Sunday May 16, 1971
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Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 16, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium

A's 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 0 Royals 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 x - 10 12 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 .255 Patek ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .268 Rudi lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .264 Severson pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .255 Keough rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .218 Davis 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .275 Otis cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .289 Bando 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .263 Hopkins 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Mangual cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Savage ph,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Kirkpatrick lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Brown 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .235 Oliver ph,1b 2 2 2 0 0 0 .230 Odom p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .322 Hovley ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 Schaal 3b 4 3 3 3 0 0 .303 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paepke c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .262 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May c 1 1 1 1 0 0 .283 Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 McCormick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Epstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knoop ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .222 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 11 4 3 4 Totals 34 10 12 9 3 3 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 21,316 Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 6 DP: A's 0, Royals 1 Errors: Hopkins Doubles: Schaal (5), Patek (6) Home Runs: Schaal (2) Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (12), Davis (1), Brown (1), Hovley (2), Patek (8) Caught Stealing: Jackson (3), Mangual (3) Sacrifice Hits: Odom (1), Abernathy (1) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (1) GIDP: Epstein (1) Hit by Pitch: Patek (2,by Roland) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom 6 3 2 2 0 3 1 21 3.00 Knowles 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 5.68 Locker L(2-1) 0.2 4 3 3 2 0 0 8 3.92 Klimkowski 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 4.11 Roland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5.11 Totals 8 12 10 10 3 3 1 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCormick 5.1 6 3 3 2 2 0 22 7.36 Fitzmorris 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 4.76 Burgmeier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.66 York W(1-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.07 Abernathy SV(7) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.83 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 4 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Roland (2) Wild Pitches: Klimkowski 2 (2), Roland (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Honochick ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Campaneris singled to first; Campaneris stole second; Rudi singled to right [Campaneris scored]; Jackson walked [Rudi to second]; Davis forced Jackson (pitcher to second) [Rudi to third]; Davis stole second; Bando singled to right [Davis scored, Rudi scored]; Bando was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hopkins [Bando to second]; Mangual flied out to left; Tenace flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Keough flied out to center; On a bunt Otis made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Brown flied out to center; Odom grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins made an out to third; Kirkpatrick singled to left; Rojas flied out to right; Schaal homered [Kirkpatrick scored]; Paepke lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson singled to center; Jackson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: McCormick grounded out (second to first); Patek flied out to left; Keough grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to left; Mangual singled to left; Mangual was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Hopkins flied out to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Brown singled to left; Odom out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brown to second]; Campaneris walked; Brown stole third and Campaneris stole second; Rudi struck out; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Rojas made an out to shortstop; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Paepke struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Davis flied out to center; FITZMORRIS REPLACED MCCORMICK (PITCHING); Bando singled to left; Mangual flied out to right; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Fitzmorris struck out; Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; Keough was called out on strikes; Otis lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Brown flied out to center; HOVLEY BATTED FOR ODOM; Hovley walked; Hovley stole second; Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi singled to left [Hovley scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Jackson singled to shortstop [Rudi to second]; YORK REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); SAVAGE BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Savage grounded out (shortstop to first); OLIVER BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Oliver singled to shortstop; Rojas singled to left [Oliver to third]; LOCKER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Schaal doubled to right [Rojas to third, Oliver scored]; Paepke was walked intentionally; KNOOP BATTED FOR YORK; Knoop singled to center [Paepke to second, Schaal scored, Rojas scored]; Patek doubled to left [Knoop to third, Paepke scored]; Keough was walked intentionally; Otis popped to catcher in foul territory; Savage forced Keough (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: SAVAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ABERNATHY REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); MAY REPLACED PAEPKE (PLAYING C ); Bando flied out to center; Mangual struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: Oliver singled to center; KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Klimkowski threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Rojas singled to right [Oliver scored]; Schaal singled to center [Rojas to third]; Klimkowski threw a wild pitch [Schaal to second, Rojas scored]; May singled to center [Schaal scored]; ROLAND REPLACED KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Abernathy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [May to second]; Patek was hit by a pitch; SEVERSON RAN FOR PATEK; Roland threw a wild pitch [Severson to second, May to third]; Keough walked; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored]; Savage forced Severson (third unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 10. ATHLETICS 9TH: SEVERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Brown singled to right; EPSTEIN BATTED FOR ROLAND; Epstein grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Brown out at second]; On a bunt Campaneris singled to first; Rudi forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 10.

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