The Royals brought Lindy McDaniel out of the bullpen for one of the rare starts of his career and the veteran righthander responded by defeating the Athletics, 4-1. McDaniel, who yielded only three hits, set down the first 12 batters in succession before Reggie Jackson singled in the fifth inning. After an infield out and scratch single by Gene Tenace, Jackson scored on a sacrifice fly by Pat Bourque.

The Royals registered all their runs in the third. Jim Wohlford singled and scored on a double by Vada Pinson. Amos Otis followed with a single, but Pinson was thrown out at the plate. After John Mayberry walked, Hal McRae doubled to drive in Otis. An intentional pass to Cookie Rojas loaded bases for George Brett, who came through with a single to add two runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      23, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .296      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Pinson rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .237      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
  Cowens ph,rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .272      Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .352
Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Solaita pr,1b       2   1   0   0     0   1   .268      Tenace c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .217
McRae dh              4   1   2   1     0   1   .316      Bourque 1b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .255
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Brett 3b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .267      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McDaniel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     2   6             Totals               29   1   3   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  9,891
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 2
DP: Royals 0, A's 0
Doubles: Pinson (8), McRae 2 (14), Otis (13)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (6), Brett (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bourque (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDaniel W(1-2)         9     3   1   1   0   4   0  30   3.45
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   4   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(0-1)           2.2   6   4   4   1   3   0  14   3.75
Lindblad                6.1   6   0   0   1   3   0  25   1.21
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   6   0  39

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to right; Pinson singled to
right; Pinson stole second; Otis struck out; Mayberry struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Campaneris
struck out; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae was called out on strikes; Rojas grounded out
(third to first); Brett singled to left; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi flied out to
center; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
singled to left; Pinson doubled to right [Wohlford scored]; Otis
singled to right [Pinson out at home (right to catcher)];
Mayberry walked [Otis to second]; McRae doubled to left [Otis
scored, Mayberry to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
SOLAITA RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Rojas was walked intentionally; Brett
singled to right [Solaita scored, McRae scored, Rojas to third,
Brett to second (on throw to home)]; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bourque
grounded out (second to first); Mangual grounded out (first
unassisted); Green grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
struck out; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North popped to shortstop; Campaneris flied out
to right; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis lined to shortstop; Solaita was called out on
strikes; McRae popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson singled to first; Rudi grounded out
(first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Tenace singled to
pitcher [Jackson to third]; Bourque hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Jackson scored]; Mangual was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas flied out to center; Brett singled to first;
Brett stole second; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Patek lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green flied out to right; North grounded out
(second to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford singled to first; Wohlford was picked off
first (pitcher to first to second); Pinson struck out; Otis
doubled to center; Solaita lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brett flied out to center; Martinez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace flied out to center; Bourque flied out to
right; Mangual flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
flied out to center; COWENS BATTED FOR PINSON; Cowens singled to
right; Otis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Green lined
to center; North flied out to right; Campaneris singled to
shortstop; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 1.