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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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