Bill Parsons pitched a four-hitter and helped himself at bat with a two-run double as the Brewers defeated the Royals, 4-0. Parsons, after hitting his two-bagger in the fifth inning, also scored himself on a single by Dave May. Johnny Briggs homered for the last run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .199      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Theobald 2b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .385      Keough rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
May cf                5   0   4   1     0   0   .294      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Voss rf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Hopkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Briggs lf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .244      Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Hegan 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .219      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .311
  Pena ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Roof c                5   1   1   0     0   1   .194      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Auerbach ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .228      Dal Canton p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Parsons p             2   1   1   2     1   1   .111        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Savage ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     7   7             Totals               30   0   4   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 26,765
Left on Base: Brewers 12, Royals 3
DP: Brewers 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Auerbach (3), Parsons (1), Otis (7)
Home Runs: Briggs (3)
Stolen Bases: Harper (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Parsons (5)
GIDP: Savage (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons W(5-4)          9     4   0   0   0   5   0  30   1.80
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  30

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(4-2)       4.2   6   3   3   1   4   0  21   2.37
Burgmeier               1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.50
York                    2     2   1   1   4   2   1  12   3.95
Abernathy               0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   2.11
Rooker                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   8.14
Totals                  9     9   4   4   7   7   1  43

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar


BREWERS 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Theobald
grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to center; Voss
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek made an out to second; Keough flied out to
center; Otis singled to left; Hopkins made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs struck out; Hegan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roof grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Rojas
flied out to right; Schaal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach lined to third; Parsons walked; Harper
struck out; Theobald grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: May struck out; Dal Canton was called out on
strikes; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Voss grounded
out (second to first); Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Keough was called out on strikes; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hopkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Hegan grounded out (second to first); Roof singled
to shortstop; Auerbach doubled to left [Roof to third]; Parsons
doubled to left [Auerbach scored, Roof scored]; Harper struck
out; Theobald singled to right [Parsons to third]; May singled
to center [Theobald to third, Parsons scored]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Voss flied out to right; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick made an out to shortstop; Rojas grounded
out (third to first); Schaal lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Hegan
grounded out (second to first); Roof grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: May singled to left; SAVAGE BATTED FOR BURGMEIER;
Savage grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [May out at second]; Patek lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 7TH: YORK REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Auerbach grounded
out (shortstop to first); Parsons struck out; Harper walked;
Harper stole second; Theobald walked; May singled to second
[Theobald to second, Harper to third]; Voss struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Keough singled to right; Otis doubled to left
[Keough to third]; Hopkins grounded out (catcher to first);
Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Briggs homered; Hegan walked; Roof flied out to
left; Auerbach walked [Hegan to second]; Parsons out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Auerbach to second, Hegan to
third]; Harper flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal flied out to center; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); OLIVER BATTED FOR YORK; Oliver was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 0.

BREWERS 9TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Theobald
walked; May singled to right [Theobald to third]; Voss reached
on a fielder's choice [Theobald out at home (first to catcher to
third), May to third, Voss to second]; Briggs was walked
intentionally; ROOKER REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); PENA BATTED
FOR HEGAN; Pena flied out to right; Roof struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: PENA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Patek grounded out
(third to first); Keough flied out to left; Otis flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 0.