A triple by George Hendrick with the bases loaded in the seventh inning enabled the Athletics to pull away and gain a 10-5 victory over the Royals. With Gene Tenace hitting a two-run homer, the A's built up a 6-1 lead before the Royals cut their deficit to 6-5 with the aid of a three-run double by Richie Scheinblum. Rollie Fingers singled for the A's in the seventh, Ted Kubiak bunted safely and Mike Hegan walked to load the bases before Hendrick came to the plate and hit his triple. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 10, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
A's          0  0  0    4  2  0    3  0  1  -  10 13  0
Royals       0  0  1    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   5  9  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kubiak 2b             5   3   3   1     0   0   .209      Schaal 3b             3   1   0   0     1   2   .225
Hegan 1b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .321      Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Hendrick lf,cf        5   1   3   4     0   0   .186      Scheinblum rf         4   0   1   3     0   0   .304
Jackson cf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .262      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
  Lewis lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .306
Duncan c              4   0   0   1     0   3   .219      Kirkpatrick c         4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Tenace rf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .209      Rojas 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
McNulty 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Patek ss              4   2   1   1     0   1   .214
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   3   .225      Montgomery p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Horlen p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .176        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .316        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Mincher ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .098
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
                                                            Hedlund p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               39  10  13  10     2   8             Totals               35   5   9   5     1   7

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  9,314
Left on Base: A's 5, Royals 4
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Errors: Schaal, Scheinblum, Patek
Doubles: Jackson (24), Piniella (33), Otis (27), Scheinblum (21)
Triples: Hendrick (1)
Home Runs: Tenace (5)
Stolen Bases: Lewis (7), Patek 2 (34)
Sacrifice Flies: Duncan (6)
GIDP: Horlen (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen W(3-4)           5.1   8   5   5   1   5   0  24   3.04
Fingers SV(20)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.45
Hamilton                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.96
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   7   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montgomery L(3-3)       4.1   8   6   5   0   2   1  20   3.04
Abernathy               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.70
Dal Canton              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.42
Hedlund                 3     5   4   4   2   5   0  16   4.78
Totals                  9    13  10   9   2   8   1  42

Passed Balls: Kirkpatrick (11)
Wild Pitches: Fingers (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Kubiak flied out to left; Hegan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Schaal struck out; Otis flied out to center;
Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Duncan
struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry made an out to second; Piniella doubled to
right; Kirkpatrick struck out; Rojas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McNulty grounded out (third to first); Maxvill
singled to right; Horlen grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Maxvill out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Patek singled; On a bunt Montgomery popped
to first in foul territory; Patek stole second; Schaal struck
out; Otis doubled to left [Patek scored]; Scheinblum flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Kubiak singled to center; Hegan grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kubiak to second]; Hendrick singled to third
[Kubiak to third]; Jackson doubled to left [Kubiak scored,
Hendrick to third]; Duncan hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Hendrick scored, Jackson to third]; Tenace homered [Jackson
scored]; McNulty grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Piniella singled to
center; Kirkpatrick lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Piniella out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Maxvill struck out; Horlen singled to right
[Horlen to second (error by Scheinblum)]; Kubiak singled to
center [Horlen scored]; Hegan singled to right [Kubiak to
second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); Hendrick
reached on an error by Patek [Kubiak to third, Hegan to second];
Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Kubiak scored
(unearned), Hegan to third, Hendrick to second]; Duncan made an
out to third; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals
1.

ROYALS 5TH: LEWIS REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING LF); HENDRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Rojas singled to center; Patek
forced Rojas (shortstop to second); HOPKINS BATTED FOR
ABERNATHY; Patek stole second; Hopkins was called out on
strikes; Schaal walked; Otis singled to third [Patek to third,
Schaal to second]; Scheinblum doubled to right [Patek scored,
Schaal scored, Otis scored]; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); McNulty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to left;
FINGERS REPLACED HORLEN (PITCHING); Rojas singled to right
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Fingers threw a wild pitch [Kirkpatrick
to third, Rojas to second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kirkpatrick scored, Rojas to third]; HOVLEY BATTED FOR
DAL CANTON; Hovley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
6, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HEDLUND REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Fingers
singled to right; On a bunt Kubiak singled to third [Fingers to
third (error by Schaal), Kubiak to second]; Hegan was walked
intentionally; Hendrick tripled to center [Fingers scored,
Kubiak scored, Hegan scored]; Lewis flied out to left; Duncan
struck out; Tenace struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
9, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal flied out to right; Otis flied out to left;
Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 9, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: McNulty struck out; Maxvill struck out; MINCHER
BATTED FOR FINGERS; Mincher walked; Kubiak grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Mayberry made
an out to second; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 9,
Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Hegan singled to left; Kirkpatrick allowed a
passed ball [Hegan to second]; Hendrick singled to center [Hegan
scored]; Lewis forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); Duncan
struck out while Lewis stole second; Tenace grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas popped to shortstop; Patek struck out;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR HEDLUND; Wohlford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, Royals 5.