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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 2, 1973
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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 September 2, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 2, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 35,466 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | DH |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | DH |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 2, 1973
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Busby
North 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Busby
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Busby
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Busby
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Busby
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Busby
Alou 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: ---
Fosse vs. Busby
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Busby
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Busby
North hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Busby
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Schaal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Blue
Reichardt bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaal tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blue
There goes Taylor. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Green applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Busby
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Busby
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Busby
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Busby
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Blue
McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Alou. McRae reaches second base with a double. Mayberry goes all the way around to score. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Blue
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Reichardt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Pina
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Busby
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Busby
Green hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Busby
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Busby
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. North moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Busby
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Busby
Jackson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Jackson reaches second base with a double. North scores. Campaneris scores. Bando goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Pina
Rojas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Pina
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Lindblad
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Lindblad
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Busby
Tenace hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Busby
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Busby
Fosse 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, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lindblad
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Lindblad
Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lindblad
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Lindblad
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Busby
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Dick Green.
Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Busby
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Busby
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Busby
Bando hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. North moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Busby
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lindblad
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lindblad
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Lindblad
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
McRae hits a line drive towards third. Bando catches it and steps on third to double up Otis. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Tom Poquette now playing right field.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Busby
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Busby
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Hoerner
Pat Bourque pinch hits for Ray Fosse. Joe Hoerner now pitching. Mike Andrews pinch hits for Pat Bourque.
Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Hoerner
Jose Morales pinch hits for Ted Kubiak.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoerner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching. Allan Lewis pinch runs for Jose Morales.
North hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Garber
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fingers
Mike Andrews now playing second base. Joe Rudi now playing first base. Gene Tenace now catching.
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fingers
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Fingers
Reichardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Fingers
Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Garber
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Garber
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Garber
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garber. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Garber
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Deron Johnson.
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1973 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 1 3 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 1
Campaneris B, ss 4 1 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 2 2 2
Bando S, 3b 4 1 3 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Jackson R, rf 5 0 1 3 Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 2 0
Johnson D, dh 5 0 0 0 McRae H, rf 4 1 1 1
Odom J, pr 0 0 0 0 Poquette T, rf 0 0 0 0
Tenace G, 1b-c 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 1
Alou J, lf 4 1 1 2 Schaal P, 3b 4 2 2 0
Fosse R, c 3 0 0 0 Reichardt R, dh 2 0 2 0
Bourque P, ph 0 0 0 0 Taylor C, c 3 0 1 1
Andrews M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 2 0 1 0
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Morales J, ph 1 0 1 0
Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0
Rudi J, 1b 0 0 0 0
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38 5 11 5 30 6 11 6
Oakland 000 030 020 -- 5
Kansas City 001 410 00x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 3.2 5 5 5 2 2
Pina H 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Lindblad P 2.0 4 0 0 0 2
Fingers R 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 7.1 8 5 5 4 4
Hoerner J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Garber G (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Garber G
DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Schaal P, McRae H, Jackson R, Mayberry J
HR -- Rojas C 2, Alou J
CS -- Taylor C
SH -- Reichardt R
SF -- Patek F, Piniella L
T -- 3:02
A -- 35466
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