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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 5Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1979 (Day game) at Royals StadiumA'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.
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