Winning for only the second time this season, Matt Keough, who has lost 16 games, pitched the A's to a 2-0 victory over the Royals. Dennis Leonard on the mound for the Royals allowed only three hits until the eighth inning when the A's scored their runs on a single by Jim Essian, safe bunt by Mike Edwards, a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly by Mike Heath and single by Rickey Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Henderson lf          4   0   3   1     0   0   .281
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .292      Murray cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .332      Revering dh           3   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .294      Newman 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .221
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Essian c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .252
Hurdle lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Edwards 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .239
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Heath rf              2   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Washington ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     1   5             Totals               26   2   6   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  2,111
Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 3
DP: Royals 1, A's 2
Errors: Gross, Keough
Doubles: McRae (32)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (12), Henderson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Murray (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Heath (5)
GIDP: White (11), LaCock (14), Gross (8)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (7,by Keough)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(13-11)        8     6   2   2   1   4   0  29   4.17
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   4   0  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(2-16)          9     7   0   0   1   5   0  33   5.18
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Keough (7)
Wild Pitches: Leonard (8)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Terry Cooney


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was hit by a pitch; Wilson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae struck out; Brett
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murray
grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter struck out; LaCock lined to right; Cowens
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (third to first); Gross
grounded out (first unassisted); Essian lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle popped to shortstop; White singled to pitcher
[White to third (error by Keough)]; Washington reached on a
fielder's choice [White out at home (first to catcher to third),
Washington to second (error by Gross)]; Wilson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Heath grounded out
(second to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to right; Brett flied out to center;
Porter walked; LaCock struck out; Cowens was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson singled to right; Murray out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Henderson to second]; Revering
lined to right; Newman lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle lined to center; White flied out to left;
Washington singled to right; On a bunt Wilson singled
[Washington to second]; McRae forced Wilson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross walked; Essian was called out on strikes;
Edwards forced Gross (second to shortstop); Heath popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo popped to second; Henderson singled to
right; Murray popped to second; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to left; Hurdle forced Cowens
(pitcher to shortstop); White grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering struck out; Newman singled to center;
Gross grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Newman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (second
to first); McRae singled to right; Brett popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian singled to center; On a bunt Edwards
singled to first [Essian to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch
[Essian to third, Edwards to second]; Athletics Manager Jim
Marshall ejected by 1B umpire Dale Ford arguing a called strike
on Mike Heath; Heath lined out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Essian scored, Edwards to third]; Picciolo popped to first;
Henderson singled to center [Edwards scored]; Murray struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter singled to right; LaCock grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at
second]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.