The Royals erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Athletics, 5-4, behind the relief pitching of Marty Pattin. Lindy McDaniel, who started for the Royals in a bid to repeat his victory over the A's June 23, was lifted with one out in the third after falling behind, 3-0. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Thursday, June      27, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  1  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  2
Royals       0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .349      McRae dh              4   1   1   2     0   1   .328
Rudi lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Healy c               2   1   0   0     2   0   .244
Tenace c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .228      Cowens rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Mangual dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Solaita 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Bourque 1b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .262      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Green 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .258      Brett 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .260
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McDaniel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   2             Totals               33   5   9   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 24,894
Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 6
DP: A's 2, Royals 0
Errors: Bando, Bourque, Patek
Doubles: Bando (9), Wohlford (8), Otis (14)
Triples: Tenace (1), McRae (1)
Stolen Bases: North (31), Healy (10)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Bourque (2)
GIDP: Otis (7)
Hit by Pitch: North (4,by Pattin)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(8-9)         3     5   5   4   1   1   0  16   3.65
Odom                    5     4   0   0   1   2   0  19   4.32
Totals                  8     9   5   4   2   3   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDaniel                2.1   6   3   3   2   0   0  14   3.86
Pattin W(2-3)           6.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  24   3.63
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   2   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris
singled to center; Campaneris was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford doubled to right; On a bunt Rojas made an
out to pitcher; Otis popped to third; McRae flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Rudi singled to
right; Tenace singled to left [Rudi to second]; Mangual grounded
out (first unassisted) [Rudi to third, Tenace to second];
Bourque was walked intentionally; Green walked [Rudi scored,
Tenace to third, Bourque to second]; North grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
grounded out (third to first); Solaita was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to right; Bando doubled
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson flied out to right [Bando to
third]; Rudi singled to center [Bando scored]; PATTIN REPLACED
MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Tenace flied out to right; Mangual flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bourque flied out to center; Green grounded out
(second to first); North was hit by a pitch; North stole second;
Campaneris popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas singled to right; Otis doubled to left [Rojas
to third]; McRae tripled [Rojas scored, Otis scored]; Healy
walked; Cowens singled to shortstop [McRae scored, Healy to
second]; Healy stole third; Solaita reached on an error by
Bourque [Healy scored (no RBI), Cowens to second]; ODOM REPLACED
HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens
to third (error by Bando; assist by Campaneris), Solaita to
second]; Brett singled to left [Cowens scored (unearned),
Solaita to third, Patek to second]; Wohlford popped to third in
foul territory; Rojas lined into a double play (second to first)
[Brett out at first]; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Jackson was
called out on strikes; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to center; McRae struck out; Healy
walked; Cowens singled to center [Healy to second]; Solaita
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace tripled to left; Mangual popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Bourque hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Tenace scored]; Green singled to right; North flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to center; Brett struck out;
Wohlford popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Bando grounded
out (third to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas singled to center; Otis grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rojas out at second]; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
flied out to center; Solaita singled to center; Patek lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bourque popped to second; Green singled to
center; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR GREEN; North forced H. Washington
(first to shortstop) [North to second (error by Patek)];
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 4, Royals 5.