Making his debut in relief, Monty Montgomery, rookie righthander from Elmira (Eastern), gained his first major league victory when the Royals defeated the Athletics, 2-0. Paul Splittorff, who started for the Royals, was hit on the kneecap by a batted ball and was forced to leave the mound after pitching three hitless innings. Montgomery yielded four hits the rest of the way.

The Royals scored their first run in the seventh inning. Amos Otis singled, stole his 50th base of the season and scored on a single by Joe Keough. A single by Bobby Knoop and triple by Freddie Patek added a run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Patek ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .277
Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Valdespino lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .405
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .306
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Hopkins 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Keough rf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .257
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Kirkpatrick c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Knoop 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .213
  Monday ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .109
  Anderson 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Segui p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .070        Montgomery p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     0   5             Totals               26   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  9,363
Left on Base: A's 4, Royals 4
DP: A's 3, Royals 0
Errors: Duncan, Knoop
Doubles: Kirkpatrick (11)
Triples: Patek (10)
Stolen Bases: Otis (50)
Caught Stealing: Rudi (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Montgomery (1)
GIDP: Knoop (5), Kirkpatrick (9)
Hit by Pitch: Kirkpatrick (2,by Segui)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui L(9-7)            7     5   1   1   2   4   0  25   3.19
Locker                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.03
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   4   0  30

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.14
Montgomery W(1-0)       6     4   0   0   0   4   0  22   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Segui (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
reached on an error by Knoop [Rudi to first]; Rudi was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory;
Valdespino made an out to second; Otis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (first unassisted); Mangual
popped to first in foul territory; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins flied out to right; Schaal grounded out
(third to first); Keough singled to left [Keough out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
grounded out (pitcher to first); Paul Splittorff struck on
right kneecap by batted ball; Segui lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick doubled to right; Knoop struck out;
PINIELLA BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Piniella lined to center; Patek
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING);
Campaneris lined to shortstop; Debut game for Monty
Montgomery; On a bunt Rudi singled to pitcher; Jackson made
an out to second; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Valdespino grounded out (third to first); Otis
struck out (catcher to first); Hopkins walked; Schaal was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual lined to center; Epstein struck out;
Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Keough grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
was hit by a pitch; Knoop grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green lined to right; Segui grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Patek singled to third; Valdespino hit into a double play
(second to first) [Patek out at third (first to shortstop to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to center; Otis stole second [Otis to
third (error by Duncan)]; Hopkins grounded out (shortstop to
first); Schaal walked; Keough singled to first [Otis scored,
Schaal to third]; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Keough out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Epstein flied out to center; Duncan flied out to
center; MONDAY BATTED FOR GREEN; Monday singled to left; GARRETT
BATTED FOR SEGUI; Garrett was called out on strikes (catcher to
pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); ANDERSON
REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING 2B); Knoop singled to left; Montgomery
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Knoop to second];
Patek tripled to left [Knoop scored]; Valdespino lined to right;
Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris lined to center; Rudi singled to
center; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rudi to
second]; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.