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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 16, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,316 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Jim Honochick |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Dennis Paepke | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McCormick
Campaneris bunts towards first. Hopkins fields the ball and throws to McCormick covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. McCormick
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Paepke and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. McCormick
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. McCormick
There goes Davis. The throw from Paepke and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. McCormick
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Davis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. McCormick
McCormick fires over to first and Hopkins drops the ball. That's an error on Hopkins. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangual vs. McCormick
Mangual hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. McCormick
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Odom
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Odom
Otis bunts in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCormick
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. McCormick
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McCormick
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Odom
Hopkins hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Odom
Paepke hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. McCormick
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rudi for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McCormick
McCormick fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Rojas who tags Jackson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Odom
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Odom
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Odom covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McCormick
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. McCormick
Mangual hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. McCormick
McCormick fires to first and has Mangual trapped. There's the throw to Rojas who tags Mangual for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. McCormick
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Odom
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCormick
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Odom vs. McCormick
Odom bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. McCormick
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. McCormick
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rudi vs. McCormick
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Odom
Paepke strikes out. Tenace drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Paepke out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Fitzmorris
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Fitzmorris
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmorris vs. Odom
Fitzmorris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Odom
There goes Patek. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Odom
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Fitzmorris
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom.
Hovley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Hovley. The throw from Paepke and he is safe. Hovley steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Fitzmorris
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Fitzmorris
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hovley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching. Ted Savage pinch hits for Gail Hopkins.
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Knowles
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Knowles
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Schaal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paepke vs. Locker
Paepke is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knoop vs. Locker
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Jim York.
Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Schaal scores. Paepke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Locker
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Patek reaches second base with a double. Paepke scores. Knoop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Locker
Keough is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Locker
Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Savage vs. Locker
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Abernathy
Ted Savage now playing left field. Bob Oliver now playing first base. Ted Abernathy now pitching. Jerry May now catching.
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Abernathy
Mangual strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Abernathy
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Locker
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Klimkowski
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Klimkowski
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Klimkowski
There's a wild pitch. Rojas scores. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Klimkowski
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abernathy vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Abernathy bunts towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Roland
Patek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Roland
Rich Severson pinch runs for Freddie Patek.
There's a wild pitch. May moves to third. Severson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Roland
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Roland
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Savage vs. Roland
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Abernathy
Rich Severson now playing shortstop.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Abernathy
Mike Epstein pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Abernathy
Campaneris bunts towards first. Oliver fields the ball and throws to Abernathy covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Abernathy
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1971, game 2 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 1 2 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 2 1
Rudi J, lf 5 1 2 2 Severson R, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 3 0 2 0 Keough J, rf 3 0 0 0
Davis T, 1b 4 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 1
Bando S, 3b 4 0 2 2 Hopkins G, 1b 2 0 0 0
Mangual A, cf 4 0 1 0 Savage T, ph-lf 3 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, lf 2 1 1 0
Brown L, 2b 4 0 2 0 Oliver B, ph-1b 2 2 2 0
Odom J, p 1 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 2 2 1
Hovley S, ph 0 1 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 3 3 3
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Paepke D, c 2 1 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 May J, c 1 1 1 1
Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0
Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 Fitzmorris A, p 1 0 0 0
Epstein M, ph 1 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0
Knoop B, ph 1 0 1 2
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 11 4 34 10 12 9
Oakland 300 000 100 -- 4
Kansas City 020 000 44x -- 10
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom J 6.0 3 2 2 0 3
Knowles D 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Locker B (L)* 0.2 4 3 3 2 0
Klimkowski R+ 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Roland J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M 5.1 6 3 3 2 2
Fitzmorris A 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Burgmeier T# 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
York J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Hopkins G
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Kansas City 6
2B -- Schaal P, Patek F
HR -- Schaal P
SB -- Campaneris B 2, Davis T, Brown L, Patek F, Hovley S
CS -- Jackson R, Mangual A
SH -- Odom J, Abernathy T
SF -- Otis A
HBP -- by Roland J (Patek F)
WP -- Klimkowski R 2, Roland J
T -- 2:54
A -- 21316
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