The Royals erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Yankees. 4-1. Mike Kekich, who had been working on a three-hit shutout, was lifted after the Royals scored their first run on singles by Paul Schaal, Amos Otis and Chuck Harrison. Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Monday, June 14, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumYankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 4 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Kenney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Schaal 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 Murcer cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .357 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .304 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Harrison 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .444 Cater 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .234 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Oliver rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .244 Lyttle rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Knoop 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Michael ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .242 May c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Kekich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hedlund p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Waslewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ellis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 31 1 6 1 0 3 Totals 31 4 8 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11,870 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 6 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0 Stolen Bases: Schaal (4) Sacrifice Hits: Kekich 2 (2) GIDP: Patek (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich L(1-2) 5 6 3 3 2 3 0 22 5.52 Waslewski 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.49 McDaniel 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 7.06 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 6 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hedlund W(6-3) 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 33 2.38 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 33 Passed Balls: Munson (2) Wild Pitches: Kekich (6), Waslewski (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to third in foul territory; Kenney flied out to left; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Schaal forced Patek (pitcher to shortstop); Otis flied out to center; Harrison forced Schaal (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (first unassisted); Cater made an out to first; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Oliver flied out to center; Knoop grounded out (third to first) [Piniella to second]; May made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: Lyttle grounded out (second to first); Michael singled to right; Kekich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hedlund struck out; Patek grounded out (third to first); Schaal walked; Schaal stole second; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Schaal to third]; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 4TH: Kenney flied out to center; Murcer struck out; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 5TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Munson singled to pitcher; Lyttle singled [Munson to third]; On a bunt Michael singled to first [Lyttle to second, Munson scored]; Kekich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Michael to second, Lyttle to third]; Clarke flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Knoop singled to left; May singled to center [Knoop to second]; On a bunt Hedlund forced Knoop (pitcher to third) [May to second]; Patek grounded into a double play (third to first) [May out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 6TH: Kenney grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer singled to center; White singled to right [Murcer to third]; Cater made an out to shortstop; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Schaal singled to right; Otis singled to left [Schaal to third]; Harrison singled to left [Otis to second, Schaal scored]; WASLEWSKI REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); On a bunt Piniella singled to pitcher [Harrison to second, Otis to third]; Waslewski threw a wild pitch [Piniella to second, Harrison to third, Otis scored]; Oliver singled to center [Piniella scored, Harrison scored]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Oliver to second]; Knoop grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to third]; May made an out to shortstop; Hedlund flied to right in foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. YANKEES 7TH: Lyttle grounded out (first to pitcher); Michael grounded out (second to first); ELLIS BATTED FOR WASLEWSKI; Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); On a bunt Patek struck out; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis walked; Harrison popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. YANKEES 8TH: Clarke popped to third in foul territory; Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Piniella struck out; Oliver made an out to shortstop; Knoop struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. YANKEES 9TH: White struck out; Cater flied out to center; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. |
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