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Steve Kline not only pitched a five-hitter but also singled ahead of a homer by Bobby Murcer in the sixth inning as the Yankees defeated the Royals, 2-1. The Royals did not score until the the ninth when Amos Otis tripled and Ed Kirkpatrick drove him home with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Tuesday, June 15, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261
Kenney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Murcer cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .360 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303
White lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263
Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Ellis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Piniella lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245
Cater 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Knoop 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Alou rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .253 Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Michael ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249 Severson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Kline p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .226 May c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Wright p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .063
Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300
York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 7 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 1
Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 15,348
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Royals 5
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Alou (8), Patek (9)
Triples: Otis (3)
Home Runs: Murcer (11)
Stolen Bases: Patek (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Kirkpatrick (4)
GIDP: Knoop (1)
Hit by Pitch: White (3,by Wright)
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kline W(5-5) 9 5 1 1 2 1 0 33 3.01
Totals 9 5 1 1 2 1 0 33
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wright L(2-3) 8 8 2 2 1 5 1 32 2.38
York 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.71
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 7 1 36
Hit by Pitch: Wright (1)
Wild Pitches: Wright (2)
Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller
YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); Kenney
grounded out (second to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Schaal grounded out
(second to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Munson struck
out; Ellis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees
0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Harrison lined to
right; Piniella singled to left [Kirkpatrick to second]; Knoop
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Kirkpatrick out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Alou doubled to left; Michael lined to right;
Wright threw a wild pitch [Alou to third]; Kline reached on a
fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Alou out at
home (pitcher to catcher to third), Kline out at second (third
to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: May flied out to center; Wright grounded out (second
to first); Patek doubled; Schaal walked; Otis lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Clarke flied out to center; Kenney was called out
on strikes; Murcer singled to left; White flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Harrison flied out to
left; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Ellis was
called out on strikes; Alou walked; Michael flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Knoop flied out to right; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wright grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 6TH: Kline singled to center; Clarke grounded out (first
to second) [Kline to second]; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murcer homered [Kline scored]; White was hit by a pitch;
Munson singled to right [White to third]; Ellis forced Munson
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Schaal grounded
out (second to first) [Patek to third]; Otis lined to shortstop;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 7TH: Alou singled to center; Michael singled to first
[Alou out at third (first to third)]; On a bunt Kline struck
out; Clarke singled to pitcher [Michael to second]; Kenney
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Harrison grounded out (third to first); Piniella
singled to right; HOPKINS BATTED FOR KNOOP; Hopkins flied out to
center; May forced Piniella (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 8TH: SEVERSON REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 2B); Murcer made
an out to shortstop; White flied out to right; Munson lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 8TH: ROJAS BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Rojas struck out; Patek
flied out to right; Schaal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 9TH: YORK REPLACED ROJAS (PITCHING); Ellis struck out;
Alou grounded out (third to first); Michael singled to center;
Kline struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 9TH: CATER REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Otis tripled to
center; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to left [Otis scored];
Harrison popped to first in foul territory; Piniella grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2,
Royals 1.
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