Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Lewis lf 4 0 1 2
Hendrick cf 3 0 1 0
Duncan c 4 0 1 0
McNulty 3b 3 0 0 0
Tenace rf 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 1 0
  Cullen 2b 1 0 0 0
Blue p 1 1 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 2 1 0
Otis cf 4 2 1 0
  Hovley ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 4 2 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 2 2 4
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 1
  Wohlford 2b 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 3 1 0 0
Totals 31 9 6 7
Oakland 002 000 000253
Kansas City 100 130 40x961
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (6-10) 6.0 3 5 1 3 6
  Locker   2.0 3 4 4 2 0
Totals
8.0
6
9
5
5
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (12-12) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5

  E–Duncan (5), McNulty (1), Mincher (4), Schaal (17).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Schaal (19,off Blue); Scheinblum (20,off Locker).  3B–Kansas City Mayberry (3,off Blue).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (25,5th inning off Blue 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Rojas (7,off Locker).  HBP–Splittorff (1,by Blue).  IBB–Mayberry (13,by Locker).  SB–Campaneris (46,2nd base off Splittorff/Taylor); Taylor (4,2nd base off Locker/Duncan).  CS–Lewis (3,2nd base by Splittorff/Taylor); Blue (1,2nd base by Splittorff/Taylor).  WP–Blue (2), Locker (6).  HBP–Blue (1,Splittorff).  IBB–Locker (5,Mayberry).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:10.  A–6,882.
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