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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 14, 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 May 14, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 14, 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 | May 14, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Wright |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 21,237 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Jim Odom |
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 |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Dennis Paepke | Right Fielder |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Ted Savage | Left Fielder |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Ken Wright | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 14, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wright
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Wright
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wright
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Wright
Epstein takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Wright
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Blue
Otis 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 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wright
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wright
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Wright
Green hits a fly ball towards center. Otis catches it and throws to first to double up Duncan. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Blue
Paepke hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Monday. Paepke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paepke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Savage vs. Blue
Savage hits a line drive towards first. Epstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Wright
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wright
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Wright
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal throws to second for one, and Rojas throws to first, and Oliver drops the ball. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wright
Jackson 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blue
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Blue
There's a wild pitch. May moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Blue
Wright bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Blue
Otis 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 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Wright
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Wright
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Wright
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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Blue
Paepke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Paepke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Savage vs. Blue
Savage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paepke scores. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Blue
May hits a fly ball towards right. Jackson catches it and throws to home to double up Schaal. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wright
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Wright
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Wright
Blue bunts towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Wright
The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Wright
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Wright
There goes Campaneris. The throw from May and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rudi vs. Wright
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Blue
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wright
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Wright
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Wright
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Blue
Paepke hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wright
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Wright
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wright
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Blue
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blue
May strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Blue
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Wright
Angel Mangual pinch hits for Vida Blue.
Mangual strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wright
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Wright
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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Locker
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. There goes Patek trying to get to home. Monday throws the ball in to Green who relays the ball to Duncan who tags Patek, who came all the way from first, for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Locker
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Locker
There goes Otis. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Locker
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Locker
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dennis Paepke.
Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Locker
Schaal strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wright
Ed Kirkpatrick now playing right field.
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Epstein takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Bando takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Monday vs. Abernathy
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to home to get Jackson. Epstein moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hovley vs. Abernathy
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Dave Duncan.
Hovley takes first base on ball four. Epstein scores. Bando moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Tommy Davis pinch hits for Dick Green.
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando scores. Monday scores. Hovley moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tenace vs. York
Gene Tenace pinch hits for Bob Locker. Jim York now pitching.
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. York
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hovley scores. Davis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. York
There goes Campaneris. The throw from May and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. York
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Knowles
Steve Hovley now playing center field. Larry Brown now playing second base. Darold Knowles now pitching. Gene Tenace now catching.
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Knowles
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Knowles
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Jim York.
Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/14/1971 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 3 0 2 2 Patek F, ss 4 1 3 1 Rudi J, lf 5 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 3 1 Jackson R, rf 3 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 1 1 0 0 Oliver B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 2 1 0 0 Paepke D, rf 3 1 2 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Brown L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 3 0 2 0 Savage T, lf 4 0 1 1 Hovley S, ph-cf 0 1 0 1 May J, c 4 1 1 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wright K, p 2 0 0 0 Davis T, ph 1 1 1 2 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 1 0 0 0 Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0 Mangual A, ph 1 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Knoop B, ph 1 0 0 0 Tenace G, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 5 6 5 32 3 10 3 Oakland 000 000 005 -- 5 Kansas City 001 110 000 -- 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V 7.0 8 3 3 1 3 Locker B (W) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 Knowles D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Wright K* 8.0 4 1 1 7 5 Burgmeier T+ 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 Abernathy T (L) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 Fitzmorris A# 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 York J 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th # Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Schaal P, Oliver B, Bando S DP -- Oakland 3, Kansas City 6 LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 6 2B -- Paepke D 2 3B -- Patek F SB -- Campaneris B 2, Otis A SH -- Wright K, Blue V SF -- Rojas C WP -- Blue V PB -- May J T -- 2:55 A -- 21237
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