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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 3, 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 3, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| 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 | 35,623 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Angel Mangual | Left Fielder |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Dennis Paepke | Catcher |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Ken Wright | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wright
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wright
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wright
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Wright
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blue
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Blue
There goes Otis. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Wright
Bando 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: ---
Tenace vs. Wright
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Wright
Mangual 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal 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: ---
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball 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: ---
Green vs. Wright
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Wright
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wright
Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out 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: ---
Wright vs. Blue
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Blue
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wright
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wright
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. Wright
Epstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Monday scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Wright
Bando bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tenace vs. Wright
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Epstein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mangual vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. York
There go the runners. The throw from Paepke to Patek covering second. The throw back to home, and Epstein is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mangual. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Piniella is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Blue
The umpire calls a balk on Blue Harrison moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Blue
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paepke vs. Blue
Paepke hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Blue
Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Blue
York strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. York
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. York
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. York
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Campaneris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. York
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blue
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue throws towards second. Green fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Green. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Blue
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Blue
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Otis reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Blue
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Blue
Harrison hits a line driveHarrison is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. York
Bobby Knoop now playing second base.
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. York
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. York
Bando hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. York
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. York
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Locker
George Hendrick now playing left field. Bob Locker now pitching.
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Locker
Paepke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Locker
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. York
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. York
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. York
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. York
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Bob Oliver now playing first base. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing right field.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Locker
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Locker
Patek hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Locker
Knoop strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Burgmeier
Larry Brown pinch hits for Mike Epstein.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Burgmeier
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Burgmeier
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Locker
Mike Hegan now playing first base.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Locker
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Piniella is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgmeier vs. Locker
Burgmeier is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Burgmeier
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Burgmeier
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Tommy Davis.
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Odom moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching. Curt Blefary pinch hits for George Hendrick.
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Abernathy
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Odom scores. Green moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. Butler
Bill Butler now pitching.
Monday hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Monday reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick throws the ball in to Schaal who tags Monday trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Green scores. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Butler
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fingers
Curt Blefary now playing left field. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Fingers
Joe Keough pinch hits for Dennis Paepke.
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Fingers
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1971 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 1 Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0
Monday R, cf 4 2 2 4 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Jackson R, rf 4 1 2 0 Knoop B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 2 0 1 1 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 1
Brown L, ph 1 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 4 1
Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Harrison C, 1b 3 1 2 0
Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 1 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 4 0 2 1 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Mangual A, lf 3 0 0 0 Butler B, p 0 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 1 1 0
Davis T, ph 1 0 1 0 Paepke D, c 3 0 1 0
Odom J, pr 0 1 0 0 Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Oliver B, rf-1b 4 1 1 3
Green D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Wright K, p 1 0 0 0
Blue V, p 2 0 0 0 York J, p 1 0 0 0
Hendrick G, lf 1 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, rf 1 0 0 0
Blefary C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 12 7 33 5 12 5
Oakland 000 200 203 -- 7
Kansas City 000 320 000 -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V 5.0 9 5 4 2 6
Locker B (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Fingers R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wright K 3.1 4 2 2 2 1
York J 3.1 4 2 2 1 4
Burgmeier T (L)* 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
Abernathy T 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Butler B 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Green D
DP -- Oakland 3, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Kansas City 3
2B -- Piniella L 2, Otis A, Jackson R, Monday R
3B -- Campaneris B
HR -- Oliver B, Monday R
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Epstein M
SH -- Bando S
Balk -- Blue V
T -- 3:05
A -- 35623
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