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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 22, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 22, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 22, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 22, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,501 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Haller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Carl Taylor | Catcher |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Dick Drago | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 22, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Blue
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Drago
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Drago
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Drago
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drago
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drago vs. Blue
There goes Patek. The throw from Tenace, and Green drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Drago vs. Blue
Drago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Blue
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Blue
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Drago
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blue
There goes Taylor. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Green applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Drago
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to home to get Alou. Jackson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Drago
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Drago
Don Mincher pinch hits for Dick Green.
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drago vs. Blue
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Blue
Otis takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheinblum vs. Blue
Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Drago
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Drago
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Drago
Bando hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Blue
Drago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Drago
Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Ted Kubiak.
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Drago
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Dal Maxvill now playing second base.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Blue
Otis takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Blue
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Blue
Steve Hovley pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum.
The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Otis moves to third. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Fingers
There goes Piniella. The throw from Tenace, and Maxvill drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Fingers
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Fingers
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Fingers
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drago vs. Fingers
Drago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drago
Steve Hovley now playing right field.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Drago
Tenace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Drago
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bando reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Tenace goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Drago
Dave Duncan pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fingers
Tim Cullen now playing second base.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Fingers
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Fingers
Hovley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Drago
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/22/1972 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Schaal P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0 Rudi J, lf 5 0 1 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 1 1 Alou M, rf 3 0 1 0 Hovley S, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Jackson R, cf 3 2 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 3 Epstein M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 4 1 2 0 Taylor C, c 2 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 2 3 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Green D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0 Drago D, p 3 0 0 0 Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Marquez G, ph 1 0 0 0 Maxvill D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Duncan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cullen T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 3 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Hegan M, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 6 5 35 3 9 3 Kansas City 001 000 040 -- 5 Oakland 000 100 020 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 8 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (L)* 7.0 6 5 4 6 8 Fingers R 2.0 0 0 0 2 5 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Green D, Maxvill D DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Oakland 8 2B -- Rudi J, Bando S HR -- Mayberry J SB -- Patek F, Piniella L CS -- Taylor C SF -- Schaal P PB -- Tenace G T -- 3:02 A -- 6501
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