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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
1970-09-11 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 6993 · 2:45
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 3–0. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Vida Blue earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W: Vida Blue L: Wally Bunker SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Emmett Ashford · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Monday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Felipe Alou | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Davis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vida Blue | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ellie Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Severson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Bunker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hawk Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Bunker | 7.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: 13
- Rick Monday: S7
- Felipe Alou: 53.1-2
- Tommy Davis: K
Bot 1
- Pat Kelly: 43
- Cookie Rojas: 43
- Amos Otis: K
Top 2
- Sal Bando: W
- Reggie Jackson: 4
- Gene Tenace: 53.1-2
- Dick Green: 6
Bot 2
- Bob Oliver: 8
- Lou Piniella: 4
- Paul Schaal: 8/L
Top 3
- Vida Blue: S
- Bert Campaneris: 9
- Rick Monday: W.1-2
- Felipe Alou: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Ellie Rodriguez: 3
- Rich Severson: 7
- Wally Bunker: K/C
Top 4
- Tommy Davis: 5/FL
- Sal Bando: K/C
- Reggie Jackson: S
- Gene Tenace: SB2
- Gene Tenace: W
- Dick Green: 9
Bot 4
- Pat Kelly: 7
- Cookie Rojas: 7
- Amos Otis: W
- Bob Oliver: 43
Top 5
- Vida Blue: K/C
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Rick Monday: 5/L
Bot 5
- Lou Piniella: 31
- Paul Schaal: 43
- Ellie Rodriguez: HP
- Rich Severson: W.1-2
- Wally Bunker: K
Top 6
- Felipe Alou: 8
- Tommy Davis: D7
- Sal Bando: 5/FL
- Reggie Jackson: S9.B-2(E9);2-H
- Gene Tenace: W
- Dick Green: 8
Bot 6
- Pat Kelly: W
- Cookie Rojas: SB2
- Cookie Rojas: 5
- Amos Otis: 53
- Bob Oliver: K
Top 7
- Vida Blue: D9
- Bert Campaneris: 5/L
- Rick Monday: W
- Felipe Alou: 3
- Tommy Davis: 7
Bot 7
- Lou Piniella: K
- Paul Schaal: 3
- Ellie Rodriguez: 63
Top 8
- Sal Bando: S
- Reggie Jackson: K/C
- Gene Tenace: E5.1-3(E5/TH)
- Dick Green: D7.1-3;3-H
- Vida Blue: K
- Bert Campaneris: S7.2-3;3-H(UR)
- Bobby Brooks: K
Bot 8
- Rich Severson: 9
- Hawk Taylor: K
- Pat Kelly: S9
- Cookie Rojas: 6
Top 9
- Felipe Alou: S
- Tommy Davis: CS2(24)
- Tommy Davis: S
- Sal Bando: 46(1)/FO
- Reggie Jackson: 8
Bot 9
- Amos Otis: W
- Bob Oliver: SB2
- Bob Oliver: K
- Lou Piniella: 8
- Paul Schaal: 5