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August 9, 1972

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Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 2 4 2
Royals 5 8 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 2 4 2
Royals 5 8 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .305
OBP .667 .352
At Bats 3 387
Hits 2 118
• Singles 0 80
• Doubles 2 26
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 1 50

Darold Knowles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 8
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Municipal Stadium - August 9, 1972
Out
Darold Knowles
Dave Duncan
Mike Epstein
Ted Kubiak
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Reggie Jackson
Brant Alyea
Lou Piniella
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Epstein is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Abernathy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Darold Knowles now pitching. Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Angel Mangual pinch hits for Bob Locker. Mangual takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Patek, and towards Rojas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Alyea scores.
Top 7 Don Mincher pinch hits for Tim Cullen. Norm Angelini now pitching. Gene Tenace pinch hits for Don Mincher. There's a wild pitch. Alyea moves to third. Duncan moves to second.
Top 7 Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Alyea moves to second.
Top 7 Alyea takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 7 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris throws towards first. Epstein fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Epstein. Otis scores.
Bottom 6 Bob Locker now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojas tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blue bunts in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hedlund strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alyea hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Scheinblum goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Epstein hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hedlund strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive towards the mound. Hedlund reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alyea. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Alyea throws the ball in to Bando who tags Piniella trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 2 Scheinblum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cullen hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando moves to second.
Top 1 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.