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September 29, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 7 11 2
Athletics 6 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 7 11 2
Athletics 8 9 0

Curt Blefary Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .206
OBP 1.000 .303
At Bats 1 136
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 12

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 7 17
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 29, 1971
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Double
Tom Burgmeier
Buck Martinez
Gail Hopkins
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Lou Piniella
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Curt Blefary
Dwain Anderson
George Hendrick
Dick Green

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 7 11 2 3
Oakland Athletics 8 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Locker
Losing Pitcher Ted Abernathy
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Curt Blefary
Attendance 1,415
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Blefary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Blefary reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Hendrick scores. Anderson moves to third. Two runs are unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Hegan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Anderson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Hendrick bunts towards the mound. Abernathy juggles the ball. That's an error on Abernathy. Green moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 9 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Floyd strikes out.
Top 9 Abernathy strikes out.
Top 9 Knoop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blefary. Knoop reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Bob Locker now pitching. Curt Blefary now playing left field. George Hendrick now playing center field. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary scores. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Blefary moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Curt Blefary pinch hits for Mudcat Grant. Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop misplays the ball. That's an error on Knoop.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores.
Top 8 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Hegan, and towards Green, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 8 Mike Hegan now playing first base. Mudcat Grant now pitching. Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Hendrick hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Green reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Tenace goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Davis scores. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. Davis moves to third. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Davis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Floyd is called out on strikes.
Top 7 George Hendrick now playing left field. Diego Segui now pitching. Dwain Anderson now playing shortstop. Fitzmorris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Chuck Dobson. Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out.
Top 6 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gene Tenace now catching. Larry Brown now playing third base. Rick Monday now playing center field. Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Mangual hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitzmorris scores. Floyd moves to second.
Top 5 Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitzmorris moves to third.
Top 5 Fitzmorris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mangual. Fitzmorris reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Severson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Dobson bunts towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dobson for the out. Green moves to third.
Bottom 3 Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Green reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fitzmorris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Severson hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dobson spins and fires to second, and Oliver is picked off.
Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to second.
Top 2 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.