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MIL
@BAL		4
5
MIN
@CAL		3
2
TEX
@CHW		5
3
NYY
@CLE		4
1
BOS
@DET		1
5
OAK
@KCR		16
4
CIN
@ATL		9
2
LAD
@HOU		5
4		 
(13)
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@MON		1
3
PHI
@NYM		7
9		 
(11)
STL
@PIT		8
2
SDP
@SFG		2
4
Saturday, September 20, 1975
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 26,951, Time of Game: 3:20
Athletics
16
94-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
4
86-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 8 GB
W: Vida Blue (20-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  2   2  0  0   5  2  3   16 18  1
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  9  4

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 .265 .666 0.026 0.67 0.069 -0.044 1.3 1 2
   Ted Martinez SS-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .168 .380 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 1
Bill North CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .269 .692 0.056 0.88 0.149 -0.093 0.5 2 0 CS
   Matt Alexander PH-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 1 0
Sal Bando 3B 5 0 2 3 0 2 .223 .681 0.051 0.70 0.095 -0.044 2.2 1 2 2B
   Gaylen Pitts 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.2 0 1 2B
Gene Tenace 1B 5 3 3 1 0 1 .255 .862 0.106 0.64 0.127 -0.021 0.9 5 0 HR,2B
   Jim Holt 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 .239 .634 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.4 1 0 HR
Joe Rudi LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 .278 .830 0.001 0.76 0.047 -0.046 1.0 5 0
   Charlie Chant PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Cesar Tovar DH 2 1 2 3 0 0 .258 .622 0.300 2.05 0.300 0.000 3.0 SB
   Billy Williams PH 2 1 1 2 0 0 .245 .771 -0.009 0.35 0.001 -0.010 1.2 HR,SH
   Rich McKinney PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .343 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3
Tommy Harper RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .655 0.013 1.10 0.038 -0.025 -0.0 3 0 SB
   Claudell Washington PH-RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 .770 -0.026 0.23 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 2 0
Phil Garner 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .247 .646 -0.036 0.86 0.006 -0.041 -0.5 2 1 IW
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   Dal Maxvill SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.9 1 0 GDP
Larry Haney C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .458 -0.021 0.79 0.025 -0.045 -0.3 1 0
   Reggie Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .831 0.028 0.38 0.028 0.000 1.1
   Don Hopkins PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .542 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ray Fosse C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .397 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 0
Vida Blue P 1
   Rollie Fingers P
Team Totals 46 16 18 15 6 6 .391 1.114 0.489 0.65 0.885 -0.395 11.6 27 8
2B: S Bando (21, off M Littell); G Pitts (1, off N Briles); G Tenace (16, off P Splittorff).
HR: B Williams (23, off N Briles; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); J Holt (2, off N Briles; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); G Tenace (28, off G Throop; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Williams (1, off S Mingori).
IBB: P Garner (1, by S Mingori).
TB: G Tenace 7; B Williams 4; J Holt 4; S Bando 3; B North 2; C Tovar 2; B Campaneris 2; G Pitts 2; L Haney; C Washington; T Harper; J Rudi.
GIDP: D Maxvill (1).
RBI: C Tovar 3 (31); S Bando 3 (71); B Williams 2 (80); J Holt 2 (16); P Garner (54); G Tenace (85); B North (41); B Campaneris (43); G Pitts (1).
2-out RBI: S Bando 3; C Tovar 2; B Campaneris.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 8 for 22.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Garner-B Campaneris-G Tenace.
E: P Garner (26).
Baserunning
SB: C Tovar (20, 3rd base off P Splittorff/B Martinez); T Harper (25, 2nd base off P Splittorff/B Martinez).
CS: B North (12, 2nd base by M Littell POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Amos Otis CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .246 .723 0.050 0.53 0.074 -0.024 0.2 3 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .254 .629 0.090 0.81 0.108 -0.017 0.8 2 4
George Brett 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .313 .819 0.161 1.05 0.201 -0.041 1.8 0 3 2B
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .980 -0.186 1.20 0.001 -0.186 -1.1 12 2 GDP
Al Cowens RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .277 .752 0.056 0.88 0.112 -0.057 -0.2 0 0 3B
Harmon Killebrew DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .699 -0.031 0.92 0.041 -0.071 -0.6
Jim Wohlford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .620 -0.080 0.83 0.000 -0.080 -1.2 1 0
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .606 -0.047 0.81 0.011 -0.058 -0.5 1 7 SB
   Rodney Scott SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jamie Quirk PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .158 .516 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.0 HR
Buck Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .619 -0.024 0.58 0.013 -0.038 -0.4 7 1
   Vada Pinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .590 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Paul Splittorff P
   Mark Littell P 1 1
   Bob McClure P
   George Throop P
   Steve Mingori P
   Nelson Briles P
Team Totals 36 4 9 4 3 1 .250 .724 -0.011 0.81 0.561 -0.572 -0.4 27 18
2B: G Brett (34, off V Blue).
3B: A Cowens (8, off V Blue).
HR: J Quirk (1, off R Fingers; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Quirk 4; G Brett 4; A Cowens 3; A Otis 2; J Mayberry; C Rojas.
GIDP: J Mayberry (8).
RBI: G Brett 2 (85); A Cowens (41); J Quirk (2).
2-out RBI: A Cowens.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Brett-C Rojas-J Mayberry.
E: J Mayberry 3 (16); R Scott (2).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (32, 2nd base off V Blue/L Haney).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (20-11) 8 7 3 3 3 1 0 3.10 34 54 0.010 0.92 0.9
Rollie Fingers 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.12 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 1 1 4.00 39 54 0 0 0.010 0.65 0.4

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff, L (9-9) 3.1 9 6 6 1 2 0 3.05 20 19 -0.437 1.22 -4.2
Mark Littell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 4 2 1 -0.015 0.89 -0.0
Bob McClure 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 1 0 0.044 0.53 0.8
George Throop 0.1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4.26 3 1 0 -0.036 0.39 -1.1
Steve Mingori 0.2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2.59 6 1 1 -0.034 0.25 -1.9
Nelson Briles 2.1 6 5 4 1 2 2 4.26 15 3 2 -0.011 0.02 -5.2
Team Totals 9 18 16 11 6 6 3 11.00 53 19 8 4 -0.489 0.81 -11.6
G Throop faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: B McClure (2).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Mingori (4; P Garner).
Pickoffs: M Littell (2; B North, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 26,951.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Amos Otis CF
2 Bill North CF 2 Cookie Rojas 2B
3 Sal Bando 3B 3 George Brett 3B
4 Gene Tenace 1B 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Joe Rudi LF 5 Al Cowens RF
6 Cesar Tovar DH 6 Harmon Killebrew DH
7 Tommy Harper RF 7 Jim Wohlford LF
8 Phil Garner 2B 8 Freddie Patek SS
9 Larry Haney C 9 Buck Martinez C
Vida Blue P Paul Splittorff P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-1 2 123 RR OAK C. Tovar P. Splittorff 16% 80% Single to LF; North Scores; Tenace Scores; Rudi to 2B
b3 2-4 0 12- OO KCR J. Mayberry V. Blue 13% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Rojas to 3B
t4 4-3 1 12- R OAK B. North P. Splittorff 12% 79% Single to LF; Haney Scores; Campaneris to 3B
b3 2-4 2 --3 R KCR A. Cowens V. Blue -11% 58% Triple; Rojas Scores
b3 1-4 0 12- R KCR G. Brett V. Blue -10% 57% Single to CF; Otis Scores; Rojas to 2B

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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' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK B. North P. Splittorff -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK S. Bando P. Splittorff -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR A. Otis V. Blue -4% 42% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas V. Blue 2% 43% Groundout: P-1B; Otis to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R KCR G. Brett V. Blue -10% 34% Double to LF; Otis Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Mayberry V. Blue 3% 36% Flyball: RF; Brett to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 O KCR A. Cowens V. Blue 3% 39% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- OAK G. Tenace P. Splittorff 7% 46% Double
t2 0-1 0 -2- O OAK J. Rudi P. Splittorff -5% 41% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 -2- R OAK C. Tovar P. Splittorff 9% 50% Single; Tenace Scores
t2 1-1 1 1-- OAK T. Harper P. Splittorff 4% 54% Single (Bunt); Tovar to 2B
t2 1-1 1 12- OAK P. Garner P. Splittorff 5% 59% Tovar Steals 3B; Harper Steals 2B
t2 1-1 1 -23 RO OAK P. Garner P. Splittorff 0% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tovar Scores; Harper to 3B
t2 2-1 2 --3 O OAK L. Haney P. Splittorff -3% 56% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- KCR H. Killebrew V. Blue -4% 52% Walk
b2 1-2 0 1-- O KCR J. Wohlford V. Blue 4% 56% Popfly: 2B
b2 1-2 1 1-- O KCR F. Patek V. Blue 3% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-2 2 1-- KCR B. Martinez V. Blue -1% 58% Patek Steals 2B
b2 1-2 2 -2- O KCR B. Martinez V. Blue 4% 62% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
t3 2-1 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-1 1 --- OAK B. North P. Splittorff 2% 62% Single to RF
t3 2-1 1 1-- O OAK S. Bando P. Splittorff -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B; North to 2B
t3 2-1 2 -2- OAK G. Tenace P. Splittorff 2% 62% Single to 3B; North to 3B
t3 2-1 2 1-3 OAK J. Rudi P. Splittorff 2% 64% Walk; Tenace to 2B
t3 2-1 2 123 RR OAK C. Tovar P. Splittorff 16% 80% Single to LF; North Scores; Tenace Scores; Rudi to 2B
t3 4-1 2 12- O OAK T. Harper P. Splittorff -3% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis V. Blue -4% 73% Single
b3 1-4 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas V. Blue -6% 67% Walk; Otis to 2B
b3 1-4 0 12- R KCR G. Brett V. Blue -10% 57% Single to CF; Otis Scores; Rojas to 2B
b3 2-4 0 12- OO KCR J. Mayberry V. Blue 13% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Rojas to 3B
b3 2-4 2 --3 R KCR A. Cowens V. Blue -11% 58% Triple; Rojas Scores
b3 3-4 2 --3 O KCR H. Killebrew V. Blue 4% 63% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
t4 4-3 0 --- O OAK P. Garner P. Splittorff -2% 60% Foul Popfly: C
t4 4-3 1 --- OAK L. Haney P. Splittorff 2% 63% Single
t4 4-3 1 1-- OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff 4% 66% Single; Haney to 2B
t4 4-3 1 12- R OAK B. North P. Splittorff 12% 79% Single to LF; Haney Scores; Campaneris to 3B
Mark Littell replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
t4 5-3 1 1-3 O OAK S. Bando M. Littell -6% 73% North Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-P-1B-SS)
t4 5-3 2 --3 R OAK S. Bando M. Littell 8% 81% Double; Campaneris Scores
t4 6-3 2 -2- O OAK G. Tenace M. Littell -2% 79% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
b4 3-6 0 --- O KCR J. Wohlford V. Blue 2% 82% Flyball: RF
b4 3-6 1 --- O KCR F. Patek V. Blue 2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-6 2 --- KCR B. Martinez V. Blue -1% 82% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b4 3-6 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis V. Blue 2% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
t5 6-3 0 --- OAK J. Rudi M. Littell 2% 86% Walk
Billy Williams pinch hits for Cesar Tovar (DH) batting 6th
t5 6-3 0 1-- O OAK B. Williams M. Littell -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B; Rudi to 2B
Bob McClure replaces Mark Littell pitching
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Tommy Harper (RF) batting 7th
t5 6-3 1 -2- O OAK C. Washington B. McClure -2% 83% Strikeout
t5 6-3 2 -2- O OAK P. Garner B. McClure -2% 82% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
Claudell Washington moves from PH to RF
b5 3-6 0 --- KCR C. Rojas V. Blue -4% 77% Walk
b5 3-6 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett V. Blue 4% 81% Flyball: LF
b5 3-6 1 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry V. Blue 3% 84% Foul Popfly: 3B
b5 3-6 2 1-- O KCR A. Cowens V. Blue 2% 87% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Bob McClure facing 9-1-2
t6 6-3 0 --- O OAK L. Haney B. McClure -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 6-3 1 --- OAK B. Campaneris B. McClure 1% 87% Walk
t6 6-3 1 1-- OAK B. North B. McClure 1% 88% Balk; Campaneris to 2B
t6 6-3 1 -2- O OAK B. North B. McClure -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
George Throop replaces Bob McClure pitching
t6 6-3 2 -2- O OAK S. Bando G. Throop -2% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
b6 3-6 0 --- O KCR H. Killebrew V. Blue 3% 87% Flyball: LF
b6 3-6 1 --- O KCR J. Wohlford V. Blue 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-6 2 --- O KCR F. Patek V. Blue 1% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' George Throop facing 4-5-6
t7 6-3 0 --- R OAK G. Tenace G. Throop 5% 94% Home Run
t7 7-3 0 --- OAK J. Rudi G. Throop 1% 95% Walk
Steve Mingori replaces George Throop pitching
t7 7-3 0 1-- O OAK B. Williams S. Mingori -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Rudi to 2B
t7 7-3 1 -2- O OAK C. Washington S. Mingori -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 7-3 2 -2- OAK P. Garner S. Mingori 0% 94% Intentional Walk
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Larry Haney (C) batting 9th
t7 7-3 2 12- R OAK R. Jackson S. Mingori 3% 97% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rudi Scores/No RBI/unER/No RBI; Garner to 3B
Don Hopkins pinch runs for Reggie Jackson (PH) batting 9th
t7 8-3 2 1-3 R OAK B. Campaneris S. Mingori 1% 98% Single; Garner Scores/unER; Hopkins to 2B
t7 9-3 2 12- OAK B. North S. Mingori 0% 99% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hopkins to 3B; Campaneris to 2B
Nelson Briles replaces Steve Mingori pitching
t7 9-3 2 123 RR OAK S. Bando N. Briles 1% 100% Single; Hopkins Scores/unER; Campaneris Scores/unER; North to 3B; Bando to 2B
t7 11-3 2 -23 O OAK G. Tenace N. Briles -0% 100% Strikeout
5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 11, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-11, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
Ray Fosse replaces Don Hopkins (PR) playing C batting 9th
Ted Martinez replaces Bert Campaneris playing SS batting 1st
b7 3-11 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez V. Blue 0% 100% Popfly: SS
b7 3-11 1 --- O KCR A. Otis V. Blue 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b7 3-11 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas V. Blue 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 11, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 11-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
Rodney Scott replaces Freddie Patek playing SS batting 8th
t8 11-3 0 --- OAK J. Rudi N. Briles 0% 100% Single
Charlie Chant pinch runs for Joe Rudi (LF) batting 5th
t8 11-3 0 1-- RR OAK B. Williams N. Briles 0% 100% Home Run; Chant Scores
t8 13-3 0 --- O OAK C. Washington N. Briles -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Denny Walling pinch hits for Phil Garner (2B) batting 8th
t8 13-3 1 --- O OAK D. Walling N. Briles 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 13-3 2 --- OAK R. Fosse N. Briles 0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t8 13-3 2 1-- O OAK T. Martinez N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 13, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-13, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
Jim Holt replaces Gene Tenace playing 1B batting 4th
Ted Martinez moves from SS to 2B
Gaylen Pitts replaces Sal Bando playing 3B batting 3rd
Dal Maxvill replaces Denny Walling (PH) playing SS batting 8th
Charlie Chant moves from PR to LF
b8 3-13 0 --- KCR G. Brett V. Blue -0% 100% Single to LF
b8 3-13 0 1-- KCR J. Mayberry V. Blue -0% 100% Single to LF; Brett to 2B
b8 3-13 0 12- O KCR A. Cowens V. Blue 0% 100% Lineout: SS
b8 3-13 1 12- O KCR H. Killebrew V. Blue 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brett to 3B
b8 3-13 2 1-3 O KCR J. Wohlford V. Blue 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 13, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 13-3, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
Matt Alexander pinch hits for Bill North (CF) batting 2nd
t9 13-3 0 --- OAK M. Alexander N. Briles 0% 100% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t9 13-3 0 1-- R OAK G. Pitts N. Briles 0% 100% Double to LF; Alexander Scores/unER
t9 14-3 0 -2- RR OAK J. Holt N. Briles 0% 100% Home Run; Pitts Scores
t9 16-3 0 --- O OAK C. Chant N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Rich McKinney pinch hits for Billy Williams (DH) batting 6th
t9 16-3 1 --- OAK R. McKinney N. Briles 0% 100% Walk
t9 16-3 1 1-- OAK C. Washington N. Briles 0% 100% Single to LF; McKinney to 2B
t9 16-3 1 12- OO OAK D. Maxvill N. Briles 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-16, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching
Matt Alexander moves from PH to CF
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Rodney Scott (SS) batting 8th
b9 3-16 0 --- R KCR J. Quirk R. Fingers 0% 100% Home Run
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th
b9 4-16 0 --- O KCR V. Pinson R. Fingers 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-16 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Fingers 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 4-16 2 --- KCR C. Rojas R. Fingers 0% 100% Single to CF
b9 4-16 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett R. Fingers 0% 100% Lineout: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 4.

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