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Manager Bob Lemon's choice of Dick Drago as the Royals' opening-game pitcher paid off when the righthander tossed a six-hitter and beat the Angels, 4-1. The victory was Drago's third over the Angels without a defeat since his arrival with the Royals in 1969. Wright, the Angels' 22-game winner last season, was kayoed in the sixth inning, disappointing the crowd of 24,434. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 1Game Played on Tuesday, April 6, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumRoyals 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Patek ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .400 Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Keough rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Piniella lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .500 Conigliaro rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Oliver 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500
Rojas 2b 2 1 0 2 1 0 .000 McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Schaal 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Moses c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martinez c 2 0 0 1 1 1 .000 Berry cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Drago p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Wright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 9 4 3 5 Totals 32 1 6 0 0 2
Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 24,434
Left on Base: Royals 7, Angels 4
DP: Royals 1, Angels 0
Errors: McMullen
Doubles: Piniella (1), Patek 2 (2), Otis (1)
Caught Stealing: Keough (1), Martinez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Martinez (1), Rojas (1)
GIDP: Moses (1)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Drago W(1-0) 9 6 1 0 0 2 0 32 0.00
Totals 9 6 1 0 0 2 0 32
Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wright L(0-1) 5.2 8 4 4 2 1 0 25 6.35
Allen 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00
Fisher 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0.00
LaRoche 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00
Totals 9 9 4 4 3 5 0 38
Passed Balls: Martinez (1), Moses (1)
Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips
ROYALS 1ST: Debut for umpire Dave Phillips; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Keough singled to left;
Keough was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Fregosi grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to third; Oliver singled to
shortstop [Piniella to third]; Rojas forced Oliver (shortstop to
second) [Piniella scored]; Schaal singled [Rojas to third];
Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rojas scored]; Drago was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.
ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Spencer
singled to right; McMullen flied out to left; Moses flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Keough
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.
ANGELS 3RD: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Wright
grounded out (second to first); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Piniella doubled to left; Oliver out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Piniella to third]; Rojas hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Piniella scored]; Schaal flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 0.
ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi lined to left; Johnson lined to pitcher;
Conigliaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 3, Angels 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Martinez walked; Martinez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Drago grounded out (first to pitcher);
Patek doubled to left; Keough flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 0.
ANGELS 5TH: Spencer singled to right; McMullen singled to left
[Spencer to second]; Moses grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Spencer to third, McMullen out at second];
Martinez allowed a passed ball [Spencer scored (unearned)];
Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 3, Angels 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Otis doubled to left; Piniella flied out to right
[Otis to third]; Oliver flied out to right; Rojas walked; Schaal
singled to center [Rojas to third, Otis scored]; ALLEN REPLACED
WRIGHT (PITCHING); Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
ANGELS 6TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ALLEN; Gonzalez grounded out
(first unassisted); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 1.
ROYALS 7TH: FISHER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Drago reached
on an error by McMullen; Moses allowed a passed ball [Drago to
second]; Patek struck out (catcher to first); Keough walked;
Otis struck out; Piniella made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
ANGELS 7TH: Johnson singled to left; On a bunt Conigliaro
singled to third [Johnson to second]; Spencer lined to right;
McMullen made an out to shortstop; Moses flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
ROYALS 8TH: On a bunt Oliver grounded out (third to first);
Rojas flied out to center; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
ANGELS 8TH: Berry flied out to left; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR
FISHER; Stephenson flied out to right; Alomar flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
ROYALS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); Martinez
flied out to left; Drago struck out; Patek doubled to left;
Keough grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 1.
ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi flied out to right; Johnson singled;
Conigliaro was called out on strikes; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
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