Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
April 16, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1975 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 2, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 1 0
Washington lf 4 1 1 1
Bando 3b 4 1 2 1
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Rudi 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams dh 3 0 0 0
  Hopkins pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
  Fosse c 1 0 0 0
Kubiak ss 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Grabarkewitz 2b 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Odom p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 5 0 1 1
Otis cf 5 1 2 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
  Solaita 1b 0 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 0 0 1
Killebrew dh 2 2 1 1
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Wohlford rf 2 0 0 1
  Cowens rf 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 1 2 1
Briles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Oakland 100 000 010251
Kansas City 011 301 00x691
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (2-1) 3.1 6 5 5 1 2
  Odom   3.2 3 1 1 5 3
  Hamilton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
7

  E–North (1), Brett (1).  2B–Oakland Bando (1,off Briles), Kansas City Martinez (2,off Odom).  HR–Oakland Bando (2,1st inning off Briles 0 on, 2 out); C Washington (1,8th inning off Briles 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Killebrew (1,2nd inning off Blue 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Martinez (1,off Blue).  SF–Wohlford (1,off Blue); McRae (1,off Odom).  IBB–Mayberry (1,by Odom).  SB–North (6,2nd base off Briles/Martinez); Otis (7,2nd base off Blue/Tenace).  CS–Garner (2,2nd base by Briles/Martinez).  IBB–Odom (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Armando Rodriguez, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:30.  A–13,080.
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