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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 10, 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 September 10, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 10, 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 | September 10, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 47,570 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Haller 2B: (none) 3B: Merle Anthony |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
Rick Reichardt | DH |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Carl Taylor | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Pat Bourque | DH |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 10, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal 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: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Blue
There goes Otis. The throw from Blue and he is out, Green applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Busby
North is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Busby
Busby fires to first and picks off North. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Busby
Campaneris 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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Busby
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry 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: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Busby
Bourque strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Busby
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Busby
Tenace hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Busby
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Blue
Reichardt strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Busby
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Busby
Green bunts in front of the plate. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Rojas covering, for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Busby
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Blue
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Busby
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Busby
Bando hits a ball on the ground into left field. Piniella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piniella. Campaneris moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bourque vs. Busby
Bourque is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Busby
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Rudi trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Campaneris scores. Bando scores. Bourque moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tenace vs. Busby
Tenace hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Bourque tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Busby
Alou hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Busby
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
McRae 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Blue
Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Busby
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Busby
North bunts towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Busby
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Green moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Busby
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bourque vs. Busby
Bourque hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Bourque reaches second base with a double. Campaneris scores. Bando moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rudi vs. Busby
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bando scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Busby
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Joe Rudi.
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bourque scores. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lewis moves to third. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Drago
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Tenace scores. Alou moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
North vs. Drago
North hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Drago scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Vic Davalillo now playing right field. Jesus Alou now playing left field.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blue
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Blue
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Cookie Rojas.
Otis 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, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Bobby Floyd now playing second base.
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Drago
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bourque vs. Drago
Bourque strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Drago
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blue
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Blue
Reichardt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching. Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base. Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Frank Ortenzio now playing first base. Tom Po
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Wright
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Wright
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Wright
Green takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
North vs. Wright
North takes first base on ball four. Tenace scores. Fosse moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mangual vs. Simpson
Wayne Simpson now pitching. Angel Mangual pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to home to get Fosse. Green moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Conigliaro vs. Simpson
Billy Conigliaro pinch hits for Sal Bando.
Conigliaro hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Poquette who is chasing the ball. Conigliaro reaches third base with a triple. Green scores. North scores. Mangual goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bourque vs. Simpson
Bourque hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortenzio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourque for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blue
Ted Kubiak now playing shortstop. Angel Mangual now playing center field. Billy Conigliaro now playing left field. Phil Garner now playing third b
White hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Blue
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Blue
Floyd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Simpson
Davalillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Simpson
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Simpson
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Simpson
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Blue
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortenzio vs. Blue
Ortenzio strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Blue
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Blue
McRae strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/10/1973 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Schaal P, 3b 1 0 0 0 North B, cf 2 1 0 1 Bevacqua K, 3b 1 0 1 0 Kubiak T, ss 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 2 0 0 Floyd B, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Mangual A, ph-cf 1 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 2 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 2 3 1 Wohlford J, lf 1 0 0 0 Conigliaro B, ph-lf 1 0 1 3 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bourque P, dh 4 2 1 1 Ortenzio F, 1b 1 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 3 0 2 3 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Lewis A, pr 0 1 0 0 Poquette T, cf 1 0 1 0 Davalillo V, rf 2 0 0 0 McRae H, rf 4 0 1 0 Tenace G, 1b 2 2 2 2 Reichardt R, dh 3 0 0 0 Alou J, rf-lf 4 0 2 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0 Garner P, 3b 1 0 0 0 White F, ss 1 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 0 Taylor C, c 2 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 2 2 2 Martinez B, c 1 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 4 0 34 13 14 13 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland 000 360 40x -- 13 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Busby S (L) 4.1 10 9 6 2 3 Drago D 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 Wright K 0.1 0 4 4 4 0 Simpson W 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 11 E -- Piniella L, Schaal P DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 7 2B -- Bourque P, McRae H 3B -- Conigliaro B CS -- Otis A SH -- North B SF -- Tenace G HBP -- by Busby S (North B) T -- 2:57 A -- 47570
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