Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 5, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 1
Keough rf 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Kirkpatrick c 5 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0
Taylor lf 4 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 1
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Drago p 3 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Heidemann ss 5 1 3 0
Leon 2b 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 1
Fosse c 3 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Harrelson 1b 4 0 2 0
Uhlaender lf 3 0 2 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
Dunning p 2 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Machemehl p 0 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 2 11 2
Kansas City 000 004 000471
Cleveland 100 000 0012111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (4-1) 8.1 10 2 2 1 6
  Burgmeier  SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning  L (2-2) 5.2 6 4 4 5 6
  Mingori   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Machemehl   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Pascual   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
9

  E–Keough (2), Dunning (1).  2B–Kansas City Rojas (8,off Dunning), Cleveland Harrelson (2,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Otis (4,6th inning off Dunning 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Keough (1,off Dunning); Leon (1,off Drago).  IBB–Schaal (3,by Dunning).  SF–Pinson (1,off Drago).  SB–Rojas (5,2nd base off Dunning/Fosse).  CS–Patek (2,3rd base by Dunning/Fosse); Uhlaender (1,2nd base by Drago/Kirkpatrick).  IBB–Dunning (1,Schaal).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:32.  A–3,056.
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