Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
June 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1971 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Chicago White Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 1
Schaal 3b 2 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver rf 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 1 0
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Richard cf 2 1 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Stroud cf 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 2 0
  Johnstone ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Reichardt 1b 3 0 1 0
  May pr,1b 1 0 1 0
Melton 3b 4 0 2 1
McKinney rf 4 1 0 0
Andrews 2b 3 1 2 1
Egan c 3 1 0 0
Alvarado ss 3 0 0 0
John p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 2
Kansas City 100 000 000161
Chicago 111 000 11x580
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (0-6) 6.0 6 3 3 2 4
  York   1.0 0 1 0 2 0
  Fitzmorris   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
4
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (4-8) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
3

  E–Patek (12).  DP–Kansas City 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Kansas City Schaal (13,off John), Chicago Williams (6,off Rooker); Reichardt (8,off Rooker); Andrews (11,off Fitzmorris).  HR–Kansas City Patek (1,1st inning off John 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Patek (23,2nd base off John/Egan); Otis (18,2nd base off John/Egan); Andrews (3,3rd base off Rooker/May).  CS–Andrews (3,2nd base by Rooker/May).  WP–Rooker (2), York (2), John (7).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:11.  A–7,821.
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