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. Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1974 (Night game) at Royals StadiumA'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. |
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