The Royals succeeded in forcing the exit of Vida Blue for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning, but lost nevertheless to the Athletics, who rallied for five runs in the ninth on only two hits to gain a 5-3 victory. Blue had pitched seven straight complete-game victories, but the southpaw was losing, 3-0, when removed.

Ken Wright, who started for the Royals, was taken out after walking the first batter in the ninth. Tom Burgmeier also issued a pass and Ted Abernathy walked two more to force in the A's first run. Tommy Davis drove in two runs with a single off Al Fitzmorris and, with two out, Bert Campaneris singled off Jim York, scoring two more runs for the A's winning margin. The Royals executed six double plays, one short of the major league record. The A's added three twin-killings and the total of nine in the game tied the major league mark. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, May       14, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   5  6  1
Royals       0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   0   2   2     2   0   .245      Patek ss              4   1   3   1     0   1   .255
Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Rojas 2b              3   0   3   1     0   0   .326
Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .244      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Epstein 1b            1   1   0   0     3   1   .269      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .218
Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .268      Paepke rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .220        Kirkpatrick ph,rf   0   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Brown 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Duncan c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Savage lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
  Hovley ph,cf        0   1   0   1     1   0   .167      May c                 4   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Davis ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .314        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .160        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .229        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Tenace ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273

Totals               27   5   6   5    10   7             Totals               32   3  10   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 21,237
Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 6
DP: A's 3, Royals 6
Errors: Bando, Oliver, Schaal
Doubles: Paepke 2 (5)
Triples: Patek (2)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (10), Otis (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (5), Wright (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (2)
GIDP: Rudi 2 (6), Monday (2), Bando (3), Duncan (3), Otis 2 (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7     8   3   3   1   3   0  27   1.27
Locker W(2-0)           1     2   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.38
Knowles SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.24
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  8     4   1   1   7   5   0  30   2.79
Burgmeier               0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   1.69
Abernathy L(1-3)        0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   2.25
Fitzmorris              0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.64
York                    0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9     6   5   5  10   7   0  38

Passed Balls: May (3)
Wild Pitches: Blue (6)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; Jackson singled to left; Epstein walked [Jackson to
second]; Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas singled to right; Otis
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Monday flied out to left; Duncan singled to left;
Green flied into a double play (center to first) [Duncan out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Paepke
doubled; Schaal grounded out (second to first) [Paepke to
third]; Savage lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Blue struck out; Campaneris reached on an error
by Schaal; Rudi forced Campaneris (third to second) [Rudi to
first (error by Oliver)]; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: May singled to right; Blue threw a wild pitch [May
to second]; Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[May to third]; Patek singled to center [May scored]; Rojas
singled to right [Patek to third]; Otis grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rojas out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein was called out on strikes; Bando walked;
Monday grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Paepke
doubled to left; Schaal walked; Savage singled to center [Schaal
to third, Paepke scored]; May flied into a double play (right to
catcher) [Schaal out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan singled to center; Green struck out; Blue
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Duncan to second];
May allowed a passed ball [Duncan to third]; Campaneris walked;
Campaneris stole second; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wright grounded out (third to first); Patek tripled
to center; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Patek scored];
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson flied out to left; Epstein walked; Bando
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Epstein out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Oliver struck out; Paepke made an out to shortstop;
Schaal lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Monday walked; Duncan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Savage grounded out (third to first); May struck
out; Wright flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MANGUAL BATTED FOR BLUE; Mangual struck out;
Campaneris walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Patek singled to
left; Rojas singled [Patek out at home (center to second to
catcher), Rojas to second (on throw)]; Otis reached on an error
by Bando [Rojas to third]; Otis stole second; Oliver struck out;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR PAEPKE; Kirkpatrick was walked
intentionally; Schaal struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jackson
walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Epstein walked
[Jackson to second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
Bando walked [Jackson to third, Epstein to second]; Monday
forced Jackson (pitcher to catcher) [Bando to second, Epstein to
third]; HOVLEY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Hovley walked [Epstein scored,
Bando to third, Monday to second]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED ABERNATHY
(PITCHING); DAVIS BATTED FOR GREEN; Davis singled to left [Bando
scored, Monday scored, Hovley to third, Davis to second (on
throw)]; TENACE BATTED FOR LOCKER; YORK REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Tenace struck out; Campaneris singled to left [Davis
scored, Hovley scored]; Campaneris stole second; Rudi struck
out; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BROWN REPLACED
MONDAY (PLAYING 2B); KNOWLES REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); TENACE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Savage grounded out (third to
first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); KNOOP BATTED FOR
YORK; Knoop flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 3.