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Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 21, 1972 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1972 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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 at Municipal Stadium |
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| Oakland |
2 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Kansas City |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 9 | 3 |
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| Oakland Athletics |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Holtzman W (6-2) |
6.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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Knowles |
0.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Locker SV (3) |
2.2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
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| Kansas City Royals |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Hedlund L (0-4) |
5.0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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Dal Canton |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Rooker |
2.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
E–Campaneris (4), Paepke 2 (3), Hansen (1). DP–Kansas City 1. 2B–Oakland Rudi (6,off Hedlund), Kansas City Schaal (6,off Holtzman). 3B–Oakland Rudi (3,off Hedlund). HR–Oakland Bando (1,1st inning off Hedlund 1 on, 2 out); Duncan 2 (7,4th inning off Hedlund 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Scheinblum (2,6th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 2 out). SH–Campaneris (5,off Dal Canton). SB–O Brown (1,2nd base off Dal Canton/Paepke). CS–Hendrick (1,3rd base by Dal Canton/Paepke). U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty. T–2:47. A–20,625. |
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| Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 at Municipal Stadium |
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