Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 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 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 1
Hopkins 1b 3 1 0 0
  Oliver 1b 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 2
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 0 0
Paepke c 3 0 0 0
Drago p 2 1 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Leon 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 3 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
Foster R. lf 4 1 1 0
Heidemann ss 3 0 1 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
Suarez c 2 0 0 1
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Foster A. p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Kansas City 004 000 000451
Cleveland 010 001 001372
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (12-5) 9.0 7 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lamb  L (5-8) 2.1 2 3 3 3 1
  Colbert   2.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Foster   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hargan   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
6
5

  E–Schaal (15), Pinson (3), Hargan (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Kansas City Schaal (18,off Lamb), Cleveland Nettles (13,off Drago).  HR–Cleveland Nettles (18,6th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out); Chambliss (5,9th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Drago (6,off Hargan); Lamb (3,off Drago).  IBB–Hopkins (4,by Colbert); Kirkpatrick (5,by Colbert).  SF–Suarez (2,off Drago).  SB–Otis (29,2nd base off Colbert/Suarez).  CS–Patek (8,3rd base by Colbert/Suarez).  IBB–Colbert 2 (4,Hopkins,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:23.
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