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Scoring four runs -- three of them unearned -- in the fourth inning, the Royals defeated the A's, 4-2. George Brett led off the frame with a homer. With one out, Pete LaCock singled and reached third on a double by Amos Otis. Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 A's 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .316 Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .278 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .331 Revering dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Porter c 2 0 0 0 3 1 .293 Newman 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .228 LaCock 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Murray pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .294 Gross 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Essian c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .250 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Washington ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .256 Heath rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 2 6 3 Totals 29 2 5 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 2,583 Left on Base: Royals 10, A's 4 DP: Royals 1, A's 1 Errors: Newman, Gross Doubles: Otis (27), Newman (17), Edwards (12) Home Runs: Brett (23), Revering (19) Stolen Bases: Wilson (76), White 2 (26) Caught Stealing: White (7), Washington (6), Henderson (11) Sacrifice Flies: Essian (8) GIDP: LaCock (15), Revering (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pattin W(5-2) 7 4 2 2 2 3 1 25 4.58 Martin 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 6.14 Hrabosky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.74 Quisenberry SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 7 1 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(11-11) 9 9 4 1 6 3 1 41 3.89 Totals 9 9 4 1 6 3 1 41 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae popped to first; Brett struck out; Porter walked; LaCock forced Porter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy grounded out (second to first); Revering popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; White singled to left; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman doubled to right; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Newman to third]; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to left [Newman scored]; Edwards flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson flied out to left; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath was called out on strikes; Picciolo struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 4TH: Brett homered; Porter was called out on strikes; LaCock singled to right; Otis doubled to right [LaCock to third]; Cowens popped to second; White reached on an error by Gross [LaCock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Otis scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; White stole second; Washington walked; Wilson singled to center [White scored (unearned), Washington to second]; McRae walked [Washington to third, Wilson to second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy singled to left; Revering grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1. ROYALS 5TH: Porter walked; LaCock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Porter out at second]; Otis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Essian walked; Edwards doubled to left [Essian to third]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); Washington singled to left; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Revering homered; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to left; Brett flied out to left; Porter walked [McRae to second]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Essian flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. ROYALS 8TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Cowens lined to center; White singled to center; White stole second; Washington walked; Wilson forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Heath was called out on strikes; Picciolo struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. ROYALS 9TH: McRae lined to center; Brett reached on an error by Newman; Porter flied out to center; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy struck out; Revering popped to third in foul territory; Newman walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); MURRAY RAN FOR NEWMAN; Gross singled to right [Murray to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Essian lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2. |
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