1971 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results
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 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 | ||
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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 |