Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 13, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Rudi rf 4 1 2 2
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 2
Davis lf 5 0 2 1
  Mangual lf 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 5 0 2 1
Monday cf 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 1 1 0
Hunter p 2 2 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 1
Kirkpatrick lf 4 0 1 1
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 1 1
Bunker p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Oakland 001 050 000692
Kansas City 000 200 100360
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (6-2) 9.0 6 3 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  L (2-3) 4.0 4 5 5 3 2
  Burgmeier   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Fitzmorris   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
  York   2.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
6

  E–Campaneris (12), Monday (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Rudi (7,off Bunker), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (4,off Hunter); May (4,off Hunter).  SH–Monday (2,off Burgmeier); Rudi (6,off York).  IBB–Epstein (2,by York).  SF–Hopkins (1,off Hunter).  IBB–York (3,Epstein).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:24.  A–9,796.
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