Bert Campaneris raced home from first base on a throwing error by Freddie Patek in the ninth inning to carry the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. John Mayberry homered to produce the Royals' runs in the third inning, but the A's tied the score in the fifth with a homer by Gene Tenace, double by Ray Fosse and single by Bill North. In the ninth, Campaneris singled and when Patek threw wildly to first after fielding a grounder by North, Campaneris sped home to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      27, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     1   1   .287
White 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .228      North cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .284      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .268
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .316      Jackson rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .306
Hopkins dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Tenace 1b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .282
Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Fosse c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .265
Schaal 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Green 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Taylor c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .194      Mangual lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     4   0             Totals               31   3   8   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  7,990
Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 10
DP: Royals 2, A's 0
Errors: Patek, White, Fosse
Doubles: Fosse (12)
Home Runs: Mayberry (19), Tenace (13)
Caught Stealing: Hopkins (1), Schaal (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (2), Johnson (2)
GIDP: Green (4), Johnson (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(10-4)      8.1   8   3   2   5   4   1  38   2.87
Totals                  8.1   8   3   2   5   4   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(11-3)          9     6   2   2   4   0   1  35   3.05
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   0   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Marty Springstead


ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to second; White walked; Otis singled
[White to second]; Mayberry popped to first in foul territory;
Hopkins flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled; Kirkpatrick flied to center;
Schaal flied to left; Taylor walked [Piniella to second]; Patek
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson lined to left; Tenace walked; Fosse
reached on an error by White [Tenace to second]; Green grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fosse out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White lined to center; Otis walked; Mayberry homered
[Otis scored]; Hopkins singled; Hopkins was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); Piniella popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick lined to center; Schaal lined to left;
Taylor walked; Patek popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to left; Jackson singled; Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (third to first); Otis popped to
third; Mayberry popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace homered; Fosse doubled; Green grounded out
(second to first) [Fosse to third]; Mangual grounded out (third
to first); Campaneris walked; North singled [Fosse scored,
Campaneris to second]; Bando walked [Campaneris to third, North
to second]; Jackson forced Bando (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Hopkins popped to shortstop; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
flied to center; Fosse singled; Green flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal singled; Schaal was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Taylor grounded out (third to first);
Patek singled; White lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual singled; Campaneris out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Mangual to second]; North reached on a
fielder's choice [Mangual out at third (shortstop to third)];
Bando forced North (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Fosse dropped a foul fly hit by Otis for an error;
Otis flied to right; Mayberry grounded out (second to first);
Hopkins popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Jackson to second]; Tenace was walked
intentionally; Fosse struck out; Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kirkpatrick lined to right; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mangual popped to shortstop; Campaneris singled;
North reached on an error by Patek [Campaneris scored
(unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.