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Blue Moon Odom and Bill Butler, both of whom had undergone elbow surgery during the winter, were winning pitchers when the Athletics and the Royals split a doubleheader. Odom, turning in his first complete game of the season, pitched the Athletics to a 3-0 victory in the opener. Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, June 27, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 3 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Campaneris ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Knoop 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Rudi lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .257 Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Jackson rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Kirkpatrick c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bando 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .273 Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Monday cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Rojas 2b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Blefary c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .245 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Green 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .275 Oliver rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Odom p 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Drago p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .107 Keough ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 7 0 1 3 Totals 30 3 11 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Left on Base: Royals 7, A's 5 DP: Royals 2, A's 1 Errors: Kirkpatrick, Green Doubles: Drago (1), Piniella (6), Jackson (17), Rudi (15) Stolen Bases: Schaal (5), Campaneris (18) Caught Stealing: Jackson (5), Monday (3) GIDP: Piniella (4), Campaneris (3), Monday (3) Hit by Pitch: Bando (3,by Drago) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(7-4) 7 8 2 2 0 4 0 25 3.57 Abernathy 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.41 Rooker 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6.61 York 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.30 Totals 8 11 3 3 1 4 0 32 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom W(4-3) 9 7 0 0 1 3 0 34 3.25 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Drago (5) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Patek singled to third; Schaal forced Patek (second to shortstop); Schaal stole second; Otis flied out to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi singled to center; Jackson doubled to left [Rudi scored]; Jackson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Epstein made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins walked; Rojas singled to right [Hopkins to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hopkins to third, Rojas out at second]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando was called out on strikes; Monday singled to left; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 3RD: Drago doubled; Drago was picked off second but was safe on an error by Green; assist by Odom [Drago stayed at second]; Patek singled to third [Drago stayed at second]; Schaal forced Patek (pitcher to second) [Drago to third]; Otis flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled to center; On a bunt Odom forced Green (pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Odom out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 4TH: Hopkins grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied out to left; Piniella made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Jackson struck out; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 5TH: Oliver made an out to third; Drago struck out; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando was hit by a pitch; Monday grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 6TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Green struck out; Odom struck out; Campaneris singled to right; Campaneris stole second [Campaneris to third (error by Kirkpatrick)]; Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ROYALS 7TH: Hopkins grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella doubled to left; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Epstein made an out to shortstop; Bando singled to center; Monday singled to right [Bando to third]; Blefary singled to right [Bando scored, Monday out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2. ROYALS 8TH: KEOUGH BATTED FOR DRAGO; Keough singled to right; Patek popped to third in foul territory; Schaal singled to center [Keough to second]; Otis flied out to left; Kirkpatrick lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); KNOOP REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); ROJAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Green singled to left; On a bunt Odom forced Green (pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris singled to left [Odom to second]; Rudi doubled [Campaneris to third, Odom scored]; ROOKER REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Epstein walked; YORK REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Bando flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3. ROYALS 9TH: Hopkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas made an out to second; Piniella made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3. |
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