Breaking up a tight game, the Angels erupted for three runs in the 11th inning and defeated the Royals, 5-2. Syd O'Brien and Chico Ruiz were on base with two out when Sandy Alomar singled to score O'Brien with the tie-breaking run. Jim Fregosi followed with a single to plate an insurance pair. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     15, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  -   5 11  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  -   2 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             6   1   3   2     0   2   .216      Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   1   .256
Fregosi ss            5   1   2   2     1   0   .296      Kirkpatrick rf,c      5   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Johnson lf            6   0   1   1     0   1   .270      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .231
Conigliaro rf         4   0   2   0     1   1   .189      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .175
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Oliver 1b             5   0   1   0     0   3   .216
McMullen 3b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Rojas 2b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .343
  O'Brien pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .091      Schaal 3b             5   1   3   0     0   1   .303
Moses c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .318      May c                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .571
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Keough pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .074
  Torborg c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Ruiz ph             0   1   0   0     1   0  1.000        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
Berry cf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .097      Dal Canton p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Murphy p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .222        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paepke ph,rf        1   0   1   2     0   0   .286
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stephenson ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   5  11   5     4   9             Totals               41   2  11   2     3   9

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance:  7,510
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 9
DP: Angels 0, Royals 0
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Conigliaro 2 (4), Fregosi (3), McMullen (2), Berry (2), Otis (2), Patek (4), Rojas (3), Paepke (1)
Triples: Alomar (1)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (1), Patek (4)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (1)
Hit by Pitch: Spencer (1,by Abernathy)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  8.1   9   2   2   2   4   0  34   2.59
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Queen                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Fisher W(2-0)           1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.50
Allen SV(1)             1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   3.60
Totals                 11    11   2   2   3   9   0  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              7     8   2   2   2   5   0  30   3.38
Abernathy               2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
York L(0-2)             2     3   3   3   1   3   0  10   7.00
Totals                 11    11   5   5   4   9   0  48

Hit by Pitch: Abernathy (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Fregosi grounded
out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled to left; Piniella
walked; Piniella was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro doubled to right; Spencer walked;
McMullen struck out; Moses lined to center [Conigliaro to
third]; Berry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Rojas forced Oliver (third
to second); Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rojas to
second]; May walked; Dal Canton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Alomar
singled to center; Fregosi doubled to center [Alomar out at home
(center to second to first to shortstop to catcher)]; Johnson
singled to center [Fregosi scored]; Johnson stole second;
Conigliaro grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
doubled to right; Moses flied out to center; Berry grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas singled to left [Rojas to
second (error by Johnson)]; Schaal singled to second [Rojas to
third]; May forced Schaal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Murphy made an out to second; Alomar struck out;
Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Dal Canton flied out to center; Patek doubled to
left [Patek out at third (left to shortstop to third)];
Kirkpatrick lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson flied out to right; Conigliaro doubled to
left; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted) [Conigliaro to
third]; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis popped to catcher in foul territory; Piniella
made an out to second; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Moses flied out to center; Berry doubled to right;
Murphy struck out; Alomar tripled to center [Berry scored];
Fregosi walked; Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Schaal singled
to third; May singled to left [Schaal to second]; KEOUGH RAN FOR
MAY; HOPKINS BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Hopkins flied out to center;
On a bunt Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 8TH: KEOUGH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KIRKPATRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); ABERNATHY REPLACED HOPKINS
(PITCHING); Conigliaro walked; Spencer was hit by a pitch
[Conigliaro to second]; McMullen made an out to second; GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR MOSES; Gonzalez flied out to center; Berry grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals
0.

ROYALS 8TH: TORBORG REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING C ); Kirkpatrick
flied out to right; Otis lined to left; Piniella flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Murphy struck out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Oliver was called out on strikes; Rojas doubled to
left; Schaal singled to second [Rojas stayed at second]; LAROCHE
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR KEOUGH; Taylor
struck out; PAEPKE BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; QUEEN REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Paepke doubled to center [Rojas scored, Schaal
scored, Paepke out at second (center to second to pitcher to
shortstop to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 2.

ANGELS 10TH: YORK REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); PAEPKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Johnson struck out; Conigliaro struck out;
Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 10TH: FISHER REPLACED QUEEN (PITCHING); Patek singled to
shortstop; Patek stole second; On a bunt Kirkpatrick made an out
to catcher; Otis was walked intentionally; Piniella forced Otis
(shortstop to second) [Patek to third]; Oliver struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 2.

ANGELS 11TH: McMullen singled to left; O'BRIEN RAN FOR MCMULLEN;
RUIZ BATTED FOR TORBORG; Ruiz walked [O'Brien to second]; Berry
struck out; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR FISHER; Stephenson made an out
to second; Alomar singled to center [O'Brien scored, Ruiz to
third, Alomar to second (on throw)]; Fregosi singled to center
[Alomar scored, Ruiz scored]; Johnson lined to center; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 11TH: O'BRIEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALLEN REPLACED
RUIZ (PITCHING); STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rojas
struck out; Schaal was called out on strikes; KNOOP BATTED FOR
YORK; Knoop struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals
2.