Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Splittorff
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Splittorff
  
  Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop misplays the ball. That's an error on Knoop. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Splittorff
  
  Splittorff fires to first and has Rudi trapped. There's the throw to Patek who tags Rudi for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Splittorff
  
  Jackson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Segui
  
  Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Segui
  
  Valdespino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Segui
  
  Otis is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Splittorff
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bando for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mangual vs. Splittorff
  
  Mangual hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Splittorff
  
  Epstein strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Segui
  
  Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Segui
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Segui
  
  Keough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi throws the ball in to Green who tags Keough, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Splittorff
  
  Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Splittorff
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Segui vs. Splittorff
  
  Segui hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Segui
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Knoop vs. Segui
  
  Knoop strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piniella vs. Segui
  
  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Paul Splittorff.
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Segui
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Montgomery
  
  Monty Montgomery now pitching.
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Montgomery
  
  Rudi bunts towards the mound. Montgomery fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Montgomery
  
  Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bando vs. Montgomery
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Segui
  
  Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Segui
  
  Otis strikes out. Duncan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Otis out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Segui
  
  Hopkins takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Segui
  
  Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mangual vs. Montgomery
  
  Mangual hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Montgomery
  
  Epstein strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Montgomery
  
  Duncan strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Segui
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Segui
  
  Kirkpatrick is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Knoop vs. Segui
  
  Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards second. Green scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Montgomery
  
  Green hits a line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Segui vs. Montgomery
  
  Segui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Montgomery
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rudi vs. Montgomery
  
  Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rudi for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Segui
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Segui
  
  Patek bunts towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Valdespino vs. Segui
  
  Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards second. Green fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Patek trapped. There's the throw back to Green who tags Patek for the double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Montgomery
  
  Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Montgomery
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mangual vs. Montgomery
  
  Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Segui
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopkins vs. Segui
  
  There goes Otis. The throw from Duncan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hopkins vs. Segui
  
  Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Schaal vs. Segui
  
  Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Keough vs. Segui
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Segui covering. Safe. Otis scores. Schaal moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kirkpatrick vs. Segui
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Montgomery
  
  Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Montgomery
  
  Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Montgomery
  
  Rick Monday pinch hits for Dick Green.
  
  Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garrett vs. Montgomery
  
  Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Diego Segui.
  
  Garrett strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Locker
  
  Bob Locker now pitching. Dwain Anderson now playing second base.
  
  Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Locker
  
  Montgomery bunts towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoop moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Locker
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. Knoop scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Valdespino vs. Locker
  
  Valdespino hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. Locker
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Montgomery
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Montgomery
  
  Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Montgomery
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Montgomery covering, for the out. Rudi moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bando vs. Montgomery
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/14/1971 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      4  0  1  0   Patek F, ss           4  0  2  1   
Rudi J, lf            4  0  2  0   Valdespino S, lf      4  0  0  0   
Jackson R, rf         4  0  0  0   Otis A, cf            4  1  1  0   
Bando S, 3b           4  0  0  0   Hopkins G, 1b         2  0  0  0   
Mangual A, cf         3  0  0  0   Schaal P, 3b          2  0  0  0   
Epstein M, 1b         3  0  0  0   Keough J, rf          3  0  2  1   
Duncan D, c           3  0  0  0   Kirkpatrick E, c      2  0  1  0   
Green D, 2b           2  0  0  0   Knoop B, 2b           3  1  1  0   
Monday R, ph          1  0  1  0   Splittorff P, p       0  0  0  0   
Anderson D, 2b        0  0  0  0   Piniella L, ph        1  0  0  0   
Segui D, p            2  0  0  0   Montgomery M, p       1  0  0  0   
Garrett A, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Locker B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  0  4  0                        26  2  7  2

Oakland          000 000 000 --  0
Kansas City      000 000 11x --  2

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Segui D (L)           7.0  5  1  1  2  4
Locker B              1.0  2  1  1  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Splittorff P          3.0  0  0  0  0  1
Montgomery M (W)      6.0  4  0  0  0  4

E -- Knoop B, Duncan D
DP -- Oakland 3
LOB -- Oakland 4, Kansas City 4
2B -- Kirkpatrick E
3B -- Patek F
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Rudi J
SH -- Montgomery M
HBP -- by Segui D (Kirkpatrick E)
T -- 2:20
A -- 9363

    

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