Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 19, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 1
Washington cf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 2 1
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Williams dh 1 0 0 0
  Alexander pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 1 2 0
Rudi lf 4 1 1 2
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Haney c 3 0 1 0
  Hopkins pr 0 0 0 0
  Fosse c 0 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 5 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 1 0
  White 2b 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 0 2 0 0
Solaita dh 2 0 1 2
Cowens rf 4 0 2 2
Pinson lf 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 4
Oakland 002 000 200493
Kansas City 000 120 20x570
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  L (5-5) 6.0 6 5 4 7 2
  Bahnsen   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
8
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (18-12) 7.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Pattin  SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–Campaneris (22), Garner (25), Abbott (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Campaneris (15,off Busby), Kansas City Rojas (18,off Abbott).  HR–Oakland Rudi (19,7th inning off Busby 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Solaita (1,off Bahnsen).  IBB–Mayberry (16,by Abbott).  SB–Hopkins (18,2nd base off Busby/Martinez); Otis (39,2nd base off Abbott/Haney); Martinez (1,2nd base off Bahnsen/Fosse).  CS–Tenace (4,2nd base by Busby/Martinez); Otis (11,3rd base by Abbott/Haney).  IBB–Abbott (7,Mayberry).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:56.  A–19,393.
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