Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 1, Kansas City Royals 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 1 2 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0
Alou dh 3 0 0 0
Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Green 2b 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 4 1 2 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 1
McRae dh 2 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
White ss 4 0 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
Oakland 100 000 000132
Kansas City 000 100 10x2101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (23-12) 8.0 10 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
3
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (20-14) 9.0 3 1 0 3 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
3
8

  E–Jackson (10), Bando (22), White (9).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (19,off Hunter); Pinson (17,off Hunter).  SH–Campaneris (11,off Busby); Alou (3,off Busby); McRae (5,off Hunter).  SB–North (52,2nd base off Busby/Healy); Cowens (4,2nd base off Hunter/Fosse).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:19.  A–14,412.
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