Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 2 1
Hovley cf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 0
Bando 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 2
Tenace c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 1 2 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 1 0 0 0
Segui p 1 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Spriggs rf 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Matchick 2b 4 0 0 0
Severson ss 3 1 2 0
  Sorrell ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Oakland 001 000 0203101
Kansas City 110 000 000281
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Segui   6.0 6 2 1 2 4
  Grant  W (6-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (7-11) 9.0 10 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
6

  E–Tenace (1), Kirkpatrick (10).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Severson (9,off Segui); Otis (30,off Segui).  3B–Kansas City Spriggs (3,off Segui).  HR–Oakland Jackson (20,8th inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Segui (6,off Johnson); Johnson (6,off Grant).  SB–Jackson (22,2nd base off Johnson/Kirkpatrick); Campaneris (35,3rd base off Johnson/Kirkpatrick); Lewis (5,2nd base off Johnson/Kirkpatrick); Oliver (1,2nd base off Segui/Tenace); Otis (26,3rd base off Segui/Tenace); Spriggs (3,2nd base off Segui/Tenace).  CS–Oliver (3,2nd base by Segui/Tenace).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:30.  A–6,579.
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