Athletics 6-1 Royals (14 Aug, 2004) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

65-51, 38-18 home


KC
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	-	6	10	0

R. Harden7-5

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

B. Anderson2-10

5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- D Miller picked off first.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J Dye safe at first on error by third baseman J Randa, E Byrnes to third.
  1
  2
- S. Sullivan pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- S. Sullivan pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Mecir pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- S. Sullivan pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Lehr pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- M. Kinney pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- O. Dotel pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
10
Athletics
3

Game 1

14/8

Royals
1
Athletics
6

Game 2

14/8

Royals
6
Athletics
1

Game 3

15/8

Oakland Coliseum

9:05 PM, 14 August 2004

Oakland, California

Attendance: 36,942

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Gorman
First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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R. Harden7-5

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Ground Out