CREATE TABLE table_71944 ("Date" TEXT, "Opponent" TEXT, "Score" TEXT, "Loss" TEXT, "Attendance" TEXT, "Record" TEXT)

What is the date of the game against the Royals that had an attendance of 12,699?
SELECT "Date" FROM table_71944 WHERE "Opponent" = 'royals' AND "Attendance" = '12,699'
SELECT "Date" FROM "table_71944" WHERE "Attendance" = '12,699' AND "Opponent" = 'royals'