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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 25, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 25, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 25, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 25, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hedlund |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 33,888 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Merle Anthony |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 25, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hedlund
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hedlund
Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hedlund
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Hedlund
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hedlund
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Hedlund
Monday takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Hedlund
Duncan bunts in front of the plate. Martinez juggles the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Bando scores. Monday moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Hedlund
Hedlund spins and fires to second, and Duncan is picked off. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Hedlund
Green bunts towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Monday scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hedlund
Blue strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Blue
Hedlund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hedlund
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Hedlund
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Hedlund
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Hedlund
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Hedlund
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Hedlund
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Epstein moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Hedlund
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Epstein scores. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Hedlund
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Blue
There goes Otis. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hedlund
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Green moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Hedlund
Blue bunts towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Hedlund
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Hedlund
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hedlund vs. Blue
Hedlund is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hedlund
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hedlund
Epstein hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hedlund
Bando hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hedlund
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Hedlund
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hedlund
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hedlund
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver hits a popup towards the mound. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paepke vs. Blue
Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Paepke hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hedlund
Dennis Paepke now catching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hedlund
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hedlund
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Burgmeier
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Jackson scores. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Burgmeier
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Burgmeier
Duncan takes first base on ball four. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Burgmeier
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Blue
Ted Savage pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Savage is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Fitzmorris
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Fitzmorris
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/25/1971 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 4 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 1 0 Harrison C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 2 1 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bando S, 3b 3 1 2 3 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 2 1 Oliver B, rf 3 0 1 0 Duncan D, c 2 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 1 Paepke D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Blue V, p 4 0 0 0 Hedlund M, p 2 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Savage T, ph 1 0 0 0 Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 5 0 30 7 8 6 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland 022 010 20x -- 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hedlund M (L) 6.1 5 7 6 5 4 Burgmeier T 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 Fitzmorris A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 12 E -- Martinez B, Patek F DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 7 2B -- Jackson R HR -- Epstein M SB -- Campaneris B, Otis A SH -- Duncan D, Green D T -- 2:25 A -- 33888
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