Sandy Valdespino, who had been on a batting streak since his recall from Omaha (American Association), drove in four runs to lead the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. Valdespino homered with two men on base in the third inning, singled another run across in the sixth and added a double in the eighth, giving him 14 hits in 29 times at bat. Paul Splittorff held the White Sox to four hits but lost his shutout bid when Bill Melton homered in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Royals       0  0  3    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   3   .278
Hershberger cf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Valdespino lf         4   2   3   4     0   0   .483
McKinney 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Otis cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .309
Melton 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Hopkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Reichardt lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Schaal 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .266
Egan c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Kirkpatrick c         3   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Morales ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Knoop 2b              3   1   2   0     0   1   .216
Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Splittorff p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .109
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Eddy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   3             Totals               32   6   9   6     1   7

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  7,158
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Royals 3
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Errors: Hershberger, Schaal
Doubles: Patek (20), Otis (24), Valdespino (5)
Home Runs: Melton (29), Valdespino (1)
GIDP: Morales (4)
Hit by Pitch: Reichardt (6,by Splittorff)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(13-13)        5     6   6   6   0   5   1  21   2.97
Forster                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.75
Eddy                    1.1   2   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.61
Kealey                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.93
Totals                  8     9   6   6   1   7   1  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(8-7)       9     4   1   1   1   3   1  33   2.19
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   3   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
Hershberger singled to center; McKinney reached on an error by
Schaal [Hershberger to second, McKinney to first]; Melton flied
out to center [Hershberger to third]; Reichardt walked [McKinney
to second]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; Valdespino flied
out to right; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Egan struck out; Morales was called out on
strikes; Bradley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); Schaal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams grounded out (third to first);
Hershberger grounded out (third to first); McKinney grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Knoop singled to
center [Kirkpatrick to second]; Splittorff flied out to right;
Patek struck out; Valdespino homered [Kirkpatrick scored, Knoop
scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton homered; Reichardt was hit by a pitch; May
flied out to center; Egan grounded out (third to first)
[Reichardt to second]; Morales made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Hopkins flied out to center; Oliver struck out;
Schaal grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradley grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Hershberger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Knoop
was called out on strikes; Splittorff grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney flied out to center; Melton singled to
center; Reichardt forced Melton (shortstop to second); May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek doubled to left; Valdespino singled to center
[Patek scored]; Otis doubled to center [Valdespino scored, Otis
to third (error by Hershberger)]; FORSTER REPLACED BRADLEY
(PITCHING); Hopkins made an out to shortstop; Oliver grounded
out (third to first); Schaal singled to center [Otis scored];
Schaal was picked off first (catcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Egan singled to center; Morales grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Egan out at
second]; RICHARD BATTED FOR FORSTER; Richard struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: EDDY REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoop singled to left; On a
bunt Splittorff struck out; Patek was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Williams grounded out (third to first);
Hershberger flied out to center; McKinney flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Valdespino doubled to left; Otis walked; Hopkins
popped to third in foul territory; KEALEY REPLACED EDDY
(PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Valdespino to
third, Otis to second]; Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Reichardt grounded out (pitcher to first); May flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 6.