The Athletics erupted for four runs in the fifth inning but then needed another tally in the eighth to stave off the Royals, 5-4. Ted Kubiak walked in the fifth and gave way to pinch-runner Herb Washington, who stole second. After an infield hit by Ray Fosse, Washington scored on a single by Bert Campaneris. Bill North sacrificed and Reggie Jackson followed with a single to drive in Fosse and Campaneris. That spelled the exit of Paul Splittorff. With Bruce Dal Canton on the mound in the relief, Jackson stole second, took third on a passed ball and scored on a wild pitch.

The Royals rallied for two runs in the seventh on a single by Hal McRae, double by Amos Otis and single by Cookie Rojas. The A's then scored what proved to be the deciding run in the eighth on a pass to Jackson, forceout by Sal Bando, his theft of second and single by Joe Rudi. The Royals fell short with two runs in their half of the eighth on singles by Frank White and Vada Pinson, an infield out and single by McRae. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
North cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .270        Pinson ph,lf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Jackson rf            4   1   1   2     1   2   .291      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Rudi lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .291      McRae dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .318
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .285
  C. Washington ph,dh 1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .268
Kubiak 2b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Green 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      White ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .230
  Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .177        Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fosse c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .190        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   4     4   2             Totals               35   4   8   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 14,976
Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 5
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Rudi (37), White (6), Otis (29)
Stolen Bases: H. Washington (26), Jackson (23), Bando (2), Campaneris (32)
Sacrifice Hits: North (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(19-14)       6.2   4   2   2   1   2   0  25   3.11
Fingers SV(18)          2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  11   2.68
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   3   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(13-18)     4.1   6   4   3   2   1   0  21   3.97
Dal Canton              4.1   2   1   1   2   0   0  17   3.10
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.13
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   2   0  39

Passed Balls: Healy (21)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (15)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; North singled to
center; Jackson struck out; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Cowens
struck out; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

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

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to right; Mayberry walked; Otis
forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Rojas lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); White
doubled to left; Wohlford flied out to center; Cowens grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Bando
singled to right; Rudi flied out to right; Tenace walked [Bando
to second]; Mangual popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett struck out; McRae flied out to center;
Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak walked; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR KUBIAK; H.
Washington stole second [H. Washington to third (error by
Mayberry)]; Fosse singled to shortstop [H. Washington stayed at
third]; Campaneris singled to left [H. Washington scored, Fosse
to second]; North out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Fosse to third, Campaneris to second]; Jackson singled to
center [Fosse scored, Campaneris scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Jackson stole second; Bando grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Jackson stayed at second]; Healy allowed a
passed ball [Jackson to third]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch
[Jackson scored (unearned)]; Rudi flied out to left; 4 R (3 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: GREEN REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 2B); Otis
flied out to center; Rojas grounded out (second to first); Healy
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
popped to shortstop; Green lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to right; Mayberry lined to left; Otis doubled [McRae scored];
Rojas singled to center [Otis scored]; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Healy flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson walked; Bando forced Jackson (third to
second); Bando stole second; Rudi singled to center [Bando
scored, Rudi to second (on throw to home)]; Tenace flied out to
left; C. WASHINGTON BATTED FOR MANGUAL; C. Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: C. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MAXVILL
REPLACED GREEN (PLAYING 2B); White singled to left; PINSON
BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Pinson singled to center [White to second];
Cowens flied out to center; Brett grounded out (second to first)
[White to third, Pinson to second]; McRae singled to left [White
scored, Pinson scored]; Mayberry singled to center [McRae to
second]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALOU BATTED
FOR MAXVILL; Alou popped to shortstop; Fosse popped to second;
Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Dal Canton
threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; North walked; MINGORI
REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: TRILLO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); Rojas struck out;
SOLAITA BATTED FOR HEALY; Solaita flied out to center; CEPEDA
BATTED FOR WHITE; Cepeda lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 4.