Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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 5, New York Yankees 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 4 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 1
Piniella lf 3 1 0 0
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 2 1
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 1 1 0
Clemons p 2 2 1 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Michael ss 4 1 1 1
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf 3 1 1 3
White lf 4 0 0 0
Cater 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 0 0
  Clarke 2b 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 3 2 0
Hansen 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kenney pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Kekich p 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 1 1 2
  Hambright p 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 8 8 7
Kansas City 002 001 1015114
New York 000 010 52x882
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Clemons   6.1 5 4 3 1 5
  Abernathy  L (3-5) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Burgmeier   1.2 3 3 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
6
3
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  W (8-6) 7.0 10 4 2 2 1
  Hambright  SV (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
2
1

  E–Otis 2 (3), Schaal 2 (22), Swoboda (2), Hansen (3).  DP–New York 2.  3B–Kansas City Clemons (1,off Kekich); Keough (2,off Hambright).  HR–New York Alou (5,7th inning off Clemons 1 on, 1 out); Murcer (22,7th inning off Burgmeier 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Clemons (1,off Kekich).  SF–Michael (4,off Burgmeier).  HBP–Swoboda (2,by Clemons).  IBB–Hansen (1,by Burgmeier).  CS–Otis (7,2nd base by Kekich/Munson).  WP–Hambright (1).  HBP–Clemons (1,Swoboda).  IBB–Burgmeier (3,Hansen).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:44.  A–17,223.
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