Athletics @ Royals
May 20, 1972

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Athletics 8 12 1
Royals 5 14 3
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Athletics 8 12 1
Royals 5 14 3

Paul Schaal Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .200
OBP .500 .315
At Bats 3 105
Hits 1 21
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 7

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
Paul Schaal
John Mayberry
Ed Kirkpatrick

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 8 12 1 6
Kansas City Royals 5 14 3 11
Winning Pitcher Rollie Fingers
Losing Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ron Clark
Attendance 9,559
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Schaal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brown catches it and throws to second with Campaneris covering, to double up Kirkpatrick.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out.
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.