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September 23, 1972

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Royals 1 4 0
Athletics 1 5 1
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Royals 1 4 1
Athletics 2 5 1

Reggie Jackson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .262
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 469
Hits 1 123
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 1 23
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 1 72

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 11 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 23, 1972
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Fielder's Choice
Paul Splittorff
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Steve Hovley
Amos Otis
Joe Keough
Reggie Jackson
Joe Rudi
Allan Lewis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 1 4 1 8
Oakland Athletics 2 5 1 5
Winning Pitcher Rollie Fingers
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 7,062
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jackson bunts towards third. Schaal fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schaal. Lewis scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Matty Alou. Rudi is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Splittorff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dal Maxvill now playing second base. Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fingers hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 George Hendrick pinch hits for Ted Kubiak. Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hovley takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Darold Knowles now pitching. Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Otis moves to third.
Top 8 Keoughhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Tenace interferes with Keough who is awarded first base. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Epstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Splittorff for the out. Rojas moves to third.
Top 7 Patek bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Keough now playing right field. Alou 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 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hovley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joe Keough pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum. Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second.
Top 6 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 5 Angel Mangual pinch hits for Dick Green. Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Splittorff trying to get to third. Alou throws the ball in to Bando, who tags Splittorff for the out.
Top 5 Splittorff takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Epstein takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Rudi scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Rudi moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Splittorff hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Epstein is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive towards the mound. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a popup towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor 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 up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Bottom 1 Steve Hovley now playing left field. Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum moves to second.
Top 1 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.