California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 18, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Kansas City Royals 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
Cowan 1b 4 0 1 1
O'Brien rf 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 2 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Maloney p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Conigliaro ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 7 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 2 0
Schaal 3b 2 3 1 0
Otis cf 5 2 4 0
Harrison 1b 3 1 2 2
Rojas 2b 3 0 2 2
Piniella lf 5 0 2 1
Oliver rf 5 0 1 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 14 5
California 000 000 010172
Kansas City 102 100 02x6142
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  L (0-3) 3.0 6 3 2 4 2
  Fisher   3.0 4 1 0 1 1
  Maloney   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  LaRoche   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
6
4
7
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (2-0) 9.0 7 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
9

  E–Johnson 2 (6), Schaal (12), Rojas (2).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Cowan (2,off Splittorff); Alomar (8,off Splittorff), Kansas City Otis (12,off Hassler); Rojas (13,off Hassler); Piniella (4,off LaRoche).  SH–Hassler (1,off Splittorff).  SF–Harrison (2,off Hassler); Rojas (4,off LaRoche).  IBB–May (4,by Hassler); Harrison (1,by LaRoche).  SB–Patek (20,2nd base off Hassler/Torborg); Otis (17,2nd base off Fisher/Torborg).  CS–Patek (4,2nd base by Fisher/Torborg).  IBB–Hassler (2,May); LaRoche (4,Harrison).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:43.  A–14,657.
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