1971 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-76
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 910,784, Avg. 12,650
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium II
Manager: Bob Lemon (85-76)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1971 Kansas City Royals Statistics
1971 Kansas City Royals Roster

The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1971 season with a record of 85 wins and 76 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.

The Royals scored 603 runs and yielded 566 runs. Amos Otis led Kansas City with 15 home runs and recorded 79 runs batted in, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .301 clip. Dick Drago topped the team with 17 wins, plus Mike Hedlund, too added 15 or more wins, too Paul Splittorff registered a 2.68 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Lemon coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 603
Regular Season Runs Against: 566

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 6, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at California Angels 1 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 7, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 7 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 8, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 W 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 9, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 0-0 2-2 2-2
April 10, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 0-0 2-3 2-3
April 11, 1971 Kansas City Royals 10 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 0-0 3-3 3-3
April 12, 1971 Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 0-1 3-3 3-4
April 13, 1971 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 1-1 3-3 4-4
April 14, 1971 California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 1-2 3-3 4-5
April 15, 1971 California Angels 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 1-3 3-3 4-6
April 17, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 1-3 4-3 5-6
April 18, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 1-3 4-4 5-7
April 18, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 1-3 5-4 6-7
April 19, 1971 Kansas City Royals 8 at Minnesota Twins 9 L 1-3 5-5 6-8
April 20, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 1-3 5-6 6-9
April 23, 1971 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 2-3 5-6 7-9
April 24, 1971 Cleveland Indians 0 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 3-3 5-6 8-9
April 25, 1971 Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 4-3 5-6 9-9
April 26, 1971 Detroit Tigers 8 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 4-4 5-6 9-10
April 27, 1971 Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 5-4 5-6 10-10
April 28, 1971 Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 5-5 5-6 10-11
April 30, 1971 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 6-5 5-6 11-11
May 1, 1971 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 7-5 5-6 12-11
May 2, 1971 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 7-6 5-6 12-12
May 4, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 7-6 6-6 13-12
May 5, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 7-6 7-6 14-12
May 7, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 7-6 7-7 14-13
May 8, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 7-6 7-8 14-14
May 9, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 7-6 8-8 15-14
May 10, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 7-6 9-8 16-14
May 11, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 7-6 9-9 16-15
May 12, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 7-6 9-10 16-16
May 13, 1971 Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 7-7 9-10 16-17
May 14, 1971 Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 7-8 9-10 16-18
May 15, 1971 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 8-8 9-10 17-18
May 16, 1971 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 8-9 9-10 17-19
May 16, 1971 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 10 W 9-9 9-10 18-19
May 19, 1971 Chicago White Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 10-9 9-10 19-19
May 22, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 12 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 10-10 9-10 19-20
May 23, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 10-11 9-10 19-21
May 25, 1971 Kansas City Royals 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 10-11 10-10 20-21
May 26, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 10-11 10-11 20-22
May 28, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at Washington Senators 0 W 10-11 11-11 21-22
May 31, 1971 Kansas City Royals 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 10-11 12-11 22-22
May 31, 1971 Kansas City Royals 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 10-11 13-11 23-22
June 1, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 10-11 14-11 24-22
June 4, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 2 W 10-11 15-11 25-22
June 5, 1971 Kansas City Royals 11 at New York Yankees 7 W 10-11 16-11 26-22
June 6, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Yankees 5 L 10-11 16-12 26-23
June 8, 1971 Washington Senators 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 11-11 16-12 27-23
June 9, 1971 Washington Senators 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 12-11 16-12 28-23
June 11, 1971 Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 13-11 16-12 29-23
June 12, 1971 Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 14-11 16-12 30-23
June 13, 1971 Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 15-11 16-12 31-23
June 14, 1971 New York Yankees 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 16-11 16-12 32-23
June 15, 1971 New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 16-12 16-12 32-24
June 16, 1971 New York Yankees 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 16-13 16-12 32-25
June 17, 1971 California Angels 0 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 17-13 16-12 33-25
June 18, 1971 California Angels 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 18-13 16-12 34-25
June 19, 1971 California Angels 7 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 18-14 16-12 34-26
June 20, 1971 California Angels 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 19-14 16-12 35-26
June 20, 1971 California Angels 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 19-15 16-12 35-27
June 21, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 19-15 16-13 35-28
June 22, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 19-15 16-14 35-29
June 23, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 12 L 19-15 16-15 35-30
June 25, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 19-15 16-16 35-31
June 26, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 19-15 16-17 35-32
June 27, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 19-15 16-18 35-33
June 27, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 19-15 17-18 36-33
June 28, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 0 W 19-15 18-18 37-33
June 29, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 1 W 19-15 19-18 38-33
June 30, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 4 L 19-15 19-19 38-34
July 1, 1971 Kansas City Royals 9 at California Angels 4 W 19-15 20-19 39-34
July 2, 1971 Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 19-16 20-19 39-35
July 3, 1971 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 19-17 20-19 39-36
July 4, 1971 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 19-18 20-19 39-37
July 5, 1971 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 20-18 20-19 40-37
July 5, 1971 Chicago White Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 21-18 20-19 41-37
July 6, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 21-18 21-19 42-37
July 7, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 L 21-18 21-20 42-38
July 8, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 L 21-18 21-21 42-39
July 9, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 21-18 22-21 43-39
July 11, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 21-18 22-22 43-40
July 11, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 21-18 22-23 43-41
July 15, 1971 Cleveland Indians 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 22-18 22-23 44-41
July 16, 1971 Cleveland Indians 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 22-19 22-23 44-42
July 17, 1971 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 23-19 22-23 45-42
July 18, 1971 Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 24-19 22-23 46-42
July 18, 1971 Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 25-19 22-23 47-42
July 19, 1971 Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 25-20 22-23 47-43
July 20, 1971 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 26-20 22-23 48-43
July 21, 1971 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 27-20 22-23 49-43
July 22, 1971 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 27-21 22-23 49-44
July 23, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 27-21 23-23 50-44
July 24, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 27-21 24-23 51-44
July 25, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 27-21 25-23 52-44
July 25, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 27-21 25-24 52-45
July 27, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 27-21 25-25 52-46
July 28, 1971 Kansas City Royals 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 27-21 25-26 52-47
July 29, 1971 Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 L 27-21 25-27 52-48
July 30, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 27-21 25-28 52-49
July 31, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 27-21 25-29 52-50
August 2, 1971 Oakland Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 27-22 25-29 52-51
August 3, 1971 Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 27-23 25-29 52-52
August 4, 1971 Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 28-23 25-29 53-52
August 4, 1971 Minnesota Twins 0 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 29-23 25-29 54-52
August 5, 1971 Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 30-23 25-29 55-52
August 6, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 30-24 25-29 55-53
August 7, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 30-25 25-29 55-54
August 8, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 31-25 25-29 56-54
August 10, 1971 Kansas City Royals 9 at Washington Senators 2 W 31-25 26-29 57-54
August 10, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at Washington Senators 1 W 31-25 27-29 58-54
August 11, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Washington Senators 0 W 31-25 28-29 59-54
August 12, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Washington Senators 2 L 31-25 28-30 59-55
August 12, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Washington Senators 0 W 31-25 29-30 60-55
August 13, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 31-25 30-30 61-55
August 14, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 31-25 31-30 62-55
August 15, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 31-25 32-30 63-55
August 17, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 31-25 32-31 63-56
August 17, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at New York Yankees 8 L 31-25 32-32 63-57
August 18, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 3 L 31-25 32-33 63-58
August 20, 1971 Washington Senators 8 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 31-26 32-33 63-59
August 20, 1971 Washington Senators 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 31-27 32-33 63-60
August 21, 1971 Washington Senators 5 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 32-27 32-33 64-60
August 22, 1971 Washington Senators 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 33-27 32-33 65-60
August 24, 1971 Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 34-27 32-33 66-60
August 25, 1971 Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 35-27 32-33 67-60
August 26, 1971 Boston Red Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 35-28 32-33 67-61
August 27, 1971 New York Yankees 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 36-28 32-33 68-61
August 28, 1971 New York Yankees 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 37-28 32-33 69-61
August 29, 1971 New York Yankees 10 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 37-29 32-33 69-62
August 31, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 W 37-29 33-33 70-62
September 1, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 37-29 33-34 70-63
September 2, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 L 37-29 33-35 70-64
September 3, 1971 Kansas City Royals 8 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 37-29 34-35 71-64
September 3, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 37-29 35-35 72-64
September 4, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 37-29 36-35 73-64
September 5, 1971 Kansas City Royals 0 at Chicago White Sox 8 L 37-29 36-36 73-65
September 6, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 38-29 36-36 74-65
September 6, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 39-29 36-36 75-65
September 7, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 40-29 36-36 76-65
September 8, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 40-30 36-36 76-66
September 10, 1971 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 41-30 36-36 77-66
September 11, 1971 Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 42-30 36-36 78-66
September 12, 1971 Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 42-31 36-36 78-67
September 13, 1971 Oakland Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 42-32 36-36 78-68
September 14, 1971 Oakland Athletics 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 43-32 36-36 79-68
September 15, 1971 California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 43-33 36-36 79-69
September 16, 1971 California Angels 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 43-34 36-36 79-70
September 17, 1971 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 43-34 37-36 80-70
September 18, 1971 Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 43-34 38-36 81-70
September 19, 1971 Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 43-34 38-37 81-71
September 19, 1971 Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 43-34 39-37 82-71
September 21, 1971 Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 2 W 43-34 40-37 83-71
September 22, 1971 Kansas City Royals 10 at California Angels 3 W 43-34 41-37 84-71
September 25, 1971 Minnesota Twins 7 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 43-35 41-37 84-72
September 25, 1971 Minnesota Twins 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 43-36 41-37 84-73
September 26, 1971 Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 43-37 41-37 84-74
September 26, 1971 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 44-37 41-37 85-74
September 28, 1971 Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 44-37 41-38 85-75
September 29, 1971 Kansas City Royals 7 at Oakland Athletics 8 L 44-37 41-39 85-76


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