Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Bunker
  
  Campaneris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Bunker
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Bunker
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bando vs. Bunker
  
  There goes Jackson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bando vs. Bunker
  
  Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cater vs. Bunker
  
  There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cater vs. Bunker
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Hunter
  
  Keough hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fiore vs. Hunter
  
  Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Hunter
  
  Piniella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foy vs. Hunter
  
  Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
  
  There goes Foy. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
  
  Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrison vs. Hunter
  
  Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Bunker
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Bunker
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Bunker
  
  Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Hunter
  
  Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Hunter
  
  Rios takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bunker vs. Hunter
  
  There goes Rios. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunker vs. Hunter
  
  Bunker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Bunker
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Bunker
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reynolds vs. Bunker
  
  Reynolds is hit by the pitch. Campaneris moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Bunker
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bando vs. Bunker
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Hunter
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fiore vs. Hunter
  
  Fiore strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Hunter
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foy vs. Hunter
  
  Foy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Foy reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Foy scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrison vs. Sprague
  
  Ed Sprague now pitching.
  
  Harrison is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Bunker
  
  Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cater reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. Bunker
  
  Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Monday vs. Bunker
  
  Monday hits a line drive towards short. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Duncan vs. Bunker
  
  Duncan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fiore. Duncan reaches second base with a double. Cater scores. Green goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Webster vs. Bunker
  
  Ramon Webster pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
  
  Webster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. Duncan moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Campaneris vs. Bunker
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Roland
  
  Jim Roland now pitching.
  
  Taylor strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Roland
  
  Rios hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bunker vs. Roland
  
  Bunker bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Roland covering, for the out. Rios moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Keough vs. Roland
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Bunker
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields the ball and throws to Bunker covering. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Bunker
  
  Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Bunker
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy misplays the ball. That's an error on Foy. Bando moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cater vs. Drabowsky
  
  Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
  
  Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Fiore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. Drabowsky
  
  Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Monday vs. Drabowsky
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios misplays the ball. That's an error on Rios. Bando scores. Green moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Duncan vs. Drabowsky
  
  Duncan takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Donaldson vs. Drabowsky
  
  John Donaldson pinch hits for Jim Roland.
  
  Donaldson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Campaneris vs. Drabowsky
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Kirkpatrick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fiore vs. Wyatt
  
  John Wyatt now pitching.
  
  Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Wyatt
  
  Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foy vs. Wyatt
  
  Foy takes first base on ball four. Fiore moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kirkpatrick vs. Wyatt
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Fiore moves to third. Foy moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Harrison vs. Wyatt
  
  Harrison strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Drabowsky
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Drabowsky
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy misplays the ball. That's an error on Foy. Reynolds moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bando vs. Drabowsky
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cater vs. Drabowsky
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Green vs. Drabowsky
  
  Green strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Wyatt
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Wyatt
  
  Rios hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drabowsky vs. Wyatt
  
  Drabowsky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Drabowsky
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Drabowsky
  
  Duncan strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wyatt vs. Drabowsky
  
  Wyatt is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Wyatt
  
  Keough 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 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fiore vs. Wyatt
  
  Fiore hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Wyatt
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Drabowsky
  
  Campaneris strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Campaneris out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Drabowsky
  
  Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Drabowsky
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foy vs. Wyatt
  
  Joe Nossek now playing left field.
  
  Foy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Wyatt
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrison vs. Wyatt
  
  Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foy moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Taylor vs. Krausse
  
  Lew Krausse now pitching.
  
  Taylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Krausse
  
  Rios hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Drabowsky vs. Krausse
  
  Drabowsky bunts towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out. Rios moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Keough vs. Krausse
  
  Keough 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 

Top 9

• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Drabowsky
  
  Mike Fiore now playing first base. Lou Piniella now playing center field. Joe Foy now playing third base. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing left field.
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Drabowsky
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Drabowsky
  
  Green is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 4/20/1969, game 2 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      5  0  1  0   Keough J, rf          5  0  0  0   
Reynolds T, lf        4  1  2  0   Fiore M, cf-1b        3  1  1  0   
Nossek J, lf          0  0  0  0   Piniella L, lf-cf     4  2  2  2   
Jackson R, rf         3  1  1  2   Foy J, ss-3b          2  2  2  1   
Bando S, 3b           4  1  0  0   Kirkpatrick E, 3b-lf  4  0  1  1   
Cater D, 1b           5  1  1  0   Harrison C, 1b        4  1  1  0   
Green D, 2b           5  1  2  0   Hernandez J, ss       0  0  0  0   
Monday R, cf          4  0  0  1   Taylor H, c           4  1  1  3   
Duncan D, c           3  0  1  2   Rios J, 2b            3  0  2  0   
Hunter C, p           1  0  0  0   Bunker W, p           1  0  0  0   
Sprague E, p          0  0  0  0   Drabowsky M, p        1  0  0  0   
Webster R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Roland J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Donaldson J, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Wyatt J, p            1  0  0  0                                      
Krausse L, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5  8  5                        31  7 10  7

Oakland          000 230 000 --  5
Kansas City      202 000 03x --  7

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hunter C              2.2  5  4  4  2  2
Sprague E             0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Roland J              1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Wyatt J (L)           3.1  2  2  2  2  1
Krausse L             0.2  2  1  1  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunker W*             4.0  6  5  4  3  0
Drabowsky M (W)       5.0  2  0  0  1  6
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Foy J 2, Rios J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Piniella L, Foy J, Kirkpatrick E, Cater D, Duncan D
HR -- Piniella L, Jackson R, Taylor H
SB -- Jackson R, Foy J
CS -- Rios J
SH -- Bunker W, Drabowsky M
HBP -- by Bunker W (Reynolds T)
WP -- Bunker W
T -- 2:32
A -- 31872

    

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