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Standings
MIN
@CHW		12
0
BAL
@CLE		8
2
OAK
@KCR		6
4
CAL
@MIL		12
0
BOS
@NYY		4
3
DET
@WSA		4
14
CIN
@LAD		4
0
CHC
@PHI		0
2
NYM
@PIT		5
3		 
(11)
ATL
@SDP		3
8
HOU
@SFG		8
5
Tuesday, April 7, 1970,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 18,127, Time of Game: 2:52
Athletics
6
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
4
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
L: Wally Bunker (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  3   1  1  0   0  0  0    6 10  1
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  7  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .800 0.027 0.71 0.094 -0.067 0.0 1 2 3B
Rick Monday CF 3 2 2 1 2 1 .667 2.467 0.191 0.71 0.199 -0.008 1.9 3 0 3B,2B
Felipe Alou LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.000 0.012 0.98 0.096 -0.084 -0.1 2 0 2B
Reggie Jackson RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .250 .650 0.042 0.86 0.124 -0.082 0.2 2 0 SB
Sal Bando 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 .200 1.000 0.103 0.83 0.183 -0.080 0.5 1 3 HR
Don Mincher 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1.850 0.138 0.69 0.157 -0.019 1.4 9 0 HR
Dick Green 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.054 0.55 0.015 -0.069 -0.6 4 3
Frank Fernandez C 2 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .500 -0.025 0.73 0.019 -0.044 -0.1 5 1
Blue Moon Odom P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.078 1.02 0.000 -0.078 -1.1 0 1
   Rollie Fingers P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.014 0.53 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 10 6 6 11 .270 .967 0.342 0.78 0.887 -0.545 1.9 27 10
2B: R Monday (1, off W Bunker); F Alou (1, off M Drabowsky).
3B: B Campaneris (1, off W Bunker); R Monday (1, off W Bunker).
HR: S Bando (1, off W Bunker; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); D Mincher (1, off W Bunker; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: R Monday 5; D Mincher 5; S Bando 4; F Alou 3; B Campaneris 3; D Green; R Jackson.
RBI: S Bando 2 (2); D Mincher (1); R Monday (1); F Alou (1); R Jackson (1).
2-out RBI: S Bando 2; R Jackson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Bando-D Green-D Mincher.
E: R Monday (1).
Baserunning
SB: R Jackson (1, 2nd base off W Bunker/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 1.417 0.160 1.10 0.175 -0.015 1.5 2 0
Mike Fiore 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.170 1.82 0.000 -0.170 -1.4 5 1
Amos Otis CF 4 0 2 3 0 0 .500 1.000 0.148 1.56 0.193 -0.046 1.1 1 0
Bob Oliver 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.500 -0.007 1.34 0.106 -0.114 0.4 0 1 3B,GDP
Lou Piniella LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.123 1.42 0.059 -0.182 -0.9 3 0 CS
Luis Alcaraz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.106 1.08 0.000 -0.106 -0.7 1 1
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.041 0.57 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 2 1
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.026 1.09 0.000 -0.026 -0.1
Ellie Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.085 0.85 0.000 -0.085 -0.6 12 0
Wally Bunker P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.089 1.59 0.089 0.000 0.9 1 1
   George Spriggs PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.028 0.64 0.028 0.000 0.2
   Jim Rooker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 1.00 0.000 -0.024 -0.1
   Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 7 3 3 4 .219 .567 -0.157 1.24 0.650 -0.809 -0.1 27 6
3B: B Oliver (1, off B Odom).
TB: B Oliver 4; P Kelly 2; A Otis 2; G Spriggs.
GIDP: B Oliver (1).
RBI: A Otis 3 (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
PB: E Rodriguez 2 (2).
Baserunning
CS: L Piniella (1, 2nd base by R Fingers/F Fernandez).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Blue Moon Odom, W (1-0) 5 6 4 3 3 3 0 5.40 23 41 -0.211 1.22 -2.1
Rollie Fingers, S (1) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 12 1 0 0.369 1.28 2.2
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 3 4 0 3.00 35 41 1 0 0.158 0.78 0.1
B Odom faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wally Bunker, L (0-1) 5 9 6 6 3 8 2 10.80 27 30 -0.434 0.97 -3.7
Jim Rooker 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.052 0.45 0.9
Moe Drabowsky 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.040 0.32 0.9
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 6 11 2 6.00 43 30 0 0 -0.342 1.24 -1.9
Balks: W Bunker (1).
WP: B Odom 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 18,127.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 16mph out to Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Pat Kelly RF
2 Rick Monday CF 2 Mike Fiore 1B
3 Felipe Alou LF 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Reggie Jackson RF 4 Bob Oliver 3B
5 Sal Bando 3B 5 Lou Piniella LF
6 Don Mincher 1B 6 Luis Alcaraz 2B
7 Dick Green 2B 7 Jackie Hernandez SS
8 Frank Fernandez C 8 Ellie Rodriguez C
9 Blue Moon Odom P 9 Wally Bunker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-1 2 -2- RR OAK S. Bando W. Bunker 18% 79% Home Run; Alou Scores
b3 1-4 1 -23 RR KCR A. Otis B. Odom -12% 57% Single to LF; Bunker Scores; Kelly Scores
t4 4-3 2 -2- R OAK R. Jackson W. Bunker 11% 73% Single; Monday Scores
t1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris W. Bunker 9% 59% Triple to LF
b6 4-6 0 1-- O KCR L. Alcaraz R. Fingers 9% 79% Piniella Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris W. Bunker 9% 59% Triple to LF
t1 0-0 0 --3 R OAK R. Monday W. Bunker 7% 66% Double to LF; Campaneris Scores
t1 1-0 0 -2- O OAK F. Alou W. Bunker -4% 62% Flyball: 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- O OAK R. Jackson W. Bunker -3% 59% Flyball: RF
t1 1-0 2 -2- O OAK S. Bando W. Bunker -3% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- KCR P. Kelly B. Odom -6% 50% Single to CF; Kelly to 2B/Adv on E8
b1 0-1 0 -2- O KCR M. Fiore B. Odom 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 RO KCR A. Otis B. Odom -2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B; Kelly Scores/unER
b1 1-1 2 --- KCR B. Oliver B. Odom -1% 48% Single to LF
b1 1-1 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella B. Odom 2% 50% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- OAK D. Mincher W. Bunker 4% 54% Single to RF
t2 1-1 0 1-- OAK D. Green W. Bunker 3% 57% Passed Ball; Mincher to 2B
t2 1-1 0 -2- O OAK D. Green W. Bunker -4% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 1-1 1 -2- O OAK F. Fernandez W. Bunker -4% 48% Strikeout
t2 1-1 2 -2- O OAK B. Odom W. Bunker -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz B. Odom 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- O KCR J. Hernandez B. Odom 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez B. Odom 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris W. Bunker -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- OAK R. Monday W. Bunker 8% 56% Triple to RF
t3 1-1 1 --3 R OAK F. Alou W. Bunker 7% 62% Single to LF; Monday Scores
t3 2-1 1 1-- OAK R. Jackson W. Bunker 2% 64% Passed Ball; Alou to 2B
t3 2-1 1 -2- O OAK R. Jackson W. Bunker -3% 61% Strikeout
t3 2-1 2 -2- RR OAK S. Bando W. Bunker 18% 79% Home Run; Alou Scores
t3 4-1 2 --- OAK D. Mincher W. Bunker 1% 80% Walk
t3 4-1 2 1-- OAK D. Green W. Bunker 1% 81% Single to LF; Mincher to 3B
t3 4-1 2 1-3 OAK F. Fernandez W. Bunker 1% 82% Walk; Mincher stays at 3B; Green to 2B
t3 4-1 2 123 O OAK B. Odom W. Bunker -4% 78% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 9-1-2
b3 1-4 0 --- KCR W. Bunker B. Odom -4% 74% Walk
b3 1-4 0 1-- KCR P. Kelly B. Odom -6% 68% Single; Bunker to 2B
b3 1-4 0 12- KCR M. Fiore B. Odom -5% 63% Wild Pitch; Bunker to 3B; Kelly to 2B
b3 1-4 0 -23 O KCR M. Fiore B. Odom 6% 69% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-4 1 -23 RR KCR A. Otis B. Odom -12% 57% Single to LF; Bunker Scores; Kelly Scores
b3 3-4 1 1-- OO KCR B. Oliver B. Odom 6% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
t4 4-3 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris W. Bunker -2% 61% Flyball: RF
t4 4-3 1 --- OAK R. Monday W. Bunker 2% 64% Walk
t4 4-3 1 1-- OAK F. Alou W. Bunker 2% 65% Balk; Monday to 2B
t4 4-3 1 -2- O OAK F. Alou W. Bunker -3% 62% Flyball: SS
t4 4-3 2 -2- R OAK R. Jackson W. Bunker 11% 73% Single; Monday Scores
t4 5-3 2 1-- OAK S. Bando W. Bunker 1% 73% Jackson Steals 2B
t4 5-3 2 -2- O OAK S. Bando W. Bunker -3% 71% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
b4 3-5 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella B. Odom 3% 74% Strikeout
b4 3-5 1 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz B. Odom 2% 75% Flyball: SS
b4 3-5 2 --- O KCR J. Hernandez B. Odom 1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 6-7-8
t5 5-3 0 --- R OAK D. Mincher W. Bunker 9% 85% Home Run
t5 6-3 0 --- O OAK D. Green W. Bunker -1% 84% Strikeout
t5 6-3 1 --- O OAK F. Fernandez W. Bunker -1% 83% Strikeout
t5 6-3 2 --- O OAK B. Odom W. Bunker -1% 83% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
b5 3-6 0 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez B. Odom 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
George Spriggs pinch hits for Wally Bunker (P) batting 9th
b5 3-6 1 --- KCR G. Spriggs B. Odom -3% 82% Single to LF
b5 3-6 1 1-- KCR P. Kelly B. Odom -5% 78% Walk; Spriggs to 2B
b5 3-6 1 12- O KCR M. Fiore B. Odom 5% 83% Foul Flyball: C
b5 3-6 2 12- O KCR A. Otis B. Odom 5% 88% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
Jim Rooker replaces George Spriggs (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-3 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris J. Rooker -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 6-3 1 --- OAK R. Monday J. Rooker 1% 88% Walk
t6 6-3 1 1-- O OAK F. Alou J. Rooker -1% 87% Lineout: LF
t6 6-3 2 1-- OAK R. Jackson J. Rooker 1% 87% Walk; Monday to 2B
t6 6-3 2 12- O OAK S. Bando J. Rooker -2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
b6 3-6 0 --- KCR B. Oliver B. Odom -9% 76% Triple to CF
b6 3-6 0 --3 R KCR L. Piniella B. Odom -0% 76% Wild Pitch; Oliver Scores
b6 4-6 0 --- KCR L. Piniella B. Odom -6% 70% Walk
Rollie Fingers replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-6 0 1-- O KCR L. Alcaraz R. Fingers 9% 79% Piniella Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b6 4-6 1 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz R. Fingers 2% 82% Flyball: LF
b6 4-6 2 --- O KCR J. Hernandez R. Fingers 1% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
t7 6-4 0 --- O OAK D. Mincher J. Rooker -1% 82% Flyball: LF
t7 6-4 1 --- O OAK D. Green J. Rooker -1% 81% Flyball: CF
t7 6-4 2 --- OAK F. Fernandez J. Rooker 1% 81% Walk
t7 6-4 2 1-- O OAK R. Fingers J. Rooker -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
b7 4-6 0 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez R. Fingers 4% 84% Flyball: 2B
Joe Keough pinch hits for Jim Rooker (P) batting 9th
b7 4-6 1 --- O KCR J. Keough R. Fingers 2% 86% Flyball: CF
b7 4-6 2 --- O KCR P. Kelly R. Fingers 1% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
Moe Drabowsky replaces Joe Keough (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-4 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris M. Drabowsky -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-4 1 --- O OAK R. Monday M. Drabowsky -1% 86% Strikeout
t8 6-4 2 --- OAK F. Alou M. Drabowsky 1% 87% Double to LF
t8 6-4 2 -2- O OAK R. Jackson M. Drabowsky -2% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
b8 4-6 0 --- O KCR M. Fiore R. Fingers 4% 89% Flyball: CF
b8 4-6 1 --- KCR A. Otis R. Fingers -5% 84% Single to RF
b8 4-6 1 1-- O KCR B. Oliver R. Fingers 5% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 4-6 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella R. Fingers 4% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
t9 6-4 0 --- O OAK S. Bando M. Drabowsky -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-4 1 --- O OAK D. Mincher M. Drabowsky -0% 92% Foul Flyball: C
t9 6-4 2 --- O OAK D. Green M. Drabowsky -0% 92% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 6-7-8
b9 4-6 0 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz R. Fingers 4% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez (SS) batting 7th
b9 4-6 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick R. Fingers 3% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 4-6 2 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez R. Fingers 1% 100% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.

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