Washington Senators vs Kansas City Royals
August 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1971 at Municipal 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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Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Nelson 3b 5 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 5 1 1 1
  McCraw 1b 0 0 0 0
Howard lf 3 1 2 1
  Maddox cf 0 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 1 1 0
  Harrah pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 5 1 2 3
Billings c 5 0 1 1
Cullen ss,2b 4 0 0 0
McLain p 3 0 1 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 3 0
Keough rf 4 0 1 2
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Hopkins 1b 4 0 1 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
Fitzmorris p 1 1 1 0
  York p 1 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Washington 200 040 0006100
Kansas City 003 000 0003101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  W (8-16) 9.0 10 3 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  L (5-2) 4.1 7 6 6 4 2
  York   2.2 2 0 0 0 3
  Abernathy   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
8

  E–Rojas (5).  DP–Washington 2.  PB–Kirkpatrick (4).  2B–Washington Burroughs (5,off Fitzmorris), Kansas City Patek (16,off McLain); Hopkins (12,off McLain).  3B–Washington Nelson (3,off Fitzmorris).  SF–Howard (4,off Fitzmorris).  SB–Harrah 2 (5,2nd base off Abernathy/Kirkpatrick,3rd base off Abernathy/Kirkpatrick); Otis (39,2nd base off McLain/Billings); Patek (40,2nd base off McLain/Billings).  CS–Harrah (6,Home by Abernathy/Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:43.
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