Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

Aug 17, 1971

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	11	4	5
NYY	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	-	8	8	2	6

loss:

T. Abernathy(3-5)win: New York Yankees logo

M. Kekich(8-6)save: New York Yankees logo

R. Hambright(1)

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3Freddie Patek singles on a to right fielder Ron Swoboda. Lance Clemons scores. Freddie Patek to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Ron Swoboda. [1 run] 10
3Amos Otis singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] 20
5Ron Hansen reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Paul Schaal. Ron Swoboda scores. Ron Hansen to 2nd. [1 run] 21
6Chuck Harrison singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run] 31
7Freddie Patek singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Lance Clemons scores. [1 run] 41
7Felipe Alou homers (5) on a line drive to left field. Ron Swoboda scores. [2 runs] 43
7Bobby Murcer hits a home run (22). Gene Michael scores. Thurman Munson scores. [3 runs] 46
8Roger Hambright singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Ron Swoboda scores. Jerry Kenney to 3rd. Roger Hambright to 2nd. Throwing error by center fielder Amos Otis. [1 run] 47
8Gene Michael out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Jerry Kenney scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 48
9Wild pitch by pitcher Roger Hambright. Joe Keough scores. [1 run] 58

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	.271
2Cookie Rojas2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	.301
3Amos OtisCF	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	.309
4Lou PiniellaLF	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	.269
5Bob OliverRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.240
6Chuck Harrison1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.260
7Paul Schaal3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.262
8Buck MartinezC	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	.077
Joe KeoughPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.260
9Lance ClemonsP	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	.333
Ted AbernathyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Tom BurgmeierP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Gail HopkinsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.297
TOTAL	11	34	5	3	1	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lance ClemonsLHP	6.1	5	4	3	5	1	1	41	3.24
Ted AbernathyRHP	0.0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	2.51
Tom BurgmeierLHP	1.2	3	3	2	1	1	1	14	1.92
TOTAL	8.0	8	8	6	6	3	2	59	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Gene MichaelSS	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.251
2Thurman MunsonC	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.257
3Bobby MurcerCF	1	3	1	3	0	1	1	1	.330
4Roy WhiteLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.285
5Danny Cater3B-1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.266
6John Ellis1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.232
Horace Clarke2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
7Ron SwobodaRF	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.259
8Ron Hansen2B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.203
Jerry KenneyPR-3B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.249
9Mike KekichP	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.176
Felipe AlouPH	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.275
Roger HambrightP	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
TOTAL	8	33	8	7	6	3	2	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike KekichLHP	7.0	10	4	2	1	2	0	38	3.29
Roger HambrightRHP	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	7	4.97

TOTAL	9.0	11	5	3	1	2	0	45	-

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1st inningKCNYY

TOP 1
SINGLE — Freddie Patek singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roy White.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Cookie Rojas grounds into a double play, third baseman Danny Cater to second baseman Ron Hansen to first baseman John Ellis. Freddie Patek out at 2nd. Cookie Rojas out at 1st. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer.
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FORCEOUT — Lou Piniella grounds into a force out, third baseman Danny Cater to second baseman Ron Hansen. Amos Otis out at 2nd. Lou Piniella to 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Gene Michael lines out to center fielder Amos Otis. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Thurman Munson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
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WALK — Bobby Murcer walks. Thurman Munson to 2nd.
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BATTER OUT — Roy White out to center fielder Amos Otis. [2 outs]
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BATTER OUT — Danny Cater out to center fielder Amos Otis. [3 outs]
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NYY

5Runs8

11Hits8

4Errors2

.324Batting Avg.242

34At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In7

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

1Strikeouts6

5Left on Base6

15Total Bases14

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 3:38 AM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 17,223 (85.3%)

weather: 85 degrees, unknown