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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4

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Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 20, 1973 (N) at Royals Stadium

OAK A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
KC  A    0  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  1
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Campaneris ss                 5   0   0   0       1   1       1   3
North cf                      4   0   0   0       2   1       9   1
Bando 3b                      4   0   1   0       1   1       1   1
Jackson rf                    2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Maxvill ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mangual rf                  1   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Johnson dh                    1   1   0   0       3   0       0   0
  Lewis pr,dh                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McKinney ph,dh              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tenace c                      5   0   1   1       0   0       6   1
Rudi lf                       4   1   1   3       0   1       2   0
Hegan 1b                      5   0   1   0       0   1      10   0
Kubiak 2b                     4   0   0   0       1   1       3   2
Blue p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Fingers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Knowles p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pina p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lindblad p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   4   6   4       9   6      34  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Campaneris-Hegan, North-Kubiak-Hegan.
E: Bando (12).
PB: Tenace (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Tenace (9,off Wright).
HR: Rudi (7,2nd inning off Busby 1 on 1 out).
SH: Bando (5,off Garber).
SF: Rudi (5,off Wright).
GDP: Rudi (5,off Busby).
IBB: Mangual (1,by Garber).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kubiak (1,2nd base off Busby/Healy).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
White ss                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Piniella ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Floyd ss                    3   0   1   0       0   2       2   6
Wohlford dh                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hopkins ph,dh               2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bevacqua ph,dh              0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Otis cf                       4   1   2   1       1   0       4   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   0   3   0       1   1      13   0
Rojas 2b                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Schaal 3b                     5   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Kirkpatrick lf                5   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
McRae rf                      3   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Hovley rf                   2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Healy c                       4   2   1   0       1   0       8   0
Busby p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
  Wright p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       43   5  11   2       3   7      36  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rojas-White-Mayberry.
E: Healy (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Mayberry (10,off Blue); Healy (4,off Blue).
HR: Otis (11,4th inning off Blue 0 on 1 out).
SF: Bevacqua (2,off Lindblad).
GDP: Kirkpatrick (5,off Blue).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Blue                          6.1   7   4   2   1   4   1  26
Fingers                       3.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  13
Knowles                       0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Pina                          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Lindblad L(0-1)               1     1   1   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                       11.1  11   5   2   3   7   1  47
WP: Blue 2 (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Fingers 2-2; Knowles 1-0; Pina 2-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Busby                         8     5   4   4   6   5   1  32
Wright                        1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6
Garber W(7-5)                 3     0   0   0   1   0   0  10
Totals                       12     6   4   4   9   6   1  48
Busby faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Wright faced 1 batter in the 10th inning
IBB: Garber (4,Mangual).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wright 2-2; Garber 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom
Time of Game: 4:01   Attendance: 20426
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals       
1. Campaneris          ss        White               ss
2. North               cf        Wohlford            dh
3. Bando               3b        Otis                cf
4. Jackson             rf        Mayberry            1b
5. Johnson             dh        Rojas               2b
6. Tenace              c         Schaal              3b
7. Rudi                lf        Kirkpatrick         lf
8. Hegan               1b        McRae               rf
9. Kubiak              2b        Healy               c
   Blue                p         Busby               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied to right; North grounded out
(catcher unassisted); Bando singled; Jackson singled to right
[Bando out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White struck out; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to
first); Otis walked; Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson walked; Tenace flied to left; Rudi
homered [Johnson scored]; Hegan grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kubiak walked; Kubiak stole second [Kubiak to third (error by
Healy)]; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas lined to left; Schaal singled; Kirkpatrick
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Schaal out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); Bando was
called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Healy flied
to center; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson walked; Tenace flied to left in foul
territory; Rudi grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
homered; Mayberry doubled; Blue threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to
third]; Rojas struck out; Schaal popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hegan grounded out (pitcher to first); Kubiak
lined to center; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick flied to center; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Healy doubled; PINIELLA BATTED FOR WHITE;
Blue threw a wild pitch [Healy scored]; Piniella flied to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: FLOYD REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); North
walked; Bando walked [North to second]; MAXVILL BATTED FOR
JACKSON; North was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop to
third); Maxvill popped to shortstop; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals
2.

ROYALS 6TH: MANGUAL REPLACED MAXVILL (PLAYING RF); Wohlford
struck out; Otis flied to right; Mayberry singled; Rojas lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Rudi struck
out; Hegan singled; Kubiak struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal singled to shortstop; Kirkpatrick flied to
center; McRae singled [Schaal to second]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Healy reached on an error by Bando [Schaal scored
(unearned), McRae scored (unearned), Healy to third]; Floyd
struck out; HOPKINS BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Hopkins grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Campaneris
flied to center; North struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked;
Rojas flied to center; Schaal popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HOVLEY REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Mangual
singled to shortstop; Johnson walked [Mangual to second]; LEWIS
RAN FOR JOHNSON; WRIGHT REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Tenace
doubled [Mangual scored, Lewis to third]; Rudi hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Lewis scored, Tenace to third]; Hegan struck out;
Kubiak flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals
4.

ROYALS 9TH: LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kirkpatrick flied
to center; Hovley singled to third; Healy hit into a double play
(center to second to first) [Hovley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Campaneris walked; GARBER REPLACED WRIGHT
(PITCHING); North walked (walk was charged to Wright)
[Campaneris to second]; Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Campaneris to third, North to second]; Mangual was
walked intentionally; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR LEWIS; McKinney popped
to shortstop; Tenace forced Mangual (second unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 10TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Floyd struck
out; Hopkins flied to center; Otis singled; KNOWLES REPLACED
FINGERS (PITCHING); Mayberry singled [Otis to third]; PINA
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Rojas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Rudi flied to center; Hegan grounded out (second
to first); Kubiak flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 11TH: Schaal popped to third in foul territory; LINDBLAD
REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick struck out (catcher to
first); Hovley flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals
4.

ROYALS 12TH: Healy walked; Floyd singled [Healy to second];
Tenace allowed a passed ball [Healy to third, Floyd to second];
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Healy scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Royals 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        4   6   1    8
 Royals           5  11   1    8
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