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California Angels @ Kansas City Royals

1971-09-16 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5801 · 70°F, night · Wind 15 mph · 2:05

California Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Clyde Wright earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3

W: Clyde Wright L: Dick Drago SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Ron Luciano · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sandy Alomar	4	0	0	0	1
Mickey Rivers	4	1	2	0	0
Jim Fregosi	4	0	1	0	0
Ken McMullen	4	0	0	0	2
Roger Repoz	3	0	0	0	1
Billy Parker	3	0	1	1	0
Ken Berry	3	1	1	0	0
Jeff Torborg	3	0	2	0	0
Clyde Wright	3	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Schaal	4	1	2	0	0	1
Amos Otis	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lou Piniella	3	0	0	1	0	1
Bob Oliver	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dennis Paepke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Harrison	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Knoop	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Drago	3	0	0	0	0	2

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clyde Wright	9.0	3	2	5

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Drago	9.0	7	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: 13
Mickey Rivers: S9
Jim Fregosi: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Freddie Patek: 9
Paul Schaal: 9
Amos Otis: W
Lou Piniella: 6/L

Top 2

Ken McMullen: 7/L
Roger Repoz: 63
Billy Parker: 43

Bot 2

Bob Oliver: 3/FL
Dennis Paepke: 53
Chuck Harrison: 63

Top 3

Ken Berry: 63
Jeff Torborg: S7
Clyde Wright: K
Sandy Alomar: K/C

Bot 3

Bobby Knoop: 4/P
Dick Drago: K/C
Freddie Patek: 53

Top 4

Mickey Rivers: S5
Jim Fregosi: S9.1-3
Ken McMullen: K
Roger Repoz: K/C
Billy Parker: S7.3-H;1X3(75)

Bot 4

Paul Schaal: K
Amos Otis: 63
Lou Piniella: K/C

Top 5

Ken Berry: D9
Jeff Torborg: S4.2-3
Clyde Wright: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Sandy Alomar: 7

Bot 5

Bob Oliver: 5/L
Dennis Paepke: 53
Chuck Harrison: 13

Top 6

Mickey Rivers: 3/G
Jim Fregosi: 63
Ken McMullen: K/C

Bot 6

Bobby Knoop: 9/L
Dick Drago: K
Freddie Patek: 13

Top 7

Roger Repoz: 31
Billy Parker: 8
Ken Berry: 53

Bot 7

Paul Schaal: D9
Amos Otis: WP.2-3#
Amos Otis: 9
Lou Piniella: 8/SF.3-H
Bob Oliver: 4/P

Top 8

Jeff Torborg: 7
Clyde Wright: 43
Sandy Alomar: 3/G

Bot 8

Dennis Paepke: 43
Chuck Harrison: W
Bobby Knoop: 9
Dick Drago: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Mickey Rivers: 3/G
Jim Fregosi: 63
Ken McMullen: 9

Bot 9

Freddie Patek: 5/P
Paul Schaal: S1
Amos Otis: S7.1-2
Lou Piniella: 63.2-3;1-2
Bob Oliver: K