The Indians, who had lost six previous meetings with the Royals this season, struck back to gain an 8-4 victory. After the Indians gained a 4-1 lead, Kurt Bevacqua sealed the outcome by hitting a triple with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Ed Kirkpatrick rapped a pair of homers for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Friday, July      16, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Indians      0  3  0    1  3  1    0  0  0  -   8 11  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   4  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     2   1   .277
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     2   0   .259      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .312
Chambliss 1b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .304      Kirkpatrick cf        5   2   2   2     0   0   .239
R. Foster rf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .254      Hopkins 1b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .295
Bevacqua 2b           4   1   2   3     0   1   .216      Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     1   1   .249
Heidemann ss          3   1   1   1     0   1   .191      Keough rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Suarez c              3   2   2   2     0   0   .172      May c                 5   0   1   0     0   3   .245
Dunning p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Dal Canton p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .093
  Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harrison ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .153
  Baker ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .196        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Floyd ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8  11   7     4   3             Totals               37   4   9   3     6  10

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 11,221
Left on Base: Indians 5, Royals 13
DP: Indians 0, Royals 2
Errors: Schaal
Doubles: R. Foster (14), Suarez (4), Hopkins (3)
Triples: Bevacqua (1)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Schaal (6), Rojas (7), Patek (32)
Caught Stealing: Baker (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Heidemann (4), Pinson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Suarez (1)
GIDP: R. Foster (6)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (4,by Farmer)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning W(7-7)          5     4   2   2   5   3   0  25   4.32
Farmer                  2     2   1   1   1   4   1  10   1.86
Hennigan SV(8)          2     3   1   1   0   3   1   9   4.02
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6  10   2  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(8-4)       4.2   6   7   6   4   1   0  24   3.36
Fitzmorris              1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   4.97
York                    2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.42
Nelson                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.71
Totals                  9    11   8   7   4   3   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Farmer (3)
Wild Pitches: Dunning 2 (6), Farmer (3), Dal Canton (2), Fitzmorris (8)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Pinson
popped to third in foul territory; Nettles walked; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek lined to center; Schaal walked; Schaal stole
second; Rojas walked; Kirkpatrick popped to third; Hopkins
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: R. Foster doubled to left; Bevacqua struck out;
Heidemann singled to left [R. Foster scored, Heidemann to second
(on throw)]; Suarez doubled to left [Heidemann scored]; Dunning
reached on an error by Schaal [Suarez scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Dunning to second]; Uhlaender popped to third; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Keough
singled to left; May singled to left [Keough to third]; On a
bunt Dal Canton made an out to first; Patek struck out but
Keough advanced to home and May advanced to second and Patek
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Schaal walked [May to third,
Patek to second]; Rojas flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles walked; Chambliss flied out to left; R.
Foster grounded into a double play (second to first) [Nettles
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Hopkins popped to
shortstop; Piniella walked; Keough flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bevacqua singled to left; Heidemann out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bevacqua to second]; Dal
Canton threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua to third]; Suarez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bevacqua scored]; Dunning grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: May struck out; Dal Canton struck out; Patek popped
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Uhlaender walked; Pinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Uhlaender to second]; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chambliss walked; R. Foster singled to
shortstop [Uhlaender to third, Chambliss to second]; Bevacqua
tripled to center [Uhlaender scored, Chambliss scored, R. Foster
scored]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Heidemann
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal flied out to left; Rojas singled to left;
Rojas stole second; Dunning threw a wild pitch [Rojas to third];
Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; Hopkins walked; Piniella
singled to center [Rojas scored, Hopkins to third]; Keough
grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
7, Royals 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Suarez singled to left; CLARK BATTED FOR DUNNING;
Clark flied out to right; Debut game for Jim Clark;
Uhlaender singled to left [Suarez to second]; Fitzmorris threw a
wild pitch [Suarez to third, Uhlaender to second]; Pinson made
an out to shortstop; Nettles singled to pitcher [Suarez scored,
Uhlaender to third]; Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: FARMER REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); May struck out;
HARRISON BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Harrison struck out; Patek was
hit by a pitch; Patek stole second; Farmer threw a wild pitch
[Patek to third]; Schaal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 2.

INDIANS 7TH: YORK REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); R. Foster struck
out; Bevacqua flied out to left; Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
homered; Hopkins doubled to left; Piniella grounded out (third
to first); Keough walked; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 8, Royals 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Suarez grounded out (second to first); BAKER BATTED
FOR FARMER; Baker singled to right; Baker was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Uhlaender flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); FLOYD BATTED FOR
YORK; Floyd was called out on strikes; Patek struck out; Schaal
singled to center; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 3.

INDIANS 9TH: NELSON REPLACED FLOYD (PITCHING); Pinson singled to
center; Nettles hit into a double play (center to shortstop)
[Pinson out at second]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Kirkpatrick homered; Hopkins singled to center;
Piniella was called out on strikes; Keough flied out to right;
May forced Hopkins (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 8, Royals 4.