A pinch-single by Buck Martinez climaxed a two-run rally in the ninth inning and brought the Royals an 8-7 victory over the Athletics. The Royals scored five of their runs in the sixth. Tony Solaita and George Brett singled, but the threat seemed over when Fred Patek and Cookie Rojas were retired. However, Amos Otis tripled for two runs and scored himself on a double by Hal McRae. Fran Healy walked, Vada Pinson was safe on an error and John Mayberry, who had been out with a pulled hamstring, delivered a pinch-single, driving in two runs.

The A's came back to take a 7-5 lead before the Royals opened their rally in the ninth with consecutive singles by Otis, McRae and Healy, loading the bases. Richie Scheinblum, pinch-hitting, drew a pass to force in the tying run. After Al Cowens forced McRae at the plate, Martinez came through with his winning pinch-single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Oakland Athletics 7
Game Played on Sunday, June      30, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
A's          2  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   7 12  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  5    1  0  2  -   8 12  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   2   1   0     1   1   .234      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     1   1   .216
Campaneris ss         5   3   4   2     0   0   .296      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Bando 3b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .298        White 2b            2   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Jackson rf            3   0   0   2     1   0   .338      Otis cf               4   2   2   3     0   0   .277
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .302      McRae dh              4   1   2   1     1   0   .329
Tenace 1b,c           5   1   0   0     0   2   .232      Healy c               4   2   1   0     1   0   .241
Mangual dh            5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .234        Scheinblum ph       0   0   0   1     1   0   .148
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .139      Wohlford lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .289        Mayberry ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .268
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cowens pr,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Bourque 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Solaita 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .219
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .258
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  12   6     3   6             Totals               37   8  12   8     6   2

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 32,094
Left on Base: A's 9, Royals 11
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Campaneris, Rojas, Solaita, Brett
Doubles: Mangual (8), Bando (10), McRae (17)
Triples: Otis (6)
Stolen Bases: North (34)
Caught Stealing: H. Washington (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (4), Otis (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  5.2   5   4   3   0   1   0  22   2.89
Fingers                 0     1   1   0   1   0   0   3   3.46
Lindblad                0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   1.37
Odom                    1.2   1   1   1   4   1   0  10   4.37
Knowles L(2-2)          0.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.60
Totals                  8.1  12   8   6   6   2   0  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              1     3   4   2   1   0   0   8   3.63
Pattin                  5.1   5   1   1   0   5   0  20   3.50
Bird                    2     4   2   1   1   0   0  11   2.53
Mingori                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.14
Garber W(1-2)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.85
Totals                  9    12   7   4   3   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (5)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris singled to left [North
to third]; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [North scored,
Campaneris to second]; Bando flied out to right [Campaneris to
third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Campaneris scored];
Rudi flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas lined to center; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace reached on an error by Brett; Mangual
singled to left [Tenace to second]; Kubiak singled to center
[Tenace scored (unearned), Mangual to second]; PATTIN REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Haney struck out; North struck out;
Campaneris singled to right [Mangual scored (unearned), Kubiak
to third]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to left; Healy flied out to left;
Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi was
called out on strikes; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford flied out to center; Solaita singled to
center; Brett lined to center; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual doubled to left; Kubiak grounded out
(second to first) [Mangual to third]; Haney popped to shortstop;
North lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (third to first); McRae flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris popped to shortstop; Bando singled to
right; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bando to
second]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson
grounded out (third to first); Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Mangual flied
out to center; Kubiak flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Solaita singled to left; Brett singled to center
[Solaita to second]; Patek flied out to left; Rojas lined to
third; Otis tripled to right [Solaita scored, Brett scored];
McRae doubled to left [Otis scored]; FINGERS REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); Healy walked; Pinson reached on an error by
Campaneris [McRae to third, Healy to second]; MAYBERRY BATTED
FOR WOHLFORD; Mayberry singled to center [McRae scored
(unearned), Healy scored (unearned), Pinson to third]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); COWENS RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Solaita
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALOU BATTED
FOR HANEY; Alou singled to second; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU;
H. Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
North singled; BIRD REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); North stole
second; Campaneris singled to left [North scored, Campaneris to
second (error by Rojas; assist by Cowens)]; Cookie Rojas
ejected by 2B umpire Armando Rodriguez; Rodriguez called Bert
Campaneris safe, then out, then safe as Rojas dropped ball;
WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Bando doubled to right
[Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Rudi flied out to center; Tenace flied out to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: BOURQUE REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Brett made an out to
first; Patek singled to left; White singled to right [Patek to
third]; ODOM REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Otis hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Patek scored, White to second (on throw to
home)]; McRae was walked intentionally; Healy forced White
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
flied to left in foul territory; Bourque flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Pinson flied out to left; Cowens walked; Solaita
forced Cowens (first to shortstop); Brett walked [Solaita to
second]; Patek walked [Solaita to third, Brett to second]; White
was called out on strikes (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North popped to third in foul territory;
Campaneris singled to left; Bando singled to left [Campaneris to
third]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Jackson reached on a
fielder's choice [Campaneris scored, Bando to third (error by
Solaita), Jackson to second]; Rudi was walked intentionally;
GARBER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Tenace struck out; Mangual
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to center; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); McRae singled to left [Otis to second]; On a bunt
Healy singled to pitcher [Otis to third, McRae to second];
SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR PINSON; Scheinblum walked [Otis scored,
McRae to third, Healy to second]; Cowens forced McRae (shortstop
to catcher) [Healy to third, Scheinblum to second]; MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Martinez singled to center [Healy scored,
Scheinblum to third, Cowens to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 7, Royals 8.