The largest regular-season crowd in Royals' history, 39,474, saw Steve Busby pitch a five-hitter and shut out the Athletics, 2-0. The Royals were held to four hits by Vida Blue, but Amos Otis tripled in the first inning and scored on a single by Hal McRae for the only run that Busby needed. Just to make sure, the Royals added a tally in the fifth on a double by Jim Wohlford, long fly by Al Cowens on which Wohlford moved to third, and single by George Brett. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      29, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .234      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .215
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .287      Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .342      McRae dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .326
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .307      Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Wohlford lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Green 2b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Kubiak ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Brett 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .256
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     1   6             Totals               26   2   4   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 39,474
Left on Base: A's 3, Royals 2
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Wohlford (9)
Triples: Otis (5)
Stolen Bases: North (33)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (11)
GIDP: Mangual (4), Rojas (13)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(7-8)             8     4   2   2   2   3   0  28   3.40
Totals                  8     4   2   2   2   3   0  28

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(10-7)           9     5   0   0   1   6   0  30   3.15
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  30

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Campaneris
struck out; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first) [North to
third]; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis tripled; McRae singled to center
[Otis scored]; Healy grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to
first); Mangual lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Solaita
flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; Haney grounded out (shortstop
to first); North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (second to first); Patek walked;
Rojas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Patek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to left; Bando flied out to
left; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis lined to left; McRae popped to second; Healy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mangual flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford doubled to center; Solaita struck out;
Cowens lined to left [Wohlford to third]; Brett singled to
center [Wohlford scored, Brett out at second (center to
second)]; Dick Green spiked tagging Brett, left with injured
left index finger; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR GREEN; Kubiak grounded out
(first unassisted); Haney flied out to left; North struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rojas walked; Otis lined to left;
McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Jackson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); Solaita flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi struck out; Tenace singled to left; Mangual
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens struck out; Brett lined to shortstop; Patek
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Alou singled to left;
ODOM RAN FOR ALOU; BOURQUE BATTED FOR HANEY; Bourque struck out;
North singled to right [Odom out at third (right to third)];
Campaneris singled to right [North to third]; Bando grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.