A theft of home by Dave May proved decisive when the Brewers scored six runs in the fifth inning and outlasted the Royals, 7-6. After counting once in the fourth on a double by Jose Cardenal and single by May, the Brewers loaded the bases in the fifth on a double by Bob Heise, walk to Tommy Harper and infield hit by Ron Theobald, setting the stage for a grand-slam homer by Cardenal.

Johnny Briggs singled and scored when Lance Clemons threw wildly on a tap to the mound by May, who reached third and then stole home. The Royals came back in their half with a six-run rally on six straight hits, including a triple by Freddie Patek with the bases loaded. However, with runners on first and second, Bob Oliver grounded into a forceout and Paul Schaal hit into a double play. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 7, Kansas City Royals 6

Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Brewers      0  0  0    1  6  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  6  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .268      Patek ss              5   1   1   3     0   2   .279
  Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Valdespino lf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .440
  Pena 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Otis cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .309
Theobald 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Hopkins 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Cardenal cf           5   2   2   4     0   0   .255      Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Briggs 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .265      Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knoop 2b              2   1   0   0     1   1   .205
May rf,lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .285        Keough ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Porter c              3   0   2   0     1   0   .375        Floyd 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Matchick 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Martinez c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .148
Heise ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Fitzmorris p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Slaton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Clemons p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Bell p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kirkpatrick ph      1   1   1   1     0   0   .213
  Voss rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Butler p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267

Totals               37   7  11   5     3   6             Totals               35   6  10   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,790
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Royals 5
DP: Brewers 1, Royals 1
Errors: Clemons
Doubles: Cardenal (7), Heise (7)
Triples: Patek (9)
Home Runs: Cardenal (2)
Stolen Bases: May (13)
Caught Stealing: Theobald (7)
GIDP: May (16), Schaal (9)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  4     5   5   5   2   4   0  19   3.87
Morris                  0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.78
Bell W(1-0)             4     2   0   0   1   1   0  13   1.69
Sanders SV(26)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.86
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   5   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(6-3)       4.1   7   5   5   2   2   1  21   4.50
Clemons                 0     2   2   1   1   0   0   4   4.35
Dal Canton              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.28
Butler                  4     2   0   0   0   4   0  13   3.82
Totals                  9    11   7   6   3   6   1  40

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


BREWERS 1ST: Harper lined to shortstop; Theobald flied out to
center; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Valdespino walked; Otis flied out
to right; Hopkins popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs walked; May grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Briggs out at second]; Porter
singled to left; Matchick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver was called out on strikes; Schaal made an out
to shortstop; Knoop struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Heise grounded out (third to first); Slaton
grounded out (second to first); Harper grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez made an out to third; Fitzmorris grounded
out (shortstop to first); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cardenal doubled to center; Briggs flied out to center; May
singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Porter singled to right
[May to third]; Matchick struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Valdespino grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (third to first); Hopkins singled to right; Oliver
forced Hopkins (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Royals 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Heise doubled to left; Slaton struck out; Harper
walked; Theobald singled to left [Heise to third, Harper to
second]; Cardenal homered [Heise scored, Harper scored, Theobald
scored]; CLEMONS REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Briggs singled
to center; May reached on an error by Clemons [Briggs scored (no
RBI), May to third]; May stole home; Porter walked; Matchick
singled to left [Porter to second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED CLEMONS
(PITCHING); Heise made an out to shortstop; Slaton forced
Matchick (shortstop to second); 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal singled to left; Knoop walked [Schaal to
second]; Martinez singled to center [Schaal to third, Knoop to
second]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Kirkpatrick singled
to center [Schaal scored, Knoop to third, Martinez to second];
Patek tripled to center [Knoop scored, Martinez scored,
Kirkpatrick scored]; MORRIS REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING);
Valdespino singled to pitcher [Patek stayed at third]; Otis
singled to left [Patek scored, Valdespino to second]; Hopkins
singled to left [Valdespino scored, Otis to second]; BELL
REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Oliver forced Otis (pitcher to
third) [Hopkins to second]; Schaal grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 6 R, 7 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Royals 6.

BREWERS 6TH: BUTLER REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Harper was
called out on strikes; Theobald singled to left; Cardenal popped
to first in foul territory; Theobald was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Royals
6.

ROYALS 6TH: Knoop grounded out (third to first); Martinez flied
out to center; Butler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
7, Royals 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs flied out to center; May was called out on
strikes; Porter made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (catcher to first); Valdespino
grounded out (third to first); Otis singled to shortstop;
Hopkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 7, Royals 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Matchick grounded out (second to first); Heise
flied out to left; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal
walked; KEOUGH BATTED FOR KNOOP; Keough singled to right [Schaal
out at third (right to third)]; Martinez forced Keough (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Royals 6.

BREWERS 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING 2B); Harper singled
to right; AUERBACH RAN FOR HARPER; On a bunt Theobald popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cardenal flied out to right; Briggs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: PENA REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING 1B); SANDERS
REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); MAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
VOSS REPLACED BELL (PLAYING RF); PINIELLA BATTED FOR BUTLER;
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied out to
right; Valdespino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Royals 6.

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