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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
1971-06-27 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 33477 · 2:36
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 6–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 4th. Bill Butler earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Larry Brown went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Bill Butler L: Diego Segui SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Merle Anthony · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gail Hopkins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Keough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Knoop | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chuck Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Rudi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Mangual | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Brown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Diego Segui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Hegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Curt Blefary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Monday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
 Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Segui | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roland | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Locker | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Paul Schaal: K
- Cookie Rojas: W
- Amos Otis: S7.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 7
- Gail Hopkins: 8
Bot 1
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: 8
- Reggie Jackson: 4
Top 2
- Lou Piniella: W
- Joe Keough: 64(1)3/GDP
- Bobby Knoop: K
Bot 2
- Mike Epstein: HR/89
- Tommy Davis: 3
- Angel Mangual: S6
- Dave Duncan: 3
- Larry Brown: W.1-2
- Diego Segui: K
Top 3
- Bill Butler: K
- Paul Schaal: K
- Cookie Rojas: 43
Bot 3
- Bert Campaneris: 7
- Joe Rudi: K
- Reggie Jackson: 43
Top 4
- Amos Otis: 3/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S9
- Gail Hopkins: S/89.1-3
- Lou Piniella: D7.1-H;3-H
- Joe Keough: S8.2-3
- Bobby Knoop: 96(1)/FO.3-H
- Bill Butler: K
Bot 4
- Mike Epstein: E1
- Tommy Davis: S8.1-2
- Angel Mangual: S1/BG.1-2;2-3
- Dave Duncan: 7
- Larry Brown: 5/L
- Gene Tenace: K/C
Top 5
- Paul Schaal: HR/78
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Amos Otis: S7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: SB2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: SB3.2-H(E2/TH)
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- Chuck Harrison: 9
- Lou Piniella: 3/G
Bot 5
- Bert Campaneris: 3/BP
- Joe Rudi: S7
- Reggie Jackson: S9.1-3
- Mike Epstein: 9
- Tommy Davis: 7
Top 6
- Joe Keough: K
- Bobby Knoop: S8
- Bill Butler: 56(1)/FO/BG
- Paul Schaal: 43
Bot 6
- Angel Mangual: S8
- Dave Duncan: K
- Larry Brown: HR/7.1-H
- Mike Hegan: K
- Bert Campaneris: 34/BG
Top 7
- Cookie Rojas: 13
- Amos Otis: 63
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S8
- Chuck Harrison: 54(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Joe Rudi: 3/G
- Reggie Jackson: S7
- Mike Epstein: 6
- Tommy Davis: 13
Top 8
- Lou Piniella: T9
- Joe Keough: 53
- Bobby Knoop: E1/SH.3-H(RBI);B-2
- Bob Oliver: 13.2-3
- Paul Schaal: K
Bot 8
- Angel Mangual: 13
- Dave Duncan: 3/G
- Curt Blefary: K
Top 9
- Cookie Rojas: 8/L
- Amos Otis: 63
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 43
Bot 9
- Rick Monday: 5/FL
- Bert Campaneris: W
- Joe Rudi: 2/FL
- Reggie Jackson: 43