The Royals accounted for all their runs with three homers off Vida Blue in the sixth inning to defeat the Athletics, 5-2. Paul Schaal opened the bombardment. After two out, Kurt Bevacqua doubled, John Mayberry walked and Amos Otis and Lou Piniella homered in succession. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       19, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  5  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   2   .304
Bevacqua 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .241      Rudi lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .237
  Floyd 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .263
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Jackson rf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .310
Otis cf               4   1   1   3     0   0   .304      Johnson dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .245
Piniella lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .242      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Wohlford dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Fosse c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
McRae rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Hovley ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Schaal 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .276        Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Healy c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Mangual cf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .174
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     2   2             Totals               31   2   5   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 27,912
Left on Base: Royals 3, A's 5
DP: Royals 1, A's 2
Errors: Patek 2
Doubles: Bevacqua (1), Schaal (5)
Home Runs: Schaal (2), Otis (7), Piniella (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mangual (1)
GIDP: Schaal (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(4-3)            8.1   5   2   1   2   7   0  32   4.67
Bird SV(1)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.00
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   8   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(3-2)             5.2   5   5   5   2   0   3  23   4.50
Fingers                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.55
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.45
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   2   3  35

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua
walked; Mayberry hit into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Bevacqua out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis lined to left; Piniella flied to right;
Wohlford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to second; Schaal flied to center;
Healy singled to shortstop; Patek flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Green flied
to right; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Bevacqua flied to center; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); Otis flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris walked; Rudi lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at first]; Tenace was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella lined to third; Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson singled; Johnson flied to right [Jackson
to second]; Bando flied to center; Fosse lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Schaal homered; Healy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Patek flied to right in foul territory; Bevacqua
doubled; Mayberry walked; Otis homered [Bevacqua scored,
Mayberry scored]; Piniella homered; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Wohlford was called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green was called out on strikes; Mangual grounded
out (third to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 7TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR MCRAE; Hovley flied to right;
Schaal doubled; Healy struck out; Patek flied to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rudi flied to
right; Tenace struck out; Jackson singled; Johnson reached on an
error by Patek [Jackson to second]; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics
0.

ROYALS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Bevacqua
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry singled; Otis flied to
left; Piniella lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: FLOYD REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 2B); Fosse
singled to shortstop [Fosse to second (error by Patek)]; HEGAN
BATTED FOR GREEN; Hegan grounded out (second to first) [Fosse to
third]; Mangual hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fosse scored
(unearned)]; Campaneris was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); LINDBLAD
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hovley singled; Schaal grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hovley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi walked; Tenace struck out; Jackson singled
[Rudi to second]; Johnson singled [Rudi scored, Jackson to
second]; BIRD REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Bando struck out; Fosse
forced Johnson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
5, Athletics 2.