Dick Drago joined in the Royals' attack with a two-run double in the fourth inning and posted his 14th victory, defeating the Brewers, 7-2. Gail Hopkins had four hits, including a homer, for the Royals. The Brewers' runs came on homers by Dave May and Tommy Harper. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 8, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium

Brewers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0 Royals 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 x - 7 13 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Patek ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .263 Theobald 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Keough rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Pena 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Otis cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .317 Briggs 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 Hopkins 1b 4 2 4 2 1 0 .317 Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Piniella lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .268 May rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .291 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Matchick 3b,2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 Schaal 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .260 Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Kirkpatrick c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .221 Voss ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Drago p 4 0 1 2 0 1 .115 Auerbach ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Slaton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schofield ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Weaver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Ratliff ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Totals 34 2 9 2 1 4 Totals 35 7 13 7 5 2 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 16,758 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Royals 10 DP: Brewers 0, Royals 2 Doubles: Auerbach (7), Schaal (19), Drago (3), Hopkins (10) Triples: Patek (6) Home Runs: Harper (10), May (12), Hopkins (5) Caught Stealing: Schaal (3) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (3) GIDP: May (12) Hit by Pitch: Schofield (1,by Drago) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(7-4) 4 6 4 4 3 2 1 20 3.91 Krausse 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.23 Weaver 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 5.52 Morris 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 3.40 Totals 8 13 7 7 5 2 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago W(14-6) 9 9 2 2 1 4 2 36 2.86 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 4 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Drago (7) Balks: Slaton (1) Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano BREWERS 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Theobald popped to catcher in foul territory; Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Keough grounded out (second to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. BREWERS 2ND: Cardenal singled to center; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at second]; Matchick walked; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins homered; Piniella flied out to center; Rojas made an out to shortstop; Schaal singled to right; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Schaal to third]; Schaal was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher to third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Slaton struck out; Harper homered; Theobald singled to right; Briggs singled to right [Theobald to third]; Cardenal lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Drago was called out on strikes; Patek singled; Keough walked [Patek to second]; Slaton balked [Patek to third, Keough to second]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Patek scored]; Hopkins was walked intentionally; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2. BREWERS 4TH: May singled to right; Matchick forced May (second to shortstop); Rodriguez popped to first; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (second to first); Schaal doubled; Kirkpatrick walked; Drago doubled to right [Schaal scored, Kirkpatrick scored]; Patek lined to left; Keough lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4. BREWERS 5TH: TEPEDINO BATTED FOR SLATON; Tepedino was called out on strikes; Harper lined to center; Theobald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Otis singled to left; Hopkins singled to right [Otis to third]; Piniella reached on a fielder's choice [Otis out at home (second to catcher), Hopkins to second]; Rojas flied out to right [Hopkins to third]; Schaal popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4. BREWERS 6TH: Briggs singled to center; Cardenal flied out to center; May lined to center; Matchick popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Drago lined to shortstop; Patek singled to center; Keough made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4. BREWERS 7TH: Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; Auerbach lined to shortstop; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Schofield was hit by a pitch; Harper forced Schofield (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: WEAVER REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Otis walked; Hopkins doubled to right [Otis to third]; Piniella made an out to second; Rojas was walked intentionally; Schaal singled to left [Otis scored, Hopkins scored, Rojas to third, Schaal to second (on throw)]; MORRIS REPLACED WEAVER (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Drago grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 6. BREWERS 8TH: Theobald lined to right; Briggs grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: PENA REPLACED THEOBALD (PLAYING 3B); MATCHICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Patek tripled; Keough grounded out (first unassisted); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hopkins singled to center [Patek scored]; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 7. BREWERS 9TH: May homered; Matchick singled; VOSS BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Voss hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Matchick out at third (first to third)]; Auerbach doubled to left; RATLIFF BATTED FOR MORRIS; Ratliff struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Royals 7.

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