New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 27, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 0, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 3 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 2 0
Alou 1b 4 0 0 0
Cater 3b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 1 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 2 3 0
Keough rf 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 2
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 1
Knoop 2b 2 1 1 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Splittorff p 4 0 1 1
Totals 30 4 8 4
New York 000 000 000031
Kansas City 002 000 11x480
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (10-10) 6.0 3 2 2 6 2
  McDaniel   2.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
7
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (7-6) 9.0 3 0 0 6 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
6
5

  E–Clarke (14).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York White (20,off Splittorff).  SF–Otis (4,off McDaniel).  IBB–Piniella (3,by Bahnsen).  CS–Murcer (7,2nd base by Splittorff/May); Patek (13,2nd base by Bahnsen/Munson).  IBB–Bahnsen (8,Piniella).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:23.  A–10,425.
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