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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
1971-06-26 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 39920 · cloudy · 2:35
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Catfish Hunter earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Mike Epstein went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
W: Catfish Hunter L: Bruce Dal Canton SV: Rollie Fingers
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Gail Hopkins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Keough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bruce Dal Canton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Monday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Catfish Hunter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Dal Canton | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
 Roger Nelson | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
 Rollie Fingers | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: K/C
- Paul Schaal: S9
- Amos Otis: S8.1-3
- Ed Kirkpatrick: SB2#
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Gail Hopkins: W
- Cookie Rojas: K23
Bot 1
- Bert Campaneris: 63
- Joe Rudi: 13
- Reggie Jackson: D8
- Mike Epstein: 43
Top 2
- Lou Piniella: 53
- Joe Keough: K/C
- Bruce Dal Canton: S3
- Freddie Patek: 8
Bot 2
- Sal Bando: K/C
- Rick Monday: 163
- Dave Duncan: S6
- Dick Green: K
Top 3
- Paul Schaal: W
- Amos Otis: W.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Gail Hopkins: S7.1-2;2-H
- Cookie Rojas: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Catfish Hunter: S4
- Bert Campaneris: 7
- Joe Rudi: 7
- Reggie Jackson: S9.1-3
- Mike Epstein: D/89.1-H;3-H
- Sal Bando: 7
Top 4
- Lou Piniella: 8
- Joe Keough: K
- Bruce Dal Canton: K
Bot 4
- Rick Monday: 31
- Dave Duncan: S8
- Dick Green: S5.1-2
- Catfish Hunter: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Freddie Patek: 7
- Paul Schaal: K
- Amos Otis: S6
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 13
Bot 5
- Bert Campaneris: S7
- Joe Rudi: 53.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: K
- Mike Epstein: S9.2-H
- Sal Bando: 5/FL
Top 6
- Gail Hopkins: 6/FL
- Cookie Rojas: D7
- Lou Piniella: WP.2-3#
- Lou Piniella: 4
- Joe Keough: W
- Bob Oliver: K
Bot 6
- Rick Monday: 31
- Dave Duncan: S8
- Dick Green: 3/FL
- Catfish Hunter: T/89.1-H
- Bert Campaneris: 8
Top 7
- Freddie Patek: W
- Paul Schaal: SB2#
- Paul Schaal: 9
- Amos Otis: 5/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C
Bot 7
- Joe Rudi: 7
- Reggie Jackson: 31
- Mike Epstein: 4/L
Top 8
- Gail Hopkins: S7
- Cookie Rojas: S9.1-3
- Lou Piniella: 9/SF.3-H
- Joe Keough: S8.1-3
- Chuck Harrison: K/C
- Freddie Patek: 4/FL
Bot 8
- Sal Bando: 63
- Rick Monday: 43
- Dave Duncan: 1
Top 9
- Paul Schaal: 9
- Amos Otis: K
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 31