The Royals, who won 65 games in 1970 season, matched that total with a 4-1 victory over the Senators. The Royals scored their initial run with the aid of two stolen bases by Freddie Patek in the first inning and added their three other tallies in the fifth on a double by Patek, singles by Gail Hopkins and Lou Piniella and double by Bob Oliver. Jeff Burroughs saved the Senators from being shut out with a two-out homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    22, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Patek ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .276
Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Keough cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Howard 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Hopkins 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Burroughs lf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .275      Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .268
Billings c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .257      Oliver rf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .245
Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .209      Schaal 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Knoop 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Brown p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .133      Splittorff p          2   0   0   0     1   0   .088
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080

Totals               31   1   7   1     3   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 12,502
Left on Base: Senators 6, Royals 7
DP: Senators 0, Royals 3
Errors: Howard
Doubles: Billings (10), Patek (18), Oliver (9)
Home Runs: Burroughs (3)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (43), Piniella (4)
GIDP: Howard (25), Maddox (6), Harrah (4)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(3-4)            4.2   8   4   3   0   1   0  23   5.40
Pina                    2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.84
Cox                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.34
Totals                  8     9   4   3   1   1   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(6-6)       8.2   7   1   1   2   5   1  32   2.27
Burgmeier SV(14)        0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.75
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   1  34

Passed Balls: Billings (9)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to left; Nelson flied out to right;
Howard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek reached on an error by Howard [Patek to
first]; Patek stole second; Keough popped to second in foul
territory; Hopkins popped to shortstop; Patek stole third;
Piniella singled to second [Patek scored (unearned)]; Piniella
stole second; Oliver struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Royals 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Billings singled to center;
Maddox grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Billings out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal flied out to center; Kirkpatrick singled to
center; Knoop flied out to right; Splittorff grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah struck out; Cullen grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; Keough grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Patek to second]; Hopkins grounded out (pitcher to
first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Royals 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Unser singled to right; Nelson struck out; Howard
grounded out (second to first) [Unser to second]; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Schaal singled
to left; Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; Billings
allowed a passed ball [Schaal to second]; Knoop lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
singled to right; Harrah forced Maddox (first to shortstop);
Cullen walked [Harrah to second]; Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Splittorff grounded out (second to first); Patek
doubled; Keough grounded out (second to first) [Patek to third];
Hopkins singled to right [Patek scored]; Piniella singled to
left [Hopkins to second]; Oliver doubled to left [Hopkins
scored, Piniella scored]; PINA REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Schaal
flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Unser flied out to right; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Knoop
grounded out (shortstop to first); Splittorff walked; Patek
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 4.

SENATORS 7TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Billings doubled to
right; Maddox singled to left [Billings to third]; Harrah
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Keough grounded out (second to first); Hopkins
grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Cullen flied out to right; RANDLE BATTED FOR PINA;
Randle flied out to right; Unser grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: COX REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to
center; Schaal singled to shortstop; Kirkpatrick flied out to
center; Knoop forced Schaal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Royals 4.

SENATORS 9TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
lined to right; Burroughs homered; Billings walked; BURGMEIER
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Maddox walked [Billings to
second]; Harrah forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Royals 4.