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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 19, 1972
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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 19, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 19, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,364 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Ollie Brown | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 19, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Splittorff
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Otis reaches second base with a double. Patek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Odom
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Odom
Mayberry 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
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Odom
Splittorff hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Splittorff
Odom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Odom
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Odom
The ball gets by Duncan for a passed ball. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Odom, and towards Brown, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Splittorff
Rudi hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Rudi reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Rudi scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Odom
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Odom
Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Splittorff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Horlen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Splittorff
The ball gets by Kirkpatrick for a passed ball. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alyea vs. Splittorff
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Fingers
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Cookie Rojas.
Hovley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Fingers
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Shaw
Don Shaw now pitching.
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Hovley moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Shaw
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hovley tags and scores. Kirkpatrick tags and moves to third. Mayberry tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Splittorff vs. Shaw
Splittorff hits a line drive into right field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Kirkpatrick scores. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Shaw
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Shaw
Otis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brown. Otis reaches second base with a double. Splittorff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Shaw
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Splittorff
Bobby Knoop now playing second base.
Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Shaw
George Hendrick now playing right field. Ron Clark now playing third base.
Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Shaw
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Shaw
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Shaw
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Shaw
Larry Haney now catching.
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Shaw
Splittorff bunts towards the mound. Shaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Shaw
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Splittorff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Shaw
Ron Hansen pinch runs for Freddie Patek.
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Shaw
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Shaw
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Shaw
Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Shaw
There's a wild pitch. Piniella moves to third. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Shaw
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Shaw
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Shaw
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Ron Hansen now playing shortstop. Angel Mangual pinch hits for Don Shaw.
Mangual is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Splittorff
Rudi 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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Locker
Angel Mangual now playing left field. Bob Locker now pitching.
Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker juggles the ball. That's an error on Locker. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Locker
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Locker
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Splittorff
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Splittorff
Clark hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haney vs. Splittorff
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1972 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 5 1 3 1
Rudi J, lf 4 1 1 0 Hansen R, pr-ss 1 1 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 6 2 4 5
Jackson R, rf 3 0 2 1 Scheinblum R, rf 5 0 0 0
Hendrick G, rf 1 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 3 3 2
Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Clark R, 3b 1 0 1 0 Hovley S, ph 1 1 1 0
Brown O, cf 4 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 2 1 1 0
Duncan D, c 2 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 1 2 2
Haney L, c 1 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 3 2 3
Tenace G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 1 1 1
Brown L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 5 2 3 1
Odom J, p 1 0 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Alyea B, ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Shaw D, p 0 0 0 0
Mangual A, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 42 16 20 15
Oakland 000 100 000 -- 1
Kansas City 300 150 70x -- 16
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom J (L) 3.2 8 4 4 1 1
Horlen J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Fingers R* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Shaw D 3.0 9 9 9 2 3
Locker B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 7
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Jackson R, Locker B
DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- Otis A 2, Patek F, Jackson R, Clark R
3B -- Rudi J
HR -- Piniella L, Mayberry J 2, Otis A
SF -- Schaal P, Kirkpatrick E
WP -- Shaw D
PB -- Duncan D, Kirkpatrick E
T -- 2:41
A -- 11364
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