The Royals clinched second place in the West division and Dick Drago became the winningest pitcher in Kansas City major league history by defeating the Angels, 6-2, for his 17th victory. Bob Oliver hit a three-run homer for the Royals and Lou Piniella, who rapped three singles, batted in two runs. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 8 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Alomar ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Floyd ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Schaal 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 Fregosi lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Severson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 McMullen 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .248 Otis cf 3 2 1 1 0 0 .303 Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Kirkpatrick cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Parker 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .279 Piniella lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .266 Repoz rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .189 Oliver rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .237 Torborg c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Paepke c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Stephenson ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Wright p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Knoop 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 T. Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Drago p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Maloney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 34 6 8 6 1 3 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 6,084 Left on Base: Royals 2, Angels 6 DP: Royals 0, Angels 2 Errors: Parker Doubles: Otis (26), Alomar (22), Repoz (9) Triples: Parker (1) Home Runs: Oliver (6), McMullen (20) GIDP: Otis (18) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago W(17-10) 9 7 2 2 1 3 1 35 2.93 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 3 1 35 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(15-16) 8 8 6 5 1 3 1 32 3.05 Maloney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.04 Totals 9 8 6 5 1 3 1 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Schaal singled to left; Otis grounded into a double play (second to first) [Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to left; Oliver lined into a double play (second to first) [Piniella out at first]; Paepke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Spencer flied out to left; Parker tripled to center; Repoz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoop flied out to center; Drago grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Wright was called out on strikes; Alomar doubled to right; Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 4TH: Patek singled to left; Schaal grounded out (third to first) [Patek to second]; Otis doubled to left [Patek scored]; Piniella singled to left [Otis scored]; Oliver flied out to right; Paepke lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi walked; McMullen flied out to right; Spencer flied out to center; Parker singled to right [Fregosi to third]; Repoz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 5TH: Harrison was called out on strikes; Knoop flied out to right; Drago walked; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Wright grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 6TH: Schaal singled to left; Otis reached on an error by Parker (assist by Alomar) [Schaal to second, Otis to first]; Piniella singled to left [Schaal scored (unearned), Otis to second]; Oliver homered [Otis scored, Piniella scored]; Paepke grounded out (third to first); Harrison flied out to right; Knoop flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: FLOYD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); KIRKPATRICK REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Rivers flied out to center; Fregosi popped to catcher in foul territory; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ROYALS 7TH: Drago flied out to right; Floyd was called out on strikes; Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: SEVERSON REPLACED SCHAAL (PLAYING 3B); Spencer flied out to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: STEPHENSON BATTED FOR TORBORG; Stephenson flied out to center; T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR WRIGHT; T. Reynolds flied out to left; On a bunt Alomar singled to pitcher; On a bunt Rivers made an out to catcher; Mickey Rivers called for interference; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ROYALS 9TH: STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MALONEY REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Paepke grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrison grounded out (third to first); Knoop grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen homered; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to shortstop; Repoz doubled to center [Parker scored]; Stephenson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 2.

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