Kansas City Royals vs Washington Senators
August 12, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators 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, Washington Senators 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Keough rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 0
  Floyd pr 0 0 0 0
  Paepke c 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick lf,c 3 0 1 0
  Harrison ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Piniella ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 0 0
Clemons p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 1 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0
Randle 2b 3 1 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
  McCraw 1b 0 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 1
  Unser rf 0 0 0 0
Billings lf 3 0 1 1
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 1 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Broberg p 2 1 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Kansas City 000 001 000161
Washington 002 000 00x242
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Clemons   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Nelson  L (0-1) 4.0 3 2 2 1 6
  York   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
2
11
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  W (4-3) 7.1 6 1 0 3 2
  Lindblad   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cox  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
3
3

  E–Schaal (19), Nelson (9), Harrah (21).  DP–Washington 1.  HBP–Hopkins (2,by Broberg).  SB–Patek (38,2nd base off Broberg/Casanova); Otis (36,2nd base off Broberg/Casanova).  HBP–Broberg (7,Hopkins).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:38.  A–5,477.
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