Posting his first major league shutout, Mike Hedlund yielded only three hits and pitched the Royals to a 6-0 victory over the Indians. Jerry May drove in three runs with a double and single and Lou Piniella accounted for two RBIs with a grounder and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 24, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Royals 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Pinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Rojas 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .348 Fosse c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Kirkpatrick cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .209 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .122 Piniella lf 3 0 0 2 0 0 .212 Harrelson 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .174 Oliver 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Lowenstein ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Schaal 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .309 Leon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Keough rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Bradford cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .172 May c 4 0 2 3 0 1 .304 A. Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Hedlund p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Machemehl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Austin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodge ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 3 0 4 1 Totals 31 6 9 6 3 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 7,625 Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 6 DP: Indians 1, Royals 0 Errors: Lowenstein Doubles: May (2), Kirkpatrick (1) Sacrifice Hits: A. Foster (1) Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (1) GIDP: Schaal (2) Hit by Pitch: Keough (1,by A. Foster) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA A. Foster L(1-1) 4 7 5 5 2 1 0 21 5.14 Machemehl 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 8.03 Austin 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0.00 Mingori 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.59 Totals 8 9 6 6 3 5 0 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hedlund W(3-0) 9 3 0 0 4 1 0 33 1.59 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 1 0 33 Hit by Pitch: A. Foster (1) Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller INDIANS 1ST: Ford grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied out to center; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Rojas singled to third; Kirkpatrick made an out to shortstop; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Harrelson singled to center; Lowenstein forced Harrelson (second to shortstop); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Oliver walked; Schaal flied out to right; Keough was hit by a pitch [Oliver to second]; May doubled to left [Keough to third, Oliver scored]; Hedlund was called out on strikes; Patek flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. INDIANS 3RD: Bradford singled to left; A. Foster out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bradford to second]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bradford was picked off second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Rojas walked; Kirkpatrick doubled to right [Rojas to third]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rojas scored]; Oliver singled to left [Kirkpatrick to third]; Schaal grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2. INDIANS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Keough grounded out (first to pitcher); May flied out to left; Hedlund grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2. INDIANS 5TH: Harrelson walked; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to second]; Leon grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to third]; Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to center; Rojas singled to right [Patek to third]; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Rojas to third, Patek scored]; MACHEMEHL REPLACED A. FOSTER (PITCHING); Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rojas scored]; Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Schaal walked [Kirkpatrick to second]; Keough singled to shortstop [Schaal to second, Kirkpatrick to third]; May singled to center [Kirkpatrick scored, Schaal scored, Keough out at third (center to third)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. INDIANS 6TH: UHLAENDER BATTED FOR MACHEMEHL; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: AUSTIN REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Hedlund struck out; Patek popped to first in foul territory; Rojas made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. INDIANS 7TH: Fosse singled to right; Nettles flied out to right; Harrelson grounded out (catcher to first) [Fosse to second]; Lowenstein walked; Leon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; Piniella reached on an error by Lowenstein; Oliver struck out; Schaal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. INDIANS 8TH: Bradford lined to left; HODGE BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Hodge walked; Ford flied out to center; Pinson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Keough flied out to right; May struck out; Hedlund grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. INDIANS 9TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Harrelson walked; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6.

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