After winning the first game, 2-0, behind Fritz Peterson, the Yankees exploded for five runs in the seventh inning of the second game and completed the sweep of a doubleheader with an 8-5 victory over the Royals. Peterson, who yielded five singles, turned in his second straight shutout and seventh consecutive complete game. The Yankees scored on singles by Roy White and Danny Cater, around a grounder, in the second inning and added the other run on a double by Horace Clarke and single by Thurman Munson in the third.

The Yankees were held to only two hits by Lance Clemons in the nightcap and were trailing, 4-1, before they erupted in the seventh inning. A single by Ron Swoboda and pinch-homer by Felipe Alou ignited the rally. After Gene Michael singled, Ted Abernathy relieved and passed Munson. The Royals then brought in Tom Burgmeier to face Bobby Murcer, who wrecked the move by smashing a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Yankees      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Munson c              3   0   2   1     1   1   .257
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      White lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .288
Oliver rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Alou 1b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Harrison 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Cater 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Swoboda rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Paepke c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Splittorff p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .081
  Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               32   0   5   0     1   6             Totals               29   2   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 1:55
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 5
DP: Royals 4, Yankees 0
Errors: Schaal
Doubles: Clarke (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (13)
GIDP: Murcer (6), Cater 2 (16)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(5-6)       7     9   2   2   1   0   0  28   2.39
York                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.63
Totals                  8     9   2   2   1   2   0  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(13-7)        9     5   0   0   1   6   0  33   2.96
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  33

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Rojas made an out to
shortstop; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
singled to center; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to center; Harrison singled to left [Oliver to second];
Schaal popped to first in foul territory; Paepke grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to right; Alou reached on an error by
Schaal [White to second, Alou to first]; Cater singled to right
[White scored, Alou to second]; Swoboda flied out to right;
Michael lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Alou out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Splittorff flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(third to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson grounded out (pitcher to first); Clarke
doubled; Munson singled to left [Clarke scored]; Murcer lined to
left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Alou singled to center; Cater grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Alou out at second];
Swoboda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Harrison singled to left; Schaal walked [Harrison to
second]; Paepke flied out to center; On a bunt Splittorff forced
Harrison (pitcher to third) [Schaal to second]; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael singled to center; Peterson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke
flied out to right; Munson walked; Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis struck out;
Piniella singled to center; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to second; Alou singled to center
[White to second]; Cater grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [White to third, Alou out at second];
Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Harrison struck out; Schaal struck out; Paepke lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to right; Peterson flied out to
center; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: KNOOP BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Knoop was called out on
strikes; Patek flied out to left; Rojas singled to shortstop;
Otis forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: YORK REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); Munson struck out
(catcher to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher);
White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to right; Harrison flied out to center; Fritz
Peterson: 92 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 2.

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