Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 9, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1975 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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Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 6 1 3 1
Otis cf 6 0 0 0
Brett 3b 6 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0
Cowens rf 6 0 1 0
Solaita dh 3 0 1 0
  Scott pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Quirk ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Pinson lf 6 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
  Stinson c 2 0 1 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 1 10 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 6 0 2 1
Washington lf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 0 2 0
  Hopkins pr 0 0 0 0
  Haney 3b 0 0 0 0
  Fosse ph,c 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 0 1 0
Tenace c,1b 6 1 1 1
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Harper 1b,3b 6 0 2 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Maxvill ss,2b 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Pitts 2b 2 0 0 0
Martinez ss,2b 2 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 2 11 2
Kansas City 001 000 000 000 001101
Oakland 000 000 100 000 012111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   7.1 6 1 1 3 2
  Pattin  L (9-10) 6.1 5 1 0 3 6
Totals
13.2
11
2
1
6
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott   6.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Lindblad   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Fingers   6.0 4 0 0 2 5
  Todd  W (6-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
10
1
1
3
5

  E–Patek (20), Tenace (11).  DP–Kansas City 3, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Mayberry 2 (33,off Abbott,off Fingers).  HR–Kansas City Patek (5,3rd inning off Abbott 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Tenace (23,7th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Mayberry 2 (15,by Abbott,by Fingers); Williams (7,by Pattin); C Washington (8,by Pattin).  SB–Patek (28,2nd base off Abbott/Tenace); Jackson (17,2nd base off Splittorff/Martinez); North (29,2nd base off Pattin/Stinson); Campaneris (24,2nd base off Pattin/Stinson).  CS–Cowens (7,2nd base by Fingers/Tenace); Alexander (7,2nd base by Splittorff/Martinez).  IBB–Pattin 2 (5,Williams,C Washington); Abbott (6,Mayberry); Fingers (5,Mayberry).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:48.  A–11,124.
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