The Royals lost the first game of a doubleheader, 4-2, because of a botched-up double play, but came slugging back to defeat the Athletics in the second game, 10-4. In the seventh inning of the opener, with the score tied, 2-2, the A's had Dick Green on first base when Chuck Dobson grounded to Paul Schaal, who attempted to start a double play. However, Freddie Patek missed tagging second base and his throw to Gail Hopkins at first was wide, both runners being safe. Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson followed with run-scoring singles.

In the nightcap, Schaal hit a two-run homer, but the Royals trailed until exploding for four runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
A's          1  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  2
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   1     0   1   .248      Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   1   .261
Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     1   0   .259      Keough rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Jackson rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .246      Otis cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .298
Epstein 1b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .273      Hopkins 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .258
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .256      Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Mangual cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Duncan c              3   0   0   1     0   1   .227      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Green 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .217      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Dobson p              3   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rooker p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Savage ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paepke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .275

Totals               34   4   8   4     4   6             Totals               32   2   6   2     5   2

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 8
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Errors: Bando, Duncan, Patek, Schaal
Doubles: Rudi (8), Mangual (3)
Home Runs: Hopkins (2), Otis (6)
Stolen Bases: Patek (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Duncan (1)
GIDP: Bando (4), Kirkpatrick (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(2-0)           6     6   2   2   5   2   2  27   1.42
Locker SV(4)            3     0   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.70
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   2   2  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   2.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  11   2.28
Rooker L(0-5)           4.1   5   3   1   2   2   0  20   8.41
York                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   4.13
Totals                  9     8   4   2   4   6   0  39

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Rudi doubled to left
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson struck out; Epstein walked; Bando
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Epstein out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Keough flied out to left; Otis
walked; Otis was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual lined to second; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Green flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins homered; Kirkpatrick popped to first in foul
territory; Rojas flied out to right; Schaal flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson made an out to second; Campaneris grounded
out (third to first); ROOKER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Rudi
walked (walk was charged to Drago); Jackson forced Rudi (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: May flied out to left; Rooker flied out to center;
Patek singled to center; Keough walked [Patek to second]; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein walked; Epstein was out trying to advance
to second (catcher to second); Bando walked; Mangual singled to
center [Bando to third]; Duncan hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Bando scored]; Green struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Hopkins grounded out (pitcher to first); Kirkpatrick
walked; Rojas flied out to center; Schaal flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dobson grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
struck out; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker struck
out; Patek singled to center; Patek stole second [Patek to third
(error by Duncan)]; Keough made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Epstein
singled to left; Bando flied to right in foul territory; Mangual
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis homered; Hopkins walked; Kirkpatrick grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hopkins out
at second]; Rojas singled to left; Schaal grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Green
singled to right; Dobson reached on an error by Patek [Green to
second]; Campaneris singled to center [Dobson to second, Green
scored (unearned)]; Rudi flied out to right; Jackson singled to
center [Campaneris to third, Dobson scored (unearned)]; Epstein
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: May walked; SAVAGE BATTED FOR ROOKER; Savage singled
to left [May to second]; LOCKER REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); On a
bunt Patek forced May (pitcher to third) [Savage to second];
Keough forced Patek (shortstop to second) [Savage to third];
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: YORK REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Bando was called
out on strikes; Mangual doubled; Duncan struck out; Green was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Hopkins flied out to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to
right; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Locker reached on an error by Schaal; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Locker to second]; Rudi made
an out to second; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); May reached on
an error by Bando [May to second]; PAEPKE BATTED FOR YORK;
Paepke grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 2.