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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 12, 1969
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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 12, 1969 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 12, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 12, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 4,204 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Center Fielder |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Jim Campanis | Catcher |
Juan Rios | Second Baseman |
Steve Jones | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Left Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Joe Nossek | Center Fielder |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 12, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dobson
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dobson
Hernandez 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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Dobson
Keough hits a popup in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it 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: ---
Campaneris vs. Jones
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Jones
There goes Jackson. The throw from Campanis and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Jones
Hershberger hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Jones
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Jackson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Dobson
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanis vs. Dobson
Campanis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Jones
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nossek vs. Jones
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Dobson
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Dobson covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Dobson
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Dobson
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Dobson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Dobson
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rios scores. Kelly scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Dobson
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Keough reaches second base with a double. There goes Hernandez trying to get to home. Bando throws to Pagliaroni who tags Hernandez for the out. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to home to get Keough. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Jones
Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Jones
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Jones
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Dobson
Fiore 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 -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Dobson
Campanis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Campanis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rios vs. Dobson
Rios hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanis scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Dobson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Jones
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Jones
Bando hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Jones
Cater hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nossek vs. Jones
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dobson
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Dobson
Hernandez bunts towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Keough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Keough reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Roland
Foy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fiore vs. Roland
Fiore takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to third. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Keough scores. Foy moves to third. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campanis vs. Fingers
Campanis hits a line drive into left field. Hershberger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hershberger. Foy scores. Fiore scores. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rios vs. Fingers
Rios is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Fingers
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Jones
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Jones
John Donaldson pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Jones
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Wyatt
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Wyatt
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Wyatt
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Jones
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Jones
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Jones
Cater hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Wyatt
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Wyatt
There goes Fiore. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Fiore steals second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Wyatt
Piniella is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanis vs. Wyatt
George Spriggs pinch runs for Lou Piniella.
There's a wild pitch. Fiore moves to third. Spriggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campanis vs. Wyatt
Campanis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rios vs. Wyatt
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Wyatt
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Wyatt
Kelly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Fiore scores. Spriggs scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Wyatt
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Jones
George Spriggs now playing left field.
Nossek hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Jones
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for John Wyatt.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Sprague
Foy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Sprague
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first, with Sprague covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Jones
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Jones
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Jones
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rios settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Sprague
Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Sprague
Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Sprague
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Jones
Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spriggs who is chasing the ball. Cater reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spriggs. Green reaches second base with a double. Cater scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nossek vs. Jones
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Jones
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kubiak vs. Jones
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Kubiak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Kubiak reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Pagliaroni moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Campaneris hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Wickersham
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/12/1969 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Kelly P, cf 3 2 1 2 Campaneris B, ss 5 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 2 Jackson R, rf 5 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 5 1 3 1 Hershberger M, lf 4 0 1 0 Foy J, 3b 4 1 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Fiore M, 1b 2 2 0 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 2 0 0 1 Green D, 2b 4 1 3 1 Spriggs G, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Nossek J, cf 4 0 0 0 Campanis J, c 5 1 2 2 Pagliaroni J, c 4 1 2 1 Rios J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Dobson C, p 1 0 0 0 Jones S, p 3 0 0 0 Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Donaldson J, ph 0 0 0 0 Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds T, ph 1 0 0 0 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Kubiak T, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 9 9 9 36 3 10 3 Kansas City 002 140 200 -- 9 Oakland 001 000 002 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (W) 8.1 10 3 3 2 2 Wickersham D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Dobson C (L) 4.1 5 4 4 3 5 Roland J* 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 Fingers R 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 Wyatt J 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 Sprague E 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Hershberger M, Hernandez J DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Oakland 8 2B -- Keough J 2, Campanis J, Kelly P, Green D, Kubiak T 3B -- Cater D HR -- Pagliaroni J SB -- Jackson R, Kelly P, Rios J, Fiore M SH -- Hernandez J HBP -- by Wyatt J (Piniella L) WP -- Wyatt J T -- 2:47 A -- 4204
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