Washington Senators vs Kansas City Royals
August 22, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 1, Kansas City Royals 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser rf 4 0 2 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 1 1
Billings c 3 0 2 0
Maddox cf 3 0 2 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 0 0 0
Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 2 0
Keough cf 4 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 1 1 1
Piniella lf 4 1 2 1
Oliver rf 4 0 1 2
Schaal 3b 4 0 2 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 4 0 0 0
Splittorff p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Washington 000 000 001171
Kansas City 100 030 00x490
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (3-4) 4.2 8 4 3 0 1
  Pina   2.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Cox   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
1
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (6-6) 8.2 7 1 1 2 5
  Burgmeier  SV (14) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
5

  E–Howard (4).  DP–Kansas City 3.  PB–Billings (9).  2B–Washington Billings (10,off Splittorff), Kansas City Patek (18,off Brown); Oliver (9,off Brown).  HR–Washington Burroughs (3,9th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Patek 2 (43,2nd base off Brown/Billings,3rd base off Brown/Billings); Piniella (4,2nd base off Brown/Billings).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:14.  A–12,502.
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