Final
KC 5 — ATH 3
9/22/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK197209220
Complete available game record for KC at ATH, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Campaneris | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Rudi | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matty Alou | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Epstein | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Tenace | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sal Bando | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Green | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Mincher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Duncan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Kubiak | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Marquez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cullen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegan | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vida Blue | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rollie Fingers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Rollie Fingers | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Tenace | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Bando | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vida Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Campaneris | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Cullen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Epstein | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rollie Fingers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Green | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kubiak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Rudi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E4) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(62);1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 31 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/FL | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S5/BG | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | PB.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/8.3-H;2-H | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E4) | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H;1-H | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |