Athletics @ Royals
May 20, 1972

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Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .357
OBP .750 .402
At Bats 4 112
Hits 3 40
• Singles 2 30
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 3 14

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 4
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Municipal Stadium - May 20, 1972
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Rollie Fingers
Dave Duncan
Mike Hegan
Larry Brown
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Ollie Brown
Reggie Jackson
Lou Piniella
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out.
Top 9 Bando hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Bando reaches second base with a double. Campaneris scores. Rudi goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Jackson strikes out.
Top 9 Rudi bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to third for the out. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 9 Campaneris bunts towards first. Mayberry fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mayberry. Fingers moves to second.
Top 9 Ron Hansen now playing second base. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal.
Bottom 8 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Keough moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Jim Rooker. Rojas bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 8 Joe Keough pinch hits for Bobby Knoop. Keough hits a fly ball towards right. Jackson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jackson. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 8 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoop scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Duncan hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mike Hegan now playing first base. Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Epstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bando reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Jim Rooker now pitching. Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Steve Hovley pinch hits for Tom Murphy. Hovley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larry Brown now playing second base. Rollie Fingers now pitching. Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Ron Clark. Angel Mangual pinch hits for Joe Horlen. Tom Murphy now pitching. Mangual hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Odom scores.
Top 6 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Clark reaches second base with a double. Brown scores.
Top 6 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Brown reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Piniella. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Piniella steals second.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitzmorris scores. Patek scores.
Bottom 5 Scheinblum strikes out.
Bottom 5 Joe Horlen now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Patek reaches second base with a double. Fitzmorris moves to third.
Bottom 5 Fitzmorris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi moves to third.
Top 5 Jackson strikes out.
Top 5 Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Knoop hits a fly ball towards right. Jackson catches it and throws to home to double up Kirkpatrick.
Bottom 4 Schaal hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Segui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek bunts towards the mound. Segui fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fitzmorris moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fitzmorris bunts towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Epstein is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bando hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Rudi moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Segui strikes out.
Top 2 Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Bando takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores.
Top 1 Rudi strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Campaneris steals third.
Top 1 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.