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September 22, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 6 0
Athletics 3 9 2
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Royals 5 6 0
Athletics 3 9 2

Joe Rudi Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .310
OBP .250 .350
At Bats 4 562
Hits 1 174
• Singles 0 117
• Doubles 1 29
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 75

Dick Drago Season Stats

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11 16 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 22, 1972
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Out
Dick Drago
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Joe Rudi

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 6 0 7
Oakland Athletics 3 9 2 8
Winning Pitcher Dick Drago
Losing Pitcher Vida Blue
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Richie Scheinblum
Attendance 6,501
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Mike Hegan pinch hits for Rollie Fingers. Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hovley strikes out.
Top 9 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Tim Cullen now playing second base. Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Duncan pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bando reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Tenace goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Tenace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Epstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Drago strikes out.
Top 8 Patek strikes out.
Top 8 Rojas is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Piniella. The throw from Tenace, and Maxvill drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Steve Hovley pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum. The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Otis moves to third. Hovley moves to second.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.
Top 8 Dal Maxvill now playing second base. Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Campaneris bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Ted Kubiak. Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Drago strikes out.
Top 7 Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bando hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Epstein hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piniella strikes out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Blue is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Top 5 Schaal strikes out.
Top 5 Drago strikes out.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second.
Top 5 Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Don Mincher pinch hits for Dick Green. Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 4 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to home to get Alou. Jackson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Epstein hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 There goes Taylor. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Green applying the tag.
Top 4 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blue is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Drago takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Patek. The throw from Tenace, and Green drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rojas strikes out.
Top 2 Taylor 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 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Campaneris is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.