Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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 6, California Angels 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
  Floyd ss 1 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 0
  Severson 3b 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 2 1 1
  Kirkpatrick cf 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 3 2
Oliver rf 4 1 1 3
Paepke c 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 0 0 0
Drago p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar ss 4 0 2 0
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi lf 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 1 1 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
Parker 2b 4 1 3 0
Repoz rf 4 0 1 1
Torborg c 2 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Wright p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Maloney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 204 000680
California 000 000 002271
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (17-10) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (15-16) 8.0 8 6 5 1 3
  Maloney   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
1
3

  E–Parker (3).  DP–California 2.  2B–Kansas City Otis (26,off Wright), California Alomar (22,off Drago); Repoz (9,off Drago).  3B–California Parker (1,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Oliver (6,6th inning off Wright 2 on, 0 out), California McMullen (20,9th inning off Drago 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:06.  A–6,084.
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