Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 27, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1974 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 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 1
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 1 2 1
Tenace c 4 1 2 0
Mangual dh 4 0 0 0
Bourque 1b 2 0 0 1
Green 2b 3 0 2 1
  Washington pr 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Odom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 2
Healy c 2 1 0 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 1
Solaita 1b 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 1
McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Oakland 012 001 000492
Kansas City 000 500 00x591
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (8-9) 3.0 5 5 4 1 1
  Odom   5.0 4 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
2
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel   2.1 6 3 3 2 0
  Pattin  W (2-3) 6.2 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
2

  E–Bando (10), Bourque (1), Patek (8).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Bando (9,off McDaniel), Kansas City Wohlford (8,off Holtzman); Otis (14,off Holtzman).  3B–Oakland Tenace (1,off Pattin), Kansas City McRae (1,off Holtzman).  SF–Bourque (2,off Pattin).  HBP–North (4,by Pattin).  IBB–Bourque (1,by McDaniel).  SB–North (31,2nd base off Pattin/Healy); Healy (10,3rd base off Holtzman/Tenace).  CS–Campaneris (10,2nd base by McDaniel/Healy).  HBP–Pattin (1,North).  IBB–McDaniel (2,Bourque).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:31.  A–24,894.
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