Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 1
Otis cf 4 1 3 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 2 2
Piniella lf 5 0 1 0
Paepke rf 2 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Hopkins 1b 3 2 1 0
  Oliver 1b 0 0 0 0
May c 4 1 2 2
Splittorff p 1 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 0 1 0 0
  Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Pinson lf 5 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 1
Foster rf 5 1 2 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Leon 2b,ss 3 1 1 1
Heidemann ss 3 0 1 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
Suarez c 3 0 1 1
McDowell p 2 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 041 1006110
Cleveland 000 210 0104101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   4.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Rooker  W (2-7) 3.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Abernathy   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Burgmeier  SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (10-10) 4.1 5 4 4 4 3
  Hennigan   1.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Farmer   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Mingori   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Colbert   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
4

  E–Nettles (12).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City May (13,off McDowell); Hopkins (7,off Hennigan), Cleveland Leon (6,off Splittorff); Suarez (6,off Splittorff).  3B–Cleveland Chambliss (3,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Otis (15,7th inning off Hennigan 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Nettles (17,5th inning off Rooker 0 on, 1 out); R Foster (8,8th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Schaal (2,off McDowell).  HBP–Suarez (1,by Splittorff).  CS–Otis (5,2nd base by McDowell/Suarez); Nettles (4,2nd base by Splittorff/May).  HBP–Splittorff (1,Suarez).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:50.  A–14,004.
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