Coming through with his third double of the game, Joe Rudi drove in two runs in the ninth inning to enable the Athletics to defeat the Royals, 6-4. Both runs were unearned as a result of an error by Paul Schaal. The Royals threatened in their half of the ninth, but Paul Lindblad fanned Cookie Rojas with the bases loaded for the final out. In the seesaw game, Sal Bando homered in the sixth to put the A's ahead, 4-3, but the Royals tied the score in their half on a pass to John Mayberry, error by Bando and double by Rojas. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     9, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  1  0    2  0  1    0  0  2  -   6 13  1
Royals       0  0  2    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 12  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .056      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Wohlford lf           5   0   4   2     0   0   .538
Bando 3b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .333      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .471        Reichardt ph        1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Rudi lf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .500        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Tenace 1b             3   0   3   2     1   0   .308      Mayberry 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .333
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .063      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .077
Fosse c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rojas 2b              5   0   2   1     0   2   .308
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McRae dh              1   0   1   0     0   0   .600
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cowens pr,dh        2   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Schaal 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Davalillo ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Healy c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .182
  Trillo 2b           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6  13   6     4   2             Totals               38   4  12   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 17,792
Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 11
DP: A's 1, Royals 3
Errors: Bando, Schaal
Doubles: Rudi 3 (5), Jackson (3), Healy (1), Rojas (2)
Home Runs: Bando (1)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (1), Patek (4), Wohlford (2)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (2), Wohlford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fosse (1), North (1), Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Johnson (2), Green (1), Schaal (1)
Hit by Pitch: Trillo (1,by Garber)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  6.2  10   4   3   1   1   0  30   3.29
Knowles W(1-0)          2     2   0   0   3   2   0  11   0.00
Lindblad SV(1)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    12   4   3   4   4   0  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              6    11   4   4   0   1   1  25   4.20
Garber L(0-1)           2.1   1   2   0   4   1   0  14   0.00
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
McDaniel                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.71
Totals                  9    13   6   4   4   2   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Garber (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to right; Campaneris lined into a
double play (right to first) [North out at first]; Bando
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
doubled to right; Tenace singled to left [Rudi scored]; Johnson
flied out to center; Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis
popped to second; Rojas popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green flied out to center; North grounded out
(second to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae singled to left; COWENS RAN FOR MCRAE; Cowens
stole second; Schaal was called out on strikes; Healy doubled
[Cowens scored]; Patek popped to second; Wohlford singled to
right [Healy scored, Wohlford to second (on throw to home)];
Pinson lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bando singled
to left; Jackson doubled to left [Bando scored]; Rudi struck
out; Tenace singled [Jackson scored]; Johnson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Otis flied out to
center; Rojas doubled to left; Cowens popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse singled to center; Green grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fosse out at
second]; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Healy
grounded out (third to first); Patek singled to center; Patek
stole second; Wohlford singled to left [Patek scored]; Wohlford
stole second; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Bando homered; Jackson popped to second; Rudi
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Otis reached on an error by Bando
[Mayberry to second]; Rojas singled to left [Mayberry scored
(unearned), Otis to second]; Cowens flied to right in foul
territory [Otis to third]; Schaal grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Rojas out at second]; Dick Green strained
right instep turning DP; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled to left; Johnson singled to left
[Tenace to second]; GARBER REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Fosse
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Tenace to third,
Johnson to second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR GREEN; Davalillo was
walked intentionally; North forced Tenace (pitcher to catcher)
[Johnson to third, Davalillo to second]; Campaneris flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: TRILLO REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING 2B); Healy popped
to shortstop; Patek flied out to right; Wohlford singled to
left; Pinson singled to left [Wohlford to third]; KNOWLES
REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando flied out to left; Jackson walked; Rudi
doubled to left [Jackson to third]; Tenace was walked
intentionally; Johnson struck out; BOURQUE BATTED FOR FOSSE;
Bourque flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: HANEY REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING C ); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rojas was called out on strikes;
Cowens walked; Schaal singled to left [Cowens to second]; Healy
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Trillo was hit by a pitch; North reached on an
error by Schaal on a sacrifice bunt [Trillo to second];
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Trillo to
third, North to second]; Bando was walked intentionally; HOERNER
REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Jackson popped to shortstop;
MCDANIEL REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Rudi doubled [Trillo
scored (unearned), North scored (unearned), Bando out at home
(right to second to catcher)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek walked; Wohlford grounded out (third to first)
[Patek to second]; REICHARDT BATTED FOR PINSON; Reichardt
singled to third [Patek stayed at second]; WHITE RAN FOR
REICHARDT; Mayberry struck out; Otis walked [Patek to third,
White to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Rojas
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 4.