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1
Wednesday, September 12, 1973
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 10,788, Time of Game: 2:10
Royals
5
79-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
 at Athletics
0
84-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Paul Splittorff (16-11)
L: Ken Holtzman (20-12)
S: Doug Bird (15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  1  0    5  9  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank White SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .260 .617 0.081 0.39 0.087 -0.006 0.5 1 3
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 .278 .698 0.027 0.96 0.067 -0.040 0.4 3 3
John Mayberry 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .274 .882 0.092 1.00 0.141 -0.049 -0.5 7 0 GDP
Hal McRae RF 3 2 2 4 1 0 .225 .691 0.152 0.72 0.156 -0.003 2.7 3 0 2·HR
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .659 -0.057 0.57 0.000 -0.057 -1.1 2 0
Paul Schaal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .770 -0.034 0.34 0.000 -0.034 -0.7 0 3
Kurt Bevacqua DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .638 -0.023 0.23 0.000 -0.023 -0.4
Steve Hovley CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 .268 .700 0.012 0.23 0.020 -0.008 0.6 5 0
Fran Healy C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .756 -0.031 0.34 0.000 -0.031 -0.7 6 0 2·SH
Paul Splittorff P 2
   Doug Bird P
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 3 4 .281 .812 0.219 0.53 0.471 -0.251 0.9 27 11
HR: H McRae 2 (8, 2 off K Holtzman; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: F Healy 2 (4, 1 off D Knowles, 1 off K Holtzman).
TB: H McRae 8; C Rojas 3; F White 2; S Hovley; J Mayberry.
GIDP: J Mayberry (5).
RBI: H McRae 4 (43); J Mayberry (94).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. F White-C Rojas-J Mayberry; P Splittorff-F White-J Mayberry.
PB: F Healy (6).
E: F White (10).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: F White (1st base by D Knowles).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .288 .726 -0.107 1.02 0.038 -0.145 -1.1 0 0 GDP
Bert Campaneris SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .628 -0.095 0.76 0.000 -0.095 -1.7 1 5
Sal Bando 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 .849 -0.042 0.71 0.031 -0.073 -0.5 1 2 GDP
Deron Johnson DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 .248 .757 0.037 0.72 0.066 -0.029 0.5
Gene Tenace 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 .820 -0.031 0.93 0.033 -0.064 -0.5 11 1
Billy Conigliaro LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .563 -0.082 1.16 0.000 -0.082 -0.9 1 1
   Vic Davalillo PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .184 .421 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
Ray Fosse C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .636 0.018 0.92 0.050 -0.033 0.2 4 0
   Pat Bourque PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .736 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Angel Mangual RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .212 .553 -0.027 0.77 0.037 -0.064 0.2 5 0
Dick Green 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .650 0.038 1.00 0.056 -0.018 0.4 3 3
   Rico Carty PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .599 0.025 0.85 0.025 0.000 0.2
   Allan Lewis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ted Kubiak 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .589 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Mike Andrews PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .560 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.3
Ken Holtzman P
   Darold Knowles P 2
Team Totals 35 0 9 0 3 6 .257 .573 -0.280 0.82 0.336 -0.617 -4.1 27 15
TB: A Mangual 2; D Johnson 2; R Fosse; D Green; S Bando; G Tenace; B North.
GIDP: S Bando (11); B North (6).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Campaneris-D Green-G Tenace.
Outfield Assists: B Conigliaro (C Rojas at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff, W (16-11) 7 8 0 0 1 2 0 4.21 29 62 0.262 1.04 3.2
Doug Bird, S (15) 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 3.14 9 0 0 0.018 0.18 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 38 62 0 0 0.280 0.53 4.1

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Holtzman, L (20-12) 8 9 5 5 2 4 2 2.86 34 46 -0.221 0.58 -1.4
Darold Knowles 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.85 3 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 4 2 5.00 37 46 0 0 -0.220 0.82 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Knowles (7; F White, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 10,788.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Frank White SS 1 Bill North CF
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Bert Campaneris SS
3 John Mayberry 1B 3 Sal Bando 3B
4 Hal McRae RF 4 Deron Johnson DH
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Gene Tenace 1B
6 Paul Schaal 3B 6 Billy Conigliaro LF
7 Kurt Bevacqua DH 7 Ray Fosse C
8 Steve Hovley CF 8 Angel Mangual RF
9 Fran Healy C 9 Dick Green 2B
Paul Splittorff P Ken Holtzman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 0 12- R KCR J. Mayberry K. Holtzman 14% 75% Single to CF; White Scores; Rojas to 3B
t3 1-0 0 1-3 RRR KCR H. McRae K. Holtzman 13% 88% Home Run (LF-CF); Rojas Scores; Mayberry Scores
b5 0-4 0 12- OO OAK B. North P. Splittorff 10% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Mangual to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas K. Holtzman 6% 60% Single to CF; White to 2B
b5 0-4 0 1-- OAK D. Green P. Splittorff -6% 81% Single to RF; Mangual to 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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR F. White K. Holtzman 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas K. Holtzman -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry K. Holtzman -2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; White to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- KCR H. McRae K. Holtzman 1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella K. Holtzman -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. North P. Splittorff -4% 42% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff 3% 45% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO OAK S. Bando P. Splittorff 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal K. Holtzman -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua K. Holtzman -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- KCR S. Hovley K. Holtzman 1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR F. Healy K. Holtzman -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- OAK D. Johnson P. Splittorff -4% 41% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- O OAK G. Tenace P. Splittorff 3% 45% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O OAK B. Conigliaro P. Splittorff 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- OAK R. Fosse P. Splittorff -2% 46% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O OAK A. Mangual P. Splittorff 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- KCR F. White K. Holtzman 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-0 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas K. Holtzman 6% 60% Single to CF; White to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- R KCR J. Mayberry K. Holtzman 14% 75% Single to CF; White Scores; Rojas to 3B
t3 1-0 0 1-3 RRR KCR H. McRae K. Holtzman 13% 88% Home Run (LF-CF); Rojas Scores; Mayberry Scores
t3 4-0 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella K. Holtzman -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-0 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal K. Holtzman -1% 86% Flyball: LF
t3 4-0 2 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua K. Holtzman -0% 86% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- O OAK D. Green P. Splittorff 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- O OAK B. North P. Splittorff 1% 89% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-4 2 --- O OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
t4 4-0 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley K. Holtzman -1% 88% Strikeout
t4 4-0 1 --- O KCR F. Healy K. Holtzman -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 4-0 2 --- O KCR F. White K. Holtzman -0% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- O OAK S. Bando P. Splittorff 2% 89% Flyball: LF
b4 0-4 1 --- OAK D. Johnson P. Splittorff -2% 87% Single to RF
b4 0-4 1 1-- OAK G. Tenace P. Splittorff -3% 84% Single to LF; Johnson to 2B
b4 0-4 1 12- O OAK B. Conigliaro P. Splittorff 4% 88% Strikeout
b4 0-4 2 12- O OAK R. Fosse P. Splittorff 3% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
t5 4-0 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas K. Holtzman -1% 90% Single to LF; Rojas out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
t5 4-0 1 --- O KCR J. Mayberry K. Holtzman -0% 90% Foul Popfly: SS
t5 4-0 2 --- O KCR H. McRae K. Holtzman -0% 90% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
b5 0-4 0 --- OAK A. Mangual P. Splittorff -3% 86% Single to LF (Short LF)
b5 0-4 0 1-- OAK D. Green P. Splittorff -6% 81% Single to RF; Mangual to 2B
b5 0-4 0 12- OO OAK B. North P. Splittorff 10% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Mangual to 3B
b5 0-4 2 --3 O OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff 2% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
t6 4-0 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella K. Holtzman -1% 92% Flyball: RF
t6 4-0 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal K. Holtzman -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-0 2 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua K. Holtzman -0% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
b6 0-4 0 --- OAK S. Bando P. Splittorff -3% 89% Single to LF
b6 0-4 0 1-- O OAK D. Johnson P. Splittorff 3% 92% Flyball: RF
b6 0-4 1 1-- O OAK G. Tenace P. Splittorff 2% 94% Lineout: CF
b6 0-4 2 1-- O OAK B. Conigliaro P. Splittorff 1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
t7 4-0 0 --- KCR S. Hovley K. Holtzman 1% 96% Walk
t7 4-0 0 1-- O KCR F. Healy K. Holtzman -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hovley to 2B
t7 4-0 1 -2- KCR F. White K. Holtzman 1% 96% Fielder's Choice ; Hovley to 3B
t7 4-0 1 1-3 KCR C. Rojas K. Holtzman 0% 97% Single to 3B; Hovley stays at 3B; White to 2B
t7 4-0 1 123 OO KCR J. Mayberry K. Holtzman -3% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- OAK R. Fosse P. Splittorff -3% 91% Single to LF
b7 0-4 0 1-- O OAK A. Mangual P. Splittorff 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Fosse to 2B
Rico Carty pinch hits for Dick Green (2B) batting 9th
b7 0-4 1 -2- OAK R. Carty P. Splittorff -2% 91% Walk
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Rico Carty (PH) batting 9th
b7 0-4 1 12- O OAK B. North P. Splittorff 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fosse to 3B
b7 0-4 2 1-3 O OAK B. Campaneris P. Splittorff 3% 97% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
Ted Kubiak replaces Allan Lewis (PR) playing 2B batting 9th
t8 4-0 0 --- R KCR H. McRae K. Holtzman 2% 99% Home Run
t8 5-0 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella K. Holtzman -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B
t8 5-0 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal K. Holtzman -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-0 2 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua K. Holtzman -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
b8 0-5 0 --- O OAK S. Bando D. Bird 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 0-5 1 --- OAK D. Johnson D. Bird -1% 98% Walk
b8 0-5 1 1-- O OAK G. Tenace D. Bird 1% 99% Strikeout
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Billy Conigliaro (LF) batting 6th
b8 0-5 2 1-- O OAK V. Davalillo D. Bird 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Athletics' Darold Knowles facing 8-9-1
Darold Knowles replaces Ken Holtzman pitching
Vic Davalillo moves from PH to LF
t9 5-0 0 --- KCR S. Hovley D. Knowles 0% 100% Walk
t9 5-0 0 1-- O KCR F. Healy D. Knowles -0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hovley to 2B
t9 5-0 1 -2- O KCR F. White D. Knowles -0% 99% Fielder's Choice SS; Hovley out at 3B/SS-3B
t9 5-0 2 1-- O KCR C. Rojas D. Knowles -0% 99% White Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
Pat Bourque pinch hits for Ray Fosse (C) batting 7th
b9 0-5 0 --- O OAK P. Bourque D. Bird 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-5 1 --- OAK A. Mangual D. Bird -0% 99% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
Mike Andrews pinch hits for Ted Kubiak (2B) batting 9th
b9 0-5 1 1-- OAK M. Andrews D. Bird -0% 99% Passed Ball; Mangual to 2B
b9 0-5 1 -2- O OAK M. Andrews D. Bird 1% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B
b9 0-5 2 -2- OAK B. North D. Bird -0% 100% Walk
b9 0-5 2 12- O OAK B. Campaneris D. Bird 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0.

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