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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