Oakland Athletics 10, Kansas City Royals 7
Game Played on Friday, August    31, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  3  0    0  0  1    2  1  3  -  10 13  2
Royals       4  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .289      Bevacqua 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .255
  Conigliaro pr,cf    0   1   0   0     0   0   .235        Schaal 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   1     0   0   .263      Rojas 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Bando 3b              5   3   3   3     0   0   .266      Otis cf               4   2   1   1     1   1   .300
Jackson rf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .298      Mayberry 1b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .280
Johnson dh            4   1   1   1     0   0   .255      McRae rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .215
Tenace 1b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .259        Kirkpatrick rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Alou lf               4   2   2   1     0   1   .306      Piniella lf           4   1   2   3     0   1   .258
Fosse c               3   1   2   2     0   0   .254      Reichardt dh          3   0   1   1     0   1   .251
Green 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .251        Hovley ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .253
  Andrews ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Healy c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Taylor ph,c         1   0   0   0     2   0   .231
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  13  10     1   4             Totals               36   7  10   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 36,242
Left on Base: A's 3, Royals 6
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Errors: North, Holtzman, Taylor
Doubles: Alou 2 (3), Mayberry (18), Piniella (24), Reichardt (13), McRae (11)
Home Runs: Bando 2 (24), Otis (25)
Stolen Bases: North (44), Patek (30)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (4), Campaneris (6)
GIDP: North (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                2.2   8   7   6   1   3   1  16   2.72
Odom                    2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.78
Pina                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.64
Fingers W(6-6)          2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.38
Totals                  9    10   7   6   4   6   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              6.1   7   6   6   1   3   1  26   4.18
Bird L(4-4)             2.2   6   4   4   0   1   1  14   3.05
Totals                  9    13  10  10   1   4   2  40

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Hank Soar


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

ROYALS 1ST: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
singled to shortstop; Otis walked [Rojas to second]; Mayberry
singled to first [Rojas scored (error by Holtzman) (no RBI),
Otis to second]; McRae singled to center [Otis scored, Mayberry
to third (error by North), McRae to second]; Piniella singled to
center [Mayberry scored, McRae scored (unearned), Piniella to
second (on throw to home)]; Reichardt struck out while Piniella
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Johnson singled to left;
Tenace singled to right [Johnson to third]; Alou doubled to left
[Johnson scored, Tenace to third]; Fosse singled to left [Tenace
scored, Alou to third]; Green singled to right [Alou scored,
Fosse to third]; North grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Green out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: On a bunt Healy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Patek popped to first; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Bando
flied out to center; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
homered; Mayberry doubled; McRae struck out; Piniella doubled
[Mayberry scored]; Reichardt doubled to left [Piniella scored];
ODOM REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR HEALY;
Taylor walked; Fran Healy reinjured left wrist; Patek
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals
7.

ATHLETICS 4TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Johnson flied
out to center; Tenace flied out to center; Alou was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
popped to shortstop; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse flied out to left; Green grounded out
(second to first); North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry flied out to left; McRae doubled; Piniella
popped to catcher in foul territory; Reichardt popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Bando homered;
Jackson lined to center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: PINA REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Taylor walked; On a
bunt Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taylor to second]; Rojas
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace walked; Alou doubled to right [Tenace to
third]; Fosse lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Tenace
scored]; ANDREWS BATTED FOR GREEN; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); BOURQUE BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Bourque grounded out
(first unassisted) [Alou to third]; North singled to second
[Alou scored]; Campaneris flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING 2B); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry popped to shortstop; McRae
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Bando
singled to left; Jackson singled [Bando to third]; Johnson
forced Jackson (shortstop to second) [Bando scored]; Tenace
popped to first in foul territory; Alou forced Johnson (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Piniella struck
out; HOVLEY BATTED FOR REICHARDT; Hovley walked; Taylor flied
out to center; Patek singled to left [Hovley to third]; Patek
stole second; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCHAAL
REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Fosse singled; On a bunt Kubiak
struck out; North singled to center [Fosse to third]; Campaneris
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Fosse scored]; North stole
second [North to third (error by Taylor)]; Bill North faked a
steal of HP; going back to 3B he bumped into Kurt Bevacqua; they
traded punches and both benches emptied; 15 minute delay;
Bevacqua and North ejected by HP umpire Nestor Chylak;
CONIGLIARO RAN FOR NORTH; Bando hit an inside the park homer to
center [Conigliaro scored]; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, Royals 7.

ROYALS 9TH: CONIGLIARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rojas popped
to first in foul territory; Otis lined to left; Mayberry flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, Royals 7.