Sending 14 men to bat, the Royals scored nine runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 10-3. The Royals collected seven hits in their outburst, drew three walks and benefited from two errors. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  9  -  10 11  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  7  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   1   0   0     2   1   .272      Alomar ss             5   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Schaal 3b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .272      Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Otis cf               5   1   1   2     0   0   .302      Fregosi lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .226
Piniella lf           5   0   3   0     0   1   .270        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Oliver rf             5   2   2   3     0   0   .239        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Paepke c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .199        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Floyd pr,2b         0   2   0   0     1   0   .180        T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Harrison 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .218      McMullen 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .240
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .286      Parker 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Keough pr           1   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Repoz rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .190
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Kusnyer c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Hedlund p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .092      May p                 1   0   0   0     1   0   .156
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Valdespino ph       2   1   1   1     0   1   .353        Berry lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               38  10  11  10     7   7             Totals               34   3   7   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  5,030
Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 9
DP: Royals 0, Angels 1
Errors: Alomar, Parker, Kusnyer
Doubles: Valdespino (6), Fregosi (13)
Stolen Bases: Otis (51)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (3)
GIDP: Oliver (12)
Hit by Pitch: Repoz (1,by Abernathy), Berry (3,by Burgmeier)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund                 6.2   7   3   3   3   1   0  30   2.73
Abernathy W(4-5)        1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.45
Burgmeier SV(17)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.77
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   1   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     7     4   1   1   4   5   0  27   3.04
Allen L(4-6)            1     1   3   2   1   0   0   7   2.56
LaRoche                 0.1   3   4   4   1   0   0   5   2.17
Queen                   0.2   3   2   0   1   2   0   6   1.92
Totals                  9    11  10   7   7   7   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Abernathy (6), Burgmeier (7)
Wild Pitches: Queen (6)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Schaal walked; Otis flied out to
left; Piniella singled to center [Schaal to third]; Oliver
singled to left [Schaal scored, Piniella to second]; Paepke was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Rivers flied out to right;
Fregosi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Harrison walked; Knoop flied out to right; Hedlund
struck out; Patek walked [Harrison to second]; Schaal popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen flied out to right; Spencer walked; Parker
lined to shortstop; Repoz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (second to first); Piniella
singled to shortstop; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); May walked;
Alomar flied out to center; Rivers singled to center [May to
second]; Fregosi grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Paepke lined to left; Harrison lined to left; Knoop
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen flied out to center; Spencer walked; Parker
popped to first; Repoz lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hedlund struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher to
first); Schaal walked; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (second to first); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella singled to left; Piniella was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Oliver flied out to center;
Paepke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Fregosi singled to left;
McMullen singled to right [Fregosi to second]; Spencer popped to
first in foul territory; Parker singled to center [Fregosi
scored, McMullen to third]; Repoz singled to right [McMullen
scored, Parker to third]; Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Harrison popped to shortstop; Knoop grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hedlund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MAY; Gonzalez flied out to left;
Alomar popped to shortstop; Rivers singled to center; Fregosi
doubled to right [Rivers scored]; ABERNATHY REPLACED HEDLUND
(PITCHING); McMullen popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 3.

ROYALS 8TH: BERRY REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING LF); ALLEN REPLACED
FREGOSI (PITCHING); Patek grounded out (second to first); Schaal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis reached on an error by
Alomar [Otis to first]; Piniella forced Otis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Spencer popped to second; Parker flied out to
center; Repoz was hit by a pitch; Kusnyer grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Oliver reached on an error by Parker [Oliver to
first]; Paepke walked [Oliver to second]; FLOYD RAN FOR PAEPKE;
Harrison singled to right [Oliver to third, Floyd to second];
HOPKINS BATTED FOR KNOOP; LAROCHE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
Hopkins forced Harrison (shortstop to second) [Oliver scored
(unearned), Floyd to third]; KEOUGH RAN FOR HOPKINS; VALDESPINO
BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Valdespino doubled to right [Floyd scored,
Keough to third]; Patek was walked intentionally; Schaal singled
to left [Keough scored, Valdespino to third, Patek to second];
Otis singled to right [Valdespino scored, Patek scored, Schaal
to third]; QUEEN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Otis stole second;
Piniella struck out; Oliver singled to left [Schaal scored, Otis
scored]; Floyd walked [Oliver to second]; Kusnyer dropped a foul
fly hit by Harrison for an error; Harrison singled to left
[Oliver scored (unearned), Floyd to second]; Keough singled to
right [Floyd scored (unearned), Harrison to second]; Queen threw
a wild pitch [Harrison to third, Keough to second]; Valdespino
struck out; 9 R (6 ER), 7 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING C ); BURGMEIER
REPLACED VALDESPINO (PITCHING); FLOYD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); Berry was hit by a pitch; Alomar flied out to left; On a
bunt Rivers made an out to pitcher; T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
QUEEN; T. Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Angels 3.