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Monday June 28, 1971
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Paul Splittorff, the Royals' rookie lefthander, shut out the Angels, 3-0, for his second complete-game victory over the California club in 10 days. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 0

Game Played on Monday, June 28, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .319      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .305      Conigliaro rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Kirkpatrick c         4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Cowan lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Hopkins 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      O'Brien ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Keough rf             2   0   1   1     2   0   .226      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Floyd ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Moses c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Splittorff p          4   0   0   0     0   0   .083      A. Reynolds p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   2     2   2             Totals               32   0   7   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  8,920
Left on Base: Royals 6, Angels 5
DP: Royals 3, Angels 1
Errors: Rojas
Doubles: Rojas (17), Piniella (8)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (1)
Caught Stealing: Keough 2 (5), Hopkins (1), McMullen (1)
GIDP: Alomar (4), O'Brien (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(3-1)       9     7   0   0   0   5   0  32   2.97
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   5   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
A. Reynolds L(0-3)      6     9   3   3   2   1   0  27   4.94
Fisher                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.40
Queen                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.57
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: A. Reynolds (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Merle Anthony


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Rivers
singled to left; Rivers stole second; Conigliaro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cowan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Hopkins singled to
center [Kirkpatrick to third]; Piniella flied out to center;
Keough forced Hopkins (shortstop to second) [Kirkpatrick
scored]; Keough was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen singled to shortstop; O'Brien was called
out on strikes while McMullen was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Floyd popped to second; Splittorff grounded out
(second to first); Schaal singled to center; Rojas doubled to
right [Schaal to third]; A. Reynolds threw a wild pitch [Schaal
scored, Rojas to third]; Otis singled to left [Rojas scored];
Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Moses singled to center; A. Reynolds lined to right;
Alomar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Moses out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Hopkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
doubled to right; Keough was walked intentionally; Floyd flied
out to center; Splittorff flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Conigliaro
popped to third; Cowan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
singled to center; Otis flied out to right; Kirkpatrick flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: McMullen grounded out (third to first); O'Brien
singled to right; Spencer forced O'Brien (first to shortstop);
Moses lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Hopkins singled to left; Piniella grounded out
(second to first) [Hopkins to second]; Keough was walked
intentionally; Floyd singled to left [Hopkins to third, Keough
to second]; Hopkins was caught stealing home (catcher to third)
[Keough to third, Floyd to second]; Splittorff flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: RUIZ BATTED FOR A. REYNOLDS; Ruiz struck out; Alomar
popped to second; Rivers singled to center; Conigliaro struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: FISHER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Otis popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Cowan singled to right; McMullen popped to second;
O'Brien grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cowan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Hopkins grounded out
(second to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Spencer flied out to left; Moses struck out;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR FISHER; Gonzalez singled to third; Alomar
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); On a bunt Keough
singled to third; Floyd struck out while Keough was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Splittorff grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Rivers reached on an error by Rojas [Rivers to
first]; Conigliaro struck out; Cowan flied out to center;
McMullen forced Rivers (shortstop to second); Paul
Splittorff: 118 pitches, 31 balls; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 0.



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