Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
July 16, 1971 Box Score

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

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Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 1 1 0
Pinson lf 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 0 0
Foster rf 4 2 2 0
Bevacqua 2b 4 1 2 3
Heidemann ss 3 1 1 1
Suarez c 3 2 2 2
Dunning p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 1 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick cf 5 2 2 2
Hopkins 1b 4 0 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Keough rf 4 1 1 0
May c 5 0 1 0
Dal Canton p 2 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Floyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 3
Cleveland 030 131 0008110
Kansas City 010 010 101491
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning  W (7-7) 5.0 4 2 2 5 3
  Farmer   2.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Hennigan  SV (8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
6
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  L (8-4) 4.2 6 7 6 4 1
  Fitzmorris   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  York   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
4
3

  E–Schaal (14).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland R Foster (14,off Dal Canton); Suarez (4,off Dal Canton), Kansas City Hopkins (3,off Farmer).  3B–Cleveland Bevacqua (1,off Dal Canton).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick 2 (7,7th inning off Farmer 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Hennigan 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Heidemann (4,off Dal Canton); Pinson (2,off Dal Canton).  SF–Suarez (1,off Dal Canton).  HBP–Patek (4,by Farmer).  CS–Baker (1,2nd base by York/May).  SB–Schaal (6,2nd base off Dunning/Suarez); Rojas (7,2nd base off Dunning/Suarez); Patek (32,2nd base off Farmer/Suarez).  WP–Dunning 2 (6), Farmer (3), Dal Canton (2), Fitzmorris (8).  HBP–Farmer (3,Patek).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:04.  A–11,221.
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