Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 3, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1971 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 2 1
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver rf 4 1 2 1
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 2 0 1 1
May c 4 0 1 0
Drago p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 0 2 0
Johnstone cf 4 0 0 0
McKinney 2b 4 0 1 0
Melton 3b 3 0 1 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 1 1 0
Herrmann c 3 0 1 1
Alvarado ss 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Morales ss 0 0 0 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Huntz ph 1 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Kansas City 100 001 1003101
Chicago 000 000 100161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (16-8) 9.0 6 1 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
2
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (10-14) 6.1 9 3 3 1 2
  Romo   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Kealey   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–Drago (1), Johnstone (8).  DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Oliver (11,off John).  3B–Kansas City Patek (8,off John).  SF–Knoop (1,off John); Herrmann (3,off Drago).  SB–Kelly (9,2nd base off Drago/May).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:19.
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