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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 27, 1973
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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 June 27, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 27, 1973 |
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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 | June 27, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 7,990 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Gail Hopkins | DH |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Carl Taylor | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Bill North | Center Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Deron Johnson | DH |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Angel Mangual | Left Fielder |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 27, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hunter
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hunter
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hunter
Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Hunter
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Hunter
Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball 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. Splittorff
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Splittorff
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hunter
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Hunter
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Hunter
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Hunter
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando 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: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella 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. Splittorff
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Splittorff
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Splittorff
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White 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: ---
White vs. Hunter
White hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hunter
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hunter
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Hunter
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hunter
Hunter has Hopkins trapped. He fires to second, with Campaneris covering, who tags Hopkins for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hunter
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Splittorff
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hunter
Schaal hits a line drive into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hunter
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Hunter
Patek hits a popup towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hunter
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hunter
Otis hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hunter
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Splittorff
Fosse hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Fosse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Splittorff
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
North vs. Splittorff
North hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fosse scores. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Hunter
Hopkins hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hunter
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Splittorff
Fosse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Splittorff
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hunter
Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Hunter
There goes Schaal. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hunter
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hunter
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hunter
White hits a line drive into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Mangual moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Splittorff
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hunter
Otis hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Fosse settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fosse. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hunter
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hunter
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 -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Hunter
Hopkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Splittorff
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Splittorff
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hunter
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hunter
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Splittorff
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Campaneris goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/27/1973 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 1 1 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 North B, cf 5 0 1 1 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0 Bando S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Jackson R, rf 4 0 2 0 Hopkins G, dh 4 0 1 0 Johnson D, dh 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Tenace G, 1b 2 1 1 1 Kirkpatrick E, rf 4 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 1 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Taylor C, c 1 0 0 0 Mangual A, lf 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 6 2 31 3 8 2 Kansas City 002 000 000 -- 2 Oakland 000 020 001 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L) 8.1 8 3 2 5 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 0 E -- White F, Fosse R, Patek F DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 10 2B -- Fosse R HR -- Mayberry J, Tenace G CS -- Hopkins G, Schaal P SH -- Campaneris B, Johnson D T -- 2:14 A -- 7990
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