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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
1971-09-13 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 12638 · 84°F, night · 2:50
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Catfish Hunter earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Sandy Valdespino went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Catfish Hunter L: Al Fitzmorris SV: Rollie Fingers
Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rick Monday | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Mangual | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Catfish Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sandy Valdespino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gail Hopkins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Keough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bobby Knoop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Al Fitzmorris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 10.0 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Fitzmorris | 10.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: W
- Rick Monday: SB2
- Rick Monday: K
- Reggie Jackson: 3(B)6(2)/LDP
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Sandy Valdespino: 31
- Amos Otis: W
- Gail Hopkins: SB2
- Gail Hopkins: K
Top 2
- Mike Epstein: 31
- Sal Bando: E5.B-1
- Angel Mangual: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Paul Schaal: 9
- Joe Keough: 9
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 7
Top 3
- Gene Tenace: W
- Dick Green: 46(1)/FO
- Catfish Hunter: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Bobby Knoop: K/C
- Al Fitzmorris: 63
- Freddie Patek: K
Top 4
- Bert Campaneris: 8
- Rick Monday: T8
- Reggie Jackson: 3/G.3-H
- Mike Epstein: 5/FL
Bot 4
- Sandy Valdespino: HR/9
- Amos Otis: K
- Gail Hopkins: 9/L
- Paul Schaal: K/C
Top 5
- Sal Bando: 4
- Angel Mangual: 43
- Gene Tenace: K
Bot 5
- Joe Keough: 5
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- Bobby Knoop: CS2(24)
- Bobby Knoop: K
Top 6
- Dick Green: 4
- Catfish Hunter: S8
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Rick Monday: 43
Bot 6
- Al Fitzmorris: K/BF
- Freddie Patek: S5
- Sandy Valdespino: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Reggie Jackson: S
- Mike Epstein: 6
- Sal Bando: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 7
- Amos Otis: 4
- Gail Hopkins: 13
- Paul Schaal: 5/FL
Top 8
- Angel Mangual: K/C
- Gene Tenace: 7/L
- Dick Green: 13
Bot 8
- Joe Keough: 9
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 31
- Bobby Knoop: K
Top 9
- Catfish Hunter: 13
- Bert Campaneris: K/C
- Rick Monday: 1/G
Bot 9
- Al Fitzmorris: S9
- Freddie Patek: 3/SH.1-2
- Sandy Valdespino: 43.2-3
- Amos Otis: 53
Top 10
- Reggie Jackson: 63
- Mike Epstein: 7
- Sal Bando: S9
- Angel Mangual: 3/FL
Bot 10
- Gail Hopkins: S5
- Paul Schaal: 64(1)/FO
- Joe Keough: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 11
- Gene Tenace: S7
- Dick Green: 34/SH.1-2
- Catfish Hunter: S8.2-3
- Bert Campaneris: FC4.3XH(425);1-2;B-1
- Rick Monday: S8.2-H;1-3
- Reggie Jackson: W.1-2
- Mike Epstein: K/C
Bot 11
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- Bobby Knoop: 34/SH.1-2
- Lou Piniella: K
- Freddie Patek: 5