The Athletics erupted for five runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Royals, 6-3, behind the six-hit pitching of Catfish Hunter, who gained his sixth straight victory after having lost his first two decisions of the season. In the fifth, the A's loaded the bases and scored their runs on singles by Joe Rudi, Mike Epstein, Tommy Davis and Sal Bando. Epstein's single drove in two tallies. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       13, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  2
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     1   0   .236      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Rudi rf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .270      Keough rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
  Hovley rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .300
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   2     1   1   .272      Hopkins 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .208
Davis lf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .294      Kirkpatrick lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .240
  Mangual lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Bando 3b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .272      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Monday cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .227      May c                 3   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Bunker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Green 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .227        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hunter p              2   2   0   0     2   0   .346        Fitzmorris p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Savage ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   6     5   6             Totals               33   3   6   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,796
Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 4
DP: A's 0, Royals 1
Errors: Campaneris, Monday
Doubles: Rudi (7), Kirkpatrick (4), May (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (2), Rudi (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hopkins (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(6-2)           9     6   3   1   0   4   0  34   3.31
Totals                  9     6   3   1   0   4   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunker L(2-3)           4     4   5   5   3   2   0  20   5.17
Burgmeier               0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   1.27
Fitzmorris              2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.22
York                    2     2   0   0   2   3   0  10   4.64
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   6   0  41

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to third in foul territory;
Rudi grounded out (second to pitcher); Epstein flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek made an out to second; Keough made an out to
shortstop; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis singled to left; Bando flied out to right;
Monday walked [Davis to second]; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Monday to second, Davis to third]; Green was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins flied out to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to
left; Rojas made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hunter walked; Campaneris flied out to center;
Rudi doubled to right [Hunter scored]; Epstein grounded out
(first unassisted) [Rudi to third]; Davis grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal flied out to left; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bunker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday
popped to third in foul territory; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Keough
reached on an error by Campaneris; Otis singled to center
[Keough to third (error by Monday), Otis to second]; Hopkins hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Keough scored (unearned)];
Kirkpatrick doubled to right [Otis scored (unearned)]; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green singled to center; Hunter reached on a
fielder's choice [Green to second]; Campaneris walked [Green to
third, Hunter to second]; Rudi singled to pitcher [Campaneris to
second, Hunter to third, Green scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
BUNKER (PITCHING); Epstein singled to first [Rudi to third,
Campaneris scored, Hunter scored]; Davis singled to center
[Epstein to third, Rudi scored]; Bando singled to center [Davis
to second, Epstein scored]; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Bando to second, Davis to third]; FITZMORRIS
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); On a bunt Duncan hit into a
double play (first to third) [Bando out at third]; 5 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal flied out to right; May struck out;
Fitzmorris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunter
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Keough
singled to right; Otis forced Keough (third to second); Hopkins
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
6, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Rojas singled to
right; Schaal flied out to left; May doubled to left [Rojas
scored]; SAVAGE BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Savage grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: YORK REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Bando singled to
shortstop; Monday made an out to shortstop; Duncan flied out to
center; Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to right; Keough singled to left;
Otis struck out; Hopkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Hunter walked; Campaneris singled to third
[Hunter to second]; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Campaneris to second, Hunter to third]; Epstein was
walked intentionally; Davis struck out; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: HOVLEY REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING RF); MANGUAL REPLACED
DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rojas flied out to center; Schaal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Royals 3.