Effective work by two starting-relieving combinations marked the Royals' 9-2 and 3-1 victories in their sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Senators. Al Fitzmorris pitched the first five innings of the opener, allowing five hits. Jim York yielded only one hit in the last four frames. Gail Hopkins hit a three-run homer in the first to start the Royals on the way to victory.

In the nightcap, Mike Hedlund, who started, and Ted Abernathy, who finished, each gave up only two hits. The Royals broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh when Cookie Rojas singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Lou Piniella. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Washington Senators 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Royals       3  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  2  -   9 13  1
Senators     1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Unser cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Keough rf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .255      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .237
Otis cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .316        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
Hopkins 1b            4   2   1   3     1   0   .315      Mincher 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .296
Rojas 2b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .309      Howard lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .290
Piniella lf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .273      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Schaal 3b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .263      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Floyd 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Casanova c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .219
Paepke c              5   0   2   2     0   0   .229      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .223
Fitzmorris p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .190      Bosman p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .106
  York p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Allen ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .280

Totals               38   9  13   8     4   1             Totals               33   2   6   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Royals 8, Senators 6
DP: Royals 1, Senators 2
Errors: Schaal, Mincher, Harrah
Doubles: Paepke (6)
Home Runs: Hopkins (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Schaal 2 (5)
GIDP: Paepke (5), Hopkins (6), Mincher (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(4-1)       5     5   2   1   2   3   0  22   3.73
York SV(2)              4     1   0   0   0   5   0  13   2.84
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   8   0  35

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(9-13)          6     8   5   4   2   1   1  27   3.95
Riddleberger            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.88
Cox                     2     5   4   4   2   0   0  14   3.34
Totals                  9    13   9   8   4   1   1  44

Passed Balls: Casanova (6)
Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (9)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to third; Keough reached on an error
by Mincher [Patek to second, Keough to first]; Otis flied out to
center; Hopkins homered [Patek scored, Keough scored
(unearned)]; Rojas walked; Piniella lined to right; Schaal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to right; Randle reached on an error
by Schaal [Unser to third, Randle to first]; Mincher grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Unser scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Randle out at second]; Howard struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Senators 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Paepke popped to first; Fitzmorris singled to
center; Patek flied out to center; Casanova allowed a passed
ball [Fitzmorris to second]; Keough grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs flied out to left; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Casanova singled to third; Harrah singled
to right [Casanova to second]; Bosman flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Senators 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hopkins
grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser flied out to left; Randle was called out on
strikes; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Senators 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella singled to left; Schaal singled to right
[Piniella to third]; Paepke grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Piniella scored (no RBI), Schaal out at
second]; Fitzmorris was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard singled to left; Fitzmorris threw a wild
pitch [Howard to second]; Burroughs singled to left [Howard
scored]; Nelson forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); Casanova
forced Nelson (third to second); Harrah forced Casanova
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Senators
2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to left; Keough walked; Otis singled
to center [Keough to third]; Hopkins grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 4, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Bosman walked; Unser forced Bosman (first to
shortstop); Randle walked [Unser to second]; Mincher struck out;
Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Senators 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (second to first); Piniella
grounded out (second to first); Schaal singled to center; Paepke
doubled to center [Schaal scored]; Fitzmorris grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Senators 2.

SENATORS 6TH: YORK REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Burroughs was
called out on strikes; Nelson flied out to center; Casanova
singled to right; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Senators 2.

ROYALS 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Patek
popped to second; Keough grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: ALLEN BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Allen was called
out on strikes; Unser popped to third in foul territory; Randle
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Senators 2.

ROYALS 8TH: ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); COX REPLACED
RANDLE (PITCHING); Hopkins flied out to right; Rojas walked;
Piniella singled to right [Rojas to third]; Schaal hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rojas scored, Piniella to second];
Paepke singled to left [Piniella scored]; York reached on an
error by Harrah [Paepke to second, York to first]; Patek lined
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Mincher struck out; Howard lined to center;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7,
Senators 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Keough singled to center; Otis grounded out (second
to first) [Keough to second]; Hopkins was walked intentionally;
Rojas singled to left [Keough scored, Hopkins to second];
Piniella singled to right [Hopkins to third, Rojas to second];
Schaal hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hopkins scored]; Paepke
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 9,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED SCHAAL (PLAYING 3B); Nelson
grounded out (second to first); Casanova flied out to center;
Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 9, Senators 2.