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BAL 10
NYY  4

CLE  7
DET  6

(11)
CLE  8
DET  7

KCR  5
CAL  1
CAL  8
@KCR  4

OAK 11
@MIL  4

MIL  7
OAK  4

CHW 18
@MIN  8

BOS  4
@WSA  3

STL  5
@CHC  4

CIN  5
ATL  4

CIN  2
ATL  0

HOU  9
@LAD  7

NYM  7
PHI  6

PHI  9
@NYM  7

(11)
PIT  7
MON  1

PIT  7
MON  3

SFG  6
SDP  2

SFG  2
SDP  0

Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 20, 1971
Time of Game: 2:19
Angels
1
30-38
Lost 1
4th, 14½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  0
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  X    5  7  0
W: Bruce Dal Canton (7-2), L: Clyde Wright (7-6), S: Ted Abernathy (13)
Royals
5
35-26
Won 1
2nd, 7 GB

Batting Stats

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .548              4   3   
J Fregosi SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .635              1   5   
T Gonzalez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .578              5   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .636              0   0   
J Stephenson C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .766              4   0   
  B Cowan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .755              0   0   
T Conigliaro RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .677              2   0   2·GDP
K McMullen 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .676              0   2   
J Spencer 1B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .205  .658              7   0   HR
C Wright P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .178  .518              1   0   
  M Queen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   0   
  S O'Brien PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .641              0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250              0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   0    2   1                         24  10
Batting Events
HR: J Spencer (8, off B Dal Canton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Spencer 5; A Johnson; B Cowan; T Gonzalez; C Wright.
GIDP: T Conigliaro 2 (9).
RBI: J Spencer (18).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Fregosi-S Alomar-J Spencer; S Alomar-J Spencer.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .267  .648              3   1   
P Schaal 3B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .288  .857              2   7   
A Otis CF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .312  .904              3   0   
C Harrison 1B                 3   0   0   2    0   0  .282  .685             11   2   SF
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .592              2   0   GDP
C Rojas 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .808              2   3   
B Oliver RF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .238  .592              0   0   2B
J May C                       2   0   0   0    2   0  .248  .678              2   1   GDP,IW
B Dal Canton P                3   0   1   2    0   1  .097  .194              2   1   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .452              0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
Totals                       28   5   7   0    6   3                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: B Oliver (5, off C Wright).
SF: C Harrison (3, off C Wright).
IBB: J May (5, by C Wright).
TB: C Rojas 2; B Oliver 2; A Otis; F Patek; P Schaal; B Dal Canton.
GIDP: J May (6); L Piniella (3).
RBI: C Harrison 2 (12); B Dal Canton 2 (2); A Otis (37).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. T Abernathy-J May-C Harrison; P Schaal-C Rojas-C Harrison.

Pitching Stats

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wright, L (7-6)              6     5   5   5    5   1   0   2.83   26     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 5     38    -     0.78  -0.20
M Queen                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.55    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          3-2    0.35  -0.01
E Fisher                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.81    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   5    6   3   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 7          3-2 
C Wright faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Dal Canton, W (7-2)          8.1   5   1   1    2   1   1   2.82   31     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 5     68    -     0.94   0.26
T Burgmeier                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.26    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    1.06  -0.05
T Abernathy, S (13)            0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.31    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.41   0.08
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   1   1          33     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 6          5-0 
T Burgmeier faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: C Wright (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Wright (3; J May).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 89° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction.

Lineups

   California Angels                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Sandy Alomar                 2B       1. Freddie Patek                SS
2. Jim Fregosi                  SS       2. Paul Schaal                  3B
3. Tony Gonzalez                CF       3. Amos Otis                    CF
4. Alex Johnson                 LF       4. Chuck Harrison               1B
5. John Stephenson               C       5. Lou Piniella                 LF
6. Tony Conigliaro              RF       6. Cookie Rojas                 2B
7. Ken McMullen                 3B       7. Bob Oliver                   RF
8. Jim Spencer                  1B       8. Jerry May                     C
9. Clyde Wright                  P       9. Bruce Dal Canton              P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 1 1-3 OO 16% 90% 1-3 CAL T. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0 12- R 13% 77% 0-0 KCR A. Otis C. Wright Single to CF; Schaal to 3B; Patek Scores
t6 0 --- R -12% 68% 0-2 CAL J. Spencer B. Dal Canton Home Run
t7 0 1-- -10% 68% 1-3 CAL A. Johnson B. Dal Canton Single to LF; Gonzalez to 2B
b6 0 1-- 8% 87% 2-1 KCR P. Schaal C. Wright Single to RF; Patek to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CAL S. Alomar B. Dal Canton Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CAL J. Fregosi B. Dal Canton Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CAL T. Gonzalez B. Dal Canton Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 KCR F. Patek C. Wright Walk
b1 0 1-- 3% 61% 0-0 KCR P. Schaal C. Wright Wild Pitch; Patek to 2B
b1 0 -2- 3% 64% 0-0 KCR P. Schaal C. Wright Walk
b1 0 12- R 13% 77% 0-0 KCR A. Otis C. Wright Single to CF; Schaal to 3B; Patek Scores
b1 0 1-3 RO -1% 75% 1-0 KCR C. Harrison C. Wright Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schaal Scores
b1 1 1-- OO -3% 72% 2-0 KCR L. Piniella C. Wright Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 CAL A. Johnson B. Dal Canton Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 76% 0-2 CAL J. Stephenson B. Dal Canton Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 2 --- O 1% 77% 0-2 CAL T. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 KCR C. Rojas C. Wright Popfly: P
b2 1 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 KCR B. Oliver C. Wright Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- 1% 75% 2-0 KCR J. May C. Wright Walk
b2 2 1-- O -1% 74% 2-0 KCR B. Dal Canton C. Wright Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 76% 0-2 CAL K. McMullen B. Dal Canton Groundout: 1B-P
t3 1 --- O 1% 77% 0-2 CAL J. Spencer B. Dal Canton Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- -1% 76% 0-2 CAL C. Wright B. Dal Canton Single to RF
t3 2 1-- O 2% 78% 0-2 CAL S. Alomar B. Dal Canton Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 KCR F. Patek C. Wright Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 KCR P. Schaal C. Wright Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 KCR A. Otis C. Wright Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 78% 0-2 CAL J. Fregosi B. Dal Canton Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 80% 0-2 CAL T. Gonzalez B. Dal Canton Groundout: P-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 81% 0-2 CAL A. Johnson B. Dal Canton Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O -1% 79% 2-0 KCR C. Harrison C. Wright Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 KCR L. Piniella C. Wright Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 KCR C. Rojas C. Wright Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 CAL J. Stephenson B. Dal Canton Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 CAL T. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- O 1% 83% 0-2 CAL K. McMullen B. Dal Canton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 2% 85% 2-0 KCR B. Oliver C. Wright Walk
b5 0 1-- OO -4% 81% 2-0 KCR J. May C. Wright Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 KCR B. Dal Canton C. Wright Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- R -12% 68% 0-2 CAL J. Spencer B. Dal Canton Home Run
t6 0 --- O 4% 72% 1-2 CAL C. Wright B. Dal Canton Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 2% 74% 1-2 CAL S. Alomar B. Dal Canton Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2 --- O 2% 76% 1-2 CAL J. Fregosi B. Dal Canton Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 3% 79% 2-1 KCR F. Patek C. Wright Single to 3B
b6 0 1-- 8% 87% 2-1 KCR P. Schaal C. Wright Single to RF; Patek to 3B
b6 0 1-3 O -5% 82% 2-1 KCR A. Otis C. Wright Popfly: SS
b6 1 1-3 RO 3% 85% 2-1 KCR C. Harrison C. Wright Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Patek Scores
b6 2 1-- O -1% 84% 3-1 KCR L. Piniella C. Wright Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- -6% 78% 1-3 CAL T. Gonzalez B. Dal Canton Single to RF
t7 0 1-- -10% 68% 1-3 CAL A. Johnson B. Dal Canton Single to LF; Gonzalez to 2B
t7 0 12- O 6% 74% 1-3 CAL J. Stephenson B. Dal Canton Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gonzalez to 3B
t7 1 1-3 OO 16% 90% 1-3 CAL T. Conigliaro B. Dal Canton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Clyde Wright facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- 1% 92% 3-1 KCR C. Rojas C. Wright Single to RF
b7 0 1-- 4% 96% 3-1 KCR B. Oliver C. Wright Double to RF; Rojas to 3B
b7 0 -23 0% 96% 3-1 KCR J. May C. Wright Intentional Walk
Mel Queen replaces Clyde Wright pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 123 RR 3% 99% 3-1 KCR B. Dal Canton M. Queen Single to LF; May to 3B; Oliver Scores; Rojas Scores
b7 0 1-3 O -1% 98% 5-1 KCR F. Patek M. Queen Fielder's Choice 2B; May out at Hm/2B-C; Dal Canton to 2B
b7 1 12- 0% 99% 5-1 KCR P. Schaal M. Queen Walk; Dal Canton to 3B; Patek to 2B
b7 1 123 O -1% 98% 5-1 KCR A. Otis M. Queen Strikeout
b7 2 123 O -1% 97% 5-1 KCR C. Harrison M. Queen Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-5 CAL K. McMullen B. Dal Canton Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- -1% 97% 1-5 CAL J. Spencer B. Dal Canton Single to RF
Syd O'Brien pinch hits for Mel Queen (P) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- O 1% 98% 1-5 CAL S. O'Brien B. Dal Canton Popfly: 3B
t8 2 1-- O 1% 99% 1-5 CAL S. Alomar B. Dal Canton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Angels' Eddie Fisher facing 5-6-7
Eddie Fisher replaces Syd O'Brien (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 5-1 KCR L. Piniella E. Fisher Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- 0% 99% 5-1 KCR C. Rojas E. Fisher Single to CF
b8 1 1-- O -0% 99% 5-1 KCR B. Oliver E. Fisher Strikeout
b8 2 1-- O -0% 99% 5-1 KCR J. May E. Fisher Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- -2% 97% 1-5 CAL J. Fregosi B. Dal Canton Walk
t9 0 1-- O 1% 99% 1-5 CAL T. Gonzalez B. Dal Canton Popfly: SS
t9 1 1-- -2% 97% 1-5 CAL A. Johnson B. Dal Canton Walk; Fregosi to 2B
Tom Burgmeier replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 9th; Billy Cowan pinch hits for John Stephenson (C) batting 5th
t9 1 12- -5% 92% 1-5 CAL B. Cowan T. Burgmeier Single to SS; Johnson to 2B; Fregosi to 3B
Ted Abernathy replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
t9 1 123 OO 8% 100% 1-5 CAL T. Conigliaro T. Abernathy Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5.

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