The Royals took advantage of errors to score all their runs in a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Mike Hedlund, who was the winner, batted in one tainted tally with a single in the second inning and Cookie Rojas accounted for two more with a bases-loaded double in the third. Andy Messersmith was the loser, although hitting a homer in his own behalf. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     8, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  4


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Alomar 2b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .182
Keough rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .077      Fregosi ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Johnson lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .417
Piniella lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Conigliaro rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Kirkpatrick c         2   1   1   0     2   0   .667      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .364      McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
Rojas 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .400      Moses c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .200      Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hedlund p             3   0   1   1     0   2   .333      Messersmith p         2   1   1   1     0   1   .500
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   7   3     4   8             Totals               30   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  8,754
Left on Base: Royals 10, Angels 4
DP: Royals 4, Angels 0
Errors: Piniella, Fregosi 2, Johnson, McMullen
Doubles: Rojas (1)
Home Runs: Messersmith (1)
GIDP: Johnson (1), McMullen (1), Spencer (1), Moses (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund W(1-0)          7     6   2   2   3   1   1  26   2.57
York SV(1)              2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   1  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(0-1)      8     7   3   0   4   6   0  37   0.00
Queen                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   0   4   8   0  40

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Keough grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis singled to third [Otis to second
(error by McMullen)]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Fregosi forced Alomar (pitcher to
shortstop); Johnson grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (third to first); Oliver
reached on an error by Fregosi; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Oliver to second]; Schaal walked; Hedlund singled to
left [Schaal to third, Oliver scored (unearned)]; Patek flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer grounded out (second to first); McMullen walked; Moses
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Keough made an out to shortstop; Otis singled to
left [Otis to second (error by Johnson)]; Piniella lined to
center; Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Oliver reached on
an error by Fregosi [Kirkpatrick to second, Otis to third];
Rojas doubled to left [Oliver to third, Kirkpatrick scored
(unearned), Otis scored (unearned)]; Schaal was walked
intentionally; Hedlund was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith
struck out; Alomar walked; Fregosi singled to left [Alomar to
third (error by Piniella)]; Johnson singled [Fregosi to third,
Alomar scored]; Conigliaro lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Keough
grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer singled to right; McMullen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at
second]; On a bunt Moses made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
singled to right; Oliver struck out; Rojas singled to shortstop
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Schaal struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry flied out to left; Messersmith homered; Alomar
lined to center; Fregosi flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Hedlund struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher to
first); Keough struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Conigliaro singled to center; Spencer grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
center; Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver singled to left [Kirkpatrick
to second]; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen singled to left; On a bunt Moses grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [McMullen
out at second]; Berry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); HOPKINS
BATTED FOR HEDLUND; Hopkins struck out; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: YORK REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); GONZALEZ BATTED
FOR MESSERSMITH; Gonzalez struck out; Alomar was called out on
strikes; Fregosi singled to second; Johnson flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Keough struck
out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.