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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 27, 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 27, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 27, 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 27, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Merle Anthony 2B: George Maloney 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
Dick Drago | 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 |
Curt Blefary | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 27, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek bunts towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Odom
There goes Schaal. The throw from Blefary and he is safe. Schaal steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Rudi goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Drago
There goes Jackson. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Schaal applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Odom
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Drago
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Drago
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Drago
There goes Monday. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Drago
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Odom
Drago hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Monday. Drago reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Odom
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to second for the out. Drago moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick 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 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drago
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Odom vs. Drago
Odom bunts towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris 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 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Odom
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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Odom
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi 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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Odom
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Drago
Bando is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Drago
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Drago
Blefary 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 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Odom
Otis 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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drago
Green strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Drago
Odom strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Drago
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Odom
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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drago
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Drago
Epstein hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Drago
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Drago
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Drago
Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando scores. There goes Monday trying to get to home. Oliver throws the ball in to Rojas who relays the ball to Kirkpatrick, who tags Monday, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Odom
Joe Keough pinch hits for Dick Drago.
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Odom
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Odom
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Odom
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Odom
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching. Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Cookie Rojas now playing shortstop.
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Odom vs. Abernathy
Odom bunts towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Abernathy
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Odom moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Abernathy
Rudi hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Odom scores. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Rooker
Jim Rooker now pitching.
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Rooker
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Odom
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Odom
Rojas 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Odom
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/27/1971, game 1 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 2 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 2 0 Knoop B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 4 1 2 1 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 3 0 2 0 Rojas C, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Blefary C, c 3 0 1 1 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 2 0 Oliver B, rf 3 0 0 0 Odom J, p 3 1 0 0 Drago D, p 2 0 1 0 Keough J, ph 1 0 1 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 7 0 30 3 11 3 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland 100 000 11x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (L) 7.0 8 2 2 0 4 Abernathy T 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Rooker J 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 York J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Odom J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3 E -- Green D, Kirkpatrick E DP -- Kansas City 2, Oakland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Oakland 5 2B -- Jackson R, Drago D, Piniella L, Rudi J SB -- Schaal P, Campaneris B CS -- Jackson R, Monday R HBP -- by Drago D (Bando S) T -- 2:25 A -- 0
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