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Homers by Reggie Jackson and Mike Epstein carried the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Paul Schaal homered for the Royals' run. The game was the fastest of the season in Oakland, requiring only one hour, 35 minutes. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
A's 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 2 3 0
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Floyd ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .148 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252
Valdespino rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .317 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .272 Jackson rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 .279
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Epstein 1b 2 1 1 1 1 1 .237
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Keough cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Bando 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .272
Severson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Hedlund p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .088 Mangual cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255
Green 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Hunter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350
Brown 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198
Totals 30 1 3 1 1 8 Totals 26 2 3 2 3 5
Time of Game: 1:35 Attendance: 1,252
Left on Base: Royals 3, A's 3
DP: Royals 1, A's 0
Home Runs: Schaal (10), Jackson (32), Epstein (19)
GIDP: Bando (14)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hedlund L(15-8) 8 3 2 2 3 5 2 29 2.71
Totals 8 3 2 2 3 5 2 29
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hunter W(21-11) 7 3 1 1 1 5 1 25 2.96
Fingers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.99
Knowles SV(9) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.71
Totals 9 3 1 1 1 8 1 31
Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Marty Springstead
ROYALS 1ST: Floyd flied out to left; Valdespino made an out to
shortstop; Schaal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (second to first); Jackson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins walked; Piniella singled to left [Hopkins to
second]; Keough forced Piniella (pitcher to second) [Hopkins to
third]; Severson struck out; Martinez popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein walked; Bando grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Epstein out at second]; Mangual
walked; Duncan forced Mangual (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Hedlund popped to catcher in foul territory; Floyd
struck out; Valdespino was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (third to first); Hunter flied
out to right; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Schaal singled to left; Hopkins flied out to right;
Piniella flied out to center; Keough lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Jackson homered;
Epstein struck out; Bando walked; Mangual forced Bando (second
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Severson lined to left; Martinez flied out to
center; Hedlund was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Floyd struck out; Valdespino flied out to right;
Schaal homered; Hopkins lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi lined to
center; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1,
Athletics 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Piniella popped to first in foul territory; Keough
grounded out (second to first); Severson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein homered; Bando grounded out (third to
first); Mangual grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Duncan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
ROYALS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); BROWN REPLACED
HUNTER (PLAYING 3B); FINGERS REPLACED BANDO (PITCHING); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hedlund struck out; Floyd
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Green flied out to center; Brown flied out to
left; Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
ROYALS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Valdespino
struck out; Schaal struck out (catcher to first); Hopkins
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1,
Athletics 2.
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