Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 11, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 3 2 0
Keough rf 4 1 1 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 1 2
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
Piniella lf 5 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick c 3 1 1 2
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez c 1 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 5 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 4 2 2 0
Schaal 3b 5 1 2 1
Fitzmorris p 3 0 1 1
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Paepke ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 15 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 0 0
Bando 3b 3 0 1 1
Monday cf 3 2 2 2
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 1 1 2
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Panther p 1 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 0 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  La Russa ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5
Kansas City 410 030 20010151
Oakland 010 022 000552
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (1-0) 5.1 4 5 5 2 2
  Burgmeier   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
7
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (0-2) 1.1 7 5 5 1 1
  Panther   3.2 5 3 1 0 3
  Roland   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Locker   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
8
3
7

  E–Fitzmorris (1), Jackson (1), Monday (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Kirkpatrick (1).  2B–Kansas City Schaal (1,off Hunter); Knoop (1,off Roland), Oakland Bando (2,off Burgmeier).  HR–Kansas City Oliver (2,5th inning off Panther 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Monday (1,2nd inning off Fitzmorris 0 on, 2 out); Green (2,5th inning off Fitzmorris 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Patek (1,by Roland).  SB–Patek (3,2nd base off Hunter/Duncan); Otis (2,2nd base off Panther/Duncan).  WP–Fitzmorris 2 (2), Hunter (1).  BK–Roland (1).  IBB–Roland (1,Patek).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:46.  A–5,238.
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