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Mike Hedlund helped win his own game with a single when the Royals scored three runs in the seventh inning to defeat the White Sox, 4-2. Bobby Knoop, who doubled, scored on Hedlund's hit to break a 1-1 tie. Freddie Patek followed with a double, sending Hedlund home. Amos Otis singled to score Patek with the Royals' last run. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 2Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumWhite Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 2 Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 x - 4 10 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Williams lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Patek ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Kelly rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .302 Schaal 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 McKinney 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Melton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Oliver rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Reichardt cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Harrison 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .218 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Knoop 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .217 Hottman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .161 Alvarado ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .206 Hedlund p 3 1 2 1 0 1 .103 Huntz ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 John p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .136 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Horlen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Hershberger ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 4 Totals 34 4 10 4 0 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 8,665 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 7 DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1 Errors: Kelly, Alvarado, Schaal Doubles: Schaal 2 (28), Piniella (20), Knoop (5), Patek (21) Sacrifice Flies: Harrison (4) GIDP: McKinney (11) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(11-15) 6.1 8 4 3 0 4 0 28 3.71 Romo 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.50 Horlen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.37 Totals 8 10 4 3 0 4 0 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hedlund W(14-7) 7 5 1 1 2 3 0 28 2.77 Burgmeier SV(16) 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 1.79 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: John (10), Hedlund (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Kelly singled to left; Hedlund threw a wild pitch [Kelly to second]; McKinney walked; Melton flied out to center; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Schaal doubled to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); John threw a wild pitch [Schaal to third]; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Alvarado singled to center; John grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoop 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); Kelly walked; McKinney popped to first in foul territory; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Martinez singled to shortstop; Hedlund struck out; Patek flied out to right; Schaal doubled to center [Martinez to third]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Reichardt flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Piniella doubled to right [Piniella to third (error by Kelly)]; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Harrison hit a sacrifice fly to center [Piniella scored (unearned)]; Knoop reached on an error by Alvarado [Knoop to first]; Martinez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado was called out on strikes; John singled to center; Williams singled to third [John to second]; Kelly singled to center [John scored, Williams to third]; McKinney grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Hedlund singled to left; Patek forced Hedlund (third to second); Schaal flied out to center; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton reached on an error by Schaal [Melton to first]; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Melton to second]; Reichardt grounded out (second to first) [Melton to third]; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Alvarado made an out to shortstop; John grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Knoop doubled to left; Martinez lined to shortstop; Hedlund singled to center [Knoop scored, Hedlund to second (on throw)]; Patek doubled to left [Hedlund scored]; ROMO REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Schaal flied out to center; Otis singled to center [Patek scored]; Piniella singled to right [Otis to third]; Oliver forced Piniella (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); McKinney struck out; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: HORLEN REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Harrison flied out to center; Knoop flied to left in foul territory; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: May singled to center; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first) [May to second]; HOTTMAN BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Hottman made an out to shortstop; Debut game for Ken Hottman; HUNTZ BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Huntz walked; HERSHBERGER BATTED FOR HORLEN; Hershberger singled to right [May scored, Huntz to second]; Williams made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. |
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