Tuesday August 10, 1971
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Kansas City Royals 3, Washington Senators 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, August 10, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 1 Senators 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .265 Unser cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Keough rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Randle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Otis cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .316 Mincher 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .296 Hopkins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Howard lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .290 Rojas 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .309 Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .229 Piniella lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .262 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hedlund p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .095 Cox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Billings c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Cullen ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Allen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 28 3 6 3 6 2 Totals 29 1 4 1 3 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 6,409 Left on Base: Royals 4, Senators 4 DP: Royals 1, Senators 4 Errors: Hedlund Stolen Bases: Patek (37), Rojas (8), Mincher (3) GIDP: Keough (6), Patek (5), Kirkpatrick (8), Hopkins (7) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hedlund W(9-6) 7 2 1 1 3 4 0 25 3.03 Abernathy SV(17) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.36 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 5 0 32 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thompson L(0-4) 7.1 5 3 3 6 2 0 29 4.58 Pina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.98 Riddleberger 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.83 Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.31 Totals 9 6 3 3 6 2 0 34 Wild Pitches: Thompson 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Keough struck out; Otis flied out to right [Patek to third]; Hopkins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Unser walked; Randle flied out to right; Mincher forced Unser (second to shortstop); Mincher stole second; Howard singled to center [Mincher scored]; Burroughs walked [Howard to second]; Nelson forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 1. ROYALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella popped to first; Schaal walked; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 1. SENATORS 2ND: Billings grounded out (third to first); Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 1. ROYALS 3RD: Hedlund struck out; Patek singled to right; Keough grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 1. SENATORS 3RD: Unser flied out to center; Randle lined to center; Mincher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Thompson threw a wild pitch [Otis to second]; Hopkins grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Rojas singled to left [Otis scored]; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Rojas to second]; Thompson threw a wild pitch [Rojas to third]; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 4TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick popped to first in foul territory; Hedlund walked; Patek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hedlund out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 5TH: Billings walked; Cullen singled to left [Billings to second]; Billings was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Cullen was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hedlund [Cullen to second]; Thompson struck out; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. ROYALS 6TH: Keough grounded out (third to first); Otis popped to first; Hopkins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 6TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Mincher grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas walked; Rojas stole second; Piniella singled to right [Rojas scored, Piniella out at second (right to shortstop)]; Schaal walked; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Schaal out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 1. SENATORS 7TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 1. ROYALS 8TH: Hedlund flied out to right; Patek singled to center; Keough singled to left [Patek to third]; PINA REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); ALLEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 3B); Otis singled to center [Patek scored, Keough to third]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Hopkins grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Senators 1. SENATORS 8TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); Cullen flied out to left; Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Unser singled to left; Randle forced Unser (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Senators 1. ROYALS 9TH: COX REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING); Rojas popped to second; Piniella flied out to center; Schaal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Senators 1. SENATORS 9TH: Mincher singled to center; Howard lined into a double play (second to first) [Mincher out at first]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Senators 1.

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