A two-run homer by Gene Tenace in the ninth inning carried the Athletics to a 7-6 victory and snapped the Royals' four-game winning streak. The A's jumped off with four runs in the second, but Ed Kirkpatrick homered with two men on base in the Royals' half. Cookie Rojas tied the score with a solo swat in the third.

The Royals picked up two unearned runs on an error by Ray Fosse in the fifth, but the A's catcher made amends with a run-scoring single in the seventh for his second RBI of the game. In the ninth, Reggie Jackson singled and Sal Bando struck out before Tenace hit his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  4  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   7 12  1
Royals       0  3  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
North dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .233      Rojas 2b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .375
Rudi lf               5   0   1   2     0   1   .154      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .378      Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .250
Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     3   1   .233      McRae rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Tenace 1b             3   2   2   2     2   1   .281      Piniella lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .200
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kirkpatrick dh        4   1   1   3     0   0   .238
Mangual cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Fosse c               4   1   2   2     1   0   .303      Taylor c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Green 2b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .188      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   7     8   6             Totals               31   6   5   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 17,717
Left on Base: A's 11, Royals 2
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Campaneris (1), Rojas (8)
Home Runs: Tenace (3), Kirkpatrick (2), Rojas (1)
Stolen Bases: North (4), Bando (1), Jackson (1)
Caught Stealing: Bando (1), Jackson (1), Patek (1)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (4,by Hunter)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  4.2   5   6   4   3   3   2  22   7.36
Pina W(1-1)             4.1   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.00
Totals                  9     5   6   4   3   4   2  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   1.2   6   4   4   1   3   0  12   6.60
Jackson                 3.2   2   0   0   4   1   0  16   0.00
Dal Canton L(0-1)       3.2   4   3   3   3   2   1  17   4.09
Totals                  9    12   7   7   8   6   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Hunter (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Ron Luciano


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; North
singled; North stole second; Rudi struck out; Jackson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled; Patek was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rojas flied out to right; Otis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Tenace
singled; Mangual singled [Tenace to third]; Fosse singled
[Tenace scored, Mangual to second]; Green singled [Mangual
scored, Fosse to second]; Campaneris flied to center; North
walked [Fosse to third, Green to second]; Rudi singled [Fosse
scored, Green scored, North to third]; JACKSON REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Jackson flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; McRae struck out; Piniella walked
[Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick homered [Mayberry scored,
Piniella scored]; Schaal struck out; Taylor flied to center; 3
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando walked; Bando stole second; Tenace struck
out; Mangual grounded out (third to first); Fosse was walked
intentionally; Green flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to shortstop; Rojas homered; Otis lined
to center; Mayberry flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae was hit by a pitch; Piniella flied to center;
Kirkpatrick flied to center; Schaal popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Bando
walked; Bando was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Tenace walked; Mangual grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Taylor singled; Patek popped to first; Rojas doubled
to right [Taylor scored (error by Fosse) (unearned), Rojas
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ray Fosse dropped the ball in
the collision with Carl Taylor; Otis struck out; Mayberry
walked; PINA REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); McRae struck out; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Fosse popped to second; Green singled; Campaneris
doubled [Green to third]; DAL CANTON REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); North lined to shortstop; Rudi grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (third to first); Schaal grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Jackson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Bando walked; Tenace
walked [Bando to second]; Mangual forced Tenace (shortstop to
second) [Bando to third]; Fosse singled [Bando scored, Mangual
to second]; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN; Marquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals
6.

ROYALS 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North struck out; On a bunt Rudi made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson singled; Bando struck out; Tenace homered
[Jackson scored]; Mangual singled; Fosse popped to first; Kubiak
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Piniella lined
to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 6.