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September 24, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 7 1
Athletics 2 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 7 1
Athletics 2 7 2

Sal Bando Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .235
OBP .333 .339
At Bats 2 510
Hits 0 120
• Singles 0 82
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 74
RBI’s 0 74

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 4
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 24, 1972
Out
Ted Abernathy
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Sal Bando
Mike Epstein

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 7 1 3
Oakland Athletics 2 7 2 4
Winning Pitcher Monty Montgomery
Losing Pitcher Blue Moon Odom
Save Ted Abernathy
Game Winning RBI Paul Schaal
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ted Abernathy now pitching. Bando hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Epstein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Epstein reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi scores.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Joe Horlen now pitching. Tim Cullen now playing second base. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Mincher pinch hits for Bob Locker. Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Hegan pinch hits for Dick Green. Hegan 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 8 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Hovley. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Green applying the tag.
Top 8 Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Floyd covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 7 Carl Taylor now catching. Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 7 Montgomery bunts, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bando.
Top 7 Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 7 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick. Bob Locker now pitching. Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Jackson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Mayberry scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score. Taylor moves to third.
Top 7 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Darold Knowles now pitching. Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez. There goes Lewis. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Lewis steals second.
Bottom 6 Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom. Marquez bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Otis hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Montgomery is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Floyd. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 strikes out.
Top 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 3 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Jackson 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 2 Rojas strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Kirkpatrick steals second.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.