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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 20, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 20, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,631 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Merle Anthony |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Spriggs | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alcaraz | Second Baseman |
| Rich Severson | Shortstop |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Bill Butler | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
| Bob Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 20, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Odom
Spriggs hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Odom
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Butler
Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Butler
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Butler
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Butler
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Odom
Alcaraz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Odom
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Odom
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Odom
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Butler
Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Mincher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Butler
Green hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Butler
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Butler
Duncan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Odom
Spriggs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Butler
Odom strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Butler
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Butler
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Odom
Alcaraz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Butler
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Butler
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Butler
Mincher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Butler
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Butler
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Odom
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Odom
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Odom
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Butler
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Butler
Odom hits a line drive towards first. Kirkpatrick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Butler
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Odom
Spriggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Odom fires to first and picks off Spriggs. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Butler
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Butler
Pena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Butler
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Alcaraz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Odom
Alcaraz hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Butler
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Butler
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Butler
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Butler, and towards Hernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Odom
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Odom
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Ellie Rodriguez.
Fiore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Odom
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Butler
Jim Campanis now catching. Paul Schaal now playing shortstop.
Duncan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Butler
Odom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Butler
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Butler
Monday takes first base on ball four. Odom moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching.
Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Odom
Spriggs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Wright
Mincher hits a popup towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wright
Green bunts towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wright
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Green moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Duncan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Drabowsky
Tito Francona pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom.
Francona hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Drabowsky
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Alcaraz hits a line drive towards first. Mincher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Segui
Campanis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Segui
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Segui
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hedlund
Mike Hedlund now pitching.
Monday hits a popup towards first. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Hedlund
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hedlund
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Hedlund
Johnson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Hedlund
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Segui
Spriggs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Segui
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Kirkpatrick reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Segui
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Duncan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Duncan. Kirkpatrick scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Fingers
There goes Otis. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Fingers
Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fingers
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hedlund
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hedlund
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Hedlund
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Hedlund
Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1970 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Spriggs G, rf 4 0 0 0 Alou F, lf 5 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, 1b 4 2 2 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Pena R, ss 5 0 3 0
Oliver B, 3b 5 2 3 3 Johnson B, 3b 5 0 2 0
Piniella L, lf 5 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 5 0 0 0
Alcaraz L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 5 1 2 1
Severson R, ss 1 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 5 0 1 0
Hernandez J, ss 1 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 4 1 2 1
Kelly P, ph 1 0 0 0 Odom B, p 3 0 1 0
Campanis J, c 1 0 0 0 Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 2 0 0 0 Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
Fiore M, ph 1 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Schaal P, ss 1 0 1 0 Tartabull J, ph 1 0 0 0
Butler B, p 3 0 0 0
Wright K, p 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0
Hedlund M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 7 3 43 2 11 2
Kansas City 000 000 002 02 -- 4
Oakland 010 000 010 00 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Butler B 7.1 7 2 2 1 5
Wright K 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Hedlund M (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom B 9.0 4 2 2 2 13
Segui D (L) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Fingers R 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Schaal P, Duncan D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Oakland 10
2B -- Jackson R
3B -- Kirkpatrick E
HR -- Green D, Duncan D, Oliver B 2
CS -- Johnson B
T -- 3:02
A -- 2631
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