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Friday August 20, 1971
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Washington Senators 8, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Senators     2  0  0    0  3  0    1  2  0  -   8 17  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  8  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf,lf           6   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .273
Nelson 3b             6   2   3   0     0   0   .279      Keough rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .271
Mincher 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
  McCraw pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Hopkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Howard lf             5   2   4   2     0   1   .290      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Allen 2b              3   1   2   2     0   0   .273      Knoop 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .190
  Harrah ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Paepke c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .208
Burroughs rf          4   0   3   2     1   0   .274      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .048
Casanova c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .208        Nelson p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Cullen ss,2b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .188        Burgmeier p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Bosman p              5   0   0   0     0   4   .091        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               45   8  17   7     2   7             Totals               35   2   8   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 11,523
Left on Base: Senators 12, Royals 6
DP: Senators 1, Royals 0
Errors: Bosman, Schaal
Doubles: Howard (22), Mincher (20), Keough (14), Patek (17)
Triples: Allen (1)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (8)
GIDP: Keough (7)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(10-13)         9     8   2   1   0   5   0  35   3.76
Totals                  9     8   2   1   0   5   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(3-5)           0.1   4   2   2   1   0   0   6   2.94
Nelson                  4.1   5   3   3   0   4   0  18   5.63
Burgmeier               2.1   4   1   0   1   2   0  13   1.83
Abernathy               2     4   2   2   0   1   0  10   2.63
Totals                  9    17   8   7   2   7   0  47

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to pitcher; Nelson flied out to
center; Mincher singled to center [Unser to second]; Howard
singled to right [Unser scored, Mincher to third]; Allen singled
to left [Mincher scored, Howard to second]; Burroughs walked
[Howard to third, Allen to second]; NELSON REPLACED WRIGHT
(PITCHING); Casanova struck out; Cullen struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Keough doubled to left; Otis flied
out to center; Hopkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Bosman was called out on strikes; Unser grounded
out (second to first); Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella popped to catcher in foul territory; Schaal
grounded out (third to first); Knoop struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Mincher flied out to left; Howard singled to left;
Allen forced Howard (first to shortstop); Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Paepke singled to right; Nelson singled to center
[Paepke to second]; Patek struck out; Keough grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nelson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Casanova lined to second; Cullen grounded out
(third to first); Bosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Hopkins grounded out
(second to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Royals 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Unser lined to first; Nelson singled to third;
Mincher flied out to left; Howard doubled to left [Nelson
scored]; Allen tripled to right [Howard scored]; Burroughs
singled to left [Allen scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Casanova singled to right [Burroughs to third];
Cullen popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: HARRAH REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING SS); CULLEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Schaal flied out to center; Knoop flied
out to center; Paepke singled to shortstop; Burgmeier struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Royals 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Bosman struck out; Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first); Nelson singled to right; Nelson stole second; Mincher
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek popped to third; Keough singled to right; Otis
singled to center [Keough to second]; Hopkins reached on an
error by Bosman [Keough scored (unearned) (no RBI), Otis to
third, Hopkins to second]; Piniella grounded out (third to
first); Schaal lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 5, Royals 1.

SENATORS 7TH: Howard singled to center; Harrah flied out to
center; Burroughs singled to center [Howard to second]; Casanova
reached on an error by Schaal [Howard scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Burroughs to third, Casanova to second]; Cullen was walked
intentionally; Bosman struck out; Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Knoop struck out; Paepke grounded out (third to
first); OLIVER BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Oliver popped to pitcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Royals 1.

SENATORS 8TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Nelson
singled to left; Mincher doubled to right [Nelson scored];
MCCRAW RAN FOR MINCHER; Howard struck out; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to left [McCraw scored];
Casanova grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 8, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MADDOX REPLACED
HOWARD (PLAYING CF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Patek
doubled to left; Keough singled to right [Patek scored]; Otis
forced Keough (shortstop to second); Hopkins popped to
shortstop; Piniella flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 8, Royals 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Cullen singled to left; On a bunt Bosman forced
Cullen (catcher to shortstop); Unser flied out to center; Nelson
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 8, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal flied out to left; Knoop lined to second;
Paepke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 8, Royals 2.



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