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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
1971-05-16 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 21316 · 85°F · 2:54
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 10–4. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 7th. Jim York earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Paul Schaal went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
W: Jim York L: Bob Locker SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Jim Odom · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Rudi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Davis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Mangual | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Brown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Blue Moon Odom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Hovley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Keough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gail Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dennis Paepke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Savage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Knoop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon Odom | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Darold Knowles | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Locker | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Ron Klimkowski | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roland | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McCormick | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim York | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: S3/BG
- Joe Rudi: SB2
- Joe Rudi: S9.2-H
- Reggie Jackson: W.1-2
- Tommy Davis: 14(1)/FO.2-3
- Sal Bando: SB2
- Sal Bando: S9.2-H;3-H
- Angel Mangual: PO1(E3).1-2#
- Angel Mangual: 7
- Gene Tenace: 7
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: 7
- Joe Keough: 8
- Amos Otis: 2/BP
Top 2
- Larry Brown: 8
- Blue Moon Odom: 13
- Bert Campaneris: K
Bot 2
- Gail Hopkins: 5
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S7
- Cookie Rojas: 9
- Paul Schaal: HR/78.1-H
- Dennis Paepke: 4/L
Top 3
- Joe Rudi: 3/G
- Reggie Jackson: S8
- Tommy Davis: POCS2(134)#
- Tommy Davis: 8
Bot 3
- Mike McCormick: 43
- Freddie Patek: 7
- Joe Keough: 41
Top 4
- Sal Bando: 7
- Angel Mangual: S7
- Gene Tenace: POCS2(1343)
- Gene Tenace: 63
Bot 4
- Amos Otis: 43
- Gail Hopkins: 8
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
Top 5
- Larry Brown: S7
- Blue Moon Odom: 14/SH.1-2
- Bert Campaneris: W
- Joe Rudi: SB3;SB2#
- Joe Rudi: K
- Reggie Jackson: 13
Bot 5
- Cookie Rojas: 6
- Paul Schaal: 63
- Dennis Paepke: K23
Top 6
- Tommy Davis: 8
- Sal Bando: S7
- Angel Mangual: 9
- Gene Tenace: K
Bot 6
- Al Fitzmorris: K
- Freddie Patek: S8
- Joe Keough: SB2#
- Joe Keough: K/C
- Amos Otis: 7/L
Top 7
- Larry Brown: 8
- Steve Hovley: W
- Bert Campaneris: SB2#
- Bert Campaneris: 9
- Joe Rudi: S7.2-H
- Reggie Jackson: S6.1-2
- Tommy Davis: 63
Bot 7
- Ted Savage: 63
- Bob Oliver: S6
- Cookie Rojas: S7.1-3
- Paul Schaal: D9.1-3;3-H
- Dennis Paepke: IW
- Bobby Knoop: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Freddie Patek: D7.1-3;2-H
- Joe Keough: IW
- Amos Otis: 2/FL
- Ted Savage: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Sal Bando: 8
- Angel Mangual: K
- Gene Tenace: 53
Bot 8
- Bob Oliver: S8
- Cookie Rojas: WP.1-2
- Cookie Rojas: S9.2-H
- Paul Schaal: S8.1-3
- Jerry May: WP.1-2;3-H
- Jerry May: S8.2-H
- Ted Abernathy: 34/SH.1-2
- Freddie Patek: HP
- Joe Keough: WP.1-2;2-3
- Joe Keough: W
- Amos Otis: 8/SF.3-H
- Ted Savage: 5(2)/FO
Top 9
- Larry Brown: S9
- Mike Epstein: 36(1)3/GDP
- Bert Campaneris: S3/BG
- Joe Rudi: 64(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Mike McCormick left with a blister