Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
June 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 3 3
Schaal 3b 5 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 2
Paepke rf 3 0 0 0
  Keough ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Savage lf 2 0 1 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,lf 1 1 1 0
May c 4 2 1 0
Wright p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 1 0 0
Murcer cf 3 0 1 0
White lf 3 0 2 1
Ellis 1b 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Cater 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hansen 3b 2 1 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 1 0
  Hardin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 4 1
Kansas City 300 000 1026112
New York 100 000 100241
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (2-2) 5.2 2 1 0 2 8
  Burgmeier  SV (4) 3.1 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
2
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (5-5) 7.0 8 4 3 1 6
  Hardin   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
6

  E–Patek (9), Schaal (11), Cater (7).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Kansas City May (7,off Hardin), New York Woods (1,off Burgmeier); White (7,off Burgmeier).  HR–Kansas City Schaal (4,1st inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out); Rojas (3,1st inning off Peterson 1 on, 2 out).  WP–Burgmeier (1).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:14.  A–10,803.
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