Catfish Hunter scattered eight hits and pitched the Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Royals. The A's also had eight hits, but they included a double and homer by Deron Johnson and two doubles by Sal Bando. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Monday, May       21, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
A's          0  0  1    0  1  1    0  2  x  -   5  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hovley rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .303
Bevacqua 2b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .286      Hegan rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Rudi lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .227
Otis cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .311      Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .307
Kirkpatrick lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .336      Johnson dh            3   2   2   2     0   0   .257
Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Schaal 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Bando 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .252
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Green 2b              2   0   1   1     1   0   .220
Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   8   0     4   7             Totals               31   5   8   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 15,675
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 6
DP: Royals 0, A's 2
Doubles: Bando 2 (6), Jackson (8), Johnson (3)
Home Runs: Johnson (5)
Caught Stealing: Hovley (1), Piniella (2), Jackson (2)
GIDP: Mayberry (1)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1,by Dal Canton)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(2-3)       7     7   3   3   1   4   0  29   2.54
Wright                  1     1   2   2   2   1   1   6   5.14
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   5   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(5-2)           9     8   0   0   4   7   0  35   3.25
Totals                  9     8   0   0   4   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Hovley singled; Hovley was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bevacqua was called out on strikes;
Mayberry singled; Otis walked [Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick
flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Hegan
grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled; Piniella was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Schaal struck out; Patek was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied to left; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy struck out; Hovley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bevacqua walked; Mayberry walked [Bevacqua to second];
Otis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace grounded out (second to first); Bando
doubled; Green flied to center; Campaneris singled [Bando
scored, Campaneris to second (on throw)]; Hegan flied to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick flied to center; Piniella struck out;
Schaal singled; Patek flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi struck out; Jackson doubled; Jackson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Johnson was hit by a
pitch; Fosse forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy struck out; Hovley singled; Bevacqua singled
[Hovley to second]; Mayberry popped to third; Otis forced
Bevacqua (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace flied to right; Bando doubled; Green
singled [Bando scored]; Campaneris flied to right; Hegan was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick flied to right; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Schaal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
lined to center; Johnson doubled; Fosse singled [Johnson
scored]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek singled; Healy lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Patek out at first]; Hovley flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando flied to center; Green walked; Campaneris
struck out; Hegan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Bevacqua singled; Mayberry grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bevacqua out at second];
Otis walked; Kirkpatrick flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Rudi
walked; Jackson struck out; Johnson homered [Rudi scored]; Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Bando popped
to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella flied to center; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.