A walk with the bases loaded in the ninth inning handed the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Royals. The A's scored their first two runs, both unearned, in the third before the Royals came up with a matching pair off Ken Holtzman in the fourth on a single by Cookie Rojas, double by Amos Otis, a wild pitch and single by Jim Wohlford.

Sal Bando doubled to lead off the ninth for the A's and stopped at third on a single by Reggie Jackson. Paul Splittorff then walked Joe Rudi intentionally to load the bases before leaving the game in favor of Gene Garber, who passed Gene Tenace to force in the A's winning run. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 22, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 A's 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .236 North cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .226 Rojas 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .288 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Bando 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 H. Washington pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 Jackson rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .353 Wohlford lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .294 Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .306 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Tenace c 2 0 1 1 2 0 .215 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Healy c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Mangual dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Green 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 1 3 4 Totals 28 3 6 3 4 3 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 8,705 Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 6 DP: Royals 2, A's 2 Errors: Patek, Bando Doubles: Otis (12), Campaneris (8), Jackson (14), Bando (7) Stolen Bases: Healy (8) Caught Stealing: McRae (5) Sacrifice Flies: Bando (8) GIDP: North (5), Johnson (7) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(7-7) 8 6 3 1 3 3 0 32 3.13 Garber 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.79 Totals 8 6 3 1 4 3 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(8-8) 9 9 2 2 3 4 0 37 3.42 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 4 0 37 Passed Balls: Tenace (3) Wild Pitches: Holtzman (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Tenace allowed a passed ball [Patek to second]; Rojas grounded out (second to first) [Patek to third]; Otis flied into a double play (right to catcher) [Patek out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; Campaneris flied out to center; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae walked; Wohlford lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [McRae out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi was called out on strikes; Tenace walked; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens struck out; Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; Healy singled to right; Healy stole second; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual singled to center; Green flied out to right; North reached on an error by Patek (assist by Rojas) [Mangual to second]; Campaneris doubled to center [Mangual scored (unearned), North to third]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to left [North scored (unearned)]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas singled to center; Otis doubled [Rojas to third]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Rojas scored, Otis to third]; Mayberry struck out; McRae reached on an error by Bando; Wohlford singled to center [Otis scored, McRae to second]; Cowens singled to left [McRae to third, Wohlford to second]; Brett forced McRae (third to catcher) [Wohlford to third, Cowens to second]; Healy flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; Rojas singled to center; Otis flied out to right; Mayberry singled to left [Rojas to second]; McRae forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual walked; Green struck out; North grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mangual out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando flied out to center; Jackson doubled to center; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ROYALS 7TH: Healy flied out to center; Patek flied out to right; Rojas walked; Otis forced Rojas (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; Mangual flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry popped to shortstop; McRae singled to right; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first to second to catcher); Wohlford singled to right; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Green lined to third; North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ROYALS 9TH: Brett flied out to center; Healy grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando doubled to left; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson singled to left [H. Washington to third]; Rudi was walked intentionally [Jackson to second]; GARBER REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Tenace walked [H. Washington scored, Jackson to third, Rudi to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 3.

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