New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
June 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 1 0
Kenney 3b 4 1 3 1
Murcer cf 3 0 1 0
White lf 3 1 1 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 1
Munson c 3 0 0 1
Ellis 1b 4 1 1 0
  Cater 1b 0 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 1 0
Bahnsen p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 1 1
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 1 0
  Patek pr 0 0 0 0
Severson ss 2 1 1 0
  Keough ph 0 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 1 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
New York 000 011 010390
Kansas City 100 000 100240
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (6-6) 9.0 4 2 2 6 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton   7.0 7 2 2 1 1
  Burgmeier  L (3-2) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Abernathy   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
1

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Clarke (10,off Dal Canton), Kansas City May (9,off Bahnsen).  SF–Munson (3,off Dal Canton); Rojas (3,off Bahnsen).  SH–Dal Canton (5,off Bahnsen); Keough (2,off Bahnsen).  SB–White (6,2nd base off Dal Canton/May); Patek (19,3rd base off Bahnsen/Munson).  CS–Alou (3,2nd base by Dal Canton/May).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:41.  A–25,496.
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