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.