Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
June 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1971 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 2 2 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 2 0
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 1
  Savage pr 0 0 0 0
  Oliver 1b 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 0 0 0
Floyd ss 2 0 0 0
Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
Rivers cf 3 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Conigliaro rf 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
O'Brien ss 3 0 0 0
Moses c 3 0 0 0
Murphy p 2 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Kansas City 000 100 001241
California 100 000 000150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  W (7-4) 9.0 5 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  L (4-10) 8.0 4 2 2 4 1
  LaRoche   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
1

  E–Hopkins (3).  DP–California 1.  PB–Moses (6).  2B–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (9,off Murphy), California Rivers (1,off Hedlund); Gonzalez (4,off Hedlund).  HR–Kansas City Otis (12,9th inning off Murphy 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hedlund (4,off Murphy).  SF–Hopkins (2,off Murphy).  SB–Savage (3,2nd base off LaRoche/Moses).  CS–Rivers (1,3rd base by Hedlund/Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:05.  A–8,297.
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