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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 24, 1972
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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 September 24, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 1972 |
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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 | September 24, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Hamilton |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 9,881 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Jim Wohlford | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Carl Taylor | Catcher |
Steve Hovley | Right Fielder |
Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Second Baseman |
Dave Hamilton | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 24, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hamilton
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Hamilton
Wohlford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hamilton
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hamilton
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Murphy
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Murphy
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Murphy
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Murphy
There goes Alou. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Murphy
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hamilton
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hamilton
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Hamilton
Hovley hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Hamilton
Floyd hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Murphy
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Murphy
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Murphy
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Murphy
Don Mincher pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Mincher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Tenace scores. There goes Bando trying to get to home. Piniella throws the ball in to Floyd who relays the ball to Taylor, who tags Bando, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Murphy
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hamilton
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hamilton
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Hamilton
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Murphy
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Murphy
Murphy spins and fires to second, with Floyd covering, and Campaneris is picked off. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Murphy
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wohlford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Murphy
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hamilton
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Hamilton
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hamilton
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Hamilton
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hovley vs. Hamilton
Hovley hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Floyd vs. Hamilton
Floyd hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Murphy
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Murphy
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Murphy
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hamilton
Murphy hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hamilton
Schaal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Hamilton
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Murphy
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Murphy
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Murphy
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hamilton
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Hamilton
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Hamilton
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Hamilton
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Murphy
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Murphy
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Murphy
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Hamilton
Hovley bunts towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Hamilton
Floyd hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hamilton
Murphy bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Hamilton
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Murphy
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Murphy
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Murphy
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Murphy
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Fingers
Tenace fires to first and picks off Wohlford. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Fingers
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Fingers
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Otis for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Murphy
Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Ted Kubiak.
Marquez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fingers vs. Murphy
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez.
Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Murphy
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Murphy
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fingers
Tim Cullen now playing second base.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fingers
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Fingers
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Murphy
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Murphy
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Alou trying to get to third. Hovley throws the ball in to Schaal, who tags Alou for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Angelini
Norm Angelini now pitching.
There goes Jackson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Angelini
There goes Jackson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Jackson steals third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Epstein vs. Angelini
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Angelini
Tenace is walked intentionally. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Hovley. Jackson scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/24/1972, game 2 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Wohlford J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 3 0 Alou M, rf 4 0 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, cf 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Taylor C, c 4 0 2 0 Tenace G, c 1 1 0 0 Hovley S, rf 4 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Floyd B, ss 3 0 0 0 Maxvill D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Murphy T, p 2 0 0 0 Mincher D, ph 1 0 1 1 Angelini N, p 0 0 0 0 Kubiak T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Marquez G, ph 0 0 0 0 Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Cullen T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hamilton D, p 2 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 8 0 29 2 6 1 Kansas City 000 100 000 -- 1 Oakland 010 000 001 -- 2 2 outs when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Murphy T (L) 8.1 6 2 1 2 7 Angelini N* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 Abernathy T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hamilton D 7.0 7 1 1 0 4 Fingers R (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Hovley S DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 6 2B -- Mincher D, Campaneris B, Otis A 2 SB -- Alou M, Jackson R 2 SH -- Murphy T HBP -- by Murphy T (Marquez G) T -- 2:12 A -- 9881
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