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Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
August 7, 1972 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 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 Monday, August 7, 1972 at Municipal Stadium |
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| Oakland |
1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | x | – | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| Oakland Athletics |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Hunter L (14-5) |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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Locker |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Knowles |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
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| Kansas City Royals |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Drago W (8-13) |
9.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
E–Piniella (4). DP–Kansas City 1. 2B–Oakland Epstein (11,off Drago); Voss (5,off Drago), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (13,off Hunter); Otis (19,off Locker); Schaal (14,off Knowles). 3B–Oakland Epstein (2,off Drago). HR–Oakland Rudi (14,1st inning off Drago 0 on, 1 out). IBB–Voss (3,by Drago); Patek (2,by Hunter); Scheinblum (3,by Knowles). SH–Drago (7,off Hunter). SF–Piniella (4,off Hunter). SB–Otis (23,2nd base off Hunter/Duncan). IBB–Hunter (4,Patek); Knowles (3,Scheinblum); Drago (4,Voss). U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Bill Deegan. T–2:23. A–11,335. |
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| Game played on Monday, August 7, 1972 at Municipal Stadium |
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