Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 1, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1973 at Royals 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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Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 1 2
Campaneris ss 5 2 2 0
Bando 3b 4 3 4 4
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
  Conigliaro rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 5 0 1 1
Tenace 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 0
Fosse c 3 1 1 0
  Davalillo ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 1
  Bourque ph 0 0 0 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 2
Rojas 2b 5 1 2 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 5 1 0 0
McRae dh 5 1 2 1
  White pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf,lf 3 1 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 1 1 0
Piniella lf 3 1 2 1
  Hovley pr 0 1 0 0
  Poquette rf 0 0 0 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 1
Taylor c 4 1 3 4
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 10
Oakland 200 120 0049134
Kansas City 001 310 03210140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   3.2 5 4 1 2 0
  Fingers   4.0 6 4 3 1 2
  Pina   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Knowles  L (6-6) 0.1 3 2 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
14
10
4
4
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   2.1 5 2 2 1 2
  Garber   5.2 6 5 5 3 2
  Bird   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Hoerner  W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
4
5

  E–North (8), Bando (19), Jackson (9), Green (7).  DP–Kansas City 4.  2B–Oakland Bando 2 (22,off Fitzmorris 2); Rudi (18,off Fitzmorris); Fosse (20,off Garber), Kansas City Piniella (25,off Hunter); McRae (12,off Hunter); Patek (18,off Fingers).  3B–Oakland Campaneris (6,off Garber); North (5,off Bird).  HR–Oakland Bando (25,9th inning off Bird 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bando (3,by Garber).  IBB–Jackson (10,by Fitzmorris).  SF–Piniella (4,off Hunter).  SB–Campaneris (28,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Taylor).  CS–Bando (2,3rd base by Garber/Taylor); Rojas (4,2nd base by Hunter/Fosse); Schaal (6,Home by Fingers/Fosse).  HBP–Garber (2,Bando).  IBB–Fitzmorris (3,Jackson).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:34.  A–38,468.
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