez (1,by Murphy)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(4-3)           8.1   6   2   1   2   7   0  31   3.25
Angelini                0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.25
Abernathy               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.72
Totals                  8.2   6   2   1   4   7   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                7     7   1   1   0   4   0  28   3.05
Fingers W(10-8)         2     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.52
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal flied out to center; Wohlford struck out;
Otis singled to second; Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled to center; Alou
stole second; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Taylor
singled to third; Hovley made an out to shortstop; Floyd made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein flied out to center; Tenace walked; Bando
singled to center [Tenace to second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Mincher doubled to left [Tenace scored, Bando out at
home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Hamilton flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); Murphy was
called out on strikes; Schaal flied out to right; Wohlford flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris doubled to left; Campaneris was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); Rudi grounded out (second to
first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to right; Mayberry singled to shortstop
[Otis scored (no RBI)]; John Mayberry hit the ball to deep
SS; Amos Otis advanced to 3B; SS Bert Campaneris got his glove
on the ball but it skipped past him enough to allow Otis to
score; Piniella struck out; Taylor singled to second
[Mayberry to second]; Hovley flied out to center; Floyd popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Epstein was called out on strikes; Tenace was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Murphy lined to left; Schaal lined to second;
Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando flied out to center; Kubiak grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hamilton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis doubled to left; Mayberry popped to catcher in
foul territory; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: On a bunt Hovley singled to second; Floyd popped to
second in foul territory; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hovley to second]; Schaal grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson struck out; Epstein struck out; Tenace
walked; Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Wohlford
singled to second; Wohlford was picked off first (catcher to
first); Otis walked; Mayberry grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Marquez was hit by a
pitch; LEWIS RAN FOR MARQUEZ; Fingers forced Lewis (pitcher to
shortstop); Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi forced Fingers
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 9TH: CULLEN REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 2B); Piniella
grounded out (second to first); Taylor grounded out (second to
first); Hovley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Alou singled to third; Jackson singled to right
[Alou out at third (right to third)]; ANGELINI REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Jackson stole second; Jackson stole third; Epstein
walked; Tenace was walked intentionally [Epstein to second];
ABERNATHY REPLACED ANGELINI (PITCHING); Bando flied out to right
[Jackson scored (error by Hovley) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Reggie Jackson went back to tag up and Steve Hovley's throw went
over Paul Schaal's head; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 2.



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