Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 26, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Kirkpatrick c 5 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 3 1 2 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 2 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 1
Keough rf 3 0 1 0
Dal Canton p 2 0 1 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 2 3
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 1 3 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 0
Hunter p 3 1 2 1
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Kansas City 001 000 010290
Oakland 002 011 00x4110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  L (7-3) 5.0 9 3 3 0 3
  Nelson   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
0
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (11-5) 7.0 8 2 2 5 10
  Fingers  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
5
12

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Rojas (16,off Hunter), Oakland Jackson (16,off Dal Canton); Epstein (8,off Dal Canton).  3B–Oakland Hunter (1,off Nelson).  SF–Piniella (3,off Fingers).  SB–Otis (21,2nd base off Hunter/Duncan); Patek (26,2nd base off Hunter/Duncan).  WP–Hunter (2).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:35.  A–39,920.
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