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April 18, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 8 0
Athletics 3 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 8 0
Athletics 3 6 1

Gail Hopkins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 0
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 18, 1972
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Out
Rollie Fingers
Dave Duncan
Mike Hegan
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Bobby Brooks
Reggie Jackson
Gail Hopkins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 8 0 6
Oakland Athletics 3 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Denny McLain
Losing Pitcher Mike Hedlund
Save Rollie Fingers
Game Winning RBI Dave Duncan
Attendance 4,494
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mike Hegan now playing first base. Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 8 Epstein hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Roger Nelson now pitching. Rudi strikes out.
Top 8 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Darold Knowles now pitching. Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McLain bunts towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second.
Bottom 7 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Duncan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Brooks is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hedlund strikes out.
Top 7 Floyd hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rudi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McLain bunts, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. May scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. May reaches second base with a double. Oliver moves to third.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando.
Top 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third.
Bottom 3 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. The throw from May to Schaal. The throw back to home, and Green is out at the plate.
Bottom 3 McLain bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLain for the out. Green moves to third.
Bottom 3 Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Green reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Otis hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hedlund moves to second.
Top 3 Hedlund hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Hedlund Bando scores.
Bottom 2 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bando moves to third.
Bottom 2 Epstein takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.