A Cap Day crowd of 35,295, setting a Kansas City attendance record, saw the Royals win the first game of a doubleheader, 5-1, before losing the second game to the Angels, 8-4. Bruce Dal Canton, the Royals' winner, drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning for his first RBIs in the A. L. He had two previously with the Pirates in the N. L. Dal Canton yielded only five hits but was removed with one out in the ninth and Tom Burgmeier gave up another hit before Ted Abernathy came in and retired the side.

In the nightcap, Tom Murphy, the Angels' winner, also helped himself at bat, driving in two runs with a double in the fourth inning. Murphy was rapped for 12 hits before giving way to Lloyd Allen, who doled out one hit in the last 2 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   5  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Patek ss              3   2   1   0     1   0   .267
Fregosi ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .215      Schaal 3b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .288
Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .312
Johnson lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Harrison 1b           3   0   0   2     0   0   .282
Stephenson c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Cowan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Conigliaro rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Oliver rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .238
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      May c                 2   0   0   0     2   0   .248
Spencer 1b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .205      Dal Canton p          3   0   1   2     0   1   .097
Wright p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .178        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   1             Totals               28   5   7   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Angels 5, Royals 6
DP: Angels 2, Royals 2
Doubles: Oliver (5)
Home Runs: Spencer (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrison (3)
GIDP: Conigliaro 2 (9), Piniella (3), May (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(7-6)           6     5   5   5   5   1   0  26   2.83
Queen                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.55
Fisher                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.81
Totals                  8     7   5   5   6   3   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(7-2)       8.1   5   1   1   2   1   1  31   2.82
Burgmeier               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.26
Abernathy SV(13)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.31
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   1   1  33

Wild Pitches: Wright (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Fregosi grounded out
(third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Wright threw a wild pitch [Patek to
second]; Schaal walked; Otis singled to center [Schaal to third,
Patek scored]; Harrison forced Otis (shortstop to second)
[Schaal scored]; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Harrison out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Stephenson
popped to third in foul territory; Conigliaro grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas popped to pitcher; Oliver flied out to center;
May walked; Dal Canton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 3RD: McMullen grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer
flied out to center; Wright singled to right; Alomar forced
Wright (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Harrison flied out to center; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson grounded out (second to first);
Conigliaro was called out on strikes; McMullen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Oliver walked; May grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Dal Canton flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer homered; Wright flied out to center; Alomar
grounded out (third to first); Fregosi flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek singled to third; Schaal singled to right
[Patek to third]; Otis popped to shortstop; Harrison hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored]; Piniella flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Gonzalez singled to right; Johnson singled to left
[Gonzalez to second]; Stephenson forced Johnson (second to
shortstop) [Gonzalez to third]; Conigliaro grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Stephenson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas singled to right; Oliver doubled to right
[Rojas to third]; May was walked intentionally; QUEEN REPLACED
WRIGHT (PITCHING); Dal Canton singled to left [May to third,
Oliver scored, Rojas scored]; Patek reached on a fielder's
choice [May out at home (second to catcher), Dal Canton to
second]; Schaal walked [Dal Canton to third, Patek to second];
Otis struck out; Harrison forced Schaal (third to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: McMullen flied out to left; Spencer singled to
right; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR QUEEN; O'Brien popped to third; Alomar
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: FISHER REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Rojas singled to center; Oliver
struck out; May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi walked; Gonzalez popped to shortstop;
Johnson walked [Fregosi to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DAL
CANTON (PITCHING); COWAN BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Cowan singled to
shortstop [Johnson to second, Fregosi to third]; ABERNATHY
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Conigliaro grounded into a double
play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Fregosi out at home]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.