Nelson Briles came off the Royals' disabled list for his first pitching appearance since April 22 and was knocked out in the fifth inning in a 7-1 loss to the Athletics. The Royals, who were held to six hits by Glenn Abbott, scored their run in the second on doubles by Hal McRae and Fran Healy.

The A's began taking aim at Briles with three runs in the third on four straight hits -- a single by Bill North, triple by Bert Campaneris, single by Sal Bando and double by Reggie Jackson. In the fifth, North singled, stole second and scored on a single by Campaneris. After an intentional pass to Jackson and forceout by Joe Rudi, Gene Garber relieved and the A's greeted the change with consecutive run-scoring singles by Gene Tenace, Angel Mangual and Dick Green. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, June      28, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  3    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   7 14  1
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .233      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Campaneris ss         5   2   4   2     0   0   .284      Rojas 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .301
Bando 3b              5   1   1   1     0   2   .296        White pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .347      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Rudi lf               5   1   0   0     0   0   .310      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .326
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Tenace 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .236      Pinson rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Mangual dh,lf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .263      xSolaita 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .000
Green 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Haney c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .156      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                          Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   7  14   7     1   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 32,400
Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 7
DP: A's 1, Royals 0
Errors: Haney
Doubles: Tenace 2 (11), Jackson (15), Mangual (7), Campaneris (10), McRae (16), Healy (18)
Triples: Campaneris (6)
Stolen Bases: North (32)
GIDP: Patek (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(1-1)           9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35   2.57
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(0-2)           4     8   5   5   0   2   0  20   4.80
Garber                  0.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.97
Mingori                 2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   5.14
Hoerner                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.86
Bird                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.44
Totals                  9    14   7   7   1   5   0  42

Wild Pitches: Abbott (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to right; Campaneris grounded out
(second to first); Bando lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford lined to first; Rojas struck out; Otis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Rudi
flied out to left; Tenace doubled to left; Mangual grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to left; Healy doubled to right [McRae
scored]; Pinson flied out to center [Healy to third]; Solaita
struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (second to first); Haney
struck out; North singled to shortstop; Campaneris tripled
[North scored]; Bando singled to left [Campaneris scored];
Jackson doubled [Bando scored]; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett popped to second; Wohlford walked; Rojas flied
out to right; Otis singled to left [Wohlford to second]; McRae
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals
1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
doubled to center; Green was called out on strikes; Haney flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy grounded out (second to first); Pinson walked;
Solaita singled to right [Pinson to third]; Patek grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North singled to second; North stole second;
Campaneris singled to center [North scored, Campaneris to second
(on throw to home)]; GARBER REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Bando
flied out to right; Jackson was walked intentionally; Rudi
forced Jackson (second to shortstop) [Campaneris to third];
Tenace singled to center [Campaneris scored, Rudi to second];
Mangual singled to left [Rudi scored, Tenace to second]; Green
singled to left [Tenace scored, Mangual to third]; MINGORI
REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Haney struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to center; Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas singled to right; Otis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North lined to right; Campaneris singled to
right; Bando struck out; Jackson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae struck out; Healy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
doubled to center; Mangual lined to shortstop; Green lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita reached on catcher's interference by Haney;
Patek was called out on strikes; Brett flied out to right;
Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals
1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Haney lined
to first; North lined to shortstop; Campaneris doubled to
center; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas singled to right; WHITE RAN FOR ROJAS; Otis
popped to second; Abbott threw a wild pitch [White to second];
McRae grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Healy
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BIRD REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ABBOTT
REPLACED RUDI (PITCHING); Pinson grounded out (second to first);
Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Royals 1.