New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1971 at Municipal 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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New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 4 1 2 2
Munson c 4 1 2 0
Murcer cf 4 1 3 2
Alou lf 5 1 1 1
Blomberg rf 5 2 3 3
Cater 1b 5 1 2 1
Clarke 2b 4 1 2 1
Michael ss 4 1 1 0
Stottlemyre p 3 1 1 0
  Closter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 17 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 2 0
Keough rf 3 0 1 1
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Paepke ph 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 2 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0
Knoop 2b 4 1 2 1
May c 3 1 2 0
Drago p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Clemons p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 3 11 3
New York 001 060 30010171
Kansas City 001 100 1003110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   4.1 6 2 2 1 3
  Closter  W (2-1) 4.2 5 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (15-8) 4.1 9 6 6 2 0
  Burgmeier   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Wright   1.2 2 3 3 2 0
  Clemons   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Butler   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
10
10
4
3

  E–Stottlemyre (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Murcer (22,off Drago); Clarke (18,off Drago), Kansas City Schaal (24,off Stottlemyre); Knoop 2 (4,off Stottlemyre,off Closter).  HR–New York Blomberg (7,5th inning off Drago 2 on, 1 out); Cater (4,5th inning off Burgmeier 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Kenney (9,off Drago); Closter (1,off Wright); Drago (7,off Stottlemyre).  HBP–Munson (6,by Drago).  SF–Oliver (3,off Closter).  IBB–May (8,by Stottlemyre).  SB–Clarke (16,2nd base off Drago/May); Murcer (13,2nd base off Wright/May).  CS–Piniella (2,2nd base by Stottlemyre/Munson).  HBP–Drago (8,Munson).  IBB–Stottlemyre (5,May).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:40.  A–13,229.
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