Hitting a pair of doubles, Joe Rudi drove in four runs to account for the Athletics' winning margin in a 9-5 victory over the Royals. The A's landed on Mark Littell, rookie righthander from Omaha (American Association), for four runs in the first inning, two scoring on Rudi's first double.

After a double by Bill North and triple by Sal Bando added a tally in the second, Rudi hit his second double to produce two of three runs in the seventh. John Mayberry smashed a homer with two men on base for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Monday, June      18, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          4  1  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   9  9  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    3  0  0  -   5  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         2   2   1   0     3   0   .286      White ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
North cf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .288        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .332
Bando 3b              2   1   1   1     2   0   .250      Rojas 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .269
  Lewis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Otis cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .287
  McKinney 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   3     1   0   .304
Jackson rf            2   1   0   1     2   1   .292      Piniella lf           2   1   1   1     1   0   .232
Johnson dh            4   1   0   1     0   0   .251        Hovley lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Tenace 1b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .262      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .280
Rudi lf               5   0   2   4     0   1   .231      Wohlford dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Fosse c               4   0   0   1     0   0   .248      McRae rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
Kubiak 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Littell p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   9   9   8     8   4             Totals               36   5   9   5     3   2

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 22,247
Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 7
DP: A's 0, Royals 2
Errors: McKinney
Doubles: Rudi 2 (11), North (6), Piniella (11)
Triples: Bando (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (17)
Stolen Bases: Rojas (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (5)
GIDP: North (1), McKinney (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(2-1)         5     6   2   2   3   1   0  24   3.81
Fingers SV(6)           4     3   3   0   0   1   1  15   1.51
Totals                  9     9   5   2   3   2   1  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Littell L(0-1)          0.2   2   4   4   2   0   0   7   6.43
Dal Canton              5.2   6   4   4   5   2   0  27   3.78
Bird                    2.2   1   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.25
Totals                  9     9   9   9   8   4   0  43

Passed Balls: Healy (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Healy allowed a passed ball
[Campaneris to second]; North singled to first [Campaneris to
third]; Bando walked [North to second]; Jackson hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Campaneris scored, North to third]; Johnson reached
on a fielder's choice [North scored, Bando to second]; Tenace
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bando to third, Johnson to
second]; Rudi doubled [Bando scored, Johnson scored]; DAL CANTON
REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Fosse grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied
to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Kubiak grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris lined to center; North doubled; Bando tripled [North
scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Piniella flied to right; Schaal
walked [Mayberry to second]; Wohlford forced Schaal (second to
shortstop) [Mayberry to third]; McRae lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Johnson lined to right; Tenace singled; Rudi
grounded out (third to first) [Tenace to second]; Fosse grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy singled; White struck out; Rojas flied to
right; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first);
Campaneris walked; North forced Campaneris (second to
shortstop); Bando popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Piniella
walked; Schaal flied to center; Wohlford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson walked; Johnson flied to left; Tenace
singled [Jackson to second]; Rudi struck out; Fosse forced
Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to third; Healy forced McRae (third to
second); White popped to third in foul territory; Rojas singled
[Healy to second]; Otis lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled; North grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled; Piniella doubled [Mayberry
scored]; Schaal singled [Piniella scored]; FINGERS REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Wohlford popped to first in foul territory;
McRae flied to right; Healy popped to first in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando walked; LEWIS RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson walked
[Lewis to second]; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Lewis to third, Jackson to second]; Tenace was walked
intentionally; Rudi doubled [Lewis scored, Jackson scored,
Tenace to third]; BIRD REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); HOVLEY
REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Fosse grounded out (third to
first) [Tenace scored, Rudi to third]; Kubiak struck out; 3 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 3B); White grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rojas singled; Rojas stole second; Otis
singled [Rojas to third]; McKinney dropped a foul fly hit by
Mayberry for an error; Mayberry homered (unearned) [Rojas scored
(unearned), Otis scored (unearned)]; Hovley lined to left;
Schaal struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8,
Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; North singled [Campaneris to
third]; McKinney grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Campaneris scored, North out at second];
Jackson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 9, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); McRae flied
to right; Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 9, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
struck out; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 9, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR WHITE; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied to right; Otis popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 9, Royals 5.