Athletics (10) vs Royals (7) · Aug 31, 1973

FINAL

Aug 31, 1973

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	10	13	2
KC	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	10	1

win:R. Fingers (OAK)loss:D. Bird (KC)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Bill NorthCF	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	.289
Billy ConigliaroPR-CF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235
2Bert CampanerisSS	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	.263
3Sal Bando3B	3	5	3	3	0	0	2	.266
4Reggie JacksonRF	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	.298
5Deron JohnsonDH	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	.255
6Gene Tenace1B	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	.259
7Jesus AlouLF	2	4	2	1	1	0	0	.306
8Ray FosseC	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	.254
9Dick Green2B	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.251
Mike AndrewsPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205
Pat BourquePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207
Ted Kubiak2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.228
TOTAL	13	37	10	10	4	1	2

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Ken HoltzmanLHP	2.2	8	7	6	3	1	1	2.72
Blue Moon OdomRHP	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.78
Horacio PinaRHP	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.64
Rollie FingersRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.38
TOTAL	9.0	10	7	6	6	4	1

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Kurt Bevacqua3B	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	.255
Paul Schaal3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
2Cookie Rojas2B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	.272
3Amos OtisCF	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	.300
4John Mayberry1B	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	.280
5Hal McRaeRF	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	.215
Ed KirkpatrickRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
6Lou PiniellaLF	2	4	1	3	1	0	0	.258
7Rick ReichardtDH	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	.251
Steve HovleyPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.253
8Fran HealyC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Carl TaylorPH-C	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.231
9Freddie PatekSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.233
TOTAL	10	36	7	6	6	4	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Paul SplittorffLHP	6.1	7	6	6	3	1	1	4.18
Doug BirdRHP	2.2	6	4	4	1	0	1	3.05


TOTAL	9.0	13	10	10	4	1	2

Scoring Summary

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1
John Mayberry singles on a to first baseman Gene Tenace. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis to 2nd. Fielding error by pitcher Ken Holtzman.[1 run]
01
1
Hal McRae singles on a to center fielder Bill North. Amos Otis scores. John Mayberry to 3rd. Hal McRae to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Bill North.[1 run]
02
1
Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Bill North. John Mayberry scores. Hal McRae scores. Lou Piniella to 2nd.[2 runs]
04
2
Jesus Alou doubles (4) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Deron Johnson scores. Gene Tenace to 3rd.[1 run]
14
2
Ray Fosse singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lou Piniella. Gene Tenace scores. Jesus Alou to 3rd.[1 run]
24
2
Dick Green singles on a to right fielder Hal McRae. Jesus Alou scores. Ray Fosse to 3rd.[1 run]
34
3
Amos Otis hits a home run (25).[1 run]
35
3
Lou Piniella doubles (24). John Mayberry scores.[1 run]
36
3
Rick Reichardt doubles (13) on a to left fielder Jesus Alou. Lou Piniella scores.[1 run]
37
6
Sal Bando hits a home run (23).[1 run]
47
7
Ray Fosse out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hal McRae. Gene Tenace scores.[1 run]
57
7
Bill North singles on a ground ball to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Jesus Alou scores.[1 run]
67
8
Deron Johnson grounds into a force out, shortstop Freddie Patek to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Sal Bando scores. Reggie Jackson out at 2nd. Deron Johnson to 1st.[1 run]
77
9
Bert Campaneris out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Piniella. Ray Fosse scores.[1 run]
87
9
Sal Bando hits an inside-the-park home run (24) on a . Billy Conigliaro scores.[2 runs]
107

Play-by-Play

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TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Bill North out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman John Mayberry.[1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bert Campaneris grounds out to first baseman John Mayberry.[2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Sal Bando out to center fielder Amos Otis.[3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Kurt Bevacqua out, pitcher Ken Holtzman to first baseman Gene Tenace.[1 out]
00
SINGLE — Cookie Rojas singles on a to shortstop Bert Campaneris.
00
WALK — Amos Otis walks. Cookie Rojas to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — John Mayberry singles on a to first baseman Gene Tenace. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis to 2nd. Fielding error by pitcher Ken Holtzman.[1 run]
01
SINGLE — Hal McRae singles on a to center fielder Bill North. Amos Otis scores. John Mayberry to 3rd. Hal McRae to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Bill North.[1 run]
02
SINGLE — Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Bill North. John Mayberry scores. Hal McRae scores. Lou Piniella to 2nd.[2 runs]
04
STRIKEOUT DOUBLE PLAY — Rick Reichardt strikes out swinging and Lou Piniella caught stealing 3rd, catcher Ray Fosse to third baseman Sal Bando to catcher Ray Fosse.[3 outs]
04

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Team Stats

OAK

10Runs7

13Hits10

2Errors1

.351Batting Avg.278

37At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs1

10Runs-Batted-In6

1Walks4

1Stolen Bases1

4Strikeouts6

3Left on Base6

21Total Bases17

Game Details

Friday, August 31, 1973 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 36,242 (95.6%)

weather: 89 degrees, unknown