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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1974 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 0, Oakland Athletics 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 3 0 2 0
Solaita 1b 3 0 0 0
Cepeda dh 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Paepke ph 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 2 2 1
  Garner 3b 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 3 2 3 3
  Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 1 1 3
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
Washington C. dh 2 0 0 0
  Washington H. pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 1 0 0
Green 2b 2 1 1 0
  Mangual ph 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 7 7
Kansas City 000 000 000041
Oakland 301 010 20x771
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (13-16) 6.1 6 7 6 3 4
  Lopez   1.2 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
8.0
7
7
6
6
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (23-10) 9.0 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
2

  E–Brett (18), Campaneris (19).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Campaneris (17,off Splittorff).  HR–Oakland Rudi (18,1st inning off Splittorff 2 on, 2 out); Bando (20,3rd inning off Splittorff 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Green (6,off Splittorff); North (8,off Splittorff).  CS–Otis (4,2nd base by Hunter/Fosse); Patek (15,2nd base by Hunter/Fosse).  SB–Campaneris (31,2nd base off Splittorff/Martinez); H Washington (24,2nd base off Splittorff/Martinez).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–(none), 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:04.  A–46,780.
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