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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
1972-08-09 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 17877 · 2:30
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 5–2. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 6th. Mike Hedlund earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Cookie Rojas went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Mike Hedlund L: Vida Blue SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brant Alyea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vida Blue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Mangual | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Hegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kubiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Scheinblum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gail Hopkins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Hedlund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Bob Locker | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darold Knowles | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hedlund | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Norm Angelini | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: 8
- Sal Bando: S9
- Joe Rudi: 9
- Mike Epstein: S9.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Cookie Rojas: K/C
- Amos Otis: 13
Top 2
- Brant Alyea: 53
- Dave Duncan: 7
- Tim Cullen: 8/L
Bot 2
- Richie Scheinblum: 4
- Lou Piniella: D9.BXH(945)
- Paul Schaal: E6
- Gail Hopkins: 46(1)/FO
Top 3
- Vida Blue: K
- Bert Campaneris: 1/L
- Sal Bando: 8
Bot 3
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
- Mike Hedlund: K
- Freddie Patek: 9
Top 4
- Joe Rudi: 9
- Mike Epstein: 5
- Reggie Jackson: K/C
Bot 4
- Cookie Rojas: 6
- Amos Otis: 63
- Richie Scheinblum: W
- Lou Piniella: D8.1-H
- Paul Schaal: 53
Top 5
- Brant Alyea: 7/L
- Dave Duncan: 63
- Tim Cullen: 43
Bot 5
- Gail Hopkins: S7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 6/L
- Mike Hedlund: K
- Freddie Patek: 3/FL
Top 6
- Vida Blue: 23/BG
- Bert Campaneris: 53
- Sal Bando: W
- Joe Rudi: 6(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Cookie Rojas: D7
- Amos Otis: S7.2-3
- Richie Scheinblum: 9/SF.3-H
- Lou Piniella: 53.1-2
- Paul Schaal: S6.2-H(E3)(NR)
- Gail Hopkins: 8
Top 7
- Mike Epstein: 3/G
- Reggie Jackson: S8
- Brant Alyea: W.1-2
- Dave Duncan: S7.1-2;2-H
- Gene Tenace: WP.1-2;2-3
- Gene Tenace: 643.3-H
- Angel Mangual: W
- Bert Campaneris: 53
Bot 7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Ted Abernathy: 63
- Freddie Patek: D7
- Cookie Rojas: HR/7.2-H
- Amos Otis: 63
Top 8
- Sal Bando: 13
- Joe Rudi: 13
- Mike Epstein: HP
- Reggie Jackson: 6/L
Bot 8
- Richie Scheinblum: 53
- Lou Piniella: 9
- Paul Schaal: W
- Gail Hopkins: D9.1XH(942)
Top 9
- Mike Hegan: W
- Dave Duncan: 2/FL
- Ted Kubiak: 6(1)3/GDP