The Athletics came from behind with a four-run rally in the eighth inning to defeat the Royals, 5-4. The A's scored once in the second on singles by Gene Tenace and Dick Green, together with a wild pitch, but the Royals took a 4-1 lead in the fourth with a single by Hal McRae, pass to Fran Healy, single by George Brett, triple by Fred Patek and single by Jim Wohlford.

The A's, held to three hits by Bruce Dal Canton going into the eighth, opened their rally with a walk to Bill North and singles by Bert Campaneris and Sal Bando, scoring North. Joe Hoerner relieved and hit Reggie Jackson with a pitch to load the bases. Doug Bird took over and gave up a single by Joe Rudi, driving in two runs to tie the score. Bird then retired Daron Johnson and Tenace, but Angel Mangual singled to produce the A's winning run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Friday, June      21, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   5  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   1   2     0   1   .240      North cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .230
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Wohlford lf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .291      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .298
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     2   1   .267      Jackson rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .350
  White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Rudi lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .310
McRae dh              4   1   1   0     1   1   .313      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .199
Cowens cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .226      Tenace c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .212
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .153      Mangual dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Green 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .279
Healy c               1   1   0   0     3   0   .241      Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .260        Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dal Canton 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        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     6   7             Totals               30   5   7   4     5   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  6,577
Left on Base: Royals 11, A's 7
DP: Royals 0, A's 1
Triples: Patek (3)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (19)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (9)
GIDP: Patek (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rojas (1,by Hamilton), Jackson (1,by Hoerner)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              7     5   4   4   5   5   0  30   3.13
Hoerner L(1-2)          0     0   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.86
Bird                    1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.55
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   6   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                3.2   6   4   4   3   3   0  21   3.19
Odom                    4     2   0   0   2   3   0  15   5.08
Knowles W(2-1)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.34
Fingers SV(6)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.53
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   7   0  42

Passed Balls: Healy (9)
Hit by Pitch: Hoerner (3), Hamilton (4)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (5), Odom (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Campaneris was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Bando walked; Healy
allowed a passed ball [Bando to second]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; McRae struck out; Cowens singled to
left [Mayberry to second]; Pinson flied out to center; Healy
walked [Mayberry to third, Cowens to second]; Brett lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson was called out on strikes; Tenace singled
to center; Mangual lined to shortstop; Green singled to center
[Tenace to third]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Tenace scored,
Green to second]; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek was called out on strikes; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wohlford singled to center; Mayberry lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris popped to third in foul territory;
Bando popped to third; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to right; Cowens struck out; Pinson
flied out to left; Healy walked [McRae to second]; Brett singled
to left [McRae scored, Healy to second]; Patek tripled [Healy
scored, Brett scored]; Rojas was hit by a pitch; Wohlford
singled to third [Patek scored, Rojas to second]; ODOM REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi lined to left; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to pitcher; Cowens grounded out (third
to first); Pinson grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual grounded out (second to first); Green
struck out; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy grounded out (third to first); Brett singled
to right; Patek grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris popped to third; Bando popped to
second; Jackson singled to left; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas flied out to right; Wohlford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayberry walked; McRae flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson popped to shortstop; Tenace walked;
Mangual forced Tenace (shortstop to second); Green lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens struck out; Pinson struck out; Healy walked;
Brett singled to right [Healy to second]; Odom threw a wild
pitch [Healy to third, Brett to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North walked; Campaneris singled to left [North
to second]; Bando singled to left [North scored, Campaneris to
second]; HOERNER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Jackson was hit
by a pitch [Campaneris to third, Bando to second]; BIRD REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); Rudi singled to center [Campaneris scored,
Bando scored, Jackson to second]; Johnson forced Jackson
(pitcher to third) [Rudi to second]; Tenace flied to left in
foul territory; Mangual singled to left [Rudi scored, Johnson to
third]; Green struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Athletics 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
struck out; Mayberry singled to right; WHITE RAN FOR MAYBERRY;
McRae walked [White to second]; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR COWENS; Scheinblum grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Athletics 5.