Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Floyd ss 4 0 0 0
Valdespino rf 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 1
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Keough cf 3 0 0 0
Severson 2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Hedlund p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 1
Epstein 1b 2 1 1 1
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Mangual cf 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
Hunter p 2 0 0 0
  Brown 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 3 2
Kansas City 000 001 000130
Oakland 000 100 10x230
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  L (15-8) 8.0 3 2 2 3 5
Totals
8.0
3
2
2
3
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (21-11) 7.0 3 1 1 1 5
  Fingers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Knowles  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  HR–Kansas City Schaal (10,6th inning off Hunter 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Jackson (32,4th inning off Hedlund 0 on, 1 out); Epstein (19,7th inning off Hedlund 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–1:35.  A–1,252.
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