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.

Alan Foster grounded into a forceout, a run scoring, but York retired the next two batters and held the Indians completely in cheek the rest of the way, except for a single by Graig Nettles in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       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.