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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

1972-08-02 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 4664 · 2:10

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 5–0. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 7th. Catfish Hunter earned the win. Joe Rudi went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
OAK	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0		5	10

W: Catfish Hunter L: Dick Drago SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Marty Springstead · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Hank Morgenweck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Cookie Rojas	3	0	1	0
Amos Otis	4	1	0	0
Richie Scheinblum	4	2	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	1	1	0	0
Lou Piniella	1	0	0	0
John Mayberry	3	0	0	1
Paul Schaal	3	0	0	1
Freddie Patek	2	0	0	0
Dick Drago	2	0	0	1
Jerry May	3	0	0	1
Steve Hovley	2	0	0	1
Joe Keough	1	0	0	0
Gail Hopkins	1	1	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Rudi	5	2	3	2	0	0
Reggie Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Epstein	1	0	0	1	2	0
Sal Bando	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Duncan	4	1	2	1	0	0
Angel Mangual	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Kubiak	4	0	0	0	0	1
Catfish Hunter	4	1	2	1	0	2
Tim Cullen	3	0	1	0	0	2
Bill Voss	2	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Drago	6.1	10	2	4
Mike Hedlund	1.2	0	0	2

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	9.0	5	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cookie Rojas: W
Amos Otis: 6
Richie Scheinblum: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Bert Campaneris: 63
Joe Rudi: 63
Reggie Jackson: 3/G

Top 2

Ed Kirkpatrick: S4
Lou Piniella: 4
John Mayberry: K
Paul Schaal: 4

Bot 2

Mike Epstein: 3/L
Sal Bando: HP
Dave Duncan: 53.1-2
Angel Mangual: 63

Top 3

Freddie Patek: 53
Dick Drago: K
Cookie Rojas: 8

Bot 3

Ted Kubiak: 43
Catfish Hunter: K
Bert Campaneris: 8

Top 4

Amos Otis: 9
Richie Scheinblum: S5
Jerry May: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Joe Rudi: D9
Reggie Jackson: 3/G.2-3
Mike Epstein: W
Tim Cullen: K/C
Dave Duncan: D7.1-3;3-H
Angel Mangual: 9

Top 5

Steve Hovley: 7/L
John Mayberry: 5/FL
Paul Schaal: K

Bot 5

Ted Kubiak: K
Catfish Hunter: S4
Bert Campaneris: S.1-2
Joe Rudi: S9.1-3;2-H
Bill Voss: FC1.B-2(TH);3XH(15);1-3
Mike Epstein: IW
Tim Cullen: K

Top 6

Freddie Patek: 8
Dick Drago: 43
Cookie Rojas: 8

Bot 6

Dave Duncan: E9/F.B-2
Angel Mangual: 43.2-3
Ted Kubiak: 4
Catfish Hunter: S9.3-H(UR)
Bert Campaneris: 3/FL

Top 7

Amos Otis: 63
Richie Scheinblum: 7
Jerry May: K

Bot 7

Joe Rudi: HR/7
Bill Voss: T7
Mike Epstein: 9/SF.3-H
Tim Cullen: S
Dave Duncan: D7.1-3
Angel Mangual: FC3.3XH(32);2-3
Ted Kubiak: 43

Top 8

Steve Hovley: K
John Mayberry: 13
Paul Schaal: 6

Bot 8

Catfish Hunter: K
Bert Campaneris: K/C
Joe Rudi: 8

Top 9

Joe Keough: 5/FL
Gail Hopkins: S8
Cookie Rojas: 8
Amos Otis: S7.1-2
Richie Scheinblum: S9.1-2;2-3
Jerry May: 7

Notes & reviews

Lou Piniella left with lower right back pain
Sal Bando hit on the leg; he and Ed Kirkpatrick exchanged words then started fighting; both benches clear; Bando and Kirkpatrick ejected by HP umpire Marty Springstead
Reggie Jackson hurt leg as he grounded out

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