Helping himself, Tom Murphy batted in two runs with a double and a single and also scored two runs to account for the Angels' 7-3 victory over the Royals. Murphy had assistance from his catcher, Jerry Moses, who rapped three hits and crossed the plate on Murphy's double in the fourth inning and his single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 7, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Angels       0  1  2    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .375      Alomar 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .222
Keough rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Fregosi ss            5   0   1   1     0   1   .111
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Johnson lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .500
Piniella lf           4   2   1   0     0   0   .375      Conigliaro rf         4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Kirkpatrick c         4   1   3   0     0   0   .750      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .286
Oliver 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .429      McMullen 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .333
Rojas 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .333      Moses c               4   2   3   0     0   0   .429
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Berry cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Bunker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Murphy p              3   2   2   2     0   0   .667
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Severson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     1   1             Totals               34   7  12   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  8,042
Left on Base: Royals 6, Angels 7
DP: Royals 1, Angels 2
Errors: Schaal, Fregosi
Doubles: Murphy (1), Moses (1), Conigliaro (1)
Home Runs: McMullen (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (1), Alomar (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (1)
GIDP: Rojas (1), Schaal (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunker L(0-1)           3.1   8   5   4   0   0   1  19  10.80
York                    0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   0.00
Wright                  2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   9.00
Burgmeier               2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    12   7   6   2   3   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(1-0)           9    10   3   3   1   1   0  36   3.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   1   0  36

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Larry Napp


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Keough grounded out (first unassisted)
[Patek to second]; Otis popped to first in foul territory;
Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to center;
Conigliaro made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Oliver singled to
center [Kirkpatrick to second]; Rojas grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirkpatrick to third,
Oliver out at second]; Schaal flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer made an out to second; McMullen homered;
Moses singled to left; Berry flied out to right; Murphy popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Bunker struck out; Patek grounded out (third to
first); Keough flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to left; Fregosi flied out to left;
Johnson singled to right [Alomar to third]; Conigliaro reached
on an error by Schaal [Johnson to third, Alomar scored (RBI)];
Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Conigliaro to second,
Johnson scored (unearned)]; McMullen grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to third; Piniella forced Otis
(shortstop to second); Kirkpatrick singled to right [Piniella to
second]; Oliver singled to right [Kirkpatrick to second,
Piniella to third]; Rojas singled to right [Oliver to second,
Kirkpatrick to third, Piniella scored]; Schaal grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rojas out at
second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Moses singled; Berry made an out to second; Murphy
doubled to left [Moses scored]; Alomar singled to second [Murphy
scored]; YORK REPLACED BUNKER (PITCHING); Alomar stole second;
Fregosi struck out; Johnson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 5.

ROYALS 5TH: SEVERSON BATTED FOR YORK; Severson grounded out
(third to first); Patek reached on an error by Fregosi; Keough
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Patek to second]; Otis flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: WRIGHT REPLACED SEVERSON (PITCHING); Conigliaro
struck out; Spencer made an out to first; McMullen flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella singled; Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Piniella to third]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Kirkpatrick to second, Piniella scored]; Rojas singled to left
[Kirkpatrick scored, Rojas out at second (left to third to
second)]; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Moses doubled; Berry grounded out (third to first);
Murphy singled to center [Moses scored, Murphy to second (on
throw)]; Alomar flied out to left; Fregosi singled to center
[Murphy scored]; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 7.

ROYALS 7TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Taylor grounded out
(second to first); Patek singled to second; Patek stole second;
Keough flied out to right; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Conigliaro
doubled to right; Spencer grounded out (second to first)
[Conigliaro to third]; McMullen walked; Moses flied into a
double play (right to catcher) [Conigliaro out at home]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
flied out to right; Oliver made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Berry walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Berry to second]; Alomar flied out to
right; Fregosi made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas made an out to second; Schaal grounded out
(third to first); HOPKINS BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Hopkins flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 7.
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