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Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
3		 
(10)
BAL
@BOS		2
10
CAL
@CHW		3
4		 
(10)
CLE
@DET		0
1
MIL
@MIN		5
0
WSA
@NYY		0
4
KCR
@OAK		2
4
CIN
@ATL		0
1
SFG
@HOU		3
1
SDP
@LAD		2
4
SDP
@LAD		3
4		 
(13)
NYM
@MON		2
1
PIT
@PHI		11
9
CHC
@STL		5
1
Saturday, June 26, 1971
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 39,920, Time of Game: 2:35
Royals
2
35-32
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
2nd, 11 GB
 at Athletics
4
48-23
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  9  0
Athletics       0  0  2   0  1  1   0  0  X    4 11  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .647 -0.090 1.35 0.056 -0.146 -0.4 1 4 SB
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .291 .867 -0.027 1.06 0.067 -0.094 -0.1 1 1
Amos Otis CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 .308 .878 0.122 1.25 0.172 -0.051 1.1 1 0 SB
Ed Kirkpatrick C 5 0 0 0 0 3 .254 .716 -0.204 1.27 0.000 -0.204 -1.9 3 0
Gail Hopkins 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .262 .848 0.144 1.58 0.172 -0.029 1.3 9 3
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .323 .830 0.032 1.80 0.185 -0.153 0.1 1 3 2B,GDP
Lou Piniella LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .245 .589 -0.193 1.70 0.000 -0.193 -1.3 4 0 SF
Joe Keough RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .216 .605 0.082 1.22 0.116 -0.034 0.5 0 0
Bruce Dal Canton P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .121 .242 0.000 0.46 0.013 -0.012 0.0 1 2
   Bob Oliver PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .615 -0.063 2.40 0.000 -0.063 -0.4
   Roger Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Chuck Harrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .500 -0.097 3.47 0.000 -0.097 -0.7
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 5 12 .265 .644 -0.294 1.42 0.781 -1.076 -1.8 24 13
2B: C Rojas (16, off C Hunter).
SF: L Piniella (3, off R Fingers).
TB: C Rojas 3; G Hopkins 2; A Otis 2; J Keough; P Schaal; B Dal Canton.
GIDP: C Rojas (6).
RBI: L Piniella (14); G Hopkins (16).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Rojas-F Patek-G Hopkins.
Baserunning
SB: A Otis (21, 2nd base off C Hunter/D Duncan); F Patek (26, 2nd base off C Hunter/D Duncan).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .635 -0.043 1.00 0.032 -0.074 -0.5 1 1
Joe Rudi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .712 -0.063 0.89 0.000 -0.063 -0.8 1 0
Reggie Jackson RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .279 .916 0.022 0.66 0.056 -0.034 -0.0 3 0 2B
Mike Epstein 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .292 .868 0.323 1.18 0.357 -0.034 2.4 4 1 2B
Sal Bando 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .812 -0.069 0.67 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 1 1
Rick Monday CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .728 -0.048 0.49 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 2 0
Dave Duncan C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .234 .705 0.044 0.34 0.046 -0.002 0.5 11 1
Dick Green 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .772 -0.005 0.83 0.032 -0.036 -0.1 3 1
Catfish Hunter P 3 1 2 1 0 0 .365 .812 0.044 1.09 0.120 -0.075 0.7 0 1 3B,GDP
   Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .467 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 4 11 4 0 3 .324 .765 0.205 0.79 0.643 -0.435 0.6 27 6
2B: M Epstein (8, off B Dal Canton); R Jackson (16, off B Dal Canton).
3B: C Hunter (1, off R Nelson).
TB: C Hunter 4; R Jackson 3; M Epstein 3; D Duncan 3; B Campaneris; D Green.
GIDP: C Hunter (2).
RBI: M Epstein 3 (36); C Hunter (7).
2-out RBI: M Epstein 3; C Hunter.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Campaneris-D Green-M Epstein.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Dal Canton, L (7-3) 5 9 3 3 0 3 0 2.95 23 40 -0.175 1.04 -0.9
Roger Nelson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 8 0 0 -0.041 0.32 -0.2
Ted Abernathy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.19 3 0 0 0.011 0.13 0.4
Team Totals 8 11 4 4 0 3 0 4.50 34 40 0 0 -0.205 1.42 -0.6

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Catfish Hunter, W (11-5) 7 8 2 2 5 10 0 3.45 33 58 0.089 1.32 0.6
Rollie Fingers, S (4) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.87 7 2 1 0.207 1.93 1.2
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 5 12 0 2.00 40 58 2 1 0.296 0.79 1.8
C Hunter faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: C Hunter (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 39,920.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Paul Schaal 3B 2 Joe Rudi LF
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Reggie Jackson RF
4 Ed Kirkpatrick C 4 Mike Epstein 1B
5 Gail Hopkins 1B 5 Sal Bando 3B
6 Cookie Rojas 2B 6 Rick Monday CF
7 Lou Piniella LF 7 Dave Duncan C
8 Joe Keough RF 8 Dick Green 2B
9 Bruce Dal Canton P 9 Catfish Hunter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 2 1-3 RR OAK M. Epstein B. Dal Canton 25% 67% Double (CF-RF); Jackson Scores; Hunter Scores
t3 0-0 1 12- R KCR G. Hopkins C. Hunter -12% 34% Single to LF; Otis to 2B; Schaal Scores
b5 2-1 2 -2- R OAK M. Epstein B. Dal Canton 11% 82% Single to RF; Campaneris Scores
t8 1-4 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas C. Hunter -10% 80% Single to RF; Hopkins to 3B
t8 2-4 1 1-3 O KCR C. Harrison R. Fingers 10% 88% Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek C. Hunter 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Schaal C. Hunter -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR A. Otis C. Hunter -7% 43% Single to CF; Schaal to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Hunter -2% 41% Otis Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Hunter 8% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -23 KCR G. Hopkins C. Hunter -1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 123 O KCR C. Rojas C. Hunter 7% 54% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Dal Canton -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Dal Canton -1% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- OAK R. Jackson B. Dal Canton 2% 53% Double to CF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O OAK M. Epstein B. Dal Canton -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella C. Hunter 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough C. Hunter 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- KCR B. Dal Canton C. Hunter -1% 52% Single to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR F. Patek C. Hunter 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Dal Canton -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Monday B. Dal Canton -2% 51% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- OAK D. Duncan B. Dal Canton 1% 52% Single to SS
b2 0-0 2 1-- O OAK D. Green B. Dal Canton -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- KCR P. Schaal C. Hunter -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- KCR A. Otis C. Hunter -6% 39% Walk; Schaal to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Hunter 6% 45% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 12- R KCR G. Hopkins C. Hunter -12% 34% Single to LF; Otis to 2B; Schaal Scores
t3 1-0 1 12- OO KCR C. Rojas C. Hunter 8% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- OAK C. Hunter B. Dal Canton 5% 46% Single to 2B
b3 0-1 0 1-- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Dal Canton -4% 42% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 1 1-- O OAK J. Rudi B. Dal Canton -3% 39% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 2 1-- OAK R. Jackson B. Dal Canton 3% 42% Single to RF; Hunter to 3B
b3 0-1 2 1-3 RR OAK M. Epstein B. Dal Canton 25% 67% Double (CF-RF); Jackson Scores; Hunter Scores
b3 2-1 2 -2- O OAK S. Bando B. Dal Canton -3% 64% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
t4 1-2 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella C. Hunter 3% 67% Flyball: CF
t4 1-2 1 --- O KCR J. Keough C. Hunter 2% 69% Strikeout
t4 1-2 2 --- O KCR B. Dal Canton C. Hunter 1% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O OAK R. Monday B. Dal Canton -2% 68% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2-1 1 --- OAK D. Duncan B. Dal Canton 2% 70% Single to CF
b4 2-1 1 1-- OAK D. Green B. Dal Canton 3% 73% Single to 3B; Duncan to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- OO OAK C. Hunter B. Dal Canton -8% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- O KCR F. Patek C. Hunter 3% 69% Flyball: LF
t5 1-2 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal C. Hunter 2% 71% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 --- KCR A. Otis C. Hunter -2% 69% Single to SS
t5 1-2 2 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Hunter 3% 72% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris B. Dal Canton 3% 76% Single to LF
b5 2-1 0 1-- O OAK J. Rudi B. Dal Canton -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B; Campaneris to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- O OAK R. Jackson B. Dal Canton -3% 71% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 -2- R OAK M. Epstein B. Dal Canton 11% 82% Single to RF; Campaneris Scores
b5 3-1 2 1-- O OAK S. Bando B. Dal Canton -1% 81% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
t6 1-3 0 --- O KCR G. Hopkins C. Hunter 3% 83% Foul Flyball: SS
t6 1-3 1 --- KCR C. Rojas C. Hunter -5% 78% Double to LF
t6 1-3 1 -2- KCR L. Piniella C. Hunter -3% 75% Wild Pitch; Rojas to 3B
t6 1-3 1 --3 O KCR L. Piniella C. Hunter 7% 82% Flyball: 2B
t6 1-3 2 --3 KCR J. Keough C. Hunter -2% 80% Walk
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton (P) batting 9th
t6 1-3 2 1-3 O KCR B. Oliver C. Hunter 6% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 6-7-8
Roger Nelson replaces Bob Oliver (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-1 0 --- O OAK R. Monday R. Nelson -1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 3-1 1 --- OAK D. Duncan R. Nelson 1% 87% Single to CF
b6 3-1 1 1-- O OAK D. Green R. Nelson -1% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 3-1 2 1-- R OAK C. Hunter R. Nelson 7% 93% Triple (CF-RF); Duncan Scores
b6 4-1 2 --3 O OAK B. Campaneris R. Nelson -1% 91% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t7 1-4 0 --- KCR F. Patek C. Hunter -4% 87% Walk
t7 1-4 0 1-- KCR P. Schaal C. Hunter -2% 86% Patek Steals 2B
t7 1-4 0 -2- O KCR P. Schaal C. Hunter 4% 90% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis C. Hunter 3% 93% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1-4 2 -2- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Hunter 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
b7 4-1 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi R. Nelson -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 4-1 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson R. Nelson -0% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 4-1 2 --- O OAK M. Epstein R. Nelson -0% 94% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
t8 1-4 0 --- KCR G. Hopkins C. Hunter -4% 91% Single to LF
t8 1-4 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas C. Hunter -10% 80% Single to RF; Hopkins to 3B
Rollie Fingers replaces Catfish Hunter pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-4 0 1-3 RO KCR L. Piniella R. Fingers 7% 88% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hopkins Scores
t8 2-4 1 1-- KCR J. Keough R. Fingers -9% 78% Single to CF; Rojas to 3B
Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Roger Nelson (P) batting 9th
t8 2-4 1 1-3 O KCR C. Harrison R. Fingers 10% 88% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-4 2 1-3 O KCR F. Patek R. Fingers 7% 95% Foul Flyball: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
Ted Abernathy replaces Chuck Harrison (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-2 0 --- O OAK S. Bando T. Abernathy -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-2 1 --- O OAK R. Monday T. Abernathy -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-2 2 --- O OAK D. Duncan T. Abernathy -0% 94% Flyball: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
t9 2-4 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal R. Fingers 3% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 2-4 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Fingers 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-4 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick R. Fingers 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.

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