California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 8, Kansas City Royals 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 0 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf,lf 3 2 2 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 1
  Conigliaro rf 0 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 5 1 3 3
Repoz rf,cf 4 1 1 1
O'Brien 3b 4 0 0 0
Torborg c 4 1 2 0
Murphy p 3 0 1 2
  Allen p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 8 12 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 2 1
  Knoop 3b 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 5 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 3 1
Piniella lf 4 2 2 0
Oliver rf 4 0 2 1
Fitzmorris p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 1 1
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Hedlund p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 13 4
California 101 230 0018120
Kansas City 111 010 0004133
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  W (4-8) 6.1 12 4 4 3 1
  Allen  SV (3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  L (1-1) 4.0 7 6 5 2 0
  Burgmeier   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  York   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Hedlund   2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
3
2

  E–Kirkpatrick (2), Harrison (1), Fitzmorris (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Torborg (1).  2B–California Gonzalez (3,off Fitzmorris); Torborg (3,off Fitzmorris); Murphy (2,off Fitzmorris); Johnson (8,off Fitzmorris), Kansas City Schaal (12,off Murphy); Oliver (6,off Murphy); Rojas (15,off Murphy); Piniella (5,off Allen).  3B–California Spencer (2,off Hedlund), Kansas City Patek (3,off Murphy).  SF–Johnson (1,off Fitzmorris).  IBB–Oliver (2,by Murphy).  SB–Alomar (16,3rd base off Fitzmorris/Kirkpatrick); Patek (22,2nd base off Murphy/Torborg).  CS–Repoz (3,2nd base by Burgmeier/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Allen (3).  IBB–Murphy (4,Oliver).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:52.  A–35,295.
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