The Royals piled up 15 hits, including a two-run single by Ed Kirkpatrick and two-run double by pinch-hitter Bobby Knoop, to defeat the Athletics, 10-5. The A's were held to five hits, but they included homers by Rick Monday and Dick Green. Ted Abernathy pitched hitless ball in the last three innings for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       4  1  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -  10 15  1
A's          0  1  0    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   5  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   3   2   0     2   0   .318      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .160
Keough rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .100      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .077
  Knoop ph            1   0   1   2     0   0  1.000      Jackson rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .174
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mincher 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Otis cf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .280      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .211
Piniella lf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .240      Monday cf             3   2   2   2     1   0   .412
Kirkpatrick c         3   1   1   2     0   1   .385      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .353
  Taylor ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Green 2b              4   1   1   2     0   2   .278
  Martinez c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Oliver 1b             5   1   1   1     0   2   .261        Panther p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Rojas 2b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .381        Mangual ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Schaal 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .200        Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          3   0   1   1     0   2   .333        LaRussa ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paepke ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               43  10  15   9     3   7             Totals               32   5   5   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  5,238
Left on Base: Royals 9, A's 7
DP: Royals 1, A's 0
Errors: Fitzmorris, Jackson, Monday
Doubles: Schaal (1), Knoop (1), Bando (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (2), Monday (1), Green (2)
Stolen Bases: Patek (3), Otis (2)
GIDP: Bando (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(1-0)       5.1   4   5   5   2   2   2  22   8.44
Burgmeier               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Abernathy SV(1)         3     0   0   0   5   3   0  14   0.00
Totals                  9     5   5   5   7   5   2  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(0-2)           1.1   7   5   5   1   1   0  12  11.25
Panther                 3.2   5   3   1   0   3   1  17  11.12
Roland                  2     2   2   2   2   2   0  10   9.00
Locker                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.26
Totals                  9    15  10   8   3   7   1  46

Passed Balls: Kirkpatrick (1)
Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris 2 (2), Hunter (1)
Balks: Roland (1)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Keough singled to right
[Patek to third]; Otis popped to first in foul territory;
Piniella singled to center [Patek scored, Keough to third,
Piniella to second (error by Monday)]; Kirkpatrick singled to
right [Piniella scored, Keough scored]; Oliver flied out to
left; Rojas singled to right [Kirkpatrick to second]; Schaal
doubled [Rojas to third, Kirkpatrick scored]; Fitzmorris struck
out; 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Hunter threw a
wild pitch [Patek to third]; Keough made an out to shortstop;
Otis singled to right [Patek scored]; PANTHER REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); Otis stole second; Piniella lined to right;
Kirkpatrick struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher reached on an error by Fitzmorris; Bando
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mincher
out at second]; Monday homered; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Oliver flied out to left; Rojas flied out to right;
Schaal singled to left; Fitzmorris was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green lined to shortstop; Panther was called out
on strikes; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Keough
grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); Mincher grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver homered; Rojas singled
to center; Schaal reached on an error by Jackson [Rojas scored
(unearned), Schaal to second]; Fitzmorris singled to center
[Schaal scored (unearned)]; Patek singled [Fitzmorris to
second]; Keough flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday
singled to center; Kirkpatrick allowed a passed ball [Monday to
second]; Duncan struck out; Green homered [Monday scored];
MANGUAL BATTED FOR PANTHER; Mangual walked; Campaneris grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 6TH: ROLAND REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Otis lined to
right; Piniella struck out; TAYLOR BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK;
Taylor singled to left; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 8, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled to right;
Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second]; Fitzmorris
threw a wild pitch [Jackson to third]; Mincher walked; BURGMEIER
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Bando doubled to left [Mincher
to third, Jackson scored]; Monday grounded out (second to first)
[Bando to third, Mincher scored]; Duncan flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas walked; Roland balked [Rojas to second];
Schaal popped to catcher in foul territory; PAEPKE BATTED FOR
BURGMEIER; Paepke flied out to right; Patek was walked
intentionally; KNOOP BATTED FOR KEOUGH; Knoop doubled to left
[Patek scored, Rojas scored]; Otis grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); PAEPKE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Green struck out; LARUSSA BATTED
FOR ROLAND; LaRussa grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
walked; Rudi walked [Campaneris to second]; Jackson made an out
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED LARUSSA (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez singled to center;
Oliver struck out; Rojas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mincher grounded out (second to first); Bando
walked; Monday walked [Bando to second]; Duncan was called out
on strikes; Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10,
Athletics 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Paepke
grounded out (third to first); Patek lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hovley grounded out
(second to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first);
Rudi walked; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Athletics 5.