Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
April 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1974 at Royals 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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Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 1 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 2 2 1
Jackson rf 4 1 1 1
Rudi lf 5 1 3 2
Tenace 1b 3 0 3 2
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Fosse c 2 0 1 0
  Bourque ph 1 0 0 0
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 1 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 13 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Wohlford lf 5 0 4 2
Pinson rf 4 0 1 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 1 0
  White pr 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 2 1
McRae dh 1 0 1 0
  Cowens pr,dh 2 1 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Healy c 4 1 1 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Oakland 010 201 0026131
Kansas City 002 011 0004121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   6.2 10 4 3 1 1
  Knowles  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 3 2
  Lindblad  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   6.0 11 4 4 0 1
  Garber  L (0-1) 2.1 1 2 0 4 1
  Hoerner   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
4
4
2

  E–Bando (1), Schaal (1).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Oakland Rudi 3 (5,off Splittorff,off Garber,off McDaniel); Jackson (3,off Splittorff), Kansas City Healy (1,off Hunter); Rojas (2,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Bando (1,6th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fosse (1,off Garber); North (1,off Garber); Campaneris (1,off Garber).  HBP–Trillo (1,by Garber).  IBB–Davalillo (1,by Garber); Tenace (1,by Garber); Bando (1,by Garber).  CS–Campaneris (2,2nd base by Splittorff/Healy); Wohlford (1,2nd base by Hunter/Fosse).  SB–Cowens (1,2nd base off Hunter/Fosse); Patek (4,2nd base off Hunter/Fosse); Wohlford (2,2nd base off Hunter/Fosse).  HBP–Garber (1,Trillo).  IBB–Garber 3 (3,Davalillo,Tenace,Bando).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:57.  A–17,792.
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