June 28, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 3 CLE 4
@BOS 2 BOS 16
CLE 7 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 8
MIL 6 OAK 3
KCR 2 MIN 4
@TEX 0 ATL 3
LAD 2 LAD 8
@ATL 3 CHC 4
MON 2 SDP 6
@CIN 1 SFG 2
@HOU 1
(10) PHI 11
@NYM 4 PIT 6
STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 5,665

Thursday, June 28, 1973
Time of Game: 2:23

Royals

40-37

Lost 4

5th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  3  2
Athletics       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  6  0

W: V Blue (7-3), L: S Busby (4-8), S: R Fingers (8)

Athletics

41-34

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .651    0    3   2   
  G Hopkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .868    0    0   0   
  F White SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .543         0   1   
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .627    0    2   4   
A Otis CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .818    0    1   0   SB,GDP
J Mayberry 1B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .313 1.021    0    9   2   
L Piniella LF                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .237  .633    0    0   0   
P Schaal 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .747    0    0   3   
K Bevacqua DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .689    0    0   0   
H McRae RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .483    0    1   0   
F Healy C                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .226  .622    0    8   2   HR

S Busby P                                                                0   1
Totals                       28   2   3   2    3   6                    24  15

BATTING

HR: F Healy (2, off V Blue; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: F Healy 4; A Otis; C Rojas.

GIDP: A Otis (6).

RBI: F Healy (10); L Piniella (39).

2-out RBI: F Healy.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Healy-C Rojas.

E: F White (6); F Patek (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Otis (7, 2nd base off V Blue/R Fosse).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               3   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .682    0    0   2   SF
B North CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .707    0    3   0   CS
S Bando 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .831    0    1   4   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .879    0    5   0   
D Johnson DH                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .252  .742    0    0   0   
G Tenace 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .903    0   10   0   
J Rudi LF                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .680    0    0   0   SH
  A Mangual PH-LF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .195  .541    0    0   0   SB
R Fosse C                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .263  .638    0    6   0   IW
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .333  .666    0    2   2   

V Blue P                                                                 0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       27   3   6   2    2   8                    27   8

BATTING

SF: B Campaneris (5, off S Busby).

SH: J Rudi (4, off S Busby).

IBB: R Fosse (2, by S Busby).

TB: B Campaneris; M Trillo; G Tenace; D Johnson; A Mangual; B North.

RBI: M Trillo (1); B Campaneris (20).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Bando-M Trillo-G Tenace; S Bando-G Tenace.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Mangual (1, 2nd base off S Busby/F Healy).

CS: B North (11, 2nd base by S Busby/F Healy).

PO: M Trillo (1st base by S Busby).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Busby, L (4-8)               8     6   3   3    2   8   0   4.84   31     -       ·  ·     12· 1· 2· 6     64    -     0.70  -0.09
Totals                         8     6   3   3    2   8   0          31     -       ·  ·     12· 1· 2· 6           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, W (7-3)                7.2   3   2   2    3   4   1   3.63   27     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 4· 3     66    -     0.96   0.23
R Fingers, S (8)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.45    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.93   0.18
Totals                         9     3   2   2    3   6   1          31     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 4· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: V Blue 2 (6).

IBB: S Busby (3; R Fosse).

PO: S Busby (5; M Trillo, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 5,665.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. C Rojas              2B    2. B North              CF 
3. A Otis               CF    3. S Bando              3B 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. D Johnson            DH 
6. P Schaal             3B    6. G Tenace             1B 
7. K Bevacqua           DH    7. J Rudi               LF 
8. H McRae              RF    8. R Fosse              C  
9. F Healy              C     9. M Trillo             2B 

   S Busby              P        V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  123       9%  75% M Trillo        S Busby         Single; Johnson Scores; Tenace to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   t 8   2  3-1  ---      -8%  85% F Healy         V Blue          Home Run
   t 7   1  3-1  1--       7%  90% P Schaal        V Blue          Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 4   0  3-0  1--       7%  87% A Otis          V Blue          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 9   0  3-2  ---       7%  92% C Rojas         R Fingers       Foul Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  C Rojas         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Lineout: CF
   O      ---      51%  B North         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  S Bando         Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  P Schaal        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Johnson       Single to SS
          1--      64%  G Tenace        Single to LF; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      64%  J Rudi          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Tenace to 2B
          -23      65%  R Fosse         Intentional Walk
   R      123      75%  M Trillo        Single; Johnson Scores; Tenace to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   RO     123      76%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tenace Scores; Fosse to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  B North         Trillo Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B-1B); Fosse Scores
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      83%  F Healy         Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  F Patek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  B North         Single
   O      1--      84%  S Bando         North Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  C Rojas         Single
   OO     1--      87%  A Otis          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      85%  J Mayberry      Walk
          1--      85%  L Piniella      Wild Pitch; Mayberry to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Angel Mangual pinch hits for Joe Rudi batting 7th
   O      ---      85%  A Mangual       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
                  Angel Mangual moves to LF
   O      ---      87%  P Schaal        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  H McRae         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  R Fosse         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      88%  M Trillo        Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  B Campaneris    Single
   O      1--      88%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  F Healy         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      91%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  R Jackson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      91%  D Johnson       Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing/Interference called; Jackson out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  A Otis          Single to 3B
          1--      85%  J Mayberry      Otis Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Wild Pitch; Otis to 3B
          --3      76%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      83%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Otis Scores
   OO     1--      90%  P Schaal        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Busby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  A Mangual       Single
          1--      91%  R Fosse         Mangual Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      88%  M Trillo        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  K Bevacqua      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      93%  H McRae         Popfly: 1B
   R      ---      85%  F Healy         Home Run
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching; Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 1st
   O      ---      88%  G Hopkins       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
                  Frank White replaces Gail Hopkins playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      86%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  B North         Strikeout
          ---      86%  S Bando         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  C Rojas         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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