Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 5 2 2 0
Cowens rf 5 1 2 2
Scott 1b 5 3 3 0
Otis cf 5 1 1 1
Porter dh 2 2 1 3
Wathan c 3 0 1 1
Patek ss 4 0 1 1
Wilson lf 4 0 1 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
Chalk ss 3 1 2 1
Heath lf 3 0 1 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Newman c 4 0 1 0
Page dh 4 0 2 1
Armas rf 4 1 1 0
Gross 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Minetto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Kansas City 025 100 1009130
Oakland 000 100 100280
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (9-5) 9.0 8 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (2-2) 2.1 6 5 5 0 2
  Minetto   6.2 7 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3.  3B–Kansas City Brett 2 (11,off Hamilton,off Minetto); White (1,off Minetto).  HR–Kansas City Porter (9,2nd inning off Hamilton 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Wathan (2,off Minetto); Porter (6,off Minetto).  HBP–Murphy (1,by Splittorff).  HBP–Splittorff (2,Murphy).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:12.  A–1,503.
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