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New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 28, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
NYY00020100031017
KC10100101-41206
loss:New York Yankees logoF. Petersonwin:Kansas City Royals logoM. Hedlund

Scoring Summary

NYYKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Lou Piniella grounds into a force out, shortstop Frank Baker to second baseman Horace Clarke. Paul Schaal scores. Amos Otis out at 2nd. Lou Piniella to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Amos Otis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    02
  • New York Yankees logo
    4
    Ron Blomberg hits a home run (5). Roy White scores. [2 runs]
    22
  • New York Yankees logo
    6
    Ron Blomberg hits a home run (6). [1 run]
    32
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Bob Oliver singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run]
    33
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Bob Oliver singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run]
    34

Player Stats

New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL10353312215-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Fritz PetersonLHP8.01243310432.97
TOTAL8.0124331043-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL12324431014-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mike HedlundRHP9.01033122452.95
TOTAL9.0103312245-

Play-by-Play

1st inningNYYKC
  • TOP 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Jerry Kenney singles on a ground ball to center fielder Amos Otis.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Thurman Munson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lou Piniella. Jerry Kenney to 2nd.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Bobby Murcer out to center fielder Amos Otis. [1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    GROUNDOUT — Roy White grounds out to first baseman Chuck Harrison. Jerry Kenney to 3rd. Thurman Munson to 2nd. [2 outs]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    GROUNDOUT — Ron Blomberg grounds out to first baseman Chuck Harrison. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Freddie Patek strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Paul Schaal singles on a to right fielder Ron Blomberg.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to right fielder Ron Blomberg. Paul Schaal to 3rd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FORCEOUT — Lou Piniella grounds into a force out, shortstop Frank Baker to second baseman Horace Clarke. Paul Schaal scores. Amos Otis out at 2nd. Lou Piniella to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Bob Oliver lines out to center fielder Bobby Murcer. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

3Runs4
10Hits12
1Errors0
.286Batting Avg.375
35At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits2
2Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In4
2Walks1
0Stolen Bases0
1Strikeouts3
7Left on Base6
16Total Bases15

Game Details

Saturday, August 28, 1971 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 15,845 (41.8%)
weather: 81 degrees, unknown