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Tuesday September 21, 1971
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The Royals clinched second place in the West division and Dick Drago became the winningest pitcher in Kansas City major league history by defeating the Angels, 6-2, for his 17th victory. Bob Oliver hit a three-run homer for the Royals and Lou Piniella, who rapped three singles, batted in two runs. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    2  0  4    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Alomar ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
  Floyd ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .180      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Schaal 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .272      Fregosi lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Severson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      McMullen 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .248
Otis cf               3   2   1   1     0   0   .303      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Kirkpatrick cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Parker 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .279
Piniella lf           4   1   3   2     0   0   .266      Repoz rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .189
Oliver rf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .237      Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Paepke c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Stephenson ph,c     2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Harrison 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .140
Knoop 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .207        T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Drago p               2   0   0   0     1   0   .133        Maloney p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   6   8   6     1   3             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  6,084
Left on Base: Royals 2, Angels 6
DP: Royals 0, Angels 2
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Otis (26), Alomar (22), Repoz (9)
Triples: Parker (1)
Home Runs: Oliver (6), McMullen (20)
GIDP: Otis (18)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(17-10)          9     7   2   2   1   3   1  35   2.93
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(15-16)         8     8   6   5   1   3   1  32   3.05
Maloney                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.04
Totals                  9     8   6   5   1   3   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Schaal singled to left;
Otis grounded into a double play (second to first) [Schaal out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to left; Oliver lined into a double
play (second to first) [Piniella out at first]; Paepke was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Spencer
flied out to left; Parker tripled to center; Repoz struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoop
flied out to center; Drago grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Wright was
called out on strikes; Alomar doubled to right; Rivers popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek singled to left; Schaal grounded out (third to
first) [Patek to second]; Otis doubled to left [Patek scored];
Piniella singled to left [Otis scored]; Oliver flied out to
right; Paepke lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi walked; McMullen flied out to right; Spencer
flied out to center; Parker singled to right [Fregosi to third];
Repoz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Harrison was called out on strikes; Knoop flied out
to right; Drago walked; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Wright
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Schaal singled to left; Otis reached on an error by
Parker (assist by Alomar) [Schaal to second, Otis to first];
Piniella singled to left [Schaal scored (unearned), Otis to
second]; Oliver homered [Otis scored, Piniella scored]; Paepke
grounded out (third to first); Harrison flied out to right;
Knoop flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: FLOYD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); KIRKPATRICK
REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Rivers flied out to center; Fregosi
popped to catcher in foul territory; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Drago flied out to right; Floyd was called out on
strikes; Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: SEVERSON REPLACED SCHAAL (PLAYING 3B); Spencer flied
out to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Piniella
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: STEPHENSON BATTED FOR TORBORG; Stephenson flied out
to center; T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR WRIGHT; T. Reynolds flied out
to left; On a bunt Alomar singled to pitcher; On a bunt Rivers
made an out to catcher; Mickey Rivers called for
interference; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 0.

ROYALS 9TH: STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MALONEY
REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Paepke grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrison grounded out (third to first); Knoop
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
homered; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled
to shortstop; Repoz doubled to center [Parker scored];
Stephenson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Angels 2.



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