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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 2, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Diego Segui |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,726 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Red Flaherty |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Angel Mangual | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Tommy Davis | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Diego Segui | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Segui
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Segui
Keough hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Segui
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Segui
Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Splittorff
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to second for the out. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Splittorff
Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Segui
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Segui
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Segui
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Splittorff
Segui strikes out. Kirkpatrick drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Segui out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Segui
Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Segui
Splittorff strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Segui
Patek hits a popup in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Segui
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Segui
Otis takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Segui
Hopkins 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
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Splittorff
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Segui
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Segui
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Segui
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Splittorff
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Splittorff
Segui strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Segui
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Segui
Splittorff hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Segui
Patek hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Segui
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Splittorff
There goes Jackson. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Segui
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Segui
Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Segui
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Segui
Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Splittorff
Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Splittorff
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Splittorff
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Segui
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Splittorff vs. Knowles
Splittorff bunts towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to third for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Fingers
Keough 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
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fingers vs. Splittorff
Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fingers for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Splittorff
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Splittorff
Mangual hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Fingers
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Fingers
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fingers
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. York
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Fingers
Mike Hegan now playing first base.
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fingers
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Fingers
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1971 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Mangual A, lf 4 0 0 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 1 3 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 Davis T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 3 1 2 1 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 2 1 1 1 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 3 0 0 0 Segui D, p 2 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 7 2 30 1 4 1 Oakland 000 100 100 -- 2 Kansas City 001 000 000 -- 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Segui D (W)* 6.0 4 1 1 4 1 Knowles D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Fingers R (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L)+ 8.0 7 2 2 0 6 York J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Oakland 3, Kansas City 7 HR -- Kirkpatrick E, Tenace G CS -- Jackson R SF -- Bando S T -- 2:10 A -- 14726
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