The Royals piled up 14 hits, including four by Amos Otis, and defeated the Angels, 6-1, behind the seven-hit hurling of Paul Splittorff. Alex Johnson twice fumbled hits into left field, allowing the Royals to score two unearned runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 1
Game Played on Friday, June      18, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  2
Royals       1  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   6 14  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .220      Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Fregosi ss            4   1   0   0     1   3   .213      Schaal 3b             2   3   1   0     3   1   .286
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .257      Otis cf               5   2   4   0     0   0   .314
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Harrison 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .333
Cowan 1b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .273      Rojas 2b              3   0   2   2     1   0   .304
O'Brien rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Piniella lf           5   0   2   1     0   2   .252
Berry cf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Oliver rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .236
  Gonzalez ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Torborg c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .061      Splittorff p          3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Maloney p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Conigliaro ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .246

Totals               35   1   7   1     2   9             Totals               34   6  14   5     7   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 14,657
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 13
DP: Angels 1, Royals 0
Errors: Johnson 2, Schaal, Rojas
Doubles: Cowan (2), Alomar (8), Otis (12), Rojas (13), Piniella (4)
Stolen Bases: Patek (20), Otis (17)
Caught Stealing: Patek (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hassler (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrison (2), Rojas (4)
GIDP: May (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-3)          3     6   3   2   4   2   0  18   3.86
Fisher                  3     4   1   0   1   1   0  13   1.85
Maloney                 1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   6.17
LaRoche                 0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.16
Totals                  8    14   6   4   7   4   0  43

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(2-0)       9     7   1   1   2   9   0  38   2.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   9   0  38

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi
was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Schaal walked;
Otis doubled to center [Schaal to third]; Harrison hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Otis to third, Schaal scored]; Rojas
walked; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen popped to first; Cowan struck out; O'Brien
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver singled to center; May grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second];
Splittorff walked; Patek singled to right [Splittorff to third];
Patek stole second; Schaal struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry singled to left; Torborg flied out to center;
Hassler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Berry to
second]; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled to left [Otis to second (error by
Johnson)]; Harrison singled to left [Otis scored, Harrison to
second (on throw)]; Rojas doubled to right [Harrison scored
(unearned)]; Piniella struck out; Oliver popped to first in foul
territory; May was walked intentionally; Splittorff popped to
shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi struck out; Johnson reached on an error by
Rojas [Johnson to second]; McMullen lined to shortstop; Cowan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: FISHER REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Patek flied out
to center; Schaal singled to right; Otis flied out to center;
Harrison singled to left [Schaal scored (error by Johnson)
(unearned), Harrison to second]; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 5TH: O'Brien reached on an error by Schaal; Berry flied
out to right; Torborg flied out to left; Fisher grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to
first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar singled to right; Fregosi struck out; Johnson
singled to center [Alomar to second]; McMullen flied out to
center; Cowan forced Alomar (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Splittorff popped to third in foul territory; Patek
singled to left; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Schaal walked; Otis singled to center [Schaal to
third]; Otis stole second; Harrison flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 7TH: O'Brien was called out on strikes; GONZALEZ BATTED
FOR BERRY; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Torborg
walked; MOSES BATTED FOR FISHER; Moses struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MALONEY
REPLACED MOSES (PITCHING); Rojas singled to left; Piniella
singled to left [Rojas to second]; Oliver lined to first; May
flied out to center; Splittorff grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi
walked; Johnson was called out on strikes; McMullen singled to
left [Fregosi to second]; Cowan doubled to shortstop [McMullen
to third, Fregosi scored]; O'Brien grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal
walked; LAROCHE REPLACED MALONEY (PITCHING); Otis singled to
center [Schaal to third, Otis to second (on throw)]; Harrison
was walked intentionally; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Schaal scored]; Piniella doubled to left [Harrison to third,
Otis scored]; Oliver struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Torborg
flied out to left; CONIGLIARO BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Conigliaro
singled to center; Alomar doubled to left [Conigliaro to third];
Fregosi flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 6.