A two-run triple by Dave Revering in the ninth inning gave the A's a 6-5 triumph over the Royals. With the score tied, 4-4, Rickey Henderson singled with two out, Dwayne Murphy walked and Revering ripped his three-bagger into the right field corner. The Royals fell short with a one-run rally in their half of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  2  -   6 12  3
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   5 11  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Wilson lf,cf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .315
Murphy cf             4   3   3   1     1   0   .255      White 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Revering dh           5   1   2   3     0   2   .288      Cowens rf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .295
Gross 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .224      Otis cf               2   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Essian 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .243        Nettles lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Wallis rf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .141        Hurdle lf           2   0   1   1     0   1   .240
Heath c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Porter dh             3   1   1   0     2   0   .291
Chalk ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .223      Wathan 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .206
Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Washington ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Minetto p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ss             1   0   1   0     0   0   .203
  Kingman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .267
                                                            Barranca pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
                                                          Terrell 3b,ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
                                                          Gaudet c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     2   6             Totals               39   5  11   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 23,842
Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 9
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Essian, Chalk, Edwards, Cowens
Doubles: Revering (25), Otis (28)
Triples: Revering (5), Wathan (3), Hurdle (3)
Home Runs: Chalk (2), Murphy (11)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (33), Murphy (15), Terrell (1)
Caught Stealing: White (8), Barranca (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Minetto                 7.1   8   4   4   2   4   0  33   5.55
Kingman W(8-7)          1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.31
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   4   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(14-12)        9    12   6   6   2   6   2  39   4.08
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   6   2  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy singled to right [Henderson out at home (right to
catcher)]; Murphy stole second; Revering struck out; Gross flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; White popped to second;
Cowens flied out to center; Otis doubled to center [Wilson
scored]; Porter flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian flied out to left; Wallis struck out; On a
bunt Heath singled; Chalk walked [Heath to second]; Edwards
forced Chalk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan popped to shortstop; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy grounded out
(first unassisted); Revering grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Gaudet popped to first in foul territory; Wilson
popped to second; White reached on an error by Essian; White was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens was called out on strikes; Otis grounded out
(third to first); Porter singled to center; Wathan singled to
center [Porter to third]; Washington grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: NETTLES REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING LF); WILSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Heath grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chalk homered; Edwards flied out to right; Henderson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Terrell singled to center; Gaudet forced Terrell
(pitcher to shortstop); Wilson reached on an error by Edwards
[Gaudet to second]; White lined to left; Cowens struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: CRUZ REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); On a bunt
Murphy singled to third; Revering doubled to right [Murphy
scored, Revering to third (error by Cowens)]; Gross struck out;
Essian lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Revering scored];
Wallis singled to right; Heath singled to center [Wallis to
third]; Chalk popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Porter
walked; Wathan flied out to center; Cruz singled to left [Porter
to second]; Terrell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory;
Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy homered;
Revering struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals
1.

ROYALS 7TH: Gaudet popped to second; Wilson was called out on
strikes; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HURDLE REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING LF); Gross
struck out; Essian lined to left; Wallis singled to right; Heath
forced Wallis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to center; Hurdle was called out on
strikes; Porter walked [Cowens to second]; Wathan tripled
[Cowens scored, Porter scored]; KINGMAN REPLACED MINETTO
(PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED FOR CRUZ; Braun reached on a fielder's
choice [Wathan scored]; BARRANCA RAN FOR BRAUN; Barranca was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Terrell singled to
left; Terrell stole second; Gaudet reached on an error by Chalk
[Terrell out at home (shortstop to third to catcher)]; 3 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BARRANCA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TERRELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Chalk popped to second; Edwards
flied out to center; Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy walked; Revering tripled to right [Henderson
scored, Murphy scored, Revering out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); White
singled to left; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [White to
second]; Hurdle tripled to center [White scored]; Porter flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 5.