Jim York, the Royals' rookie righthander, not only pitched eight innings of one-hit relief but also smashed a three-run homer in a 6-1 victory over the Indians. York took over after Bill Butler walked the first three batters in the second inning. Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Saturday, July 24, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumRoyals 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 1 Indians 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Floyd ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 .118 Leon 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .272 R. Foster rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Otis cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .317 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Hopkins 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .336 Hinton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .319 Baker ph,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .178 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .296 Kirkpatrick rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .227 Heidemann ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .188 Paepke c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .237 Suarez c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .190 Butler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 A. Foster p 1 0 0 1 0 0 .059 York p 4 1 1 3 0 1 .182 Hodge ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Pinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Totals 34 6 8 6 4 7 Totals 30 1 2 1 6 9 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 8,930 Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 8 DP: Royals 0, Indians 1 Errors: Hopkins Doubles: Hopkins (8) Home Runs: Patek (4), York (1) GIDP: Kirkpatrick (6) Hit by Pitch: Kirkpatrick (1,by Hargan) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Butler 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 8 3.75 York W(5-3) 8 1 0 0 2 8 0 28 2.64 Totals 9 2 1 1 6 9 0 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA A. Foster L(5-10) 4 5 6 6 2 2 2 19 4.02 Hargan 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 13 6.46 Farmer 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.62 Totals 9 8 6 6 4 7 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Hargan (4) Wild Pitches: York (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead ROYALS 1ST: Patek homered; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hopkins walked; Rojas lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender popped to second; Leon walked; R. Foster singled to left [Leon to second]; Nettles struck out; Hinton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Paepke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss walked; Heidemann walked [Chambliss to second]; Suarez walked [Chambliss to third, Heidemann to second]; YORK REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); A. Foster forced Suarez (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Chambliss scored, Heidemann to third]; Uhlaender popped to shortstop; Leon struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1. ROYALS 3RD: York flied out to center; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: R. Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles reached on an error by Hopkins [Nettles to first]; BAKER BATTED FOR HINTON; Baker forced Nettles (second unassisted); FLOYD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Chambliss forced Baker (shortstop to second); Freddie Patek hurt his ankle slipping in the mud; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1. ROYALS 4TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Otis popped to second; Hopkins singled to center; Rojas singled to right [Hopkins to second]; Piniella flied out to center [Hopkins to third]; Kirkpatrick walked [Rojas to second]; Paepke singled to center [Hopkins scored, Rojas scored, Kirkpatrick to second]; York homered [Kirkpatrick scored, Paepke scored]; Floyd struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Heidemann was called out on strikes; Suarez flied out to center; HODGE BATTED FOR A. FOSTER; Hodge walked; Uhlaender popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. ROYALS 5TH: HARGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Schaal lined to first; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hopkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Leon flied out to center; R. Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles singled to right; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. ROYALS 6TH: Rojas flied out to center; Piniella popped to catcher in foul territory; Kirkpatrick was hit by a pitch; Paepke singled to right [Kirkpatrick to third]; York struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Heidemann was called out on strikes; Suarez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. ROYALS 7TH: Floyd was called out on strikes; Schaal walked; Otis struck out; Hopkins doubled to right [Schaal to third]; Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: PINSON BATTED FOR HARGAN; Pinson struck out; Uhlaender flied out to center; Leon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. ROYALS 8TH: FARMER REPLACED PINSON (PITCHING); Piniella singled to center; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; Paepke made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: R. Foster popped to shortstop; Nettles walked; York threw a wild pitch [Nettles to second]; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. ROYALS 9TH: York lined to center; Floyd walked; Schaal forced Floyd (shortstop to second); Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: Heidemann flied out to right; Suarez grounded out (shortstop to first); CLARK BATTED FOR FARMER; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 1. |
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