A six-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Indians. Ed Kirkpatrick hit a round-tripper with two men on base and Jerry May homered with one aboard for the Royals' big blows. John Lowenstein hit his first major league homer for the Indians in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     25, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
Royals       6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender lf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .348      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Pinson cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .263      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .343
Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .228      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .276
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Kirkpatrick lf        4   1   1   3     0   1   .213
  Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Pascual p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Schaal 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
  Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Keough rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .208
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May c                 3   1   1   2     0   0   .308
Harrelson 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .184      Bunker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. Foster rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Lowenstein ss         4   1   1   1     0   1   .194        Wright p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leon 2b               4   1   2   0     0   1   .171
Hargan p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hodge ph,3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               34   4  10   3     1   3             Totals               32   6   9   6     1   1

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  9,648
Left on Base: Indians 4, Royals 3
DP: Indians 0, Royals 3
Doubles: Fosse (4), Keough (2)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (1), Kirkpatrick (2), May (1)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (5), Rojas (3), Otis (4)
GIDP: Hargan (2), Fosse (2), R. Foster (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(0-3)           5     9   6   6   1   0   2  24  10.80
Pascual                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.57
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.35
Totals                  8     9   6   6   1   1   2  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunker W(1-1)           5.1   8   3   3   0   1   0  21   5.52
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.84
Wright SV(1)            3.1   2   1   1   0   2   1  12   2.19
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   3   1  35

Wild Pitches: Hargan (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender lined to center; Pinson flied out to
right; Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to right; Rojas was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Patek
out at second (second unassisted)]; Rojas stole second; Otis
walked; Kirkpatrick homered [Rojas scored, Otis scored]; Oliver
made an out to second; Schaal singled to center; Keough doubled
[Schaal scored]; May homered [Keough scored]; Bunker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 6.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles made an out to third; Harrelson popped to
third in foul territory; R. Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein made an out to second; Leon singled to
shortstop; Hargan grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Leon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Oliver popped to
catcher in foul territory; Schaal grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Uhlaender singled to left; Pinson singled to center
[Uhlaender to third]; Fosse grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Uhlaender scored (no RBI), Pinson out at
second]; Nettles flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Keough singled to left; Hargan threw a wild pitch
[Keough to second]; May lined to first; Bunker flied out to
center [Keough to third]; Patek grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrelson singled to right; R. Foster grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Lowenstein struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis singled to
center; Otis stole second; Kirkpatrick lined to second; Oliver
singled to shortstop [Otis to third]; Schaal flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon singled to shortstop; HODGE BATTED FOR HARGAN;
Hodge flied out to center; Uhlaender singled to center [Leon to
second]; Pinson singled to center [Uhlaender to second, Leon
scored]; Fosse doubled to left [Pinson to third, Uhlaender
scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED BUNKER (PITCHING); HINTON BATTED FOR
NETTLES; Hinton grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
walked; WRIGHT REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); R. Foster flied
out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: PASCUAL REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); HODGE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Keough popped to first in foul territory; May
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Wright flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein homered; Leon struck out; Hodge grounded
out (second to first); Uhlaender lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied
out to right; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Royals 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Pinson singled to second; Pinson stole second;
Fosse flied out to center; FORD BATTED FOR PASCUAL; Ford struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick was
called out on strikes; Oliver flied out to left; Schaal flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 6.

INDIANS 9TH: R. Foster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; Leon grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 6.