Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 19, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Rudi lf 5 1 2 2
Jackson rf 4 1 3 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 5 0 1 1
Washington dh 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Green 2b 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 3 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss,2b 5 0 1 1
Cowens rf 5 1 2 0
Brett 3b 5 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 5 1 3 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
  Patek pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 1 1
  Pinson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 1
Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
Oakland 000 002 010 03112
Kansas City 000 020 001 14100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   8.2 6 3 2 1 3
  Fingers  L (9-5) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Lindblad   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.2
10
4
3
2
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   5.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Bird  W (7-5) 5.0 4 1 1 3 2
Totals
10.0
11
3
3
4
4

  E–Tenace (10), Fosse (7).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Oakland Jackson 2 (25,off Briles,off Bird); Fosse (8,off Bird), Kansas City Brett (20,off Lindblad).  HR–Oakland Rudi (20,6th inning off Briles 1 on, 0 out).  SH–North (10,off Briles); Bando (1,off Bird); Rojas (8,off Blue).  IBB–Bando (3,by Bird); McRae (6,by Lindblad).  SB–Jackson (24,2nd base off Bird/Martinez); North (53,2nd base off Bird/Martinez); Patek (33,2nd base off Fingers/Fosse).  IBB–Lindblad (9,McRae); Bird (9,Bando).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:41.  A–14,218.
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