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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

1973-06-28 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 5665 · 2:23

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 2nd. Vida Blue earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Fran Healy went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vida Blue L: Steve Busby SV: Rollie Fingers

Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	3	0	0	0	0	2
Cookie Rojas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Otis	4	1	1	0	0	1
John Mayberry	2	0	0	0	2	0
Lou Piniella	3	0	0	1	0	1
Paul Schaal	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kurt Bevacqua	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae	2	0	0	0	1	0
Fran Healy	3	1	1	1	0	1
Gail Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bill North	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sal Bando	3	0	0	0	1	0
Reggie Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Deron Johnson	3	1	1	0	0	2
Gene Tenace	3	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Rudi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Fosse	2	1	0	0	1	1
Manny Trillo	3	0	1	1	0	2
Angel Mangual	2	0	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Busby	8.0	6	2	8

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vida Blue	7.2	3	3	4
Rollie Fingers	1.1	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Freddie Patek: K/C
Cookie Rojas: 9/L
Amos Otis: 9/F

Bot 1

Bert Campaneris: 8/L
Bill North: 53
Sal Bando: W
Reggie Jackson: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

John Mayberry: 8/F
Lou Piniella: K
Paul Schaal: 8/L

Bot 2

Deron Johnson: S6
Gene Tenace: S7.1-2
Joe Rudi: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Ray Fosse: IW
Manny Trillo: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bert Campaneris: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Bill North: PO1(1343).3-H

Top 3

Kurt Bevacqua: 63
Hal McRae: W
Fran Healy: K
Freddie Patek: K

Bot 3

Bill North: S
Sal Bando: CS2(26)
Sal Bando: 53
Reggie Jackson: K

Top 4

Cookie Rojas: S
Amos Otis: 54(1)3/GDP
John Mayberry: W
Lou Piniella: WP.1-2
Lou Piniella: 43

Bot 4

Deron Johnson: K
Gene Tenace: 63
Angel Mangual: K/C

Top 5

Paul Schaal: 9/F
Kurt Bevacqua: 9/F
Hal McRae: 3/P

Bot 5

Ray Fosse: 6/L
Manny Trillo: K/C
Bert Campaneris: S
Bill North: 43

Top 6

Fran Healy: 3/P
Freddie Patek: 8/F
Cookie Rojas: 63

Bot 6

Sal Bando: 53
Reggie Jackson: E6
Deron Johnson: K+OA/DP/BINT.1X2(24)

Top 7

Amos Otis: S5
John Mayberry: SB2
John Mayberry: WP.2-3
John Mayberry: W
Lou Piniella: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Paul Schaal: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 7

Gene Tenace: 63
Angel Mangual: S
Ray Fosse: SB2#
Ray Fosse: K/C
Manny Trillo: K

Top 8

Kurt Bevacqua: 9/L
Hal McRae: 3/P
Fran Healy: HR
Gail Hopkins: K/C

Bot 8

Bert Campaneris: 63
Bill North: K
Sal Bando: E6
Reggie Jackson: 43

Top 9

Cookie Rojas: 3/FL
Amos Otis: K
John Mayberry: 53

Notes & reviews

Protest=H
Debut game for Manny Trillo
Athletics Manager Dick Williams protested the game, claiming that a balk should have been called on Steve Busby
Deron Johnson called for interference

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