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 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver rf 3 0 1 0
Hopkins 1b 2 0 0 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 3 1 2 1
Paepke c 4 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 0 2 0
Leon 2b 4 0 2 0
Pinson rf,1b,lf 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 0 2 0
  Clark ph 0 1 0 0
  Hinton 1b 0 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 3 0 1 0
Suarez c 4 0 1 1
Paul p 2 0 0 0
  Foster ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 2 12 1
Kansas City 000 000 100161
Cleveland 000 000 11x2121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton   6.1 11 1 0 0 2
  Burgmeier  L (4-4) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
2
1
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul   7.0 3 1 1 1 5
  Farmer  W (3-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Mingori  SV (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5

  E–Knoop (2), Nettles (13).  DP–Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Piniella (13,off Paul); Burgmeier (1,off Farmer), Cleveland Leon (7,off Dal Canton); Uhlaender (8,off Dal Canton).  HR–Kansas City Knoop (1,7th inning off Paul 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hopkins (1,off Paul); Patek (5,off Farmer); Heidemann (5,off Burgmeier).  HBP–Oliver (5,by Paul).  IBB–Knoop (1,by Paul).  HBP–Paul (2,Oliver).  IBB–Paul (3,Knoop).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:14.  A–12,247.
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