Washington Senators vs Kansas City Royals
June 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 0 0 0
Maddox 3b,rf 4 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 2 0
Billings lf 3 0 0 0
  McCraw ph 1 1 1 1
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 1 1 0
Biittner rf 3 0 1 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 0 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 0 0 1
  Allen ph 0 0 0 0
Cox p 1 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Wert 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 2 1
Kirkpatrick lf 3 0 2 2
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 0 0 0
May c 4 0 2 0
Splittorff p 3 1 1 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
Washington 000 010 001263
Kansas City 003 000 10x481
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (1-3) 4.0 4 3 2 2 1
  Brown   2.1 4 1 0 1 0
  Riddleberger   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pina   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (1-0) 7.2 5 1 1 2 2
  Abernathy  SV (11) 1.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
2

  E–Billings (1), Harrah (11), Wert (2), Oliver (5).  DP–Washington 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Washington Howard (11,off Splittorff), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (8,off Cox); Otis (9,off Brown).  HR–Washington McCraw (5,9th inning off Abernathy 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cullen (1,off Splittorff).  HBP–Oliver (3,by Cox).  IBB–Kirkpatrick (4,by Brown).  SB–Patek 2 (10,2nd base off Cox/Casanova,2nd base off Brown/Casanova); Otis (15,2nd base off Pina/Casanova).  HBP–Cox (4,Oliver).  IBB–Brown (1,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:18.  A–13,207.
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