Vida Blue yielded only three hits in 7 2/3 innings before yielding to Rollie Fingers, who completed the Athletics' 3-2 victory over the Royals. Blue gave up a run in the seventh and was removed after Fran Healy homered for the Royals in the eighth. The A's scored all their runs in the second. Deron Johnson and Gene Tenace singled and Ray Fosse walked to load the bases.

Manny Trillo singled in his first time at bat in the major leagues, driving in Johnson. Tenace scored on a sacrifice fly by Bert Campaneris. Steve Busby then picked Trillo off first base, but the A's rookie kept the rundown going long enough to allow Fosse to sneak home from third. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  3  2
A's          0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     0   0   .287
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .293      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
  White ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .283      Johnson dh            3   1   1   0     0   2   .252
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .313      Tenace 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Piniella lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .237      Rudi lf               0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Mangual ph,lf       2   0   1   0     0   1   .195
Bevacqua dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Fosse c               2   1   0   0     1   1   .263
McRae rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .161      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   1     0   2   .333
Healy c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .226      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   3   2     3   6             Totals               27   3   6   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,665
Left on Base: Royals 2, A's 4
DP: Royals 1, A's 2
Errors: Patek, White
Home Runs: Healy (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (7), Mangual (1)
Caught Stealing: North (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (5)
GIDP: Otis (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(4-8)            8     6   3   3   2   8   0  31   4.84
Totals                  8     6   3   3   2   8   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(7-3)             7.2   3   2   2   3   4   1  27   3.63
Fingers SV(8)           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.45
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   6   1  31

Wild Pitches: Blue 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; Rojas lined to
right; Otis flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to center; North grounded out
(third to first); Bando walked; Jackson forced Bando (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied to center; Piniella struck out;
Schaal lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson singled to shortstop; Tenace singled to
left [Johnson to second]; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Johnson to third, Tenace to second]; Fosse was walked
intentionally; Trillo singled [Johnson scored, Tenace to third,
Fosse to second]; Debut game for Manny Trillo; Campaneris
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tenace scored, Fosse to third];
Trillo was picked off first (pitcher to first to second to
first) [Fosse scored]; Athletics Manager Dick Williams
protested the game, claiming that a balk should have been called
on Steve Busby; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
walked; Healy struck out; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bando grounded out (third to first);
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas singled; Otis grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rojas out at second]; Mayberry
walked; Blue threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to second]; Piniella
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson struck out; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); MANGUAL BATTED FOR RUDI; Mangual was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 5TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Schaal flied to
right; Bevacqua flied to right; McRae popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse lined to shortstop; Trillo was called out
on strikes; Campaneris singled; North grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy popped to first; Patek flied to center; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
reached on an error by Patek; On a bunt Johnson struck out while
Jackson was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
second); Deron Johnson called for interference; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to third; Otis stole second; Blue threw
a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Mayberry walked; Piniella forced
Mayberry (third to second) [Otis scored]; Schaal lined into a
double play (third to first) [Piniella out at first]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
singled; Mangual stole second; Fosse was called out on strikes;
Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Bevacqua lined to right; McRae popped to first;
Healy homered; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); HOPKINS BATTED
FOR PATEK; Hopkins was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING SS); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); North struck out; Bando
reached on an error by White; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas popped to first in foul territory; Otis struck
out; Mayberry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.